Stories for 9/15

We've got stories from across the spectrum today, with a key girls cross country match, lots of volleyball and tennis and even some football.

In a matchup between two of the top girls cross country teams in the Sac-Joaquin Section, Oak Ridge edged Davis Sr. For Matt Long's story in the El Dorado Hills Telegraph, click here.

The Oak Ridge volleyball team has a busy week, with three straight matches followed by a tournament scheduled for the weekend. For Matt Long's story in the El Dorado Hills Telegraph, click here.

The Napa Valley Register has a fall sports preview story on the Vintage teams. For Marty James' story, click here.

Mesa Verde High is going to name its gymnasium after longtime athletic director Mike Gebhardt, who died of cance two years ago. For this story, and many more in Joe Davidson's Hometown Report, click here.

The Sacramento Bee has a high school notebook that leads with VIsta del Lago football's big victory over Napa on Friday night. For Joe Davidson's story, click here. ... And for the Sacramento Bee's top 20 area football rankings, click here.

The Sonora Union-Democrat has several stories rounding up the previous Friday's football games. For Sonora's win over Johansen, click here. For Summerville's win over Bradshaw Christian, click here. For Bret Harte's win over Livingston, click here. And for Calaveras' win over Weston Ranch, click here.

The Lodi News-Sentinel has named Patrick McCarthy its high school athlete of the week. Click here for the story.

The Vallejo Times-Herald has named Andrew McNeese as its high school athlete of the week. For the story, click here.

The Atwater soccer team surprised previously undefeated Golden Valley in their CCC opener. For James Burns' story in the Merced Sun-Star, click here.

The Merced Sun-Star has a story on the Eighth Annual Merced Girls Golf Invitational. For Shawn Jansen's story, click here. And the Modesto Bee has a brief on JOhansen senior Christine Uhalde, who won the tournament. Click here for the story.

The Lathrop volleyball team played its first VOL volleyball match in school history, dropping a four-game decision to crosstown rival East Union. For that story, and a full volleyball roundup in the Manteca Bulletin, see Jonamar Jacinto's story here.

The Vallejo Times-Herald has an area volleyball preview, leading with Benicia and its new coach, Panthers grad Jamie Hadenfeldt. For Matt O'Donnell's story, click here.

The Colfax soccer team, with several new players at new positions, went 2-2 at the Del Campo Tournament over the weekend. For Mike Ray's story in the Auburn Journal, click here.

The Lodi News-Sentinel has an update on several Lodi-area athletes now playing professional or within the NCAA ranks. For the story, click here.

ROUNDUPS: Placer soccer beats Casa Roble. Click here. ... For the Fairfield Republic local digest, click here. ... For the Lodi News-Sentinel prep roundup, click here. ... For the Manteca Bulletin local roundup, click here. ... Vacaville tennis beat Wood. Click here. ... Vanden tennis beat Vallejo. Click here. ... For the Vallejo Times-Herald local digest, click here. ... For the Woodland Daily Democrat local digest, click here.