Stories from 9/1

Happy September! We're two days from the Section Foundation volleyball matches and we're a week and a half from the first football games (minus Week 0).

The Modesto Bee continues its high school football preview, looking at the Stanislaus District's top rivalries. For Rich Estrada's story, click here. And for a preview of the WAC, click here. And for a full page devoted to the WAC, click here.

The Merced Sun-Star has a story on the Golden Valley football team and its scrimmage against defending state open division champion Grant. To see Shawn Jansen's column, click here.

Also, sad news from the Sun-Star. Former Merced High football standout Kameron Huddleston has passed away after complications arose from his knee surgery. See Sun-Star sports editor James Burns' story here.

The Napa Valley Register has a story about the Napa-Vacaville football game, which will be televised later this year. For Marty James' story, click here.

The Elk Grove Citizen is reporting that Laguna Creek grad Brad Kilby has been promoted to the Oakland A's major league team. For the story, click here.

The El Dorado Hills Telegraph has stories on the Oak Ridge water polo and girls volleyball teams. For the story on the water polo teams, click here. For the story on the volleyball team, click here.

The Calaveras Enterprise has a girls golf preview story, including in-depth looks at the Bret Harte and Calaveras teams. For Jeremy Malamed's story, click here.

The Auburn Journal has a story on the Foresthill volleyball team and its hopes for this season. To see Eric J. Gourley's story, click here.

The Folsom Telegraph has a story on the Vista del Lago cross country team. For Matt Long's story, click here.

The Lodi News-Sentinel has a story catching up with several Lodi-area athletes now competing at the NCAA or professional level. For the story, click here.

ESPN/CalHiSports.com has a preview that features Rocklin and Hilmar. Click here for the story.

ROUNDUPS: Calaveras volleyball swept Waterford in their first official match. Click here. ... Rodriguez volleyball swept Armijo. Click here. ... Sierra girls golf beat Weston Ranch - already a league match. Click here. ... The Rocklin boys soccer team took third in a tournament in Mill Valley. Click here. ... The SacBee's list of Monday scores is here. ... The Stockton Record's Local Digest is here. ... The Vacaville and Dixon soccer teams tied. Click here. ... The Woodland volleyball team beat Monterey Trail. Click here.