Stories for 10/8

Not only are there lots of story links below, but on many varied, interesting subjects. We've got history, we've got playoffs, we've got football advances.

The Modesto Bee has a comprehensive story on the Sac-Joaquin Section's new football playoff system. Click here to read Richard T. Estrada's story, which includes charts on each division. To see the ModBee's Splendid Seven football rankings, click here.

The Sacramento Bee has a great story on some of the madcap things that have happened at football games over the years. To read Joe Davidson's excellent story, click here. And for the SacBee's Names and News feature, click here.

The Stockton Record has an advance story on tonight's McNair-Enochs football game. To see the story, click here.

The Merced Sun-Star's Shawn Jansen has a column leading up to Friday's Bloss Bowl game between Buhach Colony and Atwater. There's more at stake this time, as both teams have playoff aspirations. To read the column, click here.

The Merced Sun-Star has a story on the resurgence of the Livingston football team. The last time the Wolves made the playoffs, it was on their way to a Sac-Joaquin Section championship in 1990. Livingston football has only made the playoffs one other time - in 1979. To read James Burns' story, click here.

The Napa Valley Register has posted its football previews for Friday's games. For the Rocklin-Napa advance, click here. And for the Vintage-Del Oro advance, click here.

ESPN/CalHiSports.com has released its Peerless Predictions for this week. Included is the experts' pick on Friday night's St. Mary's-Central Catholic football game. TO see the story, click here.

The Manteca Bulletin has a story advancing Friday night's Sierra-Manteca football game. It's a clash between the city's top two teams. To read Jonamar Jacinto's story, click here. And for the Manteca Bulletin's football preview capsules, click here.

The Lodi News-Sentinal has a story advancing Friday's football game between Today and Galt. For Joelle Milholm's story, click here. And for the News-Sentinel's fotball predictions, click here.

The Granite Bay Press-Tribune has a story on the upcoming SFL football season opening. It kicks off with a bang next Friday with Granite Bay and Del Oro facing off. To read Kurt Johnson's story, click here.

The Colfax Record's Mike Ray has his Sports Chatter column in today's issue. It leads with Colfax's football victory over Bear River. To read the story, click here.

ROUNDUPS: The Placer cross country teams competed well in the second PVL meet of the season. Click here. ... Placer golf beat Whitney. Click here. ... Rocklin volleyball beat Del Oro. Click here. ... For the Fairfield Republic local roundup, click here. ... The Vista del Lago soccer team beat Cordova. Click here. ... The Oakmont water polo team beat Roseville. Click here. ... For the Grass Valley Union local roundup, click here. ... The Lodi volleyball team beat Bear Creek. Click here. ... The Lodi soccer team beat Chavez. Click here. ... For the Manteca Bulletin's volleyball roundup, click here. ... The Ripon soccer team beat Ripon Christian. Click here. ... For the Manteca Bulletin's golf roundup, click here. ... For the Marysville Appeal-Democrat's prep roundup, click here. ... The Golden Valley soccer team beat Atwater. Click here to read James Burns' story. ... For the Modesto Bee's coverage of the Woodward Cross Country Invitational, click here. ... For the SacBee's high school results, click here. ... For the Stockton Record's local digest, click here. ... For the Vacaville Reporter local digest, click here. ... For the Vallejo Times-Herald local digest, click here. ... Inderkum soccer beat Woodland. Click here.