Stories for 11/25

Some playoff football advances are starting to appear. There's also NorCal volleyball and the CalHiSports baseball and softball all-Decade teams.

PLAYOFF FOOTBALL ADVANCES: Click here for a Folsom-Granite Bay preview. ... Click here for a Sonora-Lincoln-L preview. ... Click here for a Merced Sun-Star story on the Los Banos defense. ... Click here for a Highlands-Le Grand preview. ... Click here for an Oakdale-Vanden preview.

NORCAL VOLLEYBALL: Nevada Union beat Lincoln-SF 3-1. Click here. ... Castilleja beat Ripon Christian 3-1. Click here or here. ... Ripon beat Cottonwood 3-1. Click here or here. ... Click here for the Sacramento Bee's roundup. ... Click here for a story on St Mary's victory. ...

ESPN/CalHiSports.com has released its California all-Decade baseball and softball teams, and several players from the Sac-Joaquin Section are represented. Fairfield's Alicia Hollowell leads the way as softball Player of the Decade. She's joined on the team by Vanden's Anjelica Selden, Linden's Katie Cotta and Elliot Christian's Kaila Shull. The full softball team can be seen here. The baseball team, which can be seen here, includes Jesuit's J.P. Howell, Woodland's Dustin Pedroia and Bella Vista's Tyler Robertson.

The Del Oro girls cross country team is ready for state. Click here for Eric J. Gourley's story in the Auburn Journal.

The Vista del Lago cross country team is prepping for state on Saturday. Click here for the story.

The Elk Grove Citizen has posted its twice-weekly update. Click here for all the playoff stories concerning Elk Grove football teams.

Capital Christian football says it should be considered for a state small schools bowl berth should it win a Division V Sac-Joaquin Section title. Click here for the story in the Sacramento Bee.

The El Dorado Hills Telegraph has two stories on the Oak Ridge boys and girls cross country teams as they prepare for state. Click here for the boys story and here for the girls.

The Calaveras football team beat Dixon 18-14 in a Division 4 game. Click here for the Calaveras Enterprise story.

BASKETBALL: The Argonaut QB Club Basketball Tournament begins today. Click here. ... The Vista del Lago girls beat Placer 51-45. Click here. ... Click here for the Manteca Bulletin roundup. ... The Napa girls beat Davis Sr. 42-28. Click here. ... The Vacaville girls beat Woodland 59-13. Click here. ... The Johansen boys beat West 80-72. Click here.