Stories for 11/5

The volleyball playoff brackets will be posted later today, and check below for loads of season-ending stories. UPDATE: The volleyball playoff brackets are anticipated to be up by 1 p.m.

The Granite Bay Press-Tribune has an advance on the Rocklin-Del Oro football game, a game that will decide the SFL champion. Click here for the story. And for a Lincoln-Bear River football preview, click here. Click here for a Whitney-Golden Sierra preview.

We're on the cusp of the Placer-Colfax football game, and the Auburn and Colfax Journals are having some fun with it. Auburn Journal sports columnist Dave Krizman says he thinks Placer is going to win here. And Colfax Journal sports editor Mike Ray says he thinks Colfax is going to win here. Here is a history of the short rivalry. And Krizman takes a tour of Colfax's Marson Field here.

300-pound lineman Jacob Tryon has been a force in the middle for the undefeated Lincoln Zebras football team. Russ Edmonson of the Lincoln News-Messenger has a feature on Tryon here. The News-Messenger also has a story on the Zebras' 8-0 start and what that means to the community here.

Atwater quarterback Nathan Sanchez has led the Falcons to the cusp of the CCC championship. Click here for Richard T. Estrada's story in the Modesto Bee. And click here for the Modesto Bee's weekly football notebook.

The Sacramento Bee has posted several stories in advance of the postseason. Click here for a look at Division I soccer. Click here for a look at the St. Francis girls golf team. Click here for a preview of the Sac-Joaquin Sub-Section cross country championships. Click here for the Section team tennis previews. And click here for a feature on Rio Americano girls water polo coach Rafael Ruano.

Click here for the Stockton Record's weekly high school notebook, by Stephen Roberson.

Middle blocker Colleen Stafford has helped lead the Placer volleyball team to the PVL championship. Click here for Todd Mordhorst's story in the Auburn Journal.

Matt Burrows will get the start at quarterback for the Manteca football team after starter Matt Barber suffered a concussion in the Buffaloes' loss to Oakdale on Friday. The Manteca Bulletin's Jonamar Jacinto has the story here. And for the Week 9 football outlook, click here.

The Merced Sun-Star has a preview of Friday's Sac-Joaquin Section Division I soccer playoff games featuring Merced and Golden Valley. Click here for James Burns' story.

The Lodi News-Sentinel's Joelle Milho;lm has a preview on the Division I water polo matches that include Lodi teams. Click here for the story.

The Escalon girls golf team won the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship in gale-force wins, and the Escalon News has the story here.

ROUNDUPS: Roseville volleyball beat Del Oro. Click here. ... Oak RIdge volleyball beat Vista del Lago. Click here. ... Folsom volleyball beat Monterey Trail. Click here. ... Roseville volleyball beat Placer. Click here. ... Rocklin volleyball beat Nevada Union. Click here. ... Lodi volleyball beat Tracy for the SJAA title. Click here. ... Click here for the Manteca Bulletin volleyball roundup. ... Napa volleyball beat Vintage, completing a perfect MEL season. Click here. ... Click here for the Placer Herald's soccer roundup. ... Wood volleyball beat Vacaville. Click here.