Stories for 12/7 and 12/8

We're back after a day-long hiatus that included multiple walkthroughs at multiple Section championship venues with multiple football coaches hoping to win said Section championships. What a wild weekend! And what a wild weekend to come!

The Modesto Bee has a nice story on three local coaches named Sac-Joaquin Section Model Coaches: Escalon's Mark Loureiro, Sierra's Jack Thomson and Sonora's LaDeane Hansten. Click here for the story.

Historic Napa Memorial Stadium is being torn down and replaced by a 7,000-capacity state-of-the-art facility. Click here for the story and video. And click here for many memories of the old stadium.

Click here for Joe Davidson's Hometown Report in the Sacramento Bee, including reaction from Grant coach Mike Alberghini after the Pacers' 21-19 Division II semifinal loss to Rocklin. And click here for a football notebook.

The Rocklin football team stunned Grant 21-19 in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division II semifinal. Click here for the Gold Country Media story.

The Placer football team is back in the Section championship game for the second year in a row. Click here for the story.

The Nevada Union football team is gearing up for yet another Elk Grove opponent. Click here for the story.

Gld Country Media posted a high school football notebook on both last weekend and this weekend. Click here for the story.

Colfax volleyball coach Vicky Satterlee has been named a Sac-Joaquin Section Model Coach. Click here for the Auburn Journal story.

Oakmont freshman Karlie Garcia was third at the Foot Locker Cross Country Western Regionals. Click here for the story.

The Oak Ridge volleyball team finished one match from the state title game. Click here for the story.