Stories for 9/23

Check below for stories on high school teams and players from across the Sac-Joaquin Section. Lots of football previews near the bottom.

The Auburn Journal has an interview with Bear River cross country runner Breanne Mitchell. Click here.

The Grass Valley Union has a story on its area volleyball teams as they head into league play. Click here. ... Click here for the Merced Sun-Star volleyball roundup. ... Click here for the Sacramento Bee's top 20 volleyball rankings. ... Click here for a SacBee story on new Christian Brothers volleyball coach Diane Heine. She coached at CBS before.

Lodi beat Tokay water polo in a rare match under the lights. Click here.

The Napa and Vintage boys soccer teams played to a scoreless tie in their big rivalry game. Click here.

Click here for a Sacramento Bee story on some area high school football teams and their dwindling numbers. ... Click here for the SacBee's high school football notebook, leading with Elk Grove.

Click here for a Modesto Bee story on some of the Valley Oak League's impact newcomers to the football scene. ... Click here for a story on Enochs running back Herbert Whitehurst. ... And click here for a ModBee story on Manteca running back Robert Ladiges.

FOOTBALL PREVIEWS: Click here for a Colfax-Davis Sr. preview. ... Click here for a Nevada Union-Elk Grove preview. ... Click here for a Laguna Creek-Sheldon preview. ... Click here for a Pleasant Grove-Roseville preview. ... Click here for a Jesuit-Franklin-EG preview. ... Click here for the Lodi-Tokay preview. ... Click here for a Sierra-Oakdale preview. ... Click here for a Lathrop-East Union preview. ... Click here for a Bethel-Vintage preview. ... Click here for an Antioch-Napa preview. ... Click here for a Lincoln-St. Mary's preview. ... Click here for a story on Vacaville lineman Ryan King.

Sacramento High basketball player Josiah Turner tells why he chose to commit to Arizona. Click here.