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Great teams dont have to be great all the time, just when they need to be. Such was the case for the Foothill High girls volleyball team in the North Coast Section Division I championship on Saturday night. The Falcons came in at...

The Pleasant Valley volleyball team has been a powerhouse in recent years, and the Vikings continued their success Saturday when they defeated Foothill 3-1 (27-25, 25-23, 25-27, 25-19) in the Northern Section Division II Championship on Saturday at Foothill High School in Palo Cedro.

The Pleasant Valley volleyball team has been a powerhouse in recent years, and the Vikings continued their success Saturday when they defeated Foothill 3-1 (27-25, 25-23, 25-27, 25-19) in the Northern Section Division II Championship on Saturday at Foothill High School in Palo Cedro.

Bakersfield resident Sal Sanchez Hernandez carried an M60 machine gun for the U.S. Army in 1977.

The Pleasant Valley volleyball team is one step closer to returning to being named the Division II Northern Section champions, as the Vikings enter the NSCIF D-II championship match for an 11th straight season. Thursday night the Vikings (29-10) defeated Shasta 25-23, 25-13, 25-21 in the NSCIF D-II semifinals at PV.

That the Foothill High varsity football team had to forfeit a game to De La Salle last Friday may have come as a surprise to many; to me, it was inevitable. There are a few contributing factors to the decline of the once-proud ...

NSCIF volleyball playoffs are slated to begin Tuesday night. Division 3, D-IV, D-V and D-VI begin their playoffs at 7 p.m. Tuesday, while D-II begins its playoffs Thursday. All quarterfinal and semifinal matches will be played at the higher seed's home court. Tickets for all schools are only available via the Go Fan website.

Most years, the Via Arte Italian Street Painting Festival is a sunny affair, with more than 100 artists out on the pavement at The Marketplace creating temporary chalk masterpieces.

Foothills outside hitter, Kaycie Burdick jumps for a spike during their winning matches against the Livermore Cowboys at Foothill High School. (Photos – Doug Jorgensen)

The former Mater Dei football coach and several other Orange County sports figures are part of the class that will be honored on Oct. 18.