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Coverage dated September 25, 2026

Multiple Bay Area high schools cancel their varsity football seasons

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By Da Lin The Friday night lights went dark early at Concord’s Mt. Diablo High School this year. The school canceled the remainder of its varsity football season this week after a string of injuries left the team with only about 16 healthy players — not enough to safely field a team.

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    Varsity football programs at Bay Area schools pulling the plug on the season (opens KION Central Coast)

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    A growing number of Bay Area schools have shut down their varsity football season as they have found that there are not enough players to go around. Da Lin reports.

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    Multiple Bay Area high schools cancel their varsity football seasons (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Da Lin The Friday night lights went dark early at Concord’s Mt. Diablo High School this year. The school canceled the remainder of its varsity football season this week after a string of injuries left the team with only about 16 healthy players — not enough to safely field a team.

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