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The Season 2 calendar

Every school plays a full double round-robin inside its regional pod — once in the fall, once in the winter. Standings carry across both rounds. The top team in each pod earns a place at the statewide final in May.

Dates are set; pod rosters are still forming. Weekend dates below are locked so advisors can plan around them. Which schools sit in which pod may shift as more clubs confirm — see the pods page for the current shape.

Stage One — Pod Round 1

October 2026
Oct 3–4
SaturdayPlacerHosted at Rocklin High
SundaySacramentoHosted at Sheldon High
Oct 10–11
SaturdaySan JoaquinHosted at Ripon High
SundayModestoHosted at Enochs High
Oct 17–18
SaturdayEast Bay — OaklandHosted at Oakland Tech
SundayFremont / Tri-CityHosted at Mission San Jose
Oct 24–25
SaturdayEast Bay — Tri-ValleyHosted at Amador Valley
SundayNorth BayHosted at Petaluma High

Stage Two — Pod Round 2

January – February 2027
Jan 16–17
SaturdayPlacerHosted at Rocklin High
SundaySacramentoHosted at Sheldon High
Jan 23–24
SaturdaySan JoaquinHosted at Ripon High
SundayModestoHosted at Enochs High
Jan 30–31
SaturdayEast Bay — OaklandHosted at Oakland Tech
SundayFremont / Tri-CityHosted at Mission San Jose
Feb 6–7
SaturdayEast Bay — Tri-ValleyHosted at Amador Valley
SundayNorth BayHosted at Petaluma High

Stage Three — The Final

May 2027

Statewide Championship Final

The eight pod champions — decided on combined Round 1 and Round 2 standings — meet in a single round-robin to settle the season. Seven rounds, one title.

Saturday
May 22, 2027
Rocklin, CA

How the two rounds combine

Each pod plays a complete round-robin in the fall, then repeats it in the winter — so every team faces every rival twice across the season. Match points from both rounds are added together into one cumulative pod table.

Per team
Up to 14 matches
In an eight-team pod: seven rounds in the fall, seven more in the winter.
Event length
A full day
Roughly 5 hours for a five- or six-team pod, closer to 6 for an eight-team pod — door to door, including a lunch break and awards.
Who advances
One per pod
The team topping its cumulative pod table after both rounds goes to the May final.

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