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NorCal Girls Basketball Preseason Top 20

High School Basketball Rankings November 21, 2018 0

Led By The Nation’s Top Recruit, Archbishop Mitty Begins The Season At The Top Of Our NorCal Girls Preseason Rankings • 1. Archbishop Mitty-San Jose (29-1 in 2017-18): Yes, we know Pinewood beat Mitty in the NorCal Open finals last year, and that the San Jose power lost a... Read more

Modesto Christian Basketball: Bring It On

High School Basketball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 20, 2018 0

Owning Perhaps The Strongest Schedule Of Any NorCal Boys Basketball Program, The Supremely Talented Modesto Christian Crusaders Hope It Paves The Road To A State Title • There are a lot of intriguing sub-plots to the 2018-19 boys basketball season at Modesto Christian. Can the Crusaders emerge as the... Read more

Bishop O’Dowd Girls Basketball: Dragon Territory

High School Basketball High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 19, 2018 0

A Young, Talented Roster Has Bishop O’Dowd Girls Basketball Poised To Maintain Its Reign On The North Coast Section • “Here be dragons.” The ancient mapmakers didn’t really know what was lurking outside the boundaries of the known world, but they figured it wasn’t going to be too pleasant... Read more

Marcus Bagley Ups The Ante For Sheldon Hoops

High School Basketball High School Sports Features Sac-Joaquin Section November 16, 2018 0

With The Addition Of Marcus Bagley And Others, The Sheldon Huskies Are Built For Another State Title Run Release the Hounds! This past June, Marcus Bagley had little idea where he would spend his final two years of high school. That decision depended on where his older brother would... Read more

Ready To Run: Clayton Valley Basketball Is Turning It Up

High School Basketball North Coast Section November 16, 2018 0

Clayton Valley’s Senior Core Is Deep, Fast, Talented And Determined To One-Up The Program’s Terrific 2017-18 Season • Led by a trio of talented seniors, Clayton Valley Charter High-Concord opened its 2017-18 season with 18 straight wins. The Ugly Eagles were seemingly leading the charge of a wave of... Read more

Clash Splash: Keshad Johnson Shines At Hoop Showcase

High School Basketball High School Sports Features August 31, 2018 0

NorCal Clash Provides Proving Ground And Newest San Leandro High Standout Makes The Most Of It • In a basketball all-star event like the NorCal Clash, players are preparing for their move from the high school stage onto a larger platform: the college game. It’s an evolutionary stage for these... Read more

Freitas Releases Nor Cal Tip Off Classic Schedule

Basketball High School Basketball May 1, 2018 0

Hoop Review Update: Boys basketball showcase coming to Chabot College, Hayward features elite ballers, top-tier coaching: 2018 NOR CAL CLASH ANNOUNCEMENT The ninth annual Nor Cal Clash will be held Sunday August 26th at Chabot College in Hayward at 3:00 pm. This one-game event will have elite players from Northern... Read more

Wizards Basketball Swoop Back To Walnut Creek

High School Basketball April 12, 2018 0

Renown Basketball Entertainers, The Harlem Wizards, Return To East Bay To Benefit JFKU Sport Psychology Program. To most basketball fans, the word “Harlem” with basketball means only one thing: The Globetrotters. However, the Harlem Wizards can provide some hardwood magic of their own. The Wizards were created in 1962... Read more

All-NorCal Boys Basketball ’17-’18

High School Basketball April 9, 2018 1

NorCal Boys Player Of The Year, James Akinjo Of Salesian-Richmond, Leads Our 2017-18 All-NorCal Basketball Selections • CLICK HERE for All-NorCal Girls Selections NORCAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR James Akinjo, Salesian-Richmond, Sr. Longtime Salesian varsity boys basketball coach Bill Mellis has had his share of gym rats over the... Read more

All-NorCal Girls Basketball ’17-’18

High School Basketball April 6, 2018 0

Beginning With Player Of The Year, Archbishop Mitty’s Haley Jones, It Was A Banner Year For NorCal Girls Talent • CLICK HERE For All-NorCal Boys Selections NORCAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR Haley Jones, Archbishop Mitty-San Jose, Junior There’s not much Haley Jones can’t do on a basketball court. At 6-1,... Read more

West Campus Girls Basketball on a Championship Run

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section April 6, 2018 0

West Campus Girls Credit Their Track Coach, Conditioning Program In The Wake Of Winning A Second Consecutive State Championship • West Campus Story by MIKE WOOD | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH You might not expect to hear groans, gasps and cackles from a girls basketball team that just... Read more

Coach Brian Dietschy’s Journey To State Finals Started In Elementary School

High School Basketball North Coast Section April 5, 2018 0

Thirty Years After After Losing A NorCal Basketball Final As A Las Lomas Player, Brian Dietschy Coached A Serendipitous Knights Team Into The State Finals • Brian Dietschy story by CLAY KALLAM | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH The story starts on San Juan Avenue, a quiet Walnut Creek... Read more