By CLAY KALLAM | Contributor   It was 10-0. Laguna Hills had eight turnovers “” and had managed to get off just two shots. One of them was an air ball. Multiply that by eight, and you have the story of the Bishop O’Dowd-Laguna Hills “game” that passed for... Read more

By ERIK STORDAHL | SportStars   The ball left Taylor Johns hands from point-blank range. It glided on the rim for what seemed an eternity. It looked like it was going in. If it did, it would’ve tied the game and, most likely, forced overtime “” it didn’t. Instead,... Read more

By CHACE BRYSON | Editor Gemeny Givens couldn’t speak with enthusiasm, but he didn’t have any problem finding perspective following his final game in a St. Joseph Notre Dame High uniform. After four years in the Pilots’ program, he was walking in the catacombs of Power Balance Pavilion after... Read more

A one day Pro camp conducted by former NBA player Oliver Lee, Uncle and once trainer of NBA Legend Vince Carter, Ben Darling, owner and coach of the Bay Area Matrix and a group of talented basketball athletes proved exciting and beneficial. Coaches ran participants through college and NBA... Read more

If there is such a thing as an upset in all star game, this one would be classified as such, as the class of 2014 edge the class of 2013 by a score of 131-128 Sunday afternoon in the fourth annual Nor Cal Clash at Contra Costa College in... Read more

By JIM McCUE | Senior Contributor   The boys’ basketball program shares a lot in common with its female counterparts. Both teams have grown into perennial league contenders and playoff threats; both have strong senior returners looking to lead an inexperienced roster; and both will play challenging schedules to... Read more

Records are final. (source: MaxPreps.com)   RANK LAST WK TEAM RECORD 1 1 Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 30-3   2 2 St. Mary’s-Stockton 32-3   3 3 Miramonte-Orinda 27-3   4 6 Carondelet-Concord 27-4   5 4 St. Mary’s-Berkeley 30-5   6 5 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 24-7   7 7 Sacred... Read more

Records are final. (source: MaxPreps.com)   RANK LAST WK TEAM RECORD 1 4 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose 28-6   2 2 Sheldon-Sacramento 27-6   3 1 Salesian-Richmond 30-4   4 5 Modesto Christian 29-4   5 10 Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove 28-6   6 7 Deer Valley-Antioch 26-6   7 3 Bishop... Read more

Following is a list of schedules for some of the noteworthy girls basketball showcase events happening through the end of January. ST. MARY’S STOCKTON MLK SHOWCASE “” JAN. 19, 21 SATURDAY, JAN. 19 10 a.m. “” Lincoln-Stockton vs. Redwood-Visalia 11:30 “” St. Mary’s-Stockton vs. La Jolla Country Day 1... Read more

  More than 50 of the top female basketball players in NorCal were on hand for the Queen Court Skills Academy & Showcase on June 14. The event took place at Tice Valley Gym in Walnut Creek and was run by Pass Tha Ball and Project Basketball.   For... Read more

  By CLAY KALLAM | Contributor   If there were any doubts about Asha Thomas’s ability to shoot threes, they were laid to rest at the Elite Prospect Games at Contra Costa College Aug. 25.   Thomas, who will be a junior at Bishop O’Dowd this fall, hit six... Read more

SECOND TEAM   DESIRE FINNIE  BASICS: Berkeley, Sr., Guard  WHY SHE’S HERE: Finnie was pretty much all the experience the young Yellowjackets could bring to the table, but she led Berkeley by example into the NorCal finals. She averaged 17 points and 11 rebounds a game and will play for Pacific next... Read more