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Boys Hoops NorCal Top 20
RECORDS ARE THROUGH FEB. 21 (Source: MaxPreps) RANK LAST TEAM RECORD 1 1 Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 21-4 2 2 Moreau Catholic-Hayward 21-5 3 4 Sacramento 23-4 4 5 El Cerrito 25-3 5 3 Monte Vista-Danville 23-3 6 6 De La Salle-Concord 23-3 7 7 Modesto Christian 24-3 8 8 Folsom... Read more

NorCal Girls Top 20

Basketball January 22, 2015 0

RECORDS ARE THROUGH FEB. 21 (Source: MaxPreps)   RANK LAST TEAM RECORD 1 1 St. Mary’s-Stockton 26-1 2 2 Miramonte-Orinda 24-2 3 4 Pinewood-Los Altos Hills 22-2 4 5 Carondelet-Concord 24-2 5 6 Vanden-Fairfield 24-3 6 3 St. Ignatius-S.F. 20-4 7 9 Dublin 22-3 8 7 Archbishop Mitty-San Jose... Read more
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Basketball January 16, 2015 0

By Harold Abend & Chace Bryson:     Despite a closely-contested final from a strong St. Ignatius squad, the St. Mary’s-Stockton girls basketball took care of business in the West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division final on Dec. 30 at Las Positas College.     Rams’ 5-foot-9 guard Mi’Cole Cayton would take... Read more
NB Courts is Hoop Haven
Patterson Pass Road in Livermore is already home to a number of destinations for sports enthusiasts (a Sports Mecca if you will), which includes Umigo Racing, Cabernet Indoor Sports and The Range football training center. A new facility is under development and slated to open next Spring, called Lost... Read more
DIVISION I“¢ No. 1 Jesuit-Carmichael (27-3) vs. No. 2 Rodriguez (26-2)“¢ Saturday, March 8, 8:30 PM HISTORY/STORYLINES: History is certainly on the side of the Marauders, who have won 8 Sac Joaquin Section titles and played many more “big games” on Sleep Train Arena’s big stage. Jesuit’s last Division I title... Read more
Victory was in the hands of the San Antonio Spurs this weekend as they defeated Miami Heat in game 5 of the NBA Finals.    In a 104-87 victory, the game was particularly significant for the Spurs, who had bounced back from their heartbreaking defeat in the 2013 finals... Read more
Victory was in the hands of the San Antonio Spurs this weekend as they defeated Miami Heat in game 5 of the NBA Finals.    In a 104-87 victory, the game was particularly significant for the Spurs, who had bounced back from their heartbreaking defeat in the 2013 finals... Read more
By JIM McCUE | Contributor   Derek Swafford arrived at the Sacramento High boys basketball program when the school was at a crossroads.  It was 2003 and Sacramento High School had just become a St. HOPE charter school. Swafford’s tenure began at the start of the 2003-04 season and has... Read more
By CLAY KALLAM | Contributor   It’s too bad this game is likely to get lost in the shuffle. Sure, a few girls’ basketball faithful will make their way to Haas Pavilion on Jan. 16 to see St. Mary’s-Stockton and Carondelet-Concord “” two of Northern California’s most consistent and... Read more
So the shuffling at the top deserves a little explanation “¦ First, there are four teams that have separated themselves from the NorCal pack: St. Mary’s of Stockton, Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd and Carondelet. In that group, only two teams have played each other, and St. Mary’s just beat Carondelet.... Read more
By JIM McCUE | Contributor   Lincoln High’s girls basketball team is working hard to rebound.  The Trojans recently lost senior star Nyre Harris to a knee injury and are trying to fill the void left by the Arizona-bound guard, presenting the team with a challenge to rebound both... Read more