The 4th Annual Norcal Clash
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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
OVERLOOKED: Elite Ballers Go to Pro Camp
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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
Not In The Script
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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
STATE GIRLS ROUNDUP: Bishop O’Dowd dominates; Berkeley is overmatched
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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
2013 Girls Showcase Lineups
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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
Inside: Queen Court Skills Event
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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
Elite Prospect Games
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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
All-NorCal Girls 2nd/3rd Teams
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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
All-NorCal Boys 2nd/3rd Teams
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SECOND TEAM PARIS AUSTIN BASICS: Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland, Jr., Guard WHY HE’S HERE: Ivan Rabb took most of the spotlight on the talented Dragons roster, but it was Austin who made everything go. A fierce competitor with a high basketball I.Q., Austin was a master facilitator who could also... Read more
House of Hoops
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Napa’s Prolific Prep ignores skeptics and begins its first season with one of the country’s best players “” who you won’t see in any CIF games. Story by Ronnie Flores | Photos by Phillip Walton Jeremy Russotti is not much different than other basketball junkies who got... Read more
Bishop vs. Bishop at Nor Cal Tip Off Classic
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Nor Cal Tip Off Classic The Tip-Off Classic, which has spent the last seven years as the NorCal Tip-Off Classic, will take place Nov. 29 at Newark Memorial High School. The seven-game showcase will feature five Northern California 2014 state finalists. Including Bishop O’Dowd (Open Division), Folsom (Division II), Drake... Read more
Queens Court 2014
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By MIKE YOUNG | SportStars The Walnut Creek Rec Center played host to the second annual Pass Tha Ball Queens Court Skills Academy and Showcase that featured some of the top girls basketball talent in Northern California from the 2015, 2016 and 2017 classes. That talent included... Read more
