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
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
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
Girls Playoff Hoops Preview
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NCS/OAKLAND: By Clay Kallam | SJS: By Jim McCue This is not a year for parity, at least in the North Coast Section. In fact, all five of the top teams ““ Berkeley, Carondelet, Bishop O’Dowd, St. Mary’s and St. Joseph Notre Dame ““ could easily be placed... Read more
NCS Div. II: Newark Memorial boys finally break through
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By CHACE BRYSON | Editor It should’ve felt like a bigger deal “” a bigger moment. After 32 minutes of making the Windsor High boys basketball team wish it could be anywhere else, Newark Memorial was about to be crowned the North Coast Section Division II champion following a... Read more
Girls Basketball NorCal Top 20
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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
Hoops 12-13 Preview: Aiming High
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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
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
CIF Div. III BOYS: Last Lucky Break Eludes Irish
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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
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
