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Cydnee Bryant, Corona Centennial girls basketball team too much for Martin Luther King to handle in Big VIII League final
EASTVALE – Corona Centennial knew Martin Luther King would try to summon any extra motivation it could in Friday night’s Big VIII League girls basketball championship game, especially with junior guard Martha Firmo unable to compete for the Wolves as a result of an ankle injury. For the first... Read more
Jordin Blackmon, Atiya Watson carry Bishop Montgomery girls basketball team to Senior Night victory against La Salle
TORRANCE – La Salle High had been able to solve the puzzle once before against Bishop Montgomery, handing the seniors in the Knights’ program the lone Del Rey League girls basketball loss of their prep careers. The Lancers nearly achieved the feat again Jan. 20, with a late comeback... Read more
Etiwanda’s Grace Knox and Aliyahna “Puff” Morris join Mater Dei’s Addie Deal as California selections for McDonald’s All-American girls basketball game
Etiwanda High teammates Grace Knox and Aliyahna “Puff” Morris, along with Mater Dei standout Addie Deal were among the 24 athletes selected to compete April 1 in the McDonald’s All-American girls basketball game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Deal, an Iowa commit, is the seventh female athlete... Read more
Olivia Lagao, Windward girls basketball team enjoy comforts of home in Gold Coast League win against rival Brentwood
LOS ANGELES – Windward couldn’t have wished for a more promising start in Monday’s home opener, relying on its defensive pressure to build a 16-point advantage in the second quarter against Gold Coast League girls basketball rival Brentwood. And just when the Eagles appeared to have withstood the early... Read more
Mater Dei girls basketball team responds with inspiring effort following Kaeli Wynn injury in victory against Rancho Christian; Ontario Christian rolls again
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – Mater Dei continued its unbeaten run in January with an 82-43 victory Saturday night in the Public vs. Private girls basketball showcase at Los Osos High. But the Monarchs might have endured the biggest loss of their season in the process, with junior standout Kaeli Wynn... Read more
Windward finally returns to court, but Mater Dei girls basketball team extends winning streak at MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy; Corona Centennial also prevails
FULLERTON – Windward was just grateful to be back on the basketball court competing in a game for the first time in three weeks at the inaugural Royals MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy, after having multiple contests postponed as a result of the recent Southern California wildfires. The biggest... Read more
Payton Sugar, Lev Feiman lift Brentwood girls basketball team to victory against Fairmont Prep at MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy
FULLERTON – In a showdown of two of California’s most productive 3-point shooting lineups, the Brentwood School girls basketball team didn’t focus on keeping pace Monday with state leader Adyra Rajan of Fairmont Prep at the inaugural Royals MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy. The Eagles just relied on having... Read more
Etiwanda girls basketball team ends Incarnate Word Academy’s national high school record 141-game winning streak at Hoophall Classic
Etiwanda knows all about significant winning streaks, boasting one of the longest girls basketball runs in California prep history, which reached 142 consecutive Baseline League victories Friday. Before returning to league competition, the Eagles made sure the national high school girls basketball record belonging to Incarnate Word Academy of... Read more
Late run by Morris Catholic results in back-to-back losses for Archbishop Mitty girls basketball team at Hoophall Classic
Archbishop Mitty already knocked off one unbeaten nationally ranked girls basketball program this season when it prevailed Dec. 21 against Ontario Christian in the final of the Vincent Cannizzaro Division at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. Despite the recent loss of junior standout McKenna Woliczko to a... Read more
Kaleena Smith, Tatianna Griffin help Ontario Christian girls basketball team rule the court against Christ the King at Hoophall Classic
Kaleena Smith and Tatianna Griffin are becoming accustomed to competing on some of the biggest stages in high school basketball, and Friday’s showcase by two of the youngest athletes in the Ontario Christian High lineup in their debut at the Army National Guard Hoophall Classic presented by Spalding was... Read more
Etiwanda girls basketball team relies on strong third quarter to overcome 3-point shooting of Adyra Rajan, Fairmont Prep
ANAHEIM – Adyra Rajan and the Fairmont Prep girls basketball team showcased again Thursday the fearless approach and effective 3-point shooting that has allowed the Huskies to compete against every elite program in Southern California during the past two months. Aliyahna “Puff” Morris and her Etiwanda teammates demonstrated once... Read more
Eastvale Roosevelt boys, Ontario Christian girls lead 11 California basketball programs playing at Hoophall Classic in Massachusetts
The top boys basketball and girls basketball teams in California, and according to several media outlets the country, are leading a group of 11 programs from the state scheduled to participate in the Army National Guard Hoophall Classic presented by Spalding, with the five-day schedule beginning Thursday at Blake... Read more