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Mt. Diablo Basketball | 2021 Has Big Red Devil Energy Potential

High School Basketball High School Sports Features North Coast Section November 23, 2020 0

With 7-foot-1 Mezziah Oakman Highlighting A Dedicated Group Of Seniors, Mt. Diablo Basketball Has A Shot At Winning Its First League Title In More Than Two Decades • Something big is brewing in the basketball gym at Mt. Diablo High School in Concord. Big comes in the form of... Read more

Shaped By Sports | Tom Costello’s #NeverStop Reflection

#NeverStop Project High School Basketball North Coast Section May 14, 2020 0

A Coaching Legend’s Brief Remark Helped Dublin High Basketball Coach Tom Costello Crystalize His Philosophy And Career Goals • This is part of the SportStars #NeverStop Project What is it about sports that shapes you? There’s a hot, summer day in July 1998 that will forever be etched in... Read more

Role With It | A #NeverStop Tale Of Pain, Perseverance & Payoff

#NeverStop Project High School Basketball North Coast Section April 27, 2020 1

Campolindo Junior Emmanuel Callas Adds To The #NeverStop Project By Sharing About 16 Months Of Basketball Ups And Downs — And Embracing One’s Role • My name is Emmanuel Callas. I play basketball for the Campolindo Cougars in Moraga. This is a story about disappointment, hard work, perseverance and... Read more

SportStar Mike Mitchell (Mitty) Best in League

Central Coast Section High School Basketball SportStars of the Week February 4, 2020 0

Mike Mitchell Archbishop Mitty- San Jose – Basketball Jr. Named SportStar of the Week. Mike Mitchell is considered by some to be the best all-around player in the vaunted West Catholic Athletic League. The Archbishop Mitty Jr. and Pepperdine-commit helped lead the Monarchs to a 16-3 overall record through... Read more

MVP Alexsandra Alvarado Takes SportStar Honors

High School Basketball North Coast Section SportStars of the Week January 24, 2020 0

Alexsandra Alvarado, Salesian-Richmond, Basketball, Junior, SportStar of the Week Alexsandra Alvarado continues to show up big! She closed out 2019 by earning the MVP Award for the West Coast Jamboree Diamond Division. this was in the Pride’s biggest games- when it really counts! Alvarado scored 22 points in a... Read more

Aidan Mahaney Campo Basketball SportStar of the Week

High School Basketball North Coast Section SportStars of the Week January 20, 2020 0

Aidan Mahaney, Campolindo Moraga Basketball, Sophomore named SportStar of the Week. One season after being named the Cal-Hi Sports Boys Basketball State Freshman of the Year, Aidan Mahaney picked up right where he left off. At the halfway mark of the regular season (through 13 games), Mahaney was averaging... Read more

Anthony Roy, Dublin Basketball: SportStar of the Week

Uncategorized January 3, 2020 0

Roy had his most complete game in the final against Salesian, scoring 18 points to go with seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Across all three games, he combined to score 60 points, grab 22 boards and make 10 steals earning him SportStar of the Week honors.

Mitty Boys Basketball: Eyes On All The Prizes

Central Coast Section High School Basketball December 19, 2019 0

With Experience And A Veteran Swagger, The Mitty Boys Basketball Team Has Opened The 2019-20 Season With Big Goals In Mind — And The Talent To Achieve Them • Early indications show the Archbishop Mitty boys basketball team is built to thrive amid those tense late-game moments. The Monarchs’... Read more

Isa Silva: Top Recruit Leads Jesuit Into 2019-20

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section November 21, 2019 0

Tabbed By One Evaluator As “A Magician,” Isa Silva Leads A Promising Marauders Roster That Has Jesuit Aiming For A Return To Sac-Joaquin Section Elite • Two months, three states, two countries. With that track record, you could say Isa Silva is getting used to flying across the country. This... Read more

2019 All-NorCal Boys Basketball

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section April 9, 2019 0

All-NorCal Boys Basketball 1st, 2nd And 3rd Teams: Our Selections Of The Top 15 Players From The 2018-19 Season • 2019 ALL-NORCAL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS FIRST TEAM MARCUS BAGLEY | Forward | Sheldon-Sacramento | 6-8 | Jr. — PLAYER OF THE YEAR Bagley was every bit the game-changer he... Read more

Clipboard: Navigating Teammate Turbulence

LEVELUP INSIDERS February 26, 2019 0

What To Do When Teammates Don’t Get Along • The two best players on the team are seniors, and even though they’re captains, they don’t get along. In fact, it’s getting worse all the time, and it’s really a problem in the locker room. I don’t think the coaches... Read more

SportStar of the Week: Weston Ranch Basketball Gavin Wilburn

High School Basketball SportStars of the Week February 7, 2019 0

GAVIN WILBURN – Weston Ranch-Stockton – Basketball – Junior • One week after dropping 19 points, 12 rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 66-60 road win over NorCal-ranked Grant-Sacramento on Jan. 19, Gavin Wilburn came up with another big game. And he helped the Cougars fend off a... Read more