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SportStars Vault | SportStories Podcast: Don Lippi, NorCal’s Mr. 900

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section Oakland Section Podcasts March 24, 2023 0

In The Wake Of His 900th Career Win In 2021, Our SportStories’ Podcast Honored St. Joseph Notre Dame Boys Basketball Coach Don Lippi • EDITOR’S NOTE: This Article And Podcast First Debuted In May 2021. We’re Republishing It Following Coach Don Lippi’s Announced Retirement On March 23. If there... Read more

Left Hungry | Modesto Christian Basketball Ready For Next Step

High School Basketball NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section November 23, 2022 0

After Falling Nine Points Shy Last March, An Even More Talented Modesto Christian Basketball Team Sets Sights On A CIF Open Division State Title • PICTURED ABOVE: Modesto Christian senior guard BJ Davis. (Berry Evans III photo) It’s a quarter past 5 o’clock on a midweek evening and Modesto... Read more

Born For This | UCLA-Bound Center Amanda Muse Shines For Heritage

High School Basketball NewsTicker North Coast Section November 23, 2022 0

Amanda Muse Continues A Family Legacy Of Basketball Success — And It May Lead Brentwood’s Heritage High To New Heights In 2023 • If ever a girl was born to play basketball, it’s Heritage High’s Amanda Muse. Her father Doug is 6-foot-10, and was a basketball star at UC... Read more

Miramonte Basketball | Challenge Accepted

High School Basketball North Coast Section January 26, 2022 2

Driven By A Confident Quartet Of Senior Captains, Miramonte Basketball Doubled Down On The Idea This Could Be A Special Year — So Far, It’s Aces • PICTURED ABOVE: Miramonte senior co-captain, James Frye. (Berry Evans III photos) When Chris Lavdiotis took over the Miramonte High boys basketball program... Read more

Senior Moment | Experience Drives 9-1 Start For St. Ignatius

Central Coast Section High School Basketball December 31, 2021 0

A Roster Loaded With Unselfish Seniors Has St. Ignatius Boys Basketball NorCal-Ranked And Ready For WCAL Play • PICTURED ABOVE: St. Ignatius senior Sean Quanico high-fives Zachary Ferdon during the announcement of starting lineups on Dec. 29. (Chace Bryson photo) It’s hard to beat experience. And these days, it’s awfully... Read more

COVER STORY: One Last Run | Senior Quartet Powers Emerging Elk Grove Basketball

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section November 23, 2021 0

Fueled By Four Seniors And Longtime Best Friends, Elk Grove Basketball Will Be Among Sac-Joaquin Section’s Best — And May Just Raise A Banner • From sleepovers to step-backs, crossovers to companions, no one has a deeper bond on and off the court than Elk Grove High’s four standout... Read more

Best Way Possible | Carondelet Basketball Fully Begins Exciting New Era

High School Basketball North Coast Section November 23, 2021 0

With Two Stars And A Coach From Last Summer’s 17U National Champion Leading The Way, Carondelet Is Ready To Fully Jump Into Its New Look • PICTURED ABOVE: Carondelet Senior Guard Tandem, Talana Lepolo, left, and Nya Epps. Settings are in place for basketball success at Carondelet High in... Read more

Some Kind Of Roll | Campolindo Boys Basketball Clear Preseason No. 1

High School Basketball North Coast Section November 23, 2021 0

With Talent, Depth, Experience And No Losses In Nearly Two Years, Campolindo Boys Basketball Opens As NorCal’s Team To Beat • PICTURED ABOVE: Campolindo Senior Guard Shane O’Reilly. (Berry Evans III photos) When the Campolindo High boys basketball team opens its season against Dublin in the eighth and final... Read more

Ready To Charge | St. Mary’s Rams Aim Return To NorCal Supremacy

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section November 23, 2021 0

If Spring’s Shortened Season Provided Any Indication, Stockton’s St. Mary’s Basketball Is More Than Ready To Rule NorCal Once Again • PICTURED ABOVE: St. Mary’s Junior Guard Brooklyn Perry From January 2020. (Jean-Paul Toshiro photo) Alle Moreno had just seven practices to prepare for her first game as a... Read more

Jzaniya Harriel | SportStars’ NorCal Girls Basketball Player Of The Year

High School Basketball Sac-Joaquin Section July 15, 2021 0

A Dominant Scorer With Relentless Drive, Antelope’s Jzaniya Harriel Closed Her Career As Our First Non-Bay Area Player Of The Year • After a cover feature, multiple All-NorCal Team honors and a 2021 Preseason Player of the Year story, we’ve found we may be running out of ways to... Read more

Emmanuel Callas | SportStars’ NorCal Boys Basketball Player Of The Year

High School Basketball North Coast Section July 14, 2021 1

A Model Of Perseverance, Campolindo’s Emmanuel Callas Raised His Game To Help Lead The Cougars To An Undefeated Season And NorCal’s Top Ranking • Emmanuel Callas and his Campolindo-Moraga teammates approached this basketball season as if a championship were at stake. Though there were no playoffs in the abbreviated season,... Read more

SportStories, Ep. 9 | Coaching Through The Chaos

High School Basketball High School Football Podcasts June 24, 2021 0

Four Coaches Join Us To Share Their Experiences Of Coaching During The Pandemic — An Unprecedented 16-Week Sprint Filled With Unknowns, Unique Challenges And A Lot Of Joy • If you watch sports enough, you hear it all the time: The best coaches are the ones who can make... Read more