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Windward finally returns to court, but Mater Dei girls basketball team extends winning streak at MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy; Corona Centennial also prevails

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks January 21, 2025 0

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

Mater Dei girls basketball team remains on the offensive, reaches West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division final against Windward

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features High School Basketball High School Sports Features News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks December 29, 2024 0

Perhaps a loss to the nation’s top-ranked girls basketball team was all the motivation Mater Dei High needed to make sure it didn’t endure another setback for the rest of the year. After being held to a season-low 42 points Dec. 20 against Archbishop Mitty High, the Monarchs have... Read more

Mater Dei girls basketball team seeks first Platinum Division title at West Coast Jamboree since 2019

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks December 27, 2024 0

For the first time since 2019, Mater Dei is scheduled to compete Friday in the Platinum Division of the West Coast Jamboree, one of the largest annual girls basketball tournaments in the country. The event, which began in 2000, features 104 teams competing in 13 brackets, with semifinal matchups... 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

Salesian Girls Basketball: Pride Powers Way To Diamond Delight

High School Basketball North Coast Section January 3, 2020 0

Richmond Power Showcases Its Talented, Balanced And Grit-Filled Roster En Route To Winning West Coast Jamboree’s Diamond Division • There was a moment during the Salesian girls basketball game with Miramonte-Orinda when the raucous crowd fell silent. It came as guard Alexsandra Alvarado went down on the Las Lomas... Read more

Paradise Girls Basketball: Resilient Bobcats Finding Footing

High School Basketball High School Sports Features Northern Section December 19, 2019 0

One Year After A Wildfire Destroyed Its Town, A Still-Healing Paradise Girls Basketball Team Makes Gratifying Visit To West Coast Jamboree On a quiet November night in 2018, David Jackson sat down to watch the Golden State Warriors telecast. It wasn’t just any regular night on Warriors Ground though.... Read more

West Coast Jamboree Scholarship: Tournament Names 2018-19 Winners

Central Coast Section High School Basketball North Coast Section July 16, 2019 0

Three Players Are Honored In The Third Year Of The West Coast Jamboree Scholarship Program; Tournament Looks To Expand Program In 2019-20 • On July 11, the West Coast Jamboree (a 501c3) girls basketball tournament announced the three 2018 winners of its annual scholarship program. The West Coast Jamboree Scholarship Program... Read more

Pinewood Girls: Stroke & Swagger

Central Coast Section High School Basketball January 2, 2019 0

With Its Usual Shooting Prowess, Underrated Defense And An Excess Of Confidence, Pinewood Girls Basketball Cruised To A West Coast Jamboree Platinum Title • Doc Scheppler is in his 24th season coaching the Pinewood High girls basketball program. His Panthers teams have won a staggering six state titles during... Read more

Cardinal Newman High: Out Of The Fire

High School Basketball North Coast Section January 4, 2018 0

October’s Devastating Tubbs Fire Erased Her Home And Ravaged Her School — But It Couldn’t Damage The Spirit Of Cardinal Newman’s Maiya Flores. • Fans who witnessed Cardinal Newman High play in its West Coast Jamboree championship game on Dec. 30 didn’t just see a top-notch girls basketball team... Read more

Thanksgiving Weekend Update: Showcase Showdown in Town

High School Basketball November 22, 2017 0

Thanksgiving update: The SportStars Guy Emanuele Tip-Off Showcase announces updated schedule. James Logan girls volleyball is on a streak (which is awesome). The girls are playing in the NorCal finals – There’s an Open Division and D1 (James Logan is ranked #20 in the state and very likely will... Read more