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HS Basketball: Nike Extravaganza 2011
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 30, 2011 at 6:08pm

It's on like Donkey Kong at Mater Dei High School this Friday:Girls Friday Session 3:00 pm Rosary vs. Mission Viejo 4:30 pm JSerra vs. The Bishops School 6:00 pm Orange Lutheran vs. Edison 7:30 pm Brea vs. Bishop Gorman 9:00 pm Mater Dei vs. La Jolla Coun...more

Edison 46, Troy 32
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 30, 2011 at 10:48am

Southern Section Division 1A's top two teams - the Edison Chargers and Troy Warriors - faced off at on Troy's home court in Fullerton tonight.Edison came into the game with a 19-2 record, with losses to Cajon and La Jolla Country Day. Troy had a 20-2 reco...more

Mater Dei 76, Bishop Montgomery 34
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 30, 2011 at 10:47am

It had been a while since I'd seen Mater Dei, but they are back to their own dominating and formidable game plan.Today they were at the annual Westside Challenge at Santa Monica High School, and they took on Bishop Montgomery - usually a strong team that ...more

108-3
by Kaci Kust
posted January 24, 2011 at 6:21pm

When looking at those numbers together, you’re probably not thinking it’s a basketball score… but it is. Last week in Utah, Christian Heritage High crunched West Ridge Academy 108-3. That added up to 28 points in the first 3 quarters, a...more

Headscarf safety concerns force Maheen Haq to miss 1st half in US
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted January 23, 2011 at 5:30pm

The Associated Press (CP)HAGERSTOWN, Md. — A 12-year-old Muslim girl in Maryland was forced to sit out the first half of a basketball game by a referee who said her headscarf posed a safety risk.Seventh-grader Maheen Haq of Hagerstown was allowed to pla...more

A change of seasons
by Title IX Blog
posted January 22, 2011 at 3:16pm

OK the title is a misleading and mostly my own projections as I get ready to go outside and shovel/plow for the third time this week.What has really happened is that the Schuylkill League in Pennsylvania has decided to switch the days of play of the boys'...more

The week ahead in Orange County hoops
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 18, 2011 at 12:00pm

I'm still waiting for the results of today's Tony Matson Classic at Mater Dei to be posted. But in the meantime, ocvarsity.com takes a look at the week ahead for Orange County ball:•Edison's Bonnie Samuelson is leading the county in scoring with 24.5 po...more

Powerade Fab 50 rankings, week 6
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 13, 2011 at 10:43am

Interesting move to put Neptune High, with a 6-0 record (lost a lot of games due to the snow) at number 4:Rank School (City, State) Record Prev 1 Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.) 13-0 1 2 Polytechnic (Long Beach, Calif. 11-2 2 3 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) ...more

Change of Venue: Manhattan's John Olenowski keeps Winning
by Swish Appeal
posted January 12, 2011 at 9:15pm

During his days as Morris Catholic High School girls basketball coach, John Olenowski directed one of New Jersey's premier programs. Very often the case in the college ranks is the better high school coaches are passed over in favor of those comi...more

MLK Day showcase events in Southern Cali
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 12, 2011 at 8:55pm

The Tony Matson Memorial Classic is back Monday at Mater Dei High School. Here's the schedule:Rosary vs. La Habra, 12 p.m.Santa Margarita vs. Mission Viejo, 2 p.m.Orange Lutheran vs. Foothill, 4 p.m.Brea Olinda vs. Rancho Cucamonga, 6 p.m.Mater Dei vs. Ca...more

Fairfax LA City Showcase Championship: Narbonne 64, View Park Prep 35
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 9, 2011 at 2:59pm

It was a game for a few minutes, but then Narbonne's Tailer Butler (#3, black uniform in first picture) unleashed a few shots, and the Gauchos never looked back.Narbonne's stifling full court pressure defense took the Knights out of their rhythm. Gaucho T...more

More b-ball links and updates
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 7, 2011 at 10:04am

Upsets:#25 Arkansas beat #10 Kentucky 78-67.Georgia Tech defeated #8 North Carolina 71-70. Wish I could have seen that one.Other games:Tennessee blew out Alabama, 110-45. It's their 37th consecutive win against the Crimson Tide, but that's not the Vols' l...more

Powerade Fab 50 rankings, Week 5 (High School)
by They're Playing Basketball
posted January 6, 2011 at 9:39am

A bit of movement due to holiday tournaments, but Cali still rules for now:Rank School (City, State) Record Prev 1 Brea Olinda (Brea, Calif.) 11-0 1 2 Long Beach Poly (Long Beach, Calif.) 11-2 2 3 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) 12-1 3 4 Neptune (Neptune...more

Mucho b-ball action
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 30, 2010 at 10:25am

Looking at tonight's college scores, it's not always the ranked teams that are the most interesting.Seton Hall took two overtimes to beat Rhode Island, 73-69.Cynthia Cooper-Dyke and UNC-Wilmington beat Ohio 62-53. After a rough start to the season, includ...more

Powerade Fab 50 rankings, week four - a shift in the axis
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 30, 2010 at 10:19am

Nike TOC changed things in the national high school rankings this week. Namely, the incredible trinity of Mater Dei, Long Beach Poly and Brea Olinda of Southern California have switched spots:Rank School (City, State) Record Prev 1 Brea Olinda (Brea, Cali...more

It's game on for high schools
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 28, 2010 at 8:47pm

The West Coast Jamboree in Northern California is the hottest tournament in at least two time zones right now. First-round play went down yesterday, with numerous college coaches present.Numerous other tournaments are taking place right now, as well - che...more

Basketball News Roundup
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 26, 2010 at 2:04pm

Imani Stafford - a 6-foot-7 junior at Windward High School in Los Angeles - is getting some extra coaching help lately in the form of Lisa Leslie. Catching up on Southern Cali hoops: Troy lost in the final of the South Carolina tournament in which they we...more

ESPN Brea-Poly story
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 23, 2010 at 10:02am

"She is unreal." :Sink only had four of his Ladycats score, led by the UCLA-bound Hartman, with 14 points and three blocked shots in the first half and finishing with a game-high 22 points. How sweet it is for her, after spending 14 months on the sideline...more

Brea over Poly again, and Southern California teams take over Nike TOC
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 23, 2010 at 9:55am

They did it again tonight, to take the Joe Smith Division at Nike TOC:Brea Olinda 56, Long Beach Poly 48Of course Brea fans twittered minute-by-minute game reports live. I got them via text while I was watching a junior college game in person, and it was ...more

More on TOC Day 3
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 22, 2010 at 5:17pm

So many gems in this piece, such as calling Poly's Tajanae Winston a "firehose," and this great quote:"Carl and I are close friends,'' Brea coach Jeff Sink said. "We won't be able to come up with anything to surprise each other."Indeed, it's basically the...more

It's Long Beach Poly vs. Brea Olinda (again) in one Nike TOC final bracket
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 22, 2010 at 9:50am

There is no schedule posted yet for tomorrow - only today's at this hour. But with the respective victories of Long Beach Poly and Brea Olinda, it appears that the two teams will face each other tomorrow for the second time in three weeks in the finals of...more

Nike TOC day 2 results
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 21, 2010 at 1:52pm

Check out page two.No surprises yet.....Mater Dei, Brea Olinda and Long Beach Poly are all still standing, for one thing.And speaking of that, Brea twittered just a short while ago that point guard Alexis Perry, who was featured on the ESPN website scream...more

Nike TOC day 1 results
by They're Playing Basketball
posted December 19, 2010 at 3:42pm

Several Cali teams are still standing, but several fell.Day one results.Participating teams have the day off tomorrow, and action continues Monday. ...more

Basketball awards, games, talks, brackets
by HoopFeed.com
posted December 18, 2010 at 6:02pm

Award department:Cal's Tierra Rogers will receive teh Maggie Dixon Courage Award. Great choice. And it's even harder not to respect this young woman if you follow her on twitter.Game department:The Louisville Cardinals are in Las Vegas for business, not f...more

It’s b-ball season, girls: Don’t be an ACL stat. Listen to the PT.
by Fair Game News
posted December 17, 2010 at 7:40pm

By Wendy Farnen Price Girls are playing basketball with a level of passion and skill – and in numbers — we couldn’t have imagined a few decades ago (and just think how many more will be inspired to play by UConn’s run on UCLA’s 1970s-era win st...more

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