What made Bay Area prep sports year so memorable? Our writers weigh in
Well, that was quite a ride. The 2023-24 high school sports year has come to a close, and what a nine-plus months it was. Starting in the fall with Acalanes’ …
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Miramonte tabs Mike Shaughnessy to be next head basketball coach
ORINDA — Miramonte didn’t need to look too far to find its next boys basketball coach. The Orinda school hired former Northgate coach Mike Shaughnessy to be its next head …
Archbishop Mitty coach Sue Phillips inducted into Hall of Fame
Sue Phillips was celebrated over the weekend as one of the legends of women’s basketball. In Knoxville, Tennessee — the town where the great Pat Summitt led University of Tennessee …
Randy Bennett talks key players transferring
MORAGA – A few days before its NCAA Tournament game last month, the Saint Mary’s College men’s basketball team touted its throwback culture, one that didn’t have a single player …
Saint Mary’s basketball Riordan’s Zion Sensley decommits WCC program
MORAGA – Saint Mary’s College’s difficult offseason got even worse on Tuesday night when highly-touted three-star recruit Zion Sensley decommitted from men’s basketball program. He joins a growing list of …
Longtime Pioneer basketball coach leaving for college job
Welcome to Friday Preps Spotlight, our new feature that sheds more light on the Bay Area’s high school sports scene. For tips and story ideas, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com. If you haven’t already, please …
Behind the scenes with Archbishop Mitty’s girls basketball team
The Archbishop Mitty girls basketball team soared to No. 1 in the national rankings in December after beating the previous top team, Long Island Lutheran, at a high-profile tournament in …
CIF Open boys Open championship: Havard-Westlake beats Salesian
SACRAMENTO – Salesian, under the brightest lights, on the state’s biggest stage, against California’s most talented team, played its game. After Elias Obenyah bullied his way to the bucket and …
New Jersey high school asks court to overturn game it lost on blown call
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey’s acting education commissioner has rejected an appeal from a high school that lost a state basketball tournament game when referees wrongly overturned a buzzer-beating basket, …
SRV comes up huge in the clutch, beats Mitty to advance to CIF Division I NorCal finals
DANVILLE — Six weeks ago, San Ramon Valley senior forward Jack Moxley thought his high school career might have been over. A dislocated patella in his right knee had many …