There was a show I saw on Studios Fifty/ 50 shorts on ESPN 2. It was a half hour show, part of a series.
It’s about a basketball league for women over 85. That’s right, they are all over 85 years old.
Make no mistake, these are not old ladies, they are Basketball players. They go on the road playing in Tournaments.
A lot of the story’s are about the different peoples lives and what motivates them. The stories are poignant and also funny.
If you truly love hoops you will love this. Do yourself a favor and seek this out.

Here’s wishing you great hoops

There was a show I saw on Studios Fifty/ 50 shorts on ESPN 2. It is a half hour show, part of a series.

It’s about a basketball league for women over 85. That’s right, they are all over 85 years old.
Make no mistake, these are not old ladies, they are Basketball players. They go on the road playing in Tournaments.
A lot of the story’s are about the different peoples lives and what motivates them. The stories are poignant and also funny.
If you truly love hoops you will love this. Do yourself a favor and seek this out.

Here’s wishing you great hoops

We’re hosting the 2nd annual classic December 2-3rd. Looking for a few more competitive teams to play.
Email me @ ceonte@houserecognizegame.com

You can play either one or both days.

In need of scrimmages for next season, multi team scrimmages are best!

Heritage High School

markhurtado@antiochschools.net

Reber, who was in his second stint at Sac High, has stepped down as head football coach and AD to become the new athletic director at Inderkum

Ezra Manjon (UC Davis; Heritage HS) and Miles Keefe (Southern California Academy; Branson HS) will both be playing for the Commodores of Vanderbilt next season. SEC basketball is solid and these two will have an opportunity to make some noise in the Music City for Coach Jerry Stackhouse.

Marin Catholic RB Charles Williams received an offer from San Jose State yesterday per his Twitter account @isochuck24.

DI
St. Francis @ De La Salle

DII
Granite Bay @ Mitty

DIII
Alpha Charter @ St. Bernard's

DIV
Bradshaw Christian @ Colusa

DV
Berean Christian @ Monte Vista Christian

Who are the top candidates for the Bellarmine basketball opening? Should be a well sought after job, hard to lose with that many boys to choose from.

Anyone have any info on who played well at the team camps this past weekend?

Berkeley High Summer League-Schedule -Click on the link for Berkeley High's Night League hosted by Berkeley High, which is open to the public. Participants include Salesian, Granada, San Leandro, Dougherty Valley, Bishop O' Dowd, Foothill, Pinole Valley, Dublin, Clayton Valley, Oakland Tech, Berkeley, California and more!

Last call to join the 2022 North Marin Classic Girls Summer Basketball Tournament
June 24-26 at Novato and San Marin High Schools and Hamilton Community Gym in Novato (Marin County)
Currently at 23 teams, 6 Game Guarantee
High School Teams Only (No club or mixed school teams)
https://www.novatohighathletics.org/classic.html

Friday, June 17th

Mater Dei vs Cyprus at noon
Salesian College Prep vs Brophy College Prep at 1:10 PM
Bishop Montgomery vs Olympus at 2:20 PM
Bishop Gorman vs Clovis North at 5:50 PM
Notre Dame vs Curtis at 7 PM
Heritage Christian vs Liberty (NV) at 8:10 PM
Modesto Christian vs St. Bernard at 8:10 PM
Woodland Christian Academy vs. St. John Bosco at 9:20 PM

Pfaff, who was previously a Division I assistant coach, was most recently the head coach at Windward. Add another quality coach for the WCAL

DI
#4 Foothill @ #1 De La Salle 4pm (A rematch of NCS DI Finals)
#6 Valley Christian @ #2 St. Francis 6pm (Only semifinal game set at a different time)

DII
#4 Granite Bay @ #1 Bellarmine 4pm
#6 McClathy @ #2 Mitty 4pm

DIII
#8 Central @ #4 St. Bernard's 4PM (Both teams won as under-seeds, Longest drive for any NorCal game - 460 miles)
#7 Alpha Charter @ #3 Rio Americano 4pm

DIV
#4 Christopher @ #1 Colusa 4pm
#6 St. Mary's @ #2 Bradshaw Christian 4pm

DV
#4 Durham @ #1 Monte Vista Christian 4pm
#6 Berean Christian @ #2 Turlock Christian 4pm

Let’s be honest here. It happens behind the scenes. Coaches will never admit it but those within the inner circle know it goes on. And the privates, who do not have recruiting boundaries and are in many cases backed by the Archdiocese, are walking away with the vast majority of the talent by a large margin.

It begs the question whether it is time to start openly allowing all coaches to recruit (or market themselves and their programs) to some extent? I’m not suggesting turning this thing into the Wild West. But simply allow coaches to talk to parents and players, pitch their programs and familiarize themselves with one another within district boundaries.

The reality of the matter is that neither the sections nor the CIF is able to control what currently goes on. So perhaps level the playing field by easing some of the rules that many are getting away with breaking.

The 13th Annual Sheldon-Franklin Summer Jam is back and has been sold-out with 60 teams for 2 months!

The Sheldon-Franklin Summer Jam is regarded as Northern California's premier summer tournament. The 3-day event features 60 teams that compete in 4 pool play games on Friday and Saturday and are placed into one of 5 single-elimination tournaments on Sunday. At the conclusion of the tournament, a champion is crowned in the Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper divisions.

https://www.sheldonfranklin.com/

Place this event on your summer calendar June 24-26 to get an exciting preview of the upcoming basketball season.

In total, 205 games will be played over the weekend at Sheldon High, Franklin High, and Elk Grove High.

Schedules will be released soon! The teams listed below will be participating!


Coach Manfredi
Franklin High

Blake Nichelson (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) was a dominating player for Manteca this past season on offense and defense. He runs with vision and power with some breakway speed to outrun second and third level defenders. On defense, he comes off the edge with speed and can shake blockers to make the tackle in front of him. He also chases down plays well. His college future is at linebacker.

Nichelson has offers from around the country including nine of the 12 Pac-12 schools (Stanford, Oregon and Colorado are the ones who haven't offered). He is Manteca's biggest recruit in at least the last 20 years.

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De La Salle won the NCS Division I title for the fifth straight year it has been played with a 9-6 extra inning win at Foothill-Pleasanton. The Falcons led 4-0 after three innings and 6-4 heading into the seventh before the Spartans scored two runs in the top of the seventh and three more in the top of the ninth.

Cardinal Newman won its first section title with an 8-2 win over San Marin. The Mustangs led 2-0 before the Cardinals scored a run in the fourth, three in the fifth and four in the sixth. Gavin Rognlien had a home run to give Cardinal Newman the lead.

In the 17U BattleZONE bracket at the Compton Magic Tournament, Lakeshow, SF Rebels and Team Lillard all made the quarterfinals before bowing out. San Francisco Work Hard Play Hard won a bracket game in the 16U BattleZONE bracket. Work Hard Play Hard’s 15U team also won a game in their BattleZONE bracket.

The Memorial Day Mayhem in Oakland featured some of the top teams in the region with Lakeshow 17U, Oakland Soldiers 16U EYBL and Rose City 17U Rise making it into Monday’s semi-finals.

Coaches,

If you are looking for a tournament to get your summer started, the Wine Valley Summer Jam at Justin-Siena in Napa just had a spot open up. The tournament is June 10-12 with a 6 game guarantee and a very good group of teams planning on attending this year. High school teams only.

Please email head coach Andy Bettencourt for more information (abettencourt@justin-siena.org). First come, first serve.

Thank you,

Andy Bettencourt
Justin-Siena High School
abettencourt@justin-siena.org

Well, I hope this is not to much for Foothill - Longtime coach Angelo Scavone won’t be here after getting ejected in the NCS D1 final against De La Salle. Don Galli is Foothill’s acting coach today! Will this make a difference?

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Folsom Lake College notched wins over Palomar and Ohlone on Sunday to reach today's finals against Riverside City. The first game today is at 11:00 and a Folsom Lake win will force a second game

CIF NorCal baseball regionals
First-round games Tuesday

Division I

No. 8 Del Campo-Fair Oaks at No. 1 De La Salle, 4 p.m.

No. 5 Foothill at No. 4 Palo Alto, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Valley Christian at No. 3 Whitney-Rocklin, 4 p.m.

No. 7 Cardinal Newman at No. 2 St. Francis, 6 p.m.

Division II

No. 8 Vanden at No. 1 Bellarmine, 4 p.m.

No. 5 Ukiah at No. 4 Granite Bay, 4 p.m.

No. 6 McClatchy-Sacramento at No. 3 Pleasant Valley-Chico, 4 p.m.

No. 7 Clovis East at No. 2 Archbishop Mitty, 4 p.m.

Division III

No. 8 Central-Fresno vs. No. 1 Monterey at Sollecito Field, Monterey, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Foothill-Palo Cedro at No. 4 St. Bernard’s-Eureka, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Sutter at No. 3 Rio Americano-Sacramento, 4 p.m.

No. 7 Alpha Charter-Elverta at No. 2 Petaluma, 4 p.m.

Division IV

No. 8 Branson at No. 1 Colusa, 4 p.m.

No. 5 Calaveras at No. 4 Christopher, 4 p.m.

No. 6 St. Mary’s-Berkeley at No. 3 St. Francis-Watsonville, 4 p.m.

No. 7 Madera South at No. 2 Bradshaw Christian-Sacramento, 4 p.m.

No. 8 Washington-San Francisco at No. 1 Monte Vista Christian, 4 p.m.

Division V

No. 8 Washington-San Francisco at No. 1 Monte Vista Christian, 4 p.m.

No. 5 Etna at No. 4 Durham, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Berean Christian vs. No. 3 Skyline at Laney College, 4 p.m.

No. 7 Mendota vs. No. 2 Turlock Christian at Pedretti Park, 6 p.m.