Just hopped into the portal. Last year, I was shocked to hear it, this year not so much.

This society has become so soft as Charmin they reward second place. They reward well we won this and that. When it comes to boys basketball and the unfortunate CIF ruling so we get to watch 200-300 ranked teams play in state titles, that is exactly why participation trophies stand.

Participation is great. One year I was asked by our JV head coach hey I am busy can you coach the DLS summer league tournament. I said sure I can. DLS put us in this small locker room near the football field, hell it felt more like a damn bathroom to he honest.

As they walked us back there was a garbage can full of hardware. They packed second place in a Jesuit summer tourney and back in those days there was no love lost between DLS and Jesuit. They did not like each other at all. Unlike today every one is all buddy buddy.

Point is this. When it comes to boys basketball in the state of California either win and hang banners or STFU. As a SH grad we play SI for one of the longest standing trophies hands down that takes many people to carry. JD Vance couldn’t hold it and let it collapse.

And due to that the WCAL was a win or go home league. SH could have been 6-2 and SI 1-7, if they won the Bruce that is all that matters. But if you smack your lips and have loaded rosters for Christs sakes and can’t get over the hump, well everything else previous doesn’t mean jack shit.

WIN OR STFU. That’s the bottom line. And if your kid didn’t win, OH WELL. Cause many WCAL kids have. PERIOD. Will be back in November to read all the excuses again.

And if it was up to me someone should choke the CIF and remove the open and get back to enrollment basketball. I personally am not going to watch a full team without any D1 or future NBA players play a state title game. It’s pathetic, it’s an injustice to basketball, and with NIL, maybe even the guys who can ask for paychecks may not even make it to Sacramento and let the rest of their team head up there. The open is killing California High school basketball.

I was just talking to a very close friend in Southern California. And told her how both Division 3 state title runner ups and champs played with LeBron being her and I are going to the game in LA tomorrow. And I had to laugh for a minute. Who at THE R played with 40 year old Lebron. Now don’t get it twisted I know a fella who played on the same AAU team from Riordan with Jason Kidd. But did anyone else play with such dynamic talent. Two state D3 title winners played with LeBron period. And Leon period. And Kendrick period. So take your history, shove it, and for all of us STFU. Your kid and anyone after has never come close to such per pre Prolific era. SO AGAIN STFU.

Sincerely, THE HIGH SCHOOL WIZARD.

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Joey Curtin I applaud you for doing what you do. We all know coaching kids at such a capacity is not easy. But you stepped up and have tried hard as hell. But do yourself a favor. Get rid of the poisonous clowns sitting behind you. You don’t need. Riordan has always been a very reputable school on the level of basketball and you literally have a village idiot who literally thinks he knows more than even you. Eliminate the BS and continue to teach the kids. I will always respect that. Get back at it. And don’t stop. But eliminate the village idiots asap.

SHC 2025 Football Schedule (Teams listed in white are AWAY games).

Irish will play at Folsom!

The team's unofficial 1000th game will be played at Mitty.

An 0-3 start with one total run is fully in the rear view mirror for St. Mary’s-Stockton (17-4) extended its win streak to 15 games after beating Rocklin 6-1 for the Boras Classic North title.

St. Mary’s came into the tournament ranked No. 3 in NorCal and boasted a strong one-two punch at the top of the rotation with Tanner Grove and Nico Bavaro. In a tournament like this, your pitching depth is tested and the Rams responded with Giani Camacho, Jacob Korbrin and Minh Vu combining on a four hitter in the semifinal win over St. Ignatius. Then, Jeremy Krause got the start in the championship game with 5.1 innings of one run ball.

Junior Dax Hardcastle has been the offensive standout for the Rams with three home runs over the four tournament games and a near .500 average over the season.

The Rams have seven games left in the regular season with two three game series against Lodi and Lincoln-Stockton and a solo game against Cardinal Newman. They beat the Cardinals 8-1 in the opening game of the Boras Classic.

Valley Christian started 6-0 with wins over Buchanan and Elk Grove, but then went on a three game losing streak including a two game sweep to St. Francis-Mountain View. Since then, they have gone 9-1-1 with a split against Serra. The latest stretch was capped off by a 10-7 win over nationally ranked Archbishop Moeller (Ohio). Colton Hadfield had four RBI and Hunter Fujimoto had three RBI in the win. Rohan Kasanagottu went six innings and gave up four runs with nine strikeouts. This performance came after he tossed three shutout innings in the opener.

Brock Ketelsen, who got the start in game one, hit his fourth home run of the season and had seven RBI over the four game event.

Quinten Marsh is one of the region's top two-way players and has now hit safely in 12 of 13 games.

The Warriors have won five of hte past six CCS Open/Division I titles and are tracking to be one of the teams to beat.

Day 1

St. Ignaitus beat San Marin 3-0: DJ Delaney had a two run homer and Finn Demuth struck out eight batters over five innings

Benicia beat Oak Ridge 8-4: Benicia scored four runs in the top of the eighth to win the opener. Peyton Rowles went 3-for-5 with two RBI and Dominic Louro struck out nine over six innings

St. Ignatius beat Benicia 7-2: St. Ignatius scored four runs in the third and three in the fifth inning.The Wildcats are onto the final four on Wednesday.

Oak Ridge beat San Marin 8-4: Jackson Molloy had a double and two RBI and Noah Nowaski gave up three runs over five innings with five strikeouts for the Trojans.

Serra beat Pleasant Grove 11-4: the Padres jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning and then scored five runs in the final two innings. Evan Bradshaw had three RBI and Noah Greenspan and Nate Hui each had two RBI. Pleasant Grove's Nolan Underwood had three hits.

Rocklin beat College Park 8-1: Rocklin's Dylan Nusz had a home run and four RBI and Troy Ueltzen gave up one run over six innings. Samuel Johnston had the lone RBI for College Park

Rocklin beat Serra 6-0: Rocklin gave up just three total hits led by Joey Lorenzini (5 IP, 7K) as the Thunder knocked off the No. 1 team. Cash Brennan had two RBI.

Pleasant Grove beat College Park 12-0: Pleasant Grove's Jake Dougherty threw a no-hitter with six strikeouts to cap the night. Nic Trillo had three RBI and three runs scored.

Valley Christian beat Aquinas 5-2: Colton Hadfield had a home run and Rohan Kasanagottu got the three inning save.

Jesuit beat Faith Lutheran 7-4: Seven different players scored for the Marauders, which got 5.1 innings of four run ball from Owen Page.

Day 1 Scores

Bradshaw Christian beat Clovis 8-5: Clovis tied it in the seventh with two runs but Bradshaw Christian scored three in the ninth to stay undefeated. Jake Johnson and David Wiser each had two RBI.

Buchanan beat Oakmont 8-2: Trevor Wilson and Beau Ogles each had a RBI for Oakmont. The Vikings trailed 3-2 after four innings.

Clovis North beat Elk Grove 3-1: Colton Lincoln gave up seven hits over six innings and gave up three runs (two earned). Antonio Cuevas had a RBI.

Madera beat West Park 5-3: Madera got out to a 4-0 lead and West Park couldn't complete the comeback. Jayden McNeal and Ethan Silva each had a RBI and Mason Zobel struck out seven in four innings of relief.

Davis beat Redwood-Visalia 6-4

Sadly, they're not going to get much at No. 5, but by the end of the draft, the roster for the summer will be pretty much complete.and m the

So far, unfortunately, it does not look good. A lot of players stayed in school for NIL money and so the draft -- which is usually only three or four players deep -- is one (or two) players deep this time.

But next year, the Valkyries will have no bad contracts and the ability to sign the horde of established stars who will become free agents in anticipation of the new CBA.

NORTH MARIN CLASSIC

High School Teams ONLY (No Club)
We've had 24 teams the last couple of summers. Pool play to brackets.
Carondolet beat Colfax in last year's title game.
6 Games/2 per Day
$450
San Marin HS and Surrounding Gyms
(Novato HS closed for Construction)
email: NorthMarinClassic@gmail.com
REGISTER HERE

Golden State Prep (GSP) is one of the top Post Graduate programs in the Nation. In 6 short years, GSP has proven to be possibly the top basketball developmental post graduate program in the Nation. The graphic above is the past 9 days of GSP Alumni winning Conference Players of the Week honors. Furthermore, GSP had its first NBA signed player in Emanuel Miller with the Chicago Bulls. GSP has sent over 34 kids D1 and this years team will have another 7 D1 will be coming out of this season roster. GSP is currently one of the potential front runners to have a chance to win the Post Grad National Championship.

GSP is open its enrollment for the 2025-2026 season as of January 1st. To be part of the GSP program and its selection process, please send the below information to GoldenStatePrepBball@gmail.com

Name
Position
School
AAU Program
Height
Core GPA
Location

GSP recruits worldwide, but it opens up 3 spots per season to local players who can commute. It has always been part of our program and will continue. Our teams will be finalized by April 10th, 2025.

For more information, visit www.goldenstateprep.org

High schools in California cannot negotiate name, image and likeness deals on behalf of athletes; students must sign those on their own, and they have begun to do so in states that allow it.

Gurganious said that the agreement is not an NIL deal. “No funds will be directly allocated to student-athletes by Playfly, nor will student-athletes be required to participate in brand promotions on behalf of the school,” he said. “Instead, this initiative aims to foster meaningful connections between brands and the broader athletic community at Mater Dei High School.”

Still, the deal with Playfly is yet another way that opportunities to monetize sports — not just in college but also in high school — are booming in the world of NIL. With the Playfly deal, brand partnerships with Mater Dei could make their way to students.

“We don’t get involved in negotiation or creating opportunities specifically for any individual,” Mater Dei director of athletic development Khaled Holmes said. “Now, as we create these opportunities as a school or as an athletic department or as a program specifically, I wouldn’t be surprised at some point if there were parallel opportunities for our athletes.”

2025 Nor Cal Spring Showcase

The 13th annual Nor Cal Spring Showcase will be held Saturday May 10, 2025 at Chabot College in Hayward. 42 AAU teams will be particpating (17U, 16U, 15U). Each team will play two games on the day.

The event is designed to provide all players an opportunity to demonstrate their talents/skills in highly competitive games for the college coaches, scouts, and media expected to attend. A report on the event will be done by the Hoop Review scouting service that will be sent to college coaches and various internet sites. All games will be live streamed by Baller TV.

This event will also serve as an ideal warmup for the NCAA live period the following weekend (May 16-18).

Schedule will come out on Tuesday evening May 6.

American Canyon Summer Basketball Tournament

High School Varsity Basketball Teams ONLY (No Club Teams)
We are hosting a 16 team tournament with each team playing 6 games
2 games Friday, 2 games Saturday, and 2 games Sunday
Pool play to brackets - Fee $450
All games at American Canyon High School (2 gyms)
For further information and registration please contact
Michael Evans (510) 815-6975 email: michaelmae21@gmail.com

Looking for a few more teams to join our Annual Freshman and Junior Varsity Tournaments.

He switched his commitment from Texas A&M to the Washington Huskies a couple of hours ago.

Interesting move, and now the Huskies figure to have a pretty strong 3-4 punch of Nico Bundalo and Jasir

Home Sweet Home the Pacers have been moved up to Division 1 . Huge Congratulations to Coach Reed and Coach Thompson and the whole staff and most all the Mighty Pacer Players 👏🏽💪🏽🫡💙💛

De La Salle beat Monte Vista 6-0: Alec Blair had a home run and two RBI and Graham Schlicht tossed a one hitter with 11 strikeouts. Monte Vista started sophomore Gavin McMillan and he went five innings

Granada beat Amador Valley 6-0: Peyton Richards had a home run and two RBI while Tyler Kennedy (4 IP), Connor Raridan (1 IP) and Braden Makley (2 IP) combined on a four hitter. Amador Valley's Kade Robertson went 2-for-3 in the loss.

San Ramon Valley beat Dougherty Valley 13-0: The Wolves scored seven runs in the second inning to gain control early. Cole Haughton had three RBI and Mitch Nelson and Drew Stasch had two RBI apiece. Bryce Monte threw three innings with six strikeouts.

Foothill beat California 4-3: Foothill's Tanner Tarpley had a home run and Take Sato-Kreis tossed a complete game for the win. California's Johnny Edwards had two RBI and Logan Kellogg had a triple and a RBI.

Only local tie is Todd Golden being a former Gael and Don. He hit the lottery in coaching!

And how about that defensive masterclass Kelvin and the Cougs displayed??!!!

10 minutes, 1 field goal.... to all the parents, teach your kid how to defend and not be so worried about shooting 48 3s.

Rebounding, Defense, and Free Throws - Proctor missed his, Roberts and Cryer hit theirs