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NCS baseball playoff brackets, divisions I-II

cpashelka — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:03:38 +0000

NCS Playoffs
DIVISION I
First round
Tuesday
No. 9 Liberty (16-8) at No. 8 Deer Valley (16-8), 4 p.m.
No. 10 Freedom (16-8) at No. 7 Dougherty Valley (11-13), 4 p.m.
No. 11 Bishop O’Dowd at No. 6 James Logan (17-7), 7 p.m.
Wednesday
No. 13 Berkeley (15-10) at No. 4 Amador Valley (14-10), 4 p.m.
No. 12 San Leandro (20-6) at No. 5 Heritage (16-8), 4 p.m.
No. 14 Mission San Jose (13-11) at No. 3 California (18-6), 4 p.m.
Friday’s quarterfinals
Liberty/Deer Valley winner at No. 1 Granada (23-1), 4 p.m.
Freedom/Dougherty Valley winner at No. 2 De La Salle (17-7), 4 p.m.
DIVISION II
First round
Tuesday
No. 16 Pinole Valley (15-12) at No. 1 Casa Grande (24-2), 4 p.m.
No. 8 Cardinal Newman (14-12) vs. No. 9 Alameda (17-9) at Lincoln Park, Alameda, 4 p.m.
No. 15 Montgomery (14-8-1) at No. 2 Campolindo (17-6-1), 4 p.m.
No. 10 Dublin (12-12) at No. 7 Washington (16-8), 4 p.m.
No. 14 Marin Catholic (15-10) at No. 3 Clayton Valley Charter (20-4), 4 p.m.
Wednesday
No. 13 Concord (15-8-1) at No. 4 Maria Carrillo (17-8), 4 p.m.
No. 12 Livermore (11-13) at No. 5 College Park (18-5-1), 4 p.m.
No. 11 Rancho Cotate (14-11) at No. 6 Newark Memorial (18-6), 4 p.m.

Warriors Vets Collab On A Cold-Blooded Haze of Kent Bazemore

Marcus Thompson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:14:23 +0000

The Warriors were back to business as usual Wednesday, having clinched a playoff spot. And nothing says focused like … a rookie prank??

The Warriors, ever the loose and fun-loving bunch, continued their bonding by filling rookie Kent Bazemore’s car with popcorn. Buttered popcorn.

While Bazemore was sound his post-practice work, his vetetan teammates were pouring huge bags of popcorn into his white Audi and posing for pictures.

Apparently, the Warriors are not uptight about this playoff race

Warriors Talked With Memphis About Rudy Gay … Nothing There

Marcus Thompson — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:20:40 +0000

According to a source, the Warriors engaged in preliminary talks with Memphis about star small forward Rudy Gay. But the talks didn’t produced much as Memphis is not interested in taking the Warriors’ less-desirable contracts (such as Richard Jefferson) and the Grizzlies want what the Warriors don’t have.

Yahoo! Sports reported Tuesday morning that Memphis and Phoenix are engaged in trade talks. The story, citing sources, said the Grizzlies are shopping Gay.

They did stop at the Warriors door.

Gay would be a coup for the Warriors as he would upgrade the small forward position and give the Warriors a difference-maker. But he also comes with a huge price tag: $16.4 million this season, $37.1 million over the next two seasons.

Warriors executive board member Jerry West, formerly the Grizzlies’ general manager, is high on Gay. And with Andrew Bogut’s return uncertain, the Warriors could use another dominant player.

But Memphis is looking to cut salary, which means they want young players, expiring contacts or draft picks. The Warriors have several young players, but no expiring contracts and no picks to trade.

Plus, the luxury tax-conscious Warriors aren’t interested in taking on a big contract without sending out one of their own. Certainly, any deal involving such big numbers would have to include Richard Jefferson (due $11 million next season) or Andris Biedrins (due $9 million next season (though without Bogut, Golden State may not be interested in giving up Biedrins right now).

There is nothing there now. But if Gay is still a Grizzly come the trade deadline, my that could could change.

Final 2010-2011 East Bay girls basketball poll

Phil Jensen — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:19:13 +0000

Team	Record	Points	Last poll
1. Berkeley (7)	31-2	105	1
2. Carondelet	28-5	98	2
3. St. Mary’s	30-5	91	3
4. Bishop O’Dowd	25-8	81	5
5. Dougherty Valley	28-3	80	4
6. Campolindo	25-7	70	6
7. Deer Valley	19-8	63	7
8. Miramonte	23-7	53	9
9. St. Joseph Notre Dame	25-5	51	12
10. Clayton Valley	26-4	40	11
11. Piedmont	20-13	28	NR
12. James Logan	23-7	26	13
13. Acalanes	18-10	18	NR
14. Monte Vista	19-8	17	14
15. Mission San Jose	25-3	8	8

Also receiving votes: Moreau Catholic (19-8, 6 points), Salesian (24-6, 4), Oakland Tech (17-9, 1). The East Bay Prep Girls Basketball Poll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay. Records are through Saturday.

Bird ineligible, Salesian forfeits 16 games

Phil Jensen — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 06:35:08 +0000

By Phil Jensen
pjensen@bayareanewsgroup.com
The Salesian High boys basketball team is forfeiting its first 16 wins this season because leading scorer Jabari Bird is ineligible, athletic director Chad Nightingale said Friday afternoon.
Bird — a sophomore ranked 26th in the 2013 recruiting class according to ESPN Rise — transferred last summer from Benicia to Salesian, the top-ranked team in the Bay Area News Group-East Bay poll.
Bird declined to comment Friday. He was averaging 16.9 points per game.
The main reason for Bird’s ineligibility is California Interscholastic Federation Bylaw 510, which stipulates that a student-athlete who transfers has to disclose pre-enrollment contact with anyone associated with that school’s athletic department.
Nightingale said that this summer, Bird joined an AAU team (the Oakland Soldiers) that had a Salesian player. Nightingale declined to name the player. Since Bird enrolled at Salesian on Aug. 18 and the CIF form 207/209/510 that was signed indicated there was no pre-enrollment contact, that’s considered an infraction because pre-enrollment contact includes playing on the same AAU team as another person, Nightingale said.
“That is regardless of whether they even talk about the high school,” Nightingale said. “At no time did (Bird and the player) talk about Salesian athletics (while on the Soldiers) according to the students.
“(Bird’s) dad works close to the school and wanted a private education. He never even spoke to me or any of the coaches (before the transfer). He spoke to our admissions director. He did everything right, but (didn’t) check the right box.”
North Coast Section commissioner Gil Lemmon confirmed that he rescinded the eligibility of Bird on Friday, something that requires the 16 forfeits. Lemmon also said that CIF Bylaw 510 was the main reason for the ineligibility. He had no further comment.
Nightingale said Lemmon e-mailed him Tuesday with concern about an article in the Vallejo Times-Herald on Tuesday that dealt with Bird’s transfer. Nightingale said there was concern by Lemmon over a quote by the Pride’s Freddie Tagaloa that stated, “I told him if he’s looking to play a little, he should cross that bridge and come to Salesian.”
“I have no recollection (of saying that),” Tagaloa said Friday. “I mentioned that education is better across the bridge, so the bridge part was in there.”
Jose San Mateo, the Times-Herald reporter who wrote the story, said Friday that he stands by that quote. Nightingale said he also received an e-mail Wednesday from Lemmon asking questions about the transfer. Nightingale then conducted an investigation and found that one of the Salesian players had played with Bird on the same AAU team.
“There is something called an administrator’s checklist (for a transfer), you go through a battery of 19 questions,” said Nightingale, who added Salesian plans to appeal the decision. “The idea is, I went through everything and there’s nothing there … I would never in a million years think to ask ‘Did you ever play on a summer team with one of our kids?’ It never crossed my mind.
“The North Coast Section and Gil Lemmon have done their job.”
Salesian (1-17, 1-5 Bay Shore Athletic League after the Pride’s 74-37 win Friday night over Piedmont) still has a chance to reach postseason. If the Pride posts a winning record in the BSAL or wins the league tournament, it can qualify for NCS playoffs.
“A lot of guys don’t really understand what’s going on and why they’re choosing to come down on him and not other cases,” Salesian coach Bill Mellis said about the team’s reaction. “It’s an interesting case because (Bird’s family) did everything they were supposed to do. The paperwork is kind of misleading a little bit. I think they answered their questions honestly, and we just have to go back and figure things out with an appeal and go from there.”
Staff writer Jimmy Durkin contributed to this report.

What’s Behind B. Wright’s DNP-CD?

Marcus Thompson — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:00:52 +0000

Almost everybody played in last night’s exhibition game at Sacramento. Jeff Adrien. Dan Gadzuric. Even Jeremy Lin got some garbage minutes late in the fourth quarter.

The one exception is forward Brandan Wright.

No, he’s not injured. No, it was not part of some plan to get him rest or get a look at someone else. So what gives?

Head coach Keith Smart, of course, didn’t speak candidly on the matter. Which means we have to read between the lines. Here is what he told reporters:

SMART: “The biggest thing is that the kid has been out a long time, and basketball-wise he hasn’t had a chance to play. I’ve got to be cautious with him and let him get some good practices under his belt and not put him in for spot time in games.”

Which is more likely? Concern about overworking him early? Or Smart isn’t pleased with Wright’s play? From what I am gathering, it is less about Wrights’ health and more about Smart trying to set a standard for Wright. He gave Wright just 2:23 of playing time in Sunday’s win over Sacramento, yanking him after a bad pass and not bringing him back in.

In 33 minutes of preseason action, Wright has 5 rebounds and 4 turnovers. The only player currently on the roster with fewer rebounds is Jeremy Lin (3). Radmanovic is the only non-starter with more turnovers, and his 5 have come in 57 minutes.

This could be a product of not playing basketball at this level since April 2009. Or, it could be the same problem that has plagued Wright his young career: motor. Wright hasn’t brought it at practice, and Smart has tried him at small forward, power forward and center. He’s shown he’s still got some offensive ability. But the Warriors need him more for rebounding and to be a presence on defense.

To be sure, it is super early, in my opinion, to be that concerned about a guy getting a DNP. The Warriors have 5 preseason games left. That’s plenty time. But for Brandan Wright, who is in a contract year, and is pining for relevance on a team that is stocked at his position, urgency seems to be of the order. Perhaps, that is what Smart is waiting to see before he plays him.

WRIGHT: “I really haven’t talked him about that. Tonight was unexpected so I don’t know what the deal was. You’ll have to ask him.”

“I take coaching well. I’m not the type of guy who gets upset or anything like that. I’m just going to go to the next day and see what happens.”

Lindsay Wildlife Museum presents: A Wild Night at the Museum!

Gary Bogue — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:16:19 +0000

(I’m off on vacation in Panama until Feb. 2. I’ll see you then with photos and stories from the rain forest! /Gary)

The Lindsay Wildlife Museum presents a Wild Night at the Museum! It is a wildly fun family oriented event to benefit the museum, 6-9:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the museum, 1931 First Ave., Walnut Creek.

Admission is $50 per adult which includes one child. Additional children under 18 are $10 each. To purchase tickets online go to http://www.wildlife-museum.org/wildnight

The wildly fun evening will feature lots of family activities: Food, beer and wine tasting, Peter Gros from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom with live animals like a Serval and Ringtail Lemur, raffles with great prizes, Animal Ambassadors and a Tae Kwon Do demonstration.

Wild Night at the Museum supports the museum’s programs in education and wildlife rehabilitation. Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a 501(c-3) organization (Federal Tax ID #94-6104179).

Join them for Wild Night at the Museum on Jan. 30 at 6 p.m.!

East Bay Girls Basketball Poll – 1/11

Phil Jensen — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:20:02 +0000

There was some movement after the first four places. Enjoy.

Team	Record	Points	Last week
1. Bishop O’Dowd (8)	10-3	134	1
2. Carondelet (1)	9-3	127	2
3. Berkeley	12-2	117	3
4. St. Mary’s	11-2	108	4
5. Dublin	13-2	94	9
6. Northgate	11-2	93	6
7. Miramonte	11-3	82	8
8. Campolindo	11-3	70	5
9. Dougherty Valley	11-2	64	7
10. Monte Vista	11-3	48	13
11. Piedmont	10-5	46	12
12. Heritage	13-1	37	NR
13. Mission San Jose	13-3	27	NR
t14. Deer Valley	9-5	15	11
t14. St. Joseph Notre Dame	12-1	15	14

Others receiving votes: James Logan (12-4, 1 point), Newark Memorial (9-7, 1), Salesian (13-1, 1). Records are through Jan. 9. The East Bay Girls Basketball Poll is voted upon by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.

East Bay girls basketball poll – 1/11

Phil Jensen — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:09:26 +0000

Team	Record	Points	Last week
1. Bishop O’Dowd (8)	10-3	134	1
2. Carondelet (1)	9-3	127	2
3. Berkeley	12-2	117	3
4. St. Mary’s	11-2	108	4
5. Dublin	13-2	94	9
6. Northgate	11-2	93	6
7. Miramonte	11-3	82	8
8. Campolindo	11-3	70	5
9. Dougherty Valley	11-2	64	7
10. Monte Vista	11-3	48	13
11. Piedmont	10-5	46	12
12. Heritage	13-1	37	NR
13. Mission San Jose	13-3	27	NR
t14. Deer Valley	9-5	15	11
t15. St. Joseph Notre Dame	12-1	15	14

Others receiving votes: James Logan (12-4, 1 point), Newark Memorial (9-7, 1), Salesian (13-1, 1). The East Bay Prep Girls Basketball Poll is voted upon by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.

East Bay girls basketball poll – 1/11

Phil Jensen — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:59:08 +0000

Team	Record	Points	Last week
1. Bishop O’Dowd (8)	9-3	134	1
2. Carondelet (1)	9-3	127	2
3. Berkeley	12-2	117	3
4. St. Mary’s	11-2	108	4
5. Dublin	13-2	94	9
6. Northgate	11-2	93	6
7. Miramonte	11-3	82	8
8. Campolindo	11-3	70	5
9. Dougherty Valley	11-2	64	7
10. Monte Vista	11-3	48	13
11. Piedmont	10-5	46	12
12. Heritage	13-1	37	NR
13. Mission San Jose	13-3	27	NR
t14. Deer Valley	9-5	15	11
t14. St. Joseph Notre Dame	12-1	15	14

Others receiving votes: James Logan (12-4, 1 point), Newark Memorial (9-7, 1), Salesian (13-1, 1). The East Bay Prep Girls Basketball poll is voted upon by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group-East Bay.