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St. Mary’s Gabby Green picked for U.S. under-19 women’s basketball squad

Gabby Green of St. Mary’s High was selected to the U.S. under-19 women’s basketball team that will compete at this summer’s FIBA World Championships.

Green, a 6-foot-1 guard, earned a spot on the 12-player team after four days of trials at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. The junior is one of just three high school players selected to the team, which is headlined by UConn’s Breanna Stewart.

Team USA is going for a fifth straight gold medal at the under-19 world championships. The tournament runs from July 18-28 in Lithuania.

Green is the reigning co-MVP of the Tri-County Athletic League-Rock Division and led St. Mary’s to the North Coast Section Division IV title, averaging 16.6 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 3.9 assists per game.

One of the nation’s top recruits in the class of 2014, Green has not yet made her college decision.

Posted on Monday, May 20th, 2013
Under: Girls basketball | No Comments »

East Bay softball poll — 5/7

Team Record Points Last week
1. California (4) 17-3 60 1
2. Amador Valley 18-2 56 2
3. James Logan 19-1 52 3
4. Clayton Valley 16-2 48 5
5. Alhambra 16-2-1 44 4
6. Concord 15-3 38 t7
7. Monte Vista 12-8 36 6
8. Freedom 13-5-1 34 t7
9. Arroyo 17-4 28 9
10. Castro Valley 14-7 23 10
11. Livermore 11-9 20 12
12. Granada 11-9 17 11
t13. Newark Memorial 12-8 10 13
t13. Salesian 17-1 10 15
15. Pinole Valley 14-5 4 NR

Also receiving votes:  None. The East Bay SoftballPoll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group East Bay. Records are through Saturday.

Posted on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Under: Softball | 2 Comments »

East Bay softball poll — 4/30

Team Record Points Last week
1. California (4) 15-3 60 1
2. Amador Valley 16-2 56 2
3. James Logan 17-1 52 3
4. Alhambra 15-1-1 48 4
5. Clayton Valley 15-2 44 5
6. Monte Vista 11-7 40 6
t7. Concord 15-3 33 t8
t7. Freedom 11-5-1 33 10
9. Arroyo 15-4 30 t8
10. Castro Valley 12-7 23 12
11. Granada 10-8 21 t13
12. Livermore 10-8 15 7
13. Newark Memorial 10-8 11 t13
14. Heritage 9-7 9 11
15. Salesian 14-1 5 15

Also receiving votes:  None. The East Bay SoftballPoll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group East Bay. Records are through Saturday.

Posted on Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Under: Softball | 3 Comments »

“De La Salle Sports Report” TV special

A half-hour TV special focusing on De La Salle High athletics will air on KICU TV36 this weekend. The “De La Salle Sports Report” will cover a variety of varsity sports from this past fall and winter. It will profile student-athletes and feature an alumni report with Chris Wondolowski, the 2012 Major League Soccer MVP with the San Jose Earthquakes. Recently retired football coach Bob Ladouceur will also be interviewed.

The show will air Saturday, April 27 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, April 28 at 4 p.m. Mike Sklut will host.

Posted on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Under: East Bay Prep Sports | 8 Comments »

East Bay softball poll — 4/23

Here’s a look at this week’s softball poll. We have a new No. 1 team, but not a lot of significant movement besides that.

Team Record Points Last week
1. California (4) 13-3 60 2
2. Amador Valley 14-2 56 1
3. James Logan 14-1 52 3
4. Alhambra 13-1-1 48 4
5. Clayton Valley 11-2 44 5
6. Monte Vista 10-6 40 6
7. Livermore 10-6 34 7
t8. Arroyo 13-4 28 9
t8. Concord 14-3 28 10
10. Freedom 9-5-1 27 t11
11. Heritage 8-6 23 t11
12. Castro Valley 10-7 12 13
t13. Newark Memorial 8-7 10 t14
t13. Granada 8-8 10 t14
15. Salesian 12-1 4 NR

Also receiving votes:  Alameda (9-9, 2 votes), San Ramon Valley (10-6, 2). The East Bay SoftballPoll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group East Bay. Records are through Saturday.

Posted on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Under: Softball | 3 Comments »

East Bay softball poll — 4/17

Here’s a look at our latest East Bay softball poll. Note that this poll reflects games through last Saturday, so games played earlier this week will be accounted for in next week’s poll. There could be some movement at the top with Cal High beating No. 1 Amador Valley 1-0 yesterday.

Team Record Points Last week
1. Amador Valley (4) 13-1 60 1
2. California 11-3 56 3
3. James Logan 12-1 52 2
4. Alhambra 11-1-1 45 7
5. Clayton Valley 9-2 44 t5
6. Monte Vista 7-6 42 t5
7. Livermore 9-5 37 4
8. Carondelet 10-4 25 8
9. Arroyo 12-4 24 14
10. Concord 10-3 23 13
t11. Freedom 7-5-1 22 10
t11. Heritage 6-6 22 11
13. Castro Valley 10-7 16 9
t14. Granada 7-7 4 15
t14. Newark Memorial 6-7 4 NR

Also receiving votes:  Alameda (7-9, 2 votes), Pinole Valley (9-3, 1), Bishop O’Dowd (10-5, 1). The East Bay SoftballPoll is voted on by the prep sports staff of Bay Area News Group East Bay. Records are through Saturday.

Posted on Wednesday, April 17th, 2013
Under: Softball | 6 Comments »

DLS’ Justin Pagila ties course record with 9-under par round

De La Salle golfer Justin Pagila tied a Diablo Country Club course record when he fired a 9-under par 62 on Monday during the De La Salle golf invitational. Pagila’s impressive round helped the Spartans win the team title at the event over second place Christian Brothers-Sacramento and third place Jesuit. Pagila finished nine strokes ahead of second place Shintaro Ban of Archbishop Mitty.

According to Aaron Wells, the head pro at Diablo Country Club, only two others have carded a 62 at Diablo Country Club — Bud Shank in 1962 and Geoff Gonzalez in 2011.

Posted on Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Under: Golf | No Comments »

D.J. Moffitt to sign with UNLV

Less than a week before signing day, De La Salle linebacker D.J. Moffitt gave an oral commitment to play at UNLV.

Moffitt (6-foot-2, 205 pounds) will enroll at UNLV in January of 2014 unless a fall scholarship opens up. He said he could use the fall to get bigger, strong and faster, and isn’t bothered by possibly having to wait to join the team.

“After my official visit, I just felt like it was the right decision,” Moffitt said. “I like the staff and what they have going on there.”

Rated as a three-star prospect by Scout and Rivals, Moffitt is the fourth member of the De La Salle defense to commit to a Division I school. Michael Hutchings (USC), Austin Hooper (Stanford) and Victor Egu (Yale) will also ink their letters of intent next week.

Moffitt, who had offers from Arizona, Colorado, Washington State and Nevada among others, said UNLV was his only official visit.

He will join former De La Salle teammate Anthony Williams at UNLV.

Posted on Friday, February 1st, 2013
Under: Football | No Comments »

Hutchings, Hooper, Long receive all-state honors

Three East Bay football players were selected to Cal-Hi Sports’ all-state first-team. De La Salle’s Michael Hutchings and Austin Hooper were selected to the first-team defense while James Logan’s Warren Miles Long was a multi-purpose selection. De La Salle and Narbonne-Harbor City were the only schools to have multiple first-team selections. Hutchings, a USC-bound linebacker, was already named California’s Mr. Football by Cal-Hi Sports. Hooper is a defensive end headed to Stanford. Long, who thrived at running back and linebacker this year, will play at Northwestern.

Check here for the full first-team list.

Additionally, Clayton Valley’s Joe Protheroe was selected to the second team as a running back. Third team picks include Freedom WR Darrell Daniels, Pittsburg OL Antonia Huey, De La Salle RB Tiapepe Vitale, San Ramon Valley kicker Matt Anderson, De La Salle DL Victor Egu, De La Salle LB D.J. Moffitt and Foothill FB/LB Griffith Gates.

The full second and third team lists can be found here.

Posted on Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Under: Football | No Comments »

De La Salle’s 2013 football schedule

There will be no national powerhouses for the De La Salle football team in Justin Alumbaugh’s first season as head coach. But since the Spartans are no longer playing a full East Bay Athletic League schedule, there are a few more opportunities for them to take on some out-of-section squads in 2013. A road game at Servite, which lost to De La Salle in the 2010 Open Division state bowl game, is the furthest the Spartans will travel this season. Here’s the full schedule.

Week 0: At Livermore

Week 1: At Serra

Week 2: At St. Mary’s-Stockton

Week 3: Del Oro

Week 4: San Ramon Valley

Week 5: At Servite

Week 6: Bye

Week 7: James Logan

Week 8: Amador Valley

Week 9: At Monte Vista

Week 10: California

Posted on Sunday, January 27th, 2013
Under: Football, Uncategorized | 45 Comments »