CARLSBAD — Pacific Ridge had barely tipped off against Orange Glen when 6-foot-4 Jenna Gorton caught a pass at the corner of the free-throw line, faked left, burst right, drove to the hoop and scored the first basket of the game. Immediately, Pacific Ridge head coach Sara Allard called timeout. Four Firebirds fans stood up, holding [...]
In September 2018, at the opening game of the International Basketball Federation Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain, the Puerto Rican national team—a first-time qualifier—took the floor against a seasoned Belgian squad. The Puerto Rican players were nervous and, after an early layup and foul shot, suffered a scoring drought of stupefying proportions. With a [...]
Alyssa Garcia and Julia Cariquitan are both a part of the success of the Cathedral Catholic girls basketball team. Alyssa, is a senior, so helps lead her team and is off to pursue neuroscience at TCU in the fall. Although Julia is only a junior, she has already made a difference by starting the Filipino [...]
A five-star player at Torrey Pines High, Sierra Campisano wanted to play college basketball at the highest level. She chose Oregon and in her two years in Eugene, the Ducks twice went to the Elite Eight. “Oregon is a fantastic place with great people, but it just wasn’t for me,” said Campisano, who played in [...]
Isalys Quiñones ’19 Th’20 discusses balancing engineering at Dartmouth and being a member of the Puerto Rico women's national basketball team, which made history for the 2020 Summer Games by qualifying for the Olympics for the first time.
Charisa Thomas earned High School Athlete of the Week! The 5-foot-10 junior led Serra to a Western League Victory over Scripps Ranch and a nonleague win against Westview. She had 15 points and 14 rebounds against the Falcons and 9 points and 19 boards against the Wolverines!
IRVINE, Calif. – The Point Loma women's basketball team outscored Concordia 17-5 in the final six minutes to come from behind and earn a 75-65 road win at Concordia. (Feb. 1) Onjalise Carley-Hilliard, Cara Liggins and Carol Schroeder powered the offense as the trio combined to score 58 of the Sea Lions' 75 points. Carley-Hilliard went 10-of-14 from the field [...]
Watching senior Naomi Gipson play basketball this season at Westview High, you’d never know last year at this time she couldn’t even suit up. Now the second-leading scorer and top rebounder for the Wolverines, the 5-foot-10 guard-forward was sidelined during a 10-month rehabilitation stint while attending Cathedral Catholic. As the Dons were winning the Western [...]
It’s a good thing Sadie Heckman loves basketball because her first season at Point Loma High was less than thrilling. Though Heckman led the Pointers in scoring as a freshman, her team finished with a dismal 3-19 record, and she is far more concerned about winning than her own statistics. “That was disappointing that we [...]
DAVIS, Calif. — UC Davis women's basketball signees Mazatlan Harris and Bria Shine earned nominations for the 2020 McDonald's All-American Games on Tuesday, two of 31 players from the state of California to make the list of girls high school standouts from across the country. This year's event will be hosted at the Toyota Center [...]
