Category Archives: Girls of Summer

Girls of Summer: Early viewing recap

(This is part 1 of a two-part recap) With the conclusion of the San Diego Classic on July 3 there was a short 2-day respite before the Girls of Summer Caravan resumed its coverage with two NCAA certified viewing events in Southern California that kicked off the first half of the NCAA July viewing period […]

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Girls of Summer: San Diego Classic

After her commitment to Cal, La Jolla Country Day’s Alaysia Styles seems to have risen to another level. She, along with one of the top incoming freshmen in the nation, led team competing as Wiggins Waves to 3A Division title. Clovis West of Fresno, competing as Cen Cal Chaos, also did very well during the […]

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Girls of Spring: DeCosta and De Rest

For the top girls basketball prospects in the state from the Classes of 2017, 2018 and beyond, Aquira DeCosta from Stockton St. Mary’s reigns as the best. But she’s not the only one that analyst Harold Abend checked out during three springtime NCAA events. Go inside for writeups on the next 10 top prospects, the […]

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Girls of Summer: Injury woes

In this second part of a two-part wrap-up of the NCAA summer viewing period, we are focusing on the top Southern California club teams after highlighting the NorCal teams in Part 1. In short, it was an awful two months for Cal Sparks Gold as it was decimated by injuries to three leading players (and […]

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Girls of Summer: 2019 Duo Wows ‘Em

In this first part of a two-part wrap-up of the NCAA summer viewing period, it was a dazzling performance by two incoming freshmen for Salesian of Richmond at the Future Stars Camp in Augusta, Georgia. Plus, Orinda Magic Black completes viewing period short-handed and which players and teams turned heads the most at the Summer […]

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Girls of Summer: Loss spurs Cal Stars

A first game loss in pool play doesn’t prevent the Cal Stars AAU team, which has two State Players of the Year in the lineup, from rolling to a national title earlier this week in South Carolina. The girls ended their season at 54-1 with their only loss coming to another California team.

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Girls of Summer: San Diego wrap

St. Mary’s of Stockton four-peats in style in the 3A Division with 21-point win in final over La Jolla Country Day. Bishop’s falls in third-place game to team from the Northwest, but Clovis West wins in fifth-place contest over a different team from the Northwest. Metro San Jose also finishes second in 2A Division.

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San Diego Classic: Halfway done

No real surprises at San Diego Classic midway point, but there were some entertaining pool play division finals, especially Pinewood vs. Mission Hills and La Jolla Country Day vs. Clovis West. Look for a full Girls of Summer report from all of the action in this event early next week.

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Why is San Diego Classic so huge?

The 29th annual San Diego Classic summer girls basketball event tips off this week with 152 teams, including one from within California that is traveling nearly 2,000 miles. This latest edition of our Girls of Summer series previews this year’s tourney and we have updates from the Battle in the Boro held in Tennessee and […]

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Girls of Summer: Cal Stars Shine

In this second installment of annual series about important stops on the girls hoops summer circuit, we get the inside scoop why the Cal Stars club team that features numerous Cal-Hi Sports all-state players may be the best in the nation. The Nike Elite team not only cruised in the top division at the annual […]

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