Articles for Girls Basketball

Caitlin Clark effect hasn’t reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Caitlin Clark effect hasn’t reversed the decades-long decline in girls basketball participation

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! The decision by Grand Island Senior High School — the state’s third-largest with more than 2,600 students — reflects a national decline in participation in the girls sport, even as the popularity of women’s basketball behind the likes of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese has …

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Prep talk: Ventura High girls’ basketball boasts legendary names
1 month ago

Prep talk: Ventura High girls’ basketball boasts legendary names

LA Times  

Junior Kailee Staniland of Ventura High is the daughter of Oxnard basketball coach Jeff Staniland. When you watch a Ventura High girls’ basketball game, then check the roster, it’s like going back in time. And the star junior player is Kailee Staniland, whose father, Jeff, was Ventura’s all-time scoring leader and a standout at Azusa Pacific. Seth Hernandez from Corona …

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Column: Ontario Christian will try to end Etiwanda’s state title run
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Column: Ontario Christian will try to end Etiwanda’s state title run

LA Times  

Girls basketball in Southern California has become all about Etiwanda High, the two-time defending state champion. There is a real challenger to Etiwanda’s supremacy in Ontario Christian, which picked up two elite freshmen in 6-6 Sydney Douglas and 5-11 Tatianna Griffin to combine with sophomore sensation Kaleena Smith, who averaged 34.9 points as a freshman. Ontario Christian basketball star Kaleena …

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How Chris Brickley, a world-renown basketball trainer, is trying to grow the women’s game
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Chris Brickley, a world-renown basketball trainer, is trying to grow the women’s game

New York Times  

When Chris Brickley sat down to review his inaugural high school All-America showcase and plan Year 2, one glaring omission immediately stood out. This year, Brickley worked to identify the right boys and girls high school prospects to participate, ultimately selecting 17 boys and 17 girls to travel to Chicago from May 10-12 to for individual and group workouts, film …

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A century before Caitlin Clark, 6-on-6 basketball players in Iowa were blazing trail for her
9 months, 4 weeks ago

A century before Caitlin Clark, 6-on-6 basketball players in Iowa were blazing trail for her

Associated Press  

Imagine Iowa star Caitlin Clark playing a basketball game where the rules allowed her just two dribbles before she had to pass or shoot and it was illegal for her to cross the half-court line. Every game the gym was full.” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder, associate head coach Jan Jensen and assistant Jenni Fitzgerald grew up playing 6-on-6 and Clark …

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Prep sports roundup: Sierra Canyon, Etiwanda continue on collision course in girls’ basketball
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Prep sports roundup: Sierra Canyon, Etiwanda continue on collision course in girls’ basketball

LA Times  

Sierra Canyon and Etiwanda continue on their collision course to meeting for the Southern Section Open Division girls’ basketball championship. On Wednesday, Jerzy Robinson scored 28 points and Izela Arenas had 21 points in Sierra Canyon’s 74-52 win over Sage Hill. 1-0 pic.twitter.com/us62f9OlMc — eric sondheimer February 14, 2024 Birmingham 6, Locke 0: Anthony Najafi contributed four goals in the …

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Kobe and Gianna Bryant honored to start WNBA draft
4 years, 8 months ago

Kobe and Gianna Bryant honored to start WNBA draft

LA Times  

The WNBA honored Gianna Bryant, Payton Chester and Alyssa Altobelli, who were among the nine killed in a January helicopter crash that also claimed the life of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, by selecting the three girls as honorary draft picks to open Friday’s WNBA draft. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, sitting in front of a book case in her home during the …

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Four Indian youngsters to play in Basketball Without Borders camp
5 years, 5 months ago

Four Indian youngsters to play in Basketball Without Borders camp

The Hindu  

Four Indian youngsters — two boys and two girls — will head to Japan to play in Basketball Without Borders Asia, the National Basketball Association and the International Basketball Federation 's global basketball development and community outreach program. BWB Asia 2019 will be held from August 14 to 17 in Tokyo, featuring a number of current and former NBA players, …

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