 Granite Hills senior a long ranger
 PEGGY PEATTIE / Union-Tribune
Granite Hills High senior Dean Miller has hit more than 100 three-point baskets since joining the varsity midway through his freshman year.
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'He's a true leader'
Point guard inspires fellow Centurions
UNIVERSITY CITY, Dec. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
For as long as Mark Hills has played basketball, he has been a point guard – the field general on the floor.
The University City High senior would not have it any other way.
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OCEANSIDE, Dec. 11El Camino banks on center for success: As a freshman call-up for the basketball playoffs, Luke Evans savored playing the final minutes of two one-sided victories for El Camino High.
Dec. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Shooting for a championship: Walk into the Mission Bay High gym as the Buccaneers gear up for the basketball season and one moment is frozen in time on the scoreboard.
Dec. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Edwards hopes to help Hilltop High continue streak: Anthony Edwards waited his turn. He watched last year while teammates turned in another dominant regular season for the Hilltop High basketball squad. Edwards contributed off the bench as the Lancers cruised to a fourth straight undefeated South Bay League title.
Dec. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Cathedral Catholic star is Harvard-bound: Last year's Cathedral Catholic High girls basketball players will be remembered as champions. Dec. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Monte Vista senior excels in two sports: Basketball is Geoff Hartman's game, but baseball could be his future. The 6-foot-4, 190-pound Monte Vista High senior has the skill to play college basketball: Chico State has shown interest. Dec. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Bishop's standout ready to rebound after knee injury: Inga Orekhova knew better. Doctors were telling her the injury to her left knee might be a severe sprain, but Orekhova had torn her right ACL before and recognized the pain. Dec. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Girls Basketball Players To Watch: Dec. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Girls Basketball Top 10: Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Tiny school, big plans: It has been more than 30 years since a local high school boys basketball team has posted a perfect record. Since before the state playoffs were initiated. Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Boys basketball players to watch: Nov. 25 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Boys basketball Top 10:
SAN CARLOS, Nov. 20
'She's a raw talent': Don't call Emily Osga a multisport athlete. The Patrick Henry High senior is more an omnisport athlete.
Sep. 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Northwestern lands Bishop's standout:
Inga Orekhova, a highly recruited basketball player from The Bishop's School, has accepted a scholarship offer to Northwestern University, saying she will make it official during the early signing period in November.
Aug. 14
Order on the court: When Richard Davila suited up for his first game as a basketball official in 1999, one word described his emotions. “Scared,” he said. “I didn't have time to think.”
July 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)High school players spend summer on the court: Sweat poured down the face of a clearly exhausted Ariana Elegado as the La Jolla Country Day junior-to-be pondered her answer to the question.
July 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Youth movement: Chris Brisco has been a varsity and junior varsity boys basketball coach at Point Loma High long enough to know what he thinks is needed to turn around the Pointers program.
June 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
More than 300 teams expected at basketball tourney: The San Diego Classic high school girls basketball tournament is scheduled July 17-20. Competition is expected to feature more than 300 teams in four divisions playing at sites across the region. The tournament, the largest of its kind in the nation, is in its 22nd year and includes many of the top teams in the Western states.
May 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Pepperdine lands Mission Hills' Darby: Mission Hills High's Taylor Darby will continue his basketball career at Pepperdine University.
May 8 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cathedral's boys basketball program gets a fresh face: Cathedral Catholic High Athletic Director Dave Smola said the school decided to “go young” when hiring a boys basketball coach.
May 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Toreros land Cavers guard: When Patrick McCollom moved to San Diego from Washington state with his grandparents, he didn't know what to expect.
INDIANAPOLIS, 11:57 a.m. May 1 (AP)
High school rebounders to move back during free throws: Rebounders on free-throw attempts will be positioned along the foul lane three feet farther from the basket during high school basketball games next season.
April 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Basketball honors for LJCD senior: La Jolla Country Day basketball player Janae Fulcher was selected second-team All-State yesterday by CalHiSports.com.
April 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Horizon's Withey chosen All-State: As a sophomore, Jeff Withey began making an impact on California high school basketball when he was a pivotal member of Horizon High's state Division IV championship team. But not until yesterday did he join the elite.
April 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Rancho Bernardo hires basketball coach: Varsity assistant Jim Choe has been named head boys basketball coach at Rancho Bernardo High.
March 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Four years, four stars: For four years, Horizon's Jeff Withey and La Jolla Country Day's Janae Fulcher have dominated basketball in this state.
March 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Union-Tribune All-San Diego Section basketball team:
March 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Boys basketball all-league teams:
March 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Girls basketball all-league teams:
March 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Where have all the state championships gone?: Think of the great University of San Diego High basketball teams when the Waltons played for the Dons. Then recall how good the St. Augustine teams were in the same era.
SACRAMENTO, March 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Torreys let title slip away in final: Things started all wrong for La Jolla Country Day's girls and ended even worse. The California Division IV basketball title was as close as the dozens of airplanes the team would like to have used to reach the state capital, but in the end it was just as elusive.
March 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Torreys pine for state title:
After earning state championships in 2001 and 2002, the La Jolla Country Day girls basketball team has remained a consistent winner but hasn't been able to capture another state crown.
March 15 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State basketball championships:
SACRAMENTO, March 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
La Jolla Country Day defeated in state basketball final: Vallejo St. Patrick/St. Vincent hit four long three-point field goals to rally from an 11-point deficit and capture the state Division IV girls basketball championship 67-65 over La Jolla Country Day today at ARCO Arena.
March 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
LJCD's Frustrated Four finally reach top rung: In the early part of the new millennium, there was no more dominant high school girls basketball program in California than La Jolla Country Day.
March 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Still searching:
March 14 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State Basketball Championships:
March 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Torreys senior a pain in paint: Janae Fulcher admits to beating up on freshman Gillian Howard every day at basketball practice.
March 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Athletic director scours new gyms to glean ideas: St. Augustine High Athletic Director Mike Stephenson has looked at new gyms all over Southern California as the school prepares for Phase II of its renovation program.
March 13Mount Miguel's Sandoval reaches milestone of 200 wins: Mount Miguel High girls basketball coach Robbie Sandoval has guided his team to eight Grossmont South League championships in as many years at the helm. His teams have lost once in 75 league games during that stretch.
March 11 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Players added to All-Star rosters: It was the news San Diego High Principal Scott Giusti had been hoping to hear since last week. Late yesterday afternoon, Giusti received an e-mail from San Diego Section Commissioner Dennis Ackerman.
March 13 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State Basketball Championships:
SANTA ANA, March 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Torreys head for state after toppling nemesis: On the back of its T-shirts, the La Jolla Country Day girls basketball team has a slogan: “Go hard or go home.”
SANTA ANA, 10:22 a.m. March 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Calvin starts cold, never heats up: In any sport, if you don't score, you can't win. If you're unable to hold onto the ball, you can't score.
March 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Memorial's outside game ousts Horizon: San Joaquin Memorial was already on its way to Santa Ana to play in the Southern California Regional finals by the time Horizon re-emerged from its locker room.
March 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)LJ Country Day takes charge in second quarter: First, La Jolla Country Day School's Chelsea Burns swatted away a forecourt pass on defense. Then teammate Janae Fulcher blocked a layup attempt.
March 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
All-star exclusions raise questions: When it came time to select the area's best high school basketball players for the annual Senior All-Star games, three names were among those recommended by coaches.
March 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Southern California Regional Basketball:
March 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Southern California Regional Basketball:
March 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cathedral hits big wall: Cathedral Catholic coach Melissa Padgett minced no words when describing how her girls basketball team played in the second half against Fontana Summit last night.
March 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Foothills slows pace:
In its three-year varsity existence, Foothills Christian has earned a reputation as a fast-breaking, sharp-shooting team.
March 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
San Diego, El Camino triumph in first round: San Diego and El Camino opened the Southern California Regional Division I boys basketball playoffs with victories last night.
March 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
LJCD's girls, Horizon's boys draw high seeds: Experience counts on the basketball court, and it doesn't hurt to have been there before if you're looking for a friendly seeding position in the Southern California Regional playoffs, either.
March 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)San Diego section basketball championships: Game summaries GIRLS DIVISION II, March 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sundevils on the money in fourth quarter: The Mt. Carmel girls basketball team was counting on its “lucky dollars” yesterday at Cox Arena.
BOYS DIVISION IV, March 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Horizon brings 'X-factor' to Cox Arena: Horizon's 7-foot center Jeff Withey referred to 6-7 teammate Richard Walker as the “X-factor” in the Panthers' march to a seventh straight section Division IV basketball championship.
GIRLS DIVISION IV, March 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Bonus points for Torreys: There have been so many college-bound basketball stars at La Jolla Country Day since a certain Candice Wiggins matriculated there that it's hard to keep count.
BOYS DIVISION I, March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cavers capture first title since '75: For four full quarters, neither San Diego nor El Camino could shake the other. What a difference an extra four minutes can make, however.
DIVISION I GIRLS, March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Poway persistence wears out Bonita Vista: Poway girls basketball coach Jay Trousdale had a plan. And he stuck with it, even when his team fell behind by six points in the third period.
DIVISION III BOYS, March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
University City fans' behavior doesn't rattle La Jolla guard:
Jerrell Agnew calls it fun and games. His coach, Kamal Assaf, isn't as generous. University City fans attempt to rattle the La Jolla guard by calling him “The Alien,” carrying green balloons and holding up pictures of extraterrestrials.
DIVISION III GIRLS, March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Revenge stokes Cathedral ambush:
For most of the season, Cathedral Catholic has been ranked a notch below Mount Miguel in the section's girls basketball Top 10.
DIVISION V BOYS, March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Champion Foothills aiming higher:
For Aaron Hale, this was as important as any basketball game he has played during his Foothills Christian career.
DIVISION V GIRLS, March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Calvin Christian brings rookie coach along for ride:
Coming off a Division V title last season, the Calvin Christian girls basketball team encountered an early obstacle on the way to a repeat attempt: a new head coach.
BAKERSFIELD, March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Torrey senior back in gear:
One week ago, Daniel Kwittken's backside was two feet in the air and his self-esteem was six feet under.
March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
San Diego Section basketball championship summaries:
March 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State basketball tournament:
DIVISION I SEMIFINALS, Feb. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Poway prevails over upset-minded Cougars: After Whitney Wise's miracle floater in the last second of regulation sent the game into overtime, it looked like the Escondido girls basketball team was destined to upset No. 1 seed Poway last night in the section Division I semifinals. DIVISION III SEMIFINALS, Feb. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Threes are key as Matadors head to final: Upset-minded El Capitan was determined to neutralize Mount Miguel's potent inside game in last night's Division III girls basketball semifinal between Grossmont Conference rivals.
Feb. 28 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Bishop's defense denies upset bid: Although many thought Mater Dei Catholic's girls were in position to ambush Bishop's, Michelle Brunker, a Knights senior, was not one of them.
Feb. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cavers prove a point: All season, San Diego High coach Kenny Roy has campaigned to have his Cavers ranked higher than the No. 3 position they settled into in January.
Feb. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Unlikely hero lifts El Camino: The La Costa Canyon boys basketball team came within two minutes last night of putting the first dent in El Camino's record against San Diego Section teams.
LA JOLLA, Feb. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
La Jolla advances to Division III championship: The 2008 San Diego Section divisional boys basketball playoffs have for the most part gone as expected. The Division III bracket is the exception.
GIRLS QUARTERFINALS, Feb. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Foes toughen Canyon Crest: Playing in the Coastal South League can be a big challenge for a girls basketball team. Three of the league's squads are in the section's Top 10, including No. 1 La Jolla Country Day. That doesn't leave much room for a program like Canyon Crest Academy, the only public school in the five-team league.
SANTEE, Feb. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Q's special play is twice as nice: It's known as the “Shot Clock Play” and it paid off twice for Serra last night as the visiting Conquistadors slipped by fourth-seeded West Hills 47-44 in a section Division II quarterfinal.
Feb. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cardinals run past Cougars: Don't try to outrun the Hoover Cardinals. These guys can fly. Steele Canyon, a team that considers itself pretty quick, attempted to match strides with the top-seeded Cardinals in last night's Division II quarterfinal at Hoover.
OCEANSIDE, Feb. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Rosario rises to occasion for 'Cats: Ray Johnson had an amazed look on his face. “For a guy whose third-best sport is basketball, he's very dang good,” the El Camino High coach said after multisport standout Nelson Rosario led the Wildcats to a 65-58 overtime victory past Helix last night in the San Diego Section Division I quarterfinals.
OCEANSIDE, Feb. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pirates survive Monarchs: It's not easy winning a basketball game when scoring only two points in the fourth period, but the Oceanside High boys team found a way last night in the San Diego Section Division II quarterfinals.
Feb. 22 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Talented transfer fits in at San Diego: Kenny Roy thought he was going to have a pretty good basketball team before the school year started in September, but when the San Diego High coach saw Patrick McCollom practice, he was stunned.
EL CAJON, Feb. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Granite Hills' height makes for short work: Granite Hills made it clear from the outset. The Eagles were taking the ball inside against visiting Hilltop in last night's section Division I girls basketball playoff opener.
Feb. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Henry has something to prove: Looking for a little respect, Patrick Henry's girls got more than that last night. Led by Tiffany Klein's 23 points, the Patriots rolled to a 59-39 Division I first-round win over perennial section playoff participant Rancho Bernardo before a large partisan gathering.
Feb. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Hoover freshman hoops player from Sudan leaves past behind: Blocking a shot or nailing a 15-footer aren't much compared with what it took to get Angelo Chol onto a basketball court.
Feb. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Christian High junior commits to Toreros:Christian High junior center Vander Joaquim has made an oral commitment to play basketball for USD starting with the 2009-2010 season.
ENCINITAS, Feb. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Two-sport star a mainstay for San Dieguito Academy: ENCINITAS – San Dieguito Academy senior Kristina Wavomba figured she would focus on one of her two favorite sports in high school. At the suggestion of her mother, she listed the pros and cons of soccer and basketball.
CHULA VISTA, Feb. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Playing 2 sports a joy for Bonita Vista senior:
First, Bonita Vista High senior Elie Magracia recorded two goals and two assists in a 4-0 soccer win over Chula Vista. Then she had 10 points and eight assists in a 48-46 basketball triumph over Sweetwater.
EL CAJON, Feb. 21 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Knights' Hatcher is ready to assist:
He bolts downcourt with the grace of a greyhound. His sleek body hovers over the basketball, eyes focused ahead.
CHULA VISTA, Feb. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Poway heads south, ends Hilltop streak: At 6-feet-1, Poway's Drew Leininger was the smallest of three players scrambling for a pivotal rebound in the final minute of last night's first-round Division I playoff game at Hilltop.
Feb. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
'Other' Tyler sparks Cavers: As expected, a player named Tyler led San Diego High to victory over Carlsbad in the Division I boys basketball playoff opener last night.
Feb. 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Final regular season boys and girls basketball rankings
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