3rd and 4th Grade Next Games

3rd grade tournament game on Friday night, 8 p.m. at Mission Dolores.
4th grade plays again, 2 p.m. at Kezar on Saturday.

Sunday practice schedules are below on this website.

Have a safe New Year's Eve!

Sunday NDV Practice Schedule

3rd Grade 11:30 - 1 p.m.
5th/6th Grade 12:15 - 2 p.m.
6th Grade 1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
8th Grade 3:15 p.m. - 5 p.m.
4th Grade 4:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
7th Grade 6:15 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Please don't miss it. Spread the word to your teammates.

4th Grade Tournament Results

The 4th grade lost the first round of their tournament game 11-9. It was a very close game, but the little mistakes hurt them. They did not rebound very well and gave up some easy shots.

This is a very good team, that just needs a little extra boost in their step and it should get them over the hump.

They play next Saturday, 2 p.m. @ Kezar.

4th Grade Flame Tournament Tomorrow Night

The 4th grade will play in the Flame Tournament, which begins tomorrow night, 5 p.m. at Kezar.

Kezar is located on 755 Stanyan Street.

Article Below
If you haven't read the Asian American article, please do so below.

Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal tonight on NBC, starting at 9 p.m. Kobe Bryant will be on.

Practice Tomorrow for 3rd and 4th Grade!!!

Practice tomorrow at NDV for 3rd and 4th grade. Please spread the word if you happen to read this.

3rd Grade - 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
4th Grade - 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Asian Americans remain rare in men's college basketball

I am going to leave this up for 2 days. Spread the word and definitely read it. It takes some time, but absolutely worth reading -- especially since you are probably AZN.
Courtesy: San Francisco Chronicle
By Bryan Chu, Special to The Chronicle

Jeremy Lin has seen it and heard it.

Too short. Too skinny. Picked last. Asian.

Those tags stick to Lin wherever he goes, even as the starting point guard for Harvard's basketball team.

"It's a sport for white and black people," Lin said. "You don't get respect for being an Asian American basketball player in the U.S."

Although the game is brimming in popularity among Asian American youth - there are Asian leagues, club teams like the San Jose Ninjas and San Jose Zebras, and packed courts outside schools, churches and temples - Lin practically is alone.

Of 4,814 Division I men's basketball players in 2006-07, there were 19 Asian Americans (including Pacific Islanders and ethnically mixed), according to the most recent NCAA Student-Athlete Race and Ethnicity Report. That's 0.4 percent.

Players, coaches and sociologists cite stereotypes and cultural factors as reasons that percentage might not rise very much in the foreseeable future. At the same time, there are players and coaches making inroads to mainstream, high-profile basketball, and there's a feeling of pioneer spirit among them.

"Especially now that there are lots of Asian Americans growing up and playing, I have to try to hold my own in college," Lin said. "It's definitely motivational and it gives me a chip on my shoulder."

Lin, who leads the Crimson (4-4) in points, steals and assists and is second in rebounds, is one of the best Asian American basketball players to come from the Bay Area.

After Palo Alto High won the Division II state title in 2006, Lin's senior season, he was named first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year. He was The Chronicle's Metro Player of the Year. Considering those honors and his senior stats - 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 6.2 rebounds and five steals - Lin thought he'd get at least a few Division I scholarship offers.

He got none.

"I'm not saying top-5 state automatically gets you offers," Lin said, "but I do think (my ethnicity) did affect the way coaches recruited me. I think if I were a different race, I would've been treated differently."

At Harvard, the 6-foot-3 junior has faced harsh conditions on the road.

"I hear everything: 'Go back to China. Orchestra is on the other side of campus. Open up your eyes,' " Lin said. "They're yelling at me before, during and after. I'm an easy target because I'm Asian. Sometimes it makes me uncomfortable, but it's part of the game."

Kelvin Kim, who transferred from UCLA and now is the starting point guard for UC San Diego, sees it in his everyday encounters with classmates.

"No one expects me to be a basketball player," said Kim, who is from Lake Forest (Orange County).

Kirk Kim went to Salesian High in Richmond and walked on at Cal in the late '90s. He said, "Automatically, playing - especially in the inner city - you get no respect being Asian."
Thin coaching ranks

Coaches face similar hurdles.

Seattle Pacific's Jeff Hironaka is considered the only current Asian American Division II head coach. He has 28 years of coaching experience and an 121-59 record in six-plus seasons as the Falcons' head coach. As an assistant, he helped them to at least a share of six conference championships and a national semifinal appearance in 2000.

Hironaka has interviewed in vain for Division I jobs.

"I was told they needed to hire an African American, and another school said they needed to hire a Caucasian," Hironaka said. "I'm not one or the other, so then I'm out.

"I understand assistant coaches you have to recruit - most (players) are Caucasian - so they ask, 'What can you help us do? Recruit Asians?' "

Hironaka continued: "You don't want to call it discrimination, but it's a discrimination kind of scenario. Sometimes you have to accept the reality of it. It's a tough barrier to crack."

Rex Walters, now in his first season as head coach at USF, is considered the only Asian American Division I men's basketball head coach. On his staff is assistant coach Danny Yoshikawa, a Japanese American who was conference player of the year at UC Davis in 1996.

"We've slowly, steadily grown," said Yoshikawa of Asian Americans breaking into the game. "I would've never seen two (Asian Americans) at USF. I just think that those kinds of things just take place over time.

"It's more getting to the point where people are going to hire guys - maybe it's because they're getting over the stigmas - because they are doing a good job."

One case in point is the Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra. Spoelstra, who played at the University of Portland, this year became the first Filipino American head coach in the NBA.

Though Lin and Kelvin Kim are starting in college, getting to the NBA is a longshot for almost everyone. Given the tiny pool of Asian Americans in the college game, the chance of a player making it to the top is small indeed.

Walters was a rare exception.

A standout at Kansas, Walters, who is hapa (his mother, Yoko, is Japanese and his father, Monte, is Caucasian), was taken 16th in the 1993 NBA draft, one of the first Asian Americans to make it to the pros. He spent eight seasons in the league.
Walters not optimistic

Now, from his point of view as a recruiter, Walters thinks youth trends are reducing the crop of potential Asian American players.

"I wanted to be a basketball player and I invested all my time into that," Walters said. "It's a totally different thinking now. You see kids spending time playing PlayStation 3 and that's time lost in the gym.

"When I was growing up, there were lots of good Asian American basketball players. I haven't seen those same types (while recruiting)."

Some other recent examples of Asian Americans in basketball: Blake Wallace is a junior forward at USF; Bobby Nash, a swingman at Hawaii last season, signed with the Shiga Lakestars of Basketball Japan; and Derrick Low, the former Washington State guard, signed with the Sydney Spirit in Australia's National Basketball League.

Wallace and Nash are both 6-6, two examples that contradict stature stereotypes. And one prominent coach sees the mixing of all races as a factor in the future of Asian American players.

"Society has come to be interracial marriages, and because of that, you're seeing (Asian Americans) that are bigger and stronger," said Darren Matsubara, basketball consultant for adidas basketball and coach for the EBO/2K Sports AAU team. "There are going to be more players coming up now."

However, the number of Asian Americans on prominent teams remains disproportionately low.

In the NCAA's eight-year ethnic-background survey, the smallest total of Asian Americans in Division I men's basketball was 10 (2003-04) and the largest was 27 (2005-06).
Family priorities

"I do think it's startling," said Jere Takahashi, a sociologist in Asian American Studies at Cal. "At the same time, I found talking to student-athletes ... (that) families don't emphasize sports; they put emphasis on academics.

"Whether coming from an immigrant family or a family of three or four generations, (schoolwork) becomes the interest of parents."

Professor Henry Yu, who taught Asian American studies at UCLA for 14 years and is now at the University of British Columbia, said people often categorize Asians as being too short as the reason why there aren't more players in the game. That's not the case.

Yu offers two factors why the odds are against Asian Americans.

The first is Asian American families putting pressure on young males to earn a paycheck, which is very difficult to do as an athlete.

"There's a reason why the Asian athletes are coming from overseas," Yu said. "If you're growing up in North America, there are family values and pressures to become a good husband. There's a sense of family ideology, and dreaming to be a professional athlete is not a good idea. It's frowned upon."

The second factor is the difficulty for Asian Americans to break into established sports networks like into the AAU web, college programs and the coaching scene.

"Those networks are very strong and often are racial," Yu said. "That's why it's so hard for blacks to get into coaching.

"That force has slowed down African Americans and Latinos up until 30 years ago. Hispanic players are now the largest minority playing baseball. It took a lot for the dam to break, but I don't see it breaking for Asian Americans."

Matsubara, who played at Cal State Northridge, says players are fighting themselves.

"It really starts with the mind," Matsubara said. "Most Asian basketball players are defeated before they start. There's the stereotype that Asians don't play ball. Then you have people in the community being negative toward you ... so then you begin to think, 'Why pursue this?'

"In Asian basketball, if an individual can understand and accept going outside the box, then you'll start to see more players."

Yet Matsubara said in the 15 years he has been scouting players that it seems Asian Americans "have been discouraged and given up."

Lin and Kelvin Kim are in the position of being role models.

"(People) come up to me and let me know how much they look up to me and they ask me for advice," Kim said. "It makes me feel motivated that they're looking up to me, and the fact that I can be, like, that light to them basketball-wise, it motivates me to want to do that and be as successful as possible.

"I've had people from Korea hit me up on Facebook who were trying to play basketball, and people from Canada."

When it comes to role models, Lin and Kelvin Kim do look up to the NBA players from China, the Rockets' Yao Ming and the Nets' Yi Jianlian. Lin and Kim each wants to leave his own mark.

"I'm on my own mission, and there aren't many people who can relate to me," Lin said. "(My parents) try to tell me to plan ahead and they tell me basketball isn't going to feed you for the rest of your life.

"But I feel like I have something to prove to everyone out there. In a sense, I'm trying to represent Asian Americans on the basketball court and I'm trying to be the best player and reach my potential."
By the numbers

Number of Asian Americans in NCAA men's college basketball, according to the NCAA:
Year DI DII DIII
1999-00 15 17 45
2000-01 12 18 54
2001-02 11 19 48
2002-03 11 20 54
2003-04 10 27 53
2004-05 20 31 46
2005-06 27 27 61
2006-07 19 35 38

Meanwhile:

From 1999 to 2007, the number of Asian American Division I women's basketball players has gone up in six years. In 2005-06, there were 76, the most ever recorded.

Bryan Chu, a former Chronicle staff writer, is on staff at the San Antonio Express-News. E-mail comments on this article to letterstogreen@sfchronicle.com.

3 Stars of the Weekend

Dateline: Work

Merry Christmas everyone and I now bring you the 3 stars of the weekend.

Star #3 - ***
Brandon

Brandon has made two crucial lay-ups in the 4th quarter of the last two 7th grade games and instrumental on defense, helping his team to start the season 3-0.


Star #2 - **
Tommy

Tommy hit the game-winning free throw with less than 30 seconds left in the game, helping the 7th grade win.


Star #1 - *
Nicholas

Nicholas is averaging a little bit over 10 points this season, leading the 8th graders to a undefeated start. He is doing it from behind the 3-point arc, hitting several 3-pointers this season.

Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas. See you tomorrow with Asian Americans in College Basketball.

Christmas Eve Update

Sorry for the lack of updates this week. I have been on vacation and am back at full strength.

I was going to announce there would be no updates, but I wanted to keep the suspense and make people come back every day wondering why the blog hasn't been updated. How many people do you think actually read this? If you view this regularly, thank you and I will give you $5 the next time I see you. Just tell me you visit the blog every day.

Here's some stuff we still need to do. Since I wasn't on Sunday, it was a birthday that I missed. This person's birthday was celebrated on Sunday and had this to say to me on AIM since I didn't give him a shout-out.

b0nds r0id BUDDY: you didnt even give me a birthday shout out on the blog.



So happy birthday to Ronstance...he is now 34. He spent his birthday at a Star Wars convention.


Christmas Day Basketball
It is an NBA finals rematch between the Lakers and Celtics on Christmas. There are actually 5 NBA games scheduled tomorrow so check them out if you are in front of a TV.

The Celtics come to Oakland Friday night and beat the Warriors, who are now 8-22.

Why the Warriors are terrible...
Why are the Warriors such a bad team this year?

a.) There is no Baron Davis.
b.) Monta Ellis is injured.
c.) Most importantly, they just don't have the talent.

Stephen Jackson is a good NBA player. He is not an all-star. Stephen Jackson on a good team, is the 3rd or 4th best player -- not the best. To count on him to be the best and lead a team is too much.

Kelenna Azebuke (did I even spell his name right?) is not a starter on a good NBA team. He is a great talent off the bench. Instead, he starts. Rookie Anthony Randolph and 2nd year forward Brandan Wright -- nice young talent -- also not a starter on a good NBA team.

The Warriors are simply outmatched and do not have enough good players yet...Be ready for a long long long long long long long long long long long long long long long season.

Still want to go to a game?

Coming up on the blog...
Christmas Day - 3 Stars of the Weekend
Friday - Asian Americans in Basketball Article (as promised)

Weekend Round-Up

6th grade wins again by just 1

Another game, another one point victory for the 6th grade. A shot rattled out in the last five seconds of the game, and once again, the 6th grade escapes with a one point win, 15-14. They had a huge run to increase their lead to 15-8 midway through the 4th quarter and gave up 6 unanswered points.

Yet again, they found a way, despite turnovers and missed lay-ups, to win. They are now 2-1 on the season.

8th grade improves to 3-0
The 8th grade won 34-27 Friday night to improve to 3-0 on the season. This team still has a lot more potential, even though they have yet to lose a game. They are collectively, one of the best outside shooting teams in recent memory. Some of their shots were not falling early on, which explains why this game was not more lopsided, because clearly they were the better team.

A quick 3rd quarter run, from fast breaks, gave them a good cushion and they hung on to a 7 point victory.

7th grade comes back to win 3rd straight
As well as they played last Saturday, the 7th grade played even better today. Down as many as 9 points in the second half, the 7th graders rallied back for a one point victory, 41-40. The game was tied with less than 30 seconds left, and Tommy made a free throw to untie it.

They almost gave the ball away when an inbounds pass went wrong. But in the end, they prevailed to move to 3-0 in the season.

Briefly: 3rd grade lost this morning and are now 0-3.

Weekend Preview

The 8th grade plays in less than an hour, and we'll have results here at latest tomorrow morning. Here is what is happening on Saturday.

3rd Grade – 11 a.m. @ St. Thomas More
4th Grade – 11 a.m. @ Mission Dolores
6th Grade – 2 p.m. @ St. Monica
7th Grade – 12 p.m. @ West Portal

6th Grade Wins Another Close One

If you have high blood pressure, it's best you stay away from the 6th grade basketball games.

The 6th graders overcame a 7 point deficit in the second half and came back to win 25-23 for their first regular season win. (They won two games in the CYO tournament)

Early on, the other team was just hitting tough shots and the 6th grade was way too perimeter, shooting from the outside all the time.

Soon they started getting some fast break points, and easy offensive rebounds, resulting in points.

It was another tense last two minutes, with turnovers and unorthodox shots, but some how some way, this team hangs on to win games like this. They play next Saturday.

Player of the Week: Derek

The first Player of the Week of this basketball season goes to Derek. In two games, he has averaged 19 points.

Derek's game has evolved from just getting to the rim and scoring. Last season, he was able to go through defenses single handedly putting up shot after shot by the basket. This year, he is much more rounded, passing the ball as well, setting up teammates for easy lay-ups. His court vision has improved and that has made him an even better player.

Part of his growth is also from playing other sports like baseball and soccer. Remaining active throughout the year and instead of just a few months for basketball has proved very helpful for him, and it shows.

His team is 2-0 and they look have as good of a season as they did the year before.

Practices Tomorrow

All practices tomorrow will be from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Cameron House.

That includes, 4th grade, 5th/6th and 7th grade.

Practice Still On/Uniforms

Practice as of 2:55 p.m. is still on for tonight. Be cautious of certain wet spots and dress warm.

Volleyball and soccer uniforms. Please bring them back tomorrow or Thursday if you haven't already. Happy Tuesday!

Rain Rain Go Away...Practice Information if it rains

This week's practices may be impacted due to the wet courts at Cameron House.

If any practices are canceled, we will share some courts this week if we are able to practice.

Players will be notified if practice is off by the time they leave school. If there is no announcement, practice is still on.

If practice is changed between the end of school and the start of practice, the information will be posted on the blog. In addition, coaches will contact all players.

3 Stars of the Weekend

And now the 3 stars of the weekend as we take a look and recognize three individuals who had strong performances this weekend.

*** 3rd Star - Nicholas

Nicholas had 12 points in a blow-out victory including another 3-pointer.

** 2nd Star - Calson
Calson scored 8 points in back-to-back games, including 8 Friday night in the team's 10-8 victory. He grabbed rebounds and made plays when his team needed.

* 1st Star - Derek

Derek put together back-to-back double digit scoring performances. Saturday may have been one of his best games ever in CYO, going up against a talented team and scoring 20 points. He was rebounding, made his lay-ups and play great defense. His passing has also improved this season.

4th Grade Wins Their First/ Practices Tomorrow

A 8-0 third quarter catapulted the 4th grade to their first victory of the season.

In the first half, they had plenty of good looks and opened shots but could not hit them. They were either short or just rolling off the rim. The law of averages took over and the shots began to go in and their defense started to tighten up.

The 8 point 3rd quarter extended their halftime lead of 4-3, and they win running away 14-3. They are now 1-1.

For the other scores this weekend, scroll down and see. It was a good weekend for our teams.

Practices Tomorrow

Final NDV practice of the year 2008 -- where did the time go? Make sure you are there on time and ready to go. A very important week of practice before next weekend's games before the break.

3rd Grade - 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
6th Grade – 12:15 p.m. – 2 p.m.
5th/6th Grade - 1:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
8th Grade - 3:15 p.m. – 5 p.m.
4th Grade – 4:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
7th Grade – 6:15 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Coming Tomorrow...The 3 Stars of the Weekend

7th Grade Wins Back-To-Back, 3rd and 5th/6th Grade Fall

The 7th grade had a hard fought victory and made plays at the end to pull out a 35-31 victory. They were down as much as 6 in the second half, and took over in the second half. A lay-up at the end and their ability to break the press definitely aided them to victory. They are now 2-0.

The 5th/6th grade fell today 28-12. Coming off a victory Friday night, they could've been a little tired. The competition today was much more fierce, but nonetheless they are still 1-1 after week 2 of play.

The 3rd grade lost their second game 16-8. They played with only five players the entire game and fatigue eventually set in. They are now 0-2.

Bbl with the 4th grade results later today.

St. Mary's Sweeps Friday Night...Saturday Preview

It was a winning night for St. Mary's as they won all three games on the schedule.

The 5th/6th Grade played the game of the night and pulled out an exciting 10-8 win. It was a low scoring contest as both teams had trouble scoring. But the 5th/6th graders took a 10-6 lead in the middle of the 4th and hung on for the victory. It's a quick turnaround for them as they play again at Town, tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.

The 8th grade once again won in convincing fashion, this time by a score of 33-15. This marks their best start ever and they clearly have good momentum to start off the season.

The 7th grade jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the 1st quarter and it was over for the other team. The final was 37-22. They too will have a quick turnaround as they play tomorrow morning, 10 a.m. at St. John.

TOMORROW'S GAMES
3rd Grade – 10 a.m. @ Mission Dolores
4th Grade – 2 p.m. @ Mission Dolores
5th/6th Grade – 10 a.m. @ Town
7th Grade – 10 a.m. @ St. John

Friday Games and Happy Birthday to...

Lot of action going on Friday night...

The 5th/6th and 7th grade make their debuts and the 8th grade will look for another strong game following their blow-out win last Saturday.

5th/6th Grade – 7:15 @ Holy Name
7th Grade – 6 p.m. @ St. Emydius
8th Grade – 7 p.m. @ Mission Dolores

Holy Name and St. Emydius are not too far apart, so if you can get to both games...I'll give you a dollar...

Also, we wish a Happy Birthday to this guy. Who is this guy? Do you know?

Jason Richardson Traded/Return Uniforms Please

Right on cue, Jason Richardson was traded earlier today to the Phoenix Suns.

Also, I have probably gotten back only a handful of uniforms. If you haven't yet, return them as soon as possible. If you haven't washed them, wash them then return it. I will be there Thursday and Friday to collect...

So be human...please be human and return the uniforms.

Jason Richardson

One of my favorite Warriors over the past decade is Jason Richardson. He plays for the Bobcats now, but there's something about J-Rich that I admire. Here's a 6-minute video of some of his greatest hits.

3 Stars of the Weekend

The 3 Stars of the Weekend will be a feature at the end of each weekend's set of games to congratulate and honor 3 St. Mary's players who made contributions to their respective teams. It is taken from hockey, so without further ado...

3rd Star - Garrick ***
Garrick scored the only points for his team and put in the first ever points for our youngest team.

2nd Star - Nicholas **
Nicholas scored 8 points in the blowout victory.

1st Star - Elton *
Elton put up a game-high and so far a St. Mary's season high of 18 points, outscoring the opposition by himself in the 36-17 victory.

DRESS WARM FOR PRACTICE
It's awfully cold out so maybe wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt instead of a t-shirt and shorts. Don't get sick...

Saturday Results -- 8th Grade Win Big

The 8th grade was the lone St. Mary's team Saturday to come out with a victory. They dominated the entire game and won it running away 36-17. This was a great bounce back game after not playing to their potential at the end of the CYO tournament. The 8th graders were resilient and came out ready to play and the efforts reflected in the final score. A wonderful job by the class of 2009.

The 3rd grade lost 8-2 in their first game ever, scoring in the last minute to avoid a shut out. They had numerous chances to score, many wide open lay-ups, but they just didn't roll in today. With more experience, this team will be on the right track soon.

The 4th grade got good efforts from all their players today, as six different players scored. They ended up falling 22-14.

The 6th grade had a game to forget, and were just over powered. The team they played probably shouldn't even be in their division, and this time we truly mean it. They didn't play their best, but they really didn't have a chance against a stack team like that.

REMINDER - NO PRACTICE SUNDAY AT NDV!!!

Weekend Preview

Tomorrow the regular season starts with the 3rd graders at 11 a.m. followed by the 4th graders at 12 p.m.

Both of these games will be at Mission Dolores so be there to watch both games back-to-back.

The 6th grade game was moved to 12 p.m. at Holy Name, and the 8th grade will have their game at Good Shepherd starting at 2 p.m.

Good luck to all the teams! Check back tomorrow night for results and recaps.

8th Grade Practice on Sunday
8th grade will practice 10 a.m. Sunday at North Beach.

BREAKING NEWS: 6th Grade Game Changed

Exclusive breaking news...

The 6th grade game has been changed to 12 p.m. @ Holy Name on Saturday.

Also, the 5th/6th Grade team will practice tomorrow at North Beach, from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Play some defense!

Today's video will teach you to play some defense. Defense is very important. Everyone loves to score, but scoring (edit: by Ronstance) 2 points is just as big as stopping 2 points.

Schedules Are Out!

Boys basketball schedules are out finally. Sorry for not getting it up earlier. I was too busy watching the Sharks destroy their former coach in San Jose.

Here are THIS weekend's games:

3rd Grade - This Saturday, December 6, 11 a.m. @ Mission Dolores
4th Grade - This Saturday, December 6, 12 p.m. @ Mission Dolores
6th Grade - This Saturday, December 6, 11 a.m. @ Holy Name
8th Grade - This Saturday, December 6, 2 p.m. @ Good Shepherd

The 5th/6th grade team and 7th grade teams begin their season next week.

7th Grade - Friday, December 12, 6 p.m. @ St. Emydius
5th/6th Grade - Friday, December 12, 7:15 p.m. @ Holy Name

Full schedules will be passed out tomorrow at school.

Schedules Are Still....NOT OUT!

As of 4:02 p.m. on Tuesday, schedules are still not out. My suggestion is to anticipate playing Friday or Saturday. I will have them here on the blog as soon as they become available.

Quote of the day.../Pictures!

The 49ers won yesterday 10-3 in Buffalo. A good solid performance by an underachieving team. As I read through the newspaper today, this one quote stuck out and is something everyone should try to live by as they play. It's from linebacker Takeo Spikes of the 49ers.

"As a player, if you don't like to be challenged ... I mean, you're no good."

Picture from the tournament on Saturday

Schedules Will Be Out Tomorrow!

Schedules for the boys basketball season will be out tomorrow. You should receive a hard copy at latest by Wednesday. The first games, which are this weekend will be posted here as soon as they become available so keep checking back.

Practices resume to normal this week for Cameron House. Friday is half-day, so some teams may want to practice in the afternoon.

There is NO NDV Practice next Sunday, December 7th.