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Rarified air: Legendary Mitty girls basketball coach wins 800th game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

SAN JOSE — Hard to imagine anyone having a better run these days than Archbishop Mitty’s Sue Phillips.The legendary coach was selected in late November for induction this spring into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. A few weeks later, her storied high school program won a nationally-televised thriller to rise to No. 1 in the country.Then came Thursday’s milestone.With her team’s 79-8 rout on the road of overmatched Presentation — the Panthers suited up six players — Phillips became the fourth high school girls basketball coach in California history to win 800 games, according to records kept by Cal-Hi Sports.She was handed a bouquet of flowers and held up an 800 sign during a postgame moment with her team.Archbishop Mitty’s Morgan Cheli (33) holds up “800” in front of Archbishop Mitty head coach Sue Phillips following their 79-8 win over Presentation, her 800th career victory, at Presentation High School in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 4, 202...

Prep roundup: Riordan boys put on a show in rout of San Francisco rival St. Ignatius

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

Boys basketballNo. 9 Archbishop Riordan 68, No. 7 St. Ignatius 51In a game featuring an array of dazzling dunks and flashy fastbreaks, Riordan set the tone for the game early on a comparatively mundane first three halfcourt possessions. Zion Sensley finished through contact with an and-1 layup, Jasir Rencher bullied inside for another pair of free throws, and then John Tofi earned two more free throws. The message was simple: make an undersized St. Ignatius front line, one missing injured 6-foot-8 senior Theo Lamb, attempt to defend the rim against Riordan’s tall wings. Riordan (5-3) found very little resistance in the Crusader’s second straight West Catholic Athletic League rout. Riordan had defeated St. Francis 88-40 on Tuesday. I wanted to get in there and make them feel me,” said Rencher, who scored 12. “I felt like they disrespected us on the rankings, so I wanted to show them why we should be on top.”St. Ignatius (9-2, 0-1) was able to stay in the game for a half because of ho...

Alameda police search for missing man

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

(KRON) -- The Alameda Police Department is searching for an at-risk, missing man. Noah Zuranich, 19, was last seen at 5 p.m. Thursday on the 2100 block of Chipman Street. He is known to go to areas with water and parks on Alameda's West End. Zuranich is 5-foot-11, 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a purple shirt and black shorts. Anyone who sees him is asked to call (510) 337-8340.

Daccord makes 32 saves, Kraken beat Senators 4-1 for 6th consecutive victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Tomas Tatar and Andre Burakovsky scored 3:43 apart late in the second period as the Seattle Kraken beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.Yanni Gourde scored in the first period and Vince Dunn had an empty-net goal and an assist for the Kraken, who are riding a franchise-record 10-game point streak. Joey Daccord followed up his Winter Classic shutout with 32 saves, and Jordan Eberle added two assists.Parker Kelly scored his third goal of the season and Joonas Korpisalo stopped 24 shots for the Senators, who have lost three of four.Daccord kept Ottawa off the board until Kelly’s deflection with 7:40 left. He hadn’t allowed a goal since early in the first period of Seattle’s win against Philadelphia on Dec. 29, giving him the longest shutout streak in team history.The Kraken joined the NHL as an expansion team for the 2021-22 season.Gourde slammed in a rebound midway through the first for his sixth goal this season. Tatar w...

Panthers complete season sweep of Golden Knights with 4-1 win in Vegas

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hours after being named to the All-Star roster, Sam Reinhart had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers defeated the the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Thursday night.The Panthers won for the sixth straight time, while goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves to win his fifth consecutive start.Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe also registered a goal and an assist, while Sam Bennett added a goal.The Panthers completed a season sweep of the Knights, exacting revenge for last season’s five-game loss in the Stanley Cup Final.It marked the second straight season the previous runner-up swept the reigning champion after Tampa Bay beat Colorado twice last season.Pavel Dorofeyev scored for Vegas, which has lost six of its last seven.Knights goaltender Logan Thompson made 32 saves but continues to struggle for wins, as he’s lost three of his last four starts and 11 of 17 after opening the season 5-0. Thompson has now allowed three or more goals in six of his las...

Bo Horvat scores twice, Ilya Sorokin makes 24 saves in Islanders’ 5-1 win over Coyotes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Bo Horvat scored twice, the second in New York’s three-goal third period, and Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves to help the Islanders beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-1 on Thursday night.Anders Lee and Julien Gauthier scored 52 seconds apart for a 4-1 lead early in the third, and Horvat skated in alone for an unassisted goal with seven minutes remaining.Matthew Barzal had two assists to give him 401 points in the NHL. Barzal, named to his third All-Star team Thursday, has six assists in his last six games. Horvat added an assist.“Anders did his thing, and I thought that both Bo and ‘Barzy’ were skating determined,” Islanders coach Lane Lambert said. “Very solid, steady play away from the puck, both of them. As a result they had some opportunities and got some numbers.”Mike Reilly also scored for the Islanders, who had lost three of four. Sorokin had three shutouts in five previous games against Arizona.“Pretty much all our goals came off the forecheck, so that was big for us,...

Morrow, Reese lead No. 7 LSU to 92-72 win over Missouri

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aneesah Morrow had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Angel Reese added 21 points and 13 boards, and No. 7 LSU pulled away in the second half for a 92-72 win over Missouri on Thursday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.Flau’jae Johnson scored 24 points for LSU (14-1), which won its 14th straight game.“I thought the intensity was there,” LSU coach Kim Mulkey said. “The will was there, but fatigue set in early. That’s not unexpected. When you start conference play, everybody’s just really hyped and excited.”Hayley Frank led Missouri (9-5) with 22 points.LSU led 39-32 at halftime and missed its first six 3-pointers of the game. But the host Tigers made three 3s during a 32-17 third quarter that gave them a 22-point advantage entering the fourth.“It was just getting a feel for the game,” Johnson said. “At halftime, I was like ‘OK, they showed us what they got. Are we going to kept getting beat by the same thing? Or are we going to start talk...

Traore’s 30 lead Long Beach State over Cal Poly 89-82

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Aboubacar Traore’s 30 points led Long Beach State over Cal Poly 89-82 on Thursday.Traore added eight rebounds and three steals for the Beach (10-5, 2-1 Big West Conference). Lassina Traore scored 20 points while shooting 3 of 5 from the field and 14 for 18 from the line, and added 19 rebounds. Marcus Tsohonis was 6 of 18 shooting, including 0 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 13 from the line to finish with 19 points.The Mustangs (4-11, 0-3) were led in scoring by Quentin Jones, who finished with 22 points and two steals. Paul Bizimana added 19 points and seven rebounds for Cal Poly. In addition, Kobe Sanders finished with 14 points, nine assists and four steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Pepper’s 31 lead UC Davis past UC Riverside 83-63

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper’s 31 points led UC Davis over UC Riverside 83-63 on Thursday.Pepper also had eight rebounds for the Aggies (8-6, 3-0 Big West Conference). Leo DeBruhl scored 14 points while going 4 of 4 and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. Kane Milling went 4 of 8 from the field to finish with eight points.The Highlanders (6-9, 1-2) were led in scoring by Kyle Owens, who finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Benjamin Griscti added 15 points and two blocks for UC Riverside. In addition, Isaiah Moses had nine points, seven assists and four steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Hohn and Sara score 17, lead UC Irvine over CSU Fullerton 75-67

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:48:31 GMT

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Justin Hohn and Derin Saran each scored 17 points as UC Irvine beat CSU Fullerton 75-67 on Thursday.Hohn was 6 of 11 shooting (3 for 6 from 3-point range) for the Anteaters (10-5, 3-0 Big West Conference). Saran shot 7 for 12, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc. Pierre Crockrell II finished 6 of 8 from the floor to finish with 12 points.The Titans (8-7, 1-2) were led in scoring by Dominic Brewton, who finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Donovan Oday added 13 points for CSU Fullerton.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source