Greg Hansen, sports columnist for the Arizona Daily Star, has written a series of articles looking back at the Pac-10 as it transitions to the Pac-12.
Today's article is about his picks for the top 10 coaches in the 33-season history of the conference.
Tara heads the list. Read more...
We drove to the city on Saturday and watched South Bay lose a close game to Mission Recreation Center, 66-71.
As expected, no current Stanford players were there, since the summer quarter doesn't start until tomorrow. The only Stanford rep was "Keesh", Markisha Coleman '07. South Bay was so short-handed they had to borrow a player from the other team (Gina Giomanetti) and also got Amber White and Mia Greco from the Bay City team, who had already played a full game half an hour earlier, to make up five. Amber White had been the high scorer in that prior game, but playing her second game of the day, she missed a lot of shots presumably from fatigue.
Even so, the five South Bay players kept at least ten on the Mission Rec side close, rarely trailing by more than 4 until the last quarter. One reason was Brittany Spears, a 2011 graduate of the University of Colorado and their all-time leading scorer, who ran up 36 points and a ton of rebounds. The other reason was that Mission Rec, despite being led by Toni Russell (USF '05) and playing together often, played very poorly.
Russell hasn't slowed down noticeably since being named the WCC 2002 Freshman of the Year and the 2004 Defender of the Year. She is still an adroit ball thief and an aggressive shooter. She was Mission Rec's top scorer, by far.
Keesh still has her sweet shot and scored a dozen or so points for South Bay. She too is an aggressive player, but had to hold back a bit — fouling out would have left South Bay with just four players.
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You have six freshmen to "learn" next season — Alex Green, Amber Orrange, Bonnie Samuelson, Erica Payne, Jasmine Camp and Taylor Greenfield.
Get a head start by watching them play at Kezar Pavilion this summer. All of them except Alex (who tore her ACL last November) have signed up for the San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am Summer Basketball League, along with Chiney, Joslyn and '07 alum Markisha Coleman. Play begins in a week, on Saturday June 18th, and continues each Saturday until July 30th, ending with championship games on Saturday August 6th, Sunday August 7th and, if necessary, Saturday August 13th. Note that the Stanford summer quarter begins on June 20, so the freshmen may not appear untilJune 25th. I'm surprised each summer at how few Cardinal fans come to watch the games. It's not great basketball, but it is basketball, played by competitive young women, and well worth watching. Don't let parking worries keep you from attending. You won't find on-street parking unless your parking karma account is overflowing, but there's a public parking lot next door to Kezar Pavilion on Stanyan at Beulah. Last summer, they charged a flat fee of $5.00. There's always plenty of space unless there's a special event at Kezar Stadium. In that case, the fall-back option is the public garage at UCSF Medical Center on Parnassus at 3rd They charge #3.00 an hour. It's just a short (½ mile), but steep, walk between the garage and Kezar. Here are more inducements for a trip to the City. Kezar Pavilion is at the southeast corner of Golden Gate Park. The DeYoung Museum of Art, the Academy of Sciences, the Japanese Tea Garden, the Conservatory of Flowers and Strybing Aboretum are all within a mile's walk of Kezar. The tea garden and arboretum open at 9:00 on summer Saturdays, the museums at 9:30 and the conservatory at 10:00. Come early before the crowds, then head back to Kezar for the first game at 12:00, the second at 2:00 or the third at 4:00. If you live south of San Francisco, take a detour to Twin Peaks on your way home, especially if you haven't been up there in a long time or if you're new to the Bay Area. The fog has usually cleared by late afternoon (no guarantees), and the views are spectacular. Here is more information: |
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The Stanford Athletic Board held its annual award luncheon yesterday. Among the honorees were:
