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On Saturday, Sept. 20, Foothill High School is holding its third annual “Baskets that Benefit” basketball camp.
The camp runs from 10 a.m. to noon for kids ages 6 to 14. Participation is free, with an optional entry fee of donated school supplies or clothes and 100% of the donations will go to the Oakland Unified School District.
Participation in camp isn’t required to donate as anyone can stop by and donate supplies between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
This is a great community event and helps support the Oakland school district.
Fall sports underway!
Which means it’s time to start recruiting parents to be results reporters!
Some coaches are fantastic and regularly send me results each week – win or lose. But don’t the coaches have enough on their plate each week? Be a volunteer and send me your results each week. It will take less than 10 minutes to send the results for the week, and it would honor the effort the kids put in all season!
Here are the sports in the fall and what results I am looking to get each week. Of course, we are always looking for photos of the games as well.
With the pictures, we just need the identification of your players, as well as who took the picture!
Football results are not needed as there are several sites I can get information from each week, however, we are always looking for pictures.
Volleyball: Pretty straightforward. I need who you played, the final score, and highlights, like kills, assists, service points, aces, and any defensive highlights. Blocks and digs are always good defensive stats. Here are a couple of samples: Sue Smith 15 kills, 10 blocks, 10 service points; Cami Smith 45 assists, 10 digs, 3 aces, 12 service points.
Water polo: This is easy as well. I have a person for Amador that has sent me the results the last couple of years and I am happy to say she is back this year. Foothill people, all you must do is take a picture of the scorebook after the game and send me the picture! Just make sure you get a picture where it is clear to see the goals, assists, and any other pertinent information. Also, if you can send me a roster so I can always get the correct spelling.
Tennis: Can be the same as water polo – just take a picture of the scorebook following the match. I also need a team roster with first and last names so I can check the spelling.
Cross country: Is as simple as sending me the link to the site where the results are published. Every invitational meet seems to have a website. Also, there are running sites that publish the results. Just make sure to send me the links to those sites. Once the postseason rolls around, I can track everything through North Coast Section and CIF sites.
Golf: In the past, I have had people take pictures of the scoresheet and send it to me. I also need to know the course and what the par is for the nine holes played. As with the other sports, please include a roster for spelling.
Flag football: This is more involved as there is more information needed. I need the opponent, final score, statistics if possible, and highlights.
This can include touchdowns, passing yardage, receptions, flow of the game, key moments, and of course a roster of the team.
Please feel free to contact me with any information or questions. We welcome results of junior varsity or freshman sports, and we are happy to publish them as well, but they are published on a space available basis, with the varsity teams having priority.
The deadline each week is noon on Sunday, but you can always send them earlier. The parents in the past that took pictures of the scorebook usually send me the pictures right after they take them.
Send all the results, rosters, and pictures to me at acesmag@aol.com.
Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for Embarcadero Media Foundation’s East Bay Division. To contact him about his Pleasanton Preps column, email acesmag@aol.com.
