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The first weekend in June is circled on Andy Phillips’ calendar every year.It’s not because of a close relative’s birthday or even his anniversary. In some ways it’s bigger than that for his family and friends.
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Lithia Chevrolet of Redding just took the annual Redding 3 on 3 to a whole different level.The two-day basketball tournament presented by Elevate Camps has an extra element to this year’s edition of the summer’s kickoff blacktop event.
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Growing up in Chicago’s South Side, Lamont “Disco” Cooper knows a thing or two about hoopin’ it up.And that education served him well, not just on the rough-and-tumble courts of the Windy City, but on the blacktop of the Redding Civic Auditorium and the annual Redding 3-on-3 tournament.
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Riley Wallen has played in a Northern Section Division III girls basketball final. The Foothill product scored more than 500 points in her high school career.
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Stop for a moment and tap into your memory bank to the good old days of blacktop basketball. Friends, teammates and classmates mixing with sunshine, bragging rights and competition.
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The irony of Enterprise senior Jadyn Matthews trading in her Black and Gold colors for the Purple of Weber State wasn’t lost on the crowd assembled to watch her Monday sign her National Letter Intent to play basketball for the Division I program in Utah. And while Matthews will sport the colors of rival Shasta next season for the Wildcats, there’s no doubt Matthews is among the all-time greats to play basketball at Enterprise.
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When last year’s basketball season came to a close, there was a little fear around the county knowing what was coming back.
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When you want to put together a complete team, the term “balance” usually lingers around the top of the conversation. Yes, you want a strength and an identity. But when you talk look at the 2018-19 All-Shasta County girls basketball team filled with all-Northern Section and all-league talent, and league and section champions, it will take you awhile to find a weakness.
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Six Shasta County girls basketball players dot the All Northern Section basketball teams, including the unanimous MVP choice and two of her Enterprise teammates.Jadyn Matthews had a season for the ages in dominating regular season opponents and pushing the Hornets to the Northern California Division II finals.
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Two years ago Karina Archibald’s hopes of playing college basketball were in jeopardy when she dislocated her knee cap and tore the ligament that held it in place.
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