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Mission accomplished: Oakland Tech girls win Division I state championship

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

SACRAMENTO — Oakland Tech’s girls basketball team craved one final challenge.For this supremely successful group of Bulldogs, there was a coveted piece of hardware missing from the seniors’ trophy case.A Division I state title.The Bulldogs had already won Division IV in 2019 and Division III in 2022.In 2020, the group conquered NorCal as a Division II team, only to have the state championship game canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.Coach Leroy Hurt knew his team could compete against stronger competition if given a chance and said as much after the 2022 title game.A year later, Tech took the Golden 1 Center court as NorCal’s representative in the Division I title game against Santiago-Corona. And just as the team had done so many times over the last four years, the Bulldogs buried their opponent in the fourth quarter en route to a 75-52 victory.It was the school’s first Division I state championship since the great Alexis Gray-Lawson led Tech to consecutive Divisi...

Atherton police search for suspect vehicle linked to attempted home burglary

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

ATHERTON, Calif. (KRON) -- Police are searching for a vehicle linked to an attempted burglary at a home Tuesday night, the Atherton Police Department announced in a news release. Police said a possible suspect vehicle was a dark-colored sedan. Currys oppose townhome project in their Atherton neighborhood, citing ‘safety and privacy’ The attempted burglary happened around 7:24 p.m. at a home on the 100 block of Burns Avenue. The suspects went inside the home by breaking a sliding glass door in the master bedroom, the news release said.The residence had an active alarm with motion sensors, which was triggered by the suspects' entry. The sound of the alarm caused the suspects to run away from the home, according to police.Atherton police are asking residents who live around Burns Avenue to check their surveillance video and report any possible leads at 650-688-6500.The 100 block of Burns Avenue is approximately 1.5 miles away from 23 Oakwood where Warriors star Stephen Curry opposed ...

Montour scores in OT, Panthers beat Blackhawks 4-3

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour scored at 2:43 of overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.Eetu Luostarinen had a goal and an assist, and Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart also scored, and Matthew Tkachuk had three assists for the Panthers, who have won three straight. Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 21 saves.Caleb Jones, Cole Guttman and Boris Katchouk scored goals, and Jujhar Khaira had two assists for the Blackhawks, who lost for the sixth time in seven games. Petr Mrazek stopped 39 shots.Florida trailed 2-0 going into the third period before Bennett and Reinhart scored 29 seconds apart to tie the score near the midpoint of the period.“We did not like our start, it was a little sleepy,’’ Montour said. “But we are a resilient group and we believe in ourselves. We were getting chances so it was just bound to happen for us.”Bennett scored from in front of the net off a pass from Tkachuk off the back boards to get the Panthers on the ...

Butler scores 33, Heat rally to topple Cavaliers 119-115

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler did everything right in the final minutes. He knew when to score, knew when to rebound, even knew when and how to foul.And the Miami Heat needed all of it.Butler scored 12 of his 33 points in the final 5:11, Tyler Herro added 25 and the Heat rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-115 on Friday night.“There’s a lot at stake,” Herro said. “Every game counts for us.”Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 42 points for Cleveland, which got 16 apiece from Isaac Okoro and Caris LeVert. Evan Mobley added 12 for the Cavaliers.Cleveland (42-27) fell 3-1/2 games behind Philadelphia in the race for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference; the 76ers (44-22) edged Portland 120-119 on Friday.Miami (36-32) remained No. 7 in the East, still three games behind No. 6 Brooklyn — which won at Minnesota.“We’re fighting for our competitive lives right now,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Is this the exact position we want t...

Joens 30 points lift Iowa St. past Baylor, into Big 12 semis

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Ashley Joens hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 30 points to spark Iowa State to a 74-63 win over Baylor in a Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal match-up on Friday. night.Iowa State, seeded No. 3, will face second-seeded Oklahoma in the second of two semifinal games Saturday night. That game will feature a family reunion between Ashley Joens, the Big 12 Conference Player of the Year, and her younger sister, Aubrey, a sophomore who came off the bench to score 15 points in the Sooners’ 77-76 win over TCU.The sixth-seeded Bears tied the game on Darianna Littlepage-Buggs layup with a second left in the second quarter and went into intermission tied 37-37, and she put Baylor in front twice in the third quarter with a layup with 1:55 left for a 49-48 lead, but Iowa State closed the half on a 6-0 run to take a 54-49 advantage. Joens hit three 3-pointers in the final quarter, the final two 25 seconds apart to make it 71-63 with 2:30 left to play. Lexi Don...

National Zoo to open Bird House to the public on Monday

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

Starting Monday, you can visit Northwest D.C.’s Smithsonian National Zoo and its newly renovated Bird House. The six-year $69 million dollar project features more than 70 different bird species in aviaries where the birds can swim, fly and waddle freely.In one exhibit, visitors can even get their hands on binoculars for an up-close view of the smaller birds that love to flit among the treetops in the aviary that mimics a bird-friendly coffee farm.At a recent preview of the Bird House, migratory bird ecologist Brian Evans gave a bird-banding demonstration, explaining how the practice helps biologists learn about migration patterns and how bird populations are doing overall.Sarah Long, an intern from American University, assisted Evans in the demonstration, releasing the white-throated sparrow after it had been banded.More Local NewsMore DC NewsIt was Long’s first time holding a wild bird. “We’ve been studying the birds in the aviaries, but we’ve never go...

SPHL Glance

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

All Times ESTGPWLOLSOLPtsGFGAPeoria4733112169181117Birmingham4730141263183143Huntsville4528151158158130Knoxville4627161257174149Roanoke4526163056144121Evansville4325162052144134Pensacola4522192248154154Fayetteville4618208044126147Quad City4720251142118144Macon439322020113189Vermilion County30424201059126NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for tie. The top eight teams in the league advance to playoffs.Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduledFriday’s GamesBirmingham 5, Fayetteville 2Roanoke 4, Huntsville 0Peoria 3, Quad City 2Macon at Birmingham, 8 p.m.Saturday’s GamesFayetteville at Birmingham, 8 p.m.Macon at Birmingham, 8 p.m.Roanoke at Huntsville, 8 p.m.Knoxville at Pensacola, 8:05 p.m.Quad City at Peoria, 8:15 p.m.Sunday’s GamesKnoxville at Pensacola, 6:05 p.m.Monday’s GamesNo games scheduledSource

City collecting Grand Theatre Residency applications

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

Two pairs of week long residencies at the Grand Theatre will be available to Kingston artists for the third straight year this July. The City of Kingston’s Local Arts Residency program at the Grand Theatre was born in 2021 when the theatre was unable to be used for performances due to COVID restrictions, instead leveraging the available space to allow local artists access to a well outfitted room to develop their projects. The residency is aimed at Kingston-based emerging or mid-career professional artists, and in the past two years has welcomed a variety of different artistic disciplines. Kingston’s Director of Arts and Culture Services Colin Wiginton says it’s tailored for an artist who has a project well thought out and ready to go.“Someone has to be prepared to come in and actually hit the ground running,” Wiginton said.“So it’s not necessarily something for an artist who doesn’t have an idea already of what they want to achieve.&#...

Gun bills debated in Senate, 2 advance

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The gun debate continues at the state Capitol. Colorado state senators spent their Friday night discussing three major gun bills.  Frontier Airlines pays incentives to agents who charge extra baggage fees at gate The bills would broaden red flag laws, give gun violence victims more pathways to suing firearm dealers and manufacturers and raise the age for all firearm purchases to 21. The red flag and lawsuit bills passed the second reading in the Senate. They now move to a third reading before moving to further consideration by the House. Republicans slow progress on gun billsRepublican state Sens. Bob Gardner and Paul Lundeen spoke for extensive lengths of time, offering amendments to slow the progress of the bills — specifically the bill that would give gun victims a path to sue.“What this bill is doing is ensuring that those who manufacture and sell firearms, small gun shop owners, are driven out of business," Gardner said."There’s only one e...

Family celebrates end to lengthy immigration battle

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:28:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The Zaldivar family's long struggle against U.S. immigration laws, technicalities and even wrongful deportation came to an end on Friday.Jorge Zaldivar, the family patriarch, recently became a permanent resident of the United States. This came after nearly two decades and multiple separations for their family. Southern Colorado has 6 earthquakes in 24 hours, region’s strongest in a decade "It was like Uncle Sam was pissed off at me for marrying an immigrant," Christina Zaldivar, Jorge's wife, said.Christina is an American citizen. She married Jorge, who was undocumented when he came to the U.S."I saw him fit enough to be a citizen and a contributor to this country, which he is and he has been," Christina said.Immigration journey filled with obstacles"I'm hopeful that people have understood that immigrants come here to work and to be part of their family, and that we are here because we're contributing," Jorge said through an interpreter.Their joyous day didn't come...