First it was chants of “O-T, O-T” that echoed throughout the Laney College gym Saturday. The happy players and coaches of Oakland Tech were celebrating their Oakland Athletic League girls basketball championship, a 72-42 win over Skyline High. A couple hours later, that scene was repeated. This time, it was chants of “Cas-tle, Cas-tle,” as the Castlemont High boys team celebrated its 67-65 win over Oakland High.
Sports
Warriors’ Ronny Turiaf donates defibrillators to prevent deaths among high school athletes
February 23, 2010 – 3:38 pm
After an enlarged aortic root nearly kept him from his dream of playing NBA basketball, Warriors’ center Ronny Turiaf learned how dangerous heart problems could be. Now, in the wake of three recent cardiac emergencies on Bay Area high school basketball courts, Turiaf is donating defibrillators and CPR training to four local high schools.
On the road with the Tour de Taco: Visiting Oakland’s taquerias by bike
February 22, 2010 – 3:35 pm
The cold, gray skies and wind didn’t deter people from riding through Oakland’s Fruitvale district on Saturday to partake in the Tour de Taco.
Friends, family, and proteges pay tribute to East Oakland Boxing Association founder
February 6, 2010 – 9:31 am
In Stanley Garcia’s experience, boxing breathed life, maturity, and hope into the lives of the East Oakland boys who frequented his boxing club. Garcia, founder of the East Oakland Boxing Association, died last Friday at the age of 69. At his recent memorial service at Lake Chalet on Lake Merritt, the tributes poured in.
For four Oakland Tech players, Signing Day a big sigh of relief
February 3, 2010 – 7:16 pm
Four Bulldogs football players—Fred Thompson (Oregon State), and defensive back/running back Ryan Murphy (Oregon State), defensive back/wide receiver DiAndre Campbell (Washington) and wide receiver Eddie Gillies (Sacramento State) each officially signed letters of intent to attend schools that play at the NCAA Division-I level, the highest level of college sports.
Jackson and maybe Cable to coach Raiders in 2010: Fans react
February 2, 2010 – 1:45 pm
Raiders fans react to the rumor of Tom Cable remaining head coach in 2010 and the acquisition of Hue Jackson as the new offensive coordinator.
Ellison wants to buy the Warriors, but owner says they’re not for sale
January 28, 2010 – 5:23 pm
Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison says he wants to buy Oakland’s Golden State Warriors. Kind of like how he said he wanted to buy the San Francisco 49ers a few years ago. But Ellison appears to have a problem: The current owner doesn’t want to sell.
Tomorrow night, Oakland High’s hardwood welcomes back Jabari Brown
January 28, 2010 – 11:44 am
After a tussle over his eligibility to play, Oakland High’s star point guard will be back in the game on Friday.
For two North Oakland amateurs, boxing is a matter of the heart
December 18, 2009 – 7:11 am
This fall, Temescal martial arts studio Pacific Ring Sports hosted “Showdown in Oakland,” an amateur boxing tournament. This audioslide introduces two local fighters, C.J. and Shanti, working hard to try to dominate their bouts.
As gears begin to turn, Temescal hopeful for new park space
December 8, 2009 – 1:40 pm
If you could turn a slab of cement and portable classrooms into a vibrant neighborhood park, what would it include? Last night at a community meeting in the Oakland International High School library, a group of approximately 25 North Oaklanders took part brainstorming what a new park could look like in their Temescal neighborhood.
Roller Derby in Oakland is only for the Rough and Tough
November 12, 2009 – 9:44 am
Some families hand down dishware and handmade quilts. Other families hand down aliases, casino luck, and hip-smashing, hard-hitting, skirt-rocking roller sports. Jane Hammer’s family falls into the second category. Hammer is team captain and coach for The Oakland Outlaws roller derby team – a group of women athletes who represent, “tenacity, fire, and drive.”
Oakland wants to join U.S. bid for World Cup
November 11, 2009 – 11:00 am
Imagine a series of summer afternoons at the Oakland Coliseum a few years in the future. The sun-dappled parking lot has become a Tower of Babel—English, Spanish and a smattering of Scandinavian tongues—but all are mutually intelligible in their passion for one sport: soccer. It might just happen, since Oakland is bidding to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
Oakland Marathon returning after 25 year hiatus
October 29, 2009 – 12:48 pm
The race, last run in Oakland in 1984, will take marathoners from City Hall through North Oakland, and then all over town.
Amid budget cuts, volunteers preserve city parks
October 7, 2009 – 3:39 pm
With fewer city workers to keep up with routine maintenance, trash is proliferating in some of Oakland’s most popular green spaces. Volunteer workers may be the key to fighting that trend.
Hometown hero Henderson honored by alma mater
October 3, 2009 – 3:39 pm
Recently-minted Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the former Oakland Tech Bulldog and Oakland Athletic, returned to his old neighborhood on Saturday afternoon for a ceremony renaming a North Oakland baseball field in his honor. Story by Sam Laird/Oakland North
For talented kids, a chance to dance, rap and show their skills
October 2, 2009 – 11:04 am
It seems like a tall order.
Wanted: fifteen volunteer hip-hop or modern dance performers willing to learn spoken word theater for a Spring show in Oakland and possible national tour. Song, rap, martial arts and aerial dance skills could also come in handy.
Oh, yes–and actors must be 12 or younger.