CLIFF PFENNING, mailtribune.com, December 31, 2011
"This is a gigantic win for us," South Medford senior post Tess Picknell said. "Oregon City has been a powerhouse in this state for a long time and we just beat them. (More...)
Jerry, Ulmer, oregonlive.com, December 30, 2011
Tess Picknell added 12 points, 14 rebounds and five blocked shots (More...)
Jerry Ulmer, oregonlive.com, December 28, 2011
South Medford senior post Tess Picknell had 18 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots despite sitting the entire second quarter with three fouls. (More...)
mailtribune.com, December 30, 2011
Tess Picknell grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked three shots to go with five points. (More...)
mailtribune.com, December 27, 2011
South Medford's 6-5 post, Tess Picknell, scored 14 points to go with eight rebounds and five blocked shots (More...)
Jerry Ulmer, oregonlive.com, December 27, 2011
South Medford appears to have the ingredients for a championship contender. They have experienced and steady guards, athletic and explosive wings and a dominant interior presence in 6-foot-5 senior Tess Picknell, a prolific shot-blocker who has signed with Stanford. (More...)
Andrew Masuda, ksby.com, December 22, 2011
The C.I.F. State championship run by the St. Joseph High girls basketball team with Aly Beebe is the third nominee for the top local sports story of 2011 on KSBY Sports. (More...)
Chhun Sun, sanluisobispo.com, December 18, 2011
St. Joseph High’s Aly Beebe, a Stanford-bound center who can dunk, tore her ACL in a game for her club team. This news created a ripple effect, sending the message that a new champion could be on the rise. (More...)
Kris Henry, mailtribune.com, December 17, 2011
Stanford-bound senior post Tess Picknell had eight points, eight rebounds, seven blocks and four assists in minutes limited by South's comfortable early advantage. (More...)
Jerry Ulmer, oregonlive.com, December 16, 2011
Tess Picknell, South Medford: The 6-5, Stanford-bound senior averaged 4.9 blocks last season, including games of 13 and 11 blocks. (More...)
Mike Richman, OregonLive.com, December 06, 2011
6-foot-5 senior post and Stanford womens basketball signee, Tess Picknell talks about the new talent on the reloaded Panthers, their up-tempo playing style, and her decision to sign with Stanford. (More...)
mailtribune.com, December 4, 2011
Tess Picknell each scored 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. (More...)
mailtribune.com, December 3, 2011
Senior post Tess Picknell added 15 points and 10 rebounds, (More...)
mailtribune.com, December 2, 2011
Picknell, a 6-foot-5 senior who has signed with Stanford, turned in a strong defensive effort against Springfield (More...)
Kenny Cress, santamariatimes.com, November 9, 2011
St. Joseph senior Aly Beebe, with her parents Greg and Rochell, wore Stanford University apparel as she signed her letter of intent Wednesday. Beebe played varsity basketball all four years of high school and hopes to study business in college. (More...)
Andrew Masuda , ksby.com, November 9, 2011
Video-Aly Beebe signed a national letter of intent to Stanford. (More...)
Dan Jones, mailtribune.com, November 10, 2011
South Medford senior Tess Picknell signs a letter of intent on Wednesday to play basketball for Stanford University next season. (More...)
paloaltoonline.com, November 10, 2011
"We are very proud to welcome Alyson and Tess to the Stanford women's basketball family," VanDerveer said. (More...)
Here's a photo from this years McDonald's All American Girls game courtesy of Dan Wiley, Bonnie's coach.
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Steve Galluzo, santamonica.patch.com, May 13, 2011
Bonnie named to first team and Erica named to second team. (More...)
Rick Cantu, statesman.com, May 9, 2011
Stanford signee Amber Orrange, a 5-7 guard from Houston Westbury Christian, was among 40 players on Parade Magazine's 35th annual All-America High School Girls Basketball Team, which will be published Sunday. (More...)
Steve Fryer, ocvarsity.com, May 3, 2011
Edison retired the uniform number of All-County basketball standout Bonnie Samuelson (No. 41). (More...)
Jenny Dial, chron.com, April 22, 2011
Player of the year Amber Orrange continues two traditions — on-court excellence and a familiar college choice for area stars
Q&A with Westbury Christian senior Amber Orrange (More...)
Jacob Laxen, amestrib.com, April 2, 2011
Greenfield looks ahead to Stanford after storied career at Ballard (More...)
hbindependent.com, March 30, 2011
Bonnie Samuelson, who will play next year at Stanford, is in Chicago this week for the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game.
Samuelson arrived Saturday in Chicago and is slated to return to Huntington Beach on Thursday. She said the whirlwind experience has been nothing short of "amazing."
On Monday she finished second in the girls' three-point shooting contest. (More...)
newsobserver.com, March 31, 2011
Photo gallery from the McDonald's All American Game. Bonnie's photo #5, Amber's photo #42. (More...)
John Naughton, desmoinesregister.com, April 1, 2011
Ballard of Huxley's Taylor Greenfield will play in Saturday's Nike Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-American girls’ basketball game. (More...)
sfgate.com, April 1, 2011
The first Hoops4Girls All-Star basketball game gets underway tonight at 6 at Las Positas College in Livermore.
Future college players include Erica Payne ... (More...)
Christopher Yale Smith, thecrier.net, March 29, 2011
Camp was selected as the Metro Atlanta High School Girl’s Player of the Year, not because she is a prolific scorer. Instead, she is a complete player - a leader, on and off the court, able to consistently nail three-point shots and create steals on defense. (More...)
Adam Berke, patch.com, March 19, 2011
Berkeley 68, Carondelet 57
The other key to Berkeley’s record 10th NorCal championship, was its ability to get Payne in foul trouble and off her game.
Payne recorded her fourth foul with over six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and finished with seven points and seven rebounds. (More...)
Stephanie Hammon, insidebayarea.com, March 18, 2011
Erica plays for NorCal Division I girls title, No. 1 Berkeley vs. No. 2 Carondelet, Saturday, 6 p.m., Power Balance Pavilion, Sacramento. (More...)
Michael Carvell, ajc.com, March 18, 2011
Senior Jasmine Camp (Chamblee High School) was named as a 2011 Metro Atlanta Basketball Player of the Year. (More...)
Adam Berke, concord-ca.patch.com, March 13, 2011
All eyes on are on a fourth and final showdown between Carondelet and Berkeley for a chance to play in the state championship game.
Stanford-bound Erica Payne struggled with foul trouble, but still managed nine points and a couple blocks. (More...)
Jenny Dial, chron.com, March 5, 2011
The Wildcats defeated Concordia Lutheran 68-48 and were led by McDonalds All-American Amber Orrange’s 26 points. (More...)
Kyle Bonagura, danville.patch.com, March 5, 2011
The Cougars didn't hit a shot from the field in the final seven minutes of Friday's 55-53 loss to Berkeley in the NCS title game.
The Star: Carondelet's Erica Payne led the Cougars with 13 points. (More...)
Carlos Arias, ocvarsity.com, March 4, 2011
Edison's Bonnie Samuelson celebrates with teammates after making the shot that gave the Chargers a 45-44 victory over Troy in the CIF-SS Division 1A championship game on Thursday. Check out the OCVarsity Hot Shots slide show for Thursday to see all of the photos from this game. (More...)
Mike Sciacca, hbindependent.com, March 4, 2011
Edison High's Bonnie Samuelson screams after stealing an inbounds pass and hitting the winning shot with two seconds remaining to lift the Chargers to a 45-44 victory over Troy in the CIF Southern Section Division I-A girls' basketball championship game at Anaheim Arena on Thursday night. (More...)
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Steve Galluzzo, latimes.com, March 3, 2011
Instead, the inbounds pass was tipped and controlled by Edison senior Bonnie Samuelson, who whirled and released an off-balance 15-foot jump shot to the left of the basket that dropped through the hoop just before the final buzzer and the top-seeded Chargers escaped with a 45-44 victory. (More...)
Jacob Laxen, amestrib.com, March 3, 2011
Ballard’s Taylor Greenfield fights through physical defense during the first half of the Bombers’ semifinal loss to the Lady Knights.
Greenfield had 16 points, but Ballard fell by a 56-42 score. (More...)
George Watson, lubbockonline.com, March 3, 2011
The Lady Wildcats boast Division I signees Amber Orrange (Stanford) ... (More...)
Stephanie Hammon, insidebayarea.com, March 2, 2011
Erica Payne, who had 14 of her points in the second half, also had 11 rebounds, four blocks and four steals. (More...)
Girls basketball: Top-ranked Bombers pull away in second half
Dan Wright, amestrib.com, March 1, 2011
“I knew in my head that Greenfield was coming out in the second half and was going to try to take over the game,” Roberts said. “She did. She’s the best player in the state for a reason.” (More...)
GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL: Trojans challenge but can’t stop Bombers
Ross Thede, timesrepublican.com, March 2, 2011
Greenfield scored her team's high point total for the 20th time this season, doing most of the damage when the Bombers needed it most. (More...)
easterniowahighschoolsports.com, March 1, 2011
Stanford signee Taylor Greenfield scored 15 of her game-high 17 points in the second half as Ballard (24-1) advanced to face No. 4 Davenport Assumption (23-2) in Thursday’s semifinal round. (More...)
Ross Thede, timesrepublican.com, February 28, 2011
The popular answer? Taylor Greenfield.
What else do you need to know about Ballard?
The top-ranked Bombers bring a 23-1 record and a 6-foot, 2-inch Stanford University signee into their sixth straight Class 3A Iowa Girls High School State Basketball Tournament. (More...)
Carlos Arias, ocvarsity.com, February 26, 2011
Stanford-bound Bonnie Samuelson scored 30 points, including three 3-pointers, to help the top-seeded Chargers (28-3) beat the fourth-seeded Cougars (19-5) to earn their third consecutive trip to the finals. (More...)
ocvarsity.com, February 19, 2011
Bonnie Samuelson's 26 points propelled the top-seeded Chargers (25-3). (More...)
Todd Holcomb, ajc.com, February 17, 2011
Jasmine Camp and No. 1-ranked Chamblee won't be going to the state tournament this year after falling to Miller Grove in regional quarterfinals. (More...)
webstercitynews.com, February 17, 2011
Webster City limited the offensive production of Stanford University recruit Taylor Greenfield here last night, but her Ballard teammates supplied more than enough ammunition for an easy victory. (More...)
yourhoustonnews.com, February 15, 2011
Westbury Christian School senior guard and Stanford signee Amber Orrange has been selected to participate in both the 2011 McDonald’s High School All-American basketball game and the Nike WBCA All-American game this spring. (More...)
Jim Halley, usatoday.com, February 13, 2011
Taylor and Amber were named to the 20th annual Women’s Basketball Coaches Association High School All-America Game on April 2 game in Indianapolis along with 18 other elite high school players. Bonnie was an honorable mention. (More...)
Matt Kovatch, amestrib.com, February 11, 2011
Taylor Greenfield was recognized after the game for being nominated for the McDonald’s All-American contest, an honor bestowed upon only a handful of girls around the state. (More...)
ocvarsity.com, February 10, 2011
Bonnie Samuelson, Edison girls basketball: The Stanford-bound sharp-shooter scored 31 points to lead the Chargers past Etiwanda, 58-54, in a matchup of state-ranked teams in the finals of the Nike Tournament of Champions. (More...)
