Cal Stars Basketball

The Cal Stars sent five teams to Reno to take part in the 625 team "All Under One Roof" Reno AAU Memorial Day Championship Tournament. The Stars returned home with a PERFECT 23 and 0 record. All Five teams (5th Red, 7th Blue, 8th Red, Blue HS and Elite HS) went unbeaten and claimed their respective brackets, including the highest bracket of all, the Varsity Blue.

The tournament started Friday night with the Elite playing a scrimmage vs Jam on it and ended late Monday night with both the Elite and Blue on center court taking home their respective titles. Of course their were 20 exciting games in the middle that all had a common result - Stars winning.

The 5th Grade Red (Coach Tricia Reyes) team opened up tournament play with 3 straight come from behind wins to reach the championship. The Championship game saw the stars overcome a 16 point defict and make an incredible come back to win by two and claim the title. The 7th Grade Blue (Coach Steve Diaz) had an opposite type of win. The 7th Blue led by 30 and after a couple foul outs had to hold on for the two point win but still champions! The 8th Grade Red (Coach Don Chase) played in their 1st 8th grade tournament of the year and proved why they have been playing up in high school all season. The 8th Graders rolled through the field in Reno winning the championship game 61-17. This after they won the semi-final game 63-16. The Blue High School (Coach Raul Reyes) is hottest team in the club winning now 6 straight games and two straight tournaments. The Blue HS won the championship 49-42. The Elite team (Coach JR Hatten) also remained hot and proved the compeition in LA 2 weeks ago served them well. The Elite won each game by 14+ points, including a 74-60 win over the host  Jam on It senior team in the Championship.

Congratulations to all FIVE Cal Star Champions.