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The Meadowbrook girls’ basketball team enters the New Year hot, with a 7-0 record. This success can be attributed to someone that was missing last year’s –guard, Nia Jenkins. After being named to second-team all-conference as a sophomore, Jenkins sat out last season because of personal reasons. This year, she is back and better than ever, often providing the spark for Meadowbrook on offense and defense. While the Monarchs could have used Jenkins last year, they are ecstatic that she is back this year to finish her high school career doing what she loves. To put it simply, Jenkins is…

BOYS Coming off of a great 23-3 season, the Skyhawk boys will be looking for vengeance. They went out in the 5A regional semifinals in a double-overtime heart-breaker against Henrico in what many felt was the essentially the state championship game. The Warriors cruised through the playoffs to the title. Despite the loss of Kenny Williams (UNC) and C.J. Miles (Roanoke College) the Skyhawks will simply reload, not rebuild. Projected Starting Five G – Johquin Wiley G – Mario Haskett F – Charles Falden F – Tahkey Williams C – Jyles Webster Top Player: Mario Haskett is this year’s top…

BOYS Meadowbrook finished 17-7 last year, and this year’s version of the team is going to have to work hard to reach last year’s level of success. They graduated all five starters (Antonio Davis, Khylil James, Tyshawn Jeter, Elijah Baker and Wesley Hardaway), but they should get a boost from James “Amp” Williams who transferred from Clover Hill. The Monarchs ended their season last year in a 63-59 loss to Matoaca, coming in the Conference 12 tournament. Projected Starting Five G – Alphonzo Mason G – Daequan Young G – James Williams F – Jordan Jeter F – Richard Legree…

BOYS The Knights are coming off of a 1-21 season last year that they will definitely be looking to improve upon, given that they return every player from their roster last year. Projected Starting Five G – Elijah Gregory G – Jalen Blackwell F – T.J. Jordan F – Carlton Williams C – Max Evans Top Player: Elijah Gregory is the real player to watch for this Dale basketball team. He is returning again for his senior year to start at point guard. Elijah is going to be the focal point for the Knights offense this year. Gregory was last…

Justin Harper, a product of Meadowbrook High and the University of Richmond is currently playing with the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets pre-season. Brooklyn signed Harper on September 18, following a rock-solid season with Felice Scandone in Italy’s Series A league. On October 8, Harper scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds against the Philadelphia 76ers. From here, Harper could make Brooklyn, go to the NBA Development League, or opt to play overseas again. Harper appeared in 14 games for the Orlando Magic in the 2011-2012 season.

When Ka’lia Johnson ran the floor for coach Kevin Coffey at Thomas Dale as a freshman, everyone could see that she was a special player. When she signed her NCAA National Letter of Intent to play at Duke University, the community was bursting with pride. Now, the 5-foot-11 backcourt specialists will be taking her talents from Chester to the Czech Republic as she signed to play professionally with BLK Slavia Praha. “It’s exciting to achieve my goal of becoming a professional athlete,” Johnson said. “I worked very hard to achieve that goal and will keep working hard.” Johnson was noticed…

L.C. Bird High School would like to announce the L.C. Bird Basketball Skills Camp 2015. The camp, which will take place from June 15 to 19, is for girls ages six to 16. The camp will be headed by L.C. Bird’s Coach Chevette Waller, who has over 15 years of coaching experience and is dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of basketball. Special features of the camp will include opportunities to learn from outstanding coaches and players, compete and learn as you put your lessons to use in full-court games, boost your confidence and your game, improve every part of your…

After a long journey, Kenny Williams III made his college choice for the second time, choosing the University of North Carolina. Williams will play his college basketball there under famed head coach Roy Williams in the basketball crazed town of Chapel Hill, N.C. The announcement came Saturday via his Twitter account. The tweet was retweeted over 2,600 times with floods of excited Tar Heels fans welcoming him to the North Carolina family. The L.C. Bird standout originally signed to VCU, but after head coach Shaka Smart accepted a position at Texas, Williams asked for his release. The decision per many…

2015’s edition of “Shaka Watch” is over and former VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart took the head coaching post at the University of Texas – Austin. One local impact that the story could potentially have is on L.C. Bird standout Kenny Williams III, who signed with VCU this winter. Smart has been pursued every offseason since the Rams’ improbable run to the 2011 Final Four. One would think this information might have played a role in the decision making process for Williams, who built a strong relationship with Smart through the recruiting process. Williams always said that staying close to…

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