By BILLY HEYEN The night Eastridge won its first sectional title in 56 years, @CollinCantrellArt posted a drawing on Instagram. It depicted the Lancers’ sectional MVP, Tony Arnold, surrounded by his name and an Eastridge logo. At all levels of sports, graphic designers and artists have gained prominence in recent years as athletes and schools look to expand their brand … [Read more...] about Collin Cantrell makes name for himself drawing fellow Section V athletes
Section V basketball
Heyen: 50 quick-hitting thoughts to prepare for boys basketball sectionals
By BILLY HEYEN Section V's boys basketball postseason begins Tuesday and Wednesday with first-round games. Teams with opening-game byes will begin their sectional tournaments either Friday or Saturday. In less than two weeks, there'll be teams posing for pictures with a sectional brick as Section V champions. It's totally fair if you haven't paid attention to every … [Read more...] about Heyen: 50 quick-hitting thoughts to prepare for boys basketball sectionals
Quinton Rose named AAC Player of Week; Dyaisha Fair keeps scoring
By BILLY HEYEN Temple’s Quinton Rose (Bishop Kearney) was named the American Athletic Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week for the week of Nov. 25. Rose and the Owls played three games at a Thanksgiving tournament in Orlando and finished the week 2-1, with Rose averaging 14.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game Rose had his quietest game of the week … [Read more...] about Quinton Rose named AAC Player of Week; Dyaisha Fair keeps scoring
Heyen: Rochester basketball put everyone on notice Friday night
By BILLY HEYEN Earlier on Friday, basketball analytics guru Ken Pomeroy tweeted out the highest scoring averages by listed hometown in college basketball. Rochester, N.Y. was third on the list. To anyone from Rochester and Section V, that's not that surprising. Back home, these players already receive one-name treatment. "Lamb." "Naz." "Q." But national recognition for … [Read more...] about Heyen: Rochester basketball put everyone on notice Friday night