News - CYO Basketball

Excitement in playing girls’ CYO Volleyball was the common thread for the awardees this year, as the CYO Scholarship Committee awarded three annual scholarships from a group of fifty applications received from eighth graders in all CYO sports. The scholarships were awarded to Alexandria Arcibal from St. Felicitas CYO, San Leandro; Sarai Espinoza from St. Elizabeth CYO, Oakland; and Emmy Abar from Holy Spirit CYO, Fremont. Click above to learn more about these outstanding young players and the annual scholarship!

The 2024 Spring Girls' CYO Basketball season ended with playofffs in May. The playoffs saw close games with crowds packing the gyms as thrity-eight teams, 4th through 8th grades, played in the four day tournament, held at Moreau Catholic High School, Hayward, St Joseph Notre Dame, Alameda, and St. Leander, San Leandro. The weekend of play was capped by skilled weeknight final games. For more information and results, click the link above.

Part of CYO Sports is Service ... "We Pray! We Play! We Serve! This Easter the 4th grade basketball team from St. Jerome CYO, El Cerrito, served the elderly community in their parish with handmade Easter cards. Click above to read about this young team with a big heart!

The CYO Scholarship Committee is now inviting applications for the 2024 Bill Ford CYO Scholarships. Three $1000. scholarships will be awarded to 8th grade CYO players who participated during the 2023-2024 school-year seasons. The scholarships are annually funded by a foundation. Click the link above for more details and to download the scholarship application.

At every CYO basketball and volleyball game and at every CYO track and cross county meet, there are dedicated individuals who organize and enforce rules for a fair game. But a CYO referee does more than just "call the game." Click above to read more about this special role in CYO and about one outstanding referee!

Over 750 excited runners ran at Crown Beach Regional Park, Alameda, to begin the 2023 CYO Cross Country Season. The races marked the beginning of a five week season. For more details, click the link above.

The CYO Spring Sports – Track & Field, Girls' Basketball (West Diocese) and Boys' Sand Volleyball have ended with a postseason meet, playoff and tournament. Over 500 runners competed in the Diocesan Track and Field Championship Meet, 35 Girls' CYO Basketball teams (in the western half of the diocese) played in Girls' CYO Basketball Playoffs, and 16 Boys' CYO Sand Volleyball teams played in the annual CYO Sand Volleyball Tournament. Click the link above for more information and results from these season-ending events.

Sister Denise Bourdet PBVM is celebrating her 70th anniversary of profession with the Sisters of the Presentation. Before her retirement, Sister was well-known and instrumental in CYO in the Oakland Diocese for over 50 years, and as a teacher at St .Joseph the Worker School, Berkeley. To learn more about this inspirational Sister, click on the link, above.

After over 50 years coaching young people in CYO, Ray Bannister from St. John the Baptist CYO, San Lorenzo was again honored with the St. John's basketball court named in his honor. Click above for more details.

The CYO basketball and volleyball seasons will begin soon and coaches are preparing to coach through CYO Certification. All CYO Coaches must be certified to coach young people through CYO Coaches Certification. New coaches attend one of five Certification Workshops, hosted by the Oakland Diocese CYO. Click the link above for more details.

The five week CYO Cross Country season concluded with the Oakland Diocese Championship Meet featuring over 800 runners from 32 parishes and Catholic schools participating. The final meet was on Friday, October 21 at Crown Beach, Alameda. Click the link above for more details and results of the meet.

Coach Frank Allocco will host the 20th annual Ultimate Youth Basketball Coaches Clinic for CYO Coaches. This legendary clinic will not only sharpen coaching skills but inspire CYO coaches in their important youth ministry. Click on the link above for more details.

De La Salle High School Basketball will host their annual Youth Coaches Clinic at De La Salle High School on Saturday, October 1, 9am to 12pm. Click on the link above for more details. (This is not a CYO Certification Workshop.)

The 2022 "Bill Ford" CYO scholarships have been awarded by the CYO Scholarship Committee. After a selection process with twenty eight 8th grade CYO players applying, three were selected: For information on the awardees and for more details, click on the link above.

Girls' CYO Basketball season for the western half of the diocese concluded with the first basketball playoffs in two years. All grades in two participating leagues finished the season with leading teams in the 6th, 7th and 8th grades meeting for a 10 team weekend playoff. For details, click the link above

At their annual year-end CYO Sports Banquet for St. Elizabeth CYO, long-time coach Jose Delgado was honored for 29 years of service in mentoring and coaching young people in CYO. Click the link above for more details.

CYO Girls' Basketball Playoffs (West) are back! Click the link above for more details on the excitement!

The Salesian basketball team and Coach Steve Pezzola will again host the Red and Black Basketball Skills Development Clinic for girls in the 4th through 8th grade. The Clinic is on Saturday morning June 11 at Salesian High School. A great way to sharpen your skills while learning from the CIF State Champion players! Cilck on the link above for more details.

CYO Girls' Basketball has begun to play! After a two year suspension due to COVID, 60 CYO girls' baskeball teams representing 20 parishes and Catholic Schools in the western part of the diocese have began league play. For more details, click on the title, above.