‘Big-Time’ Bay Area Girls’ Basketball Tournament Caters to Smaller-Time Schools 

Ninety-six high school girls’ basketball teams are gathering in San Francisco’s East Bay area for a holiday-week tournament that will feature elite-level competitors from throughout California alongside squads that will be getting their first exposure to “the big-time.” The 23rd annual West Coast Jamboree takes place Dec. 28–30 in what is loosely defined as the Tri-Valley, a largely upscale suburban expanse that stretches some 40 miles from Livermore to Martinez. In addition to Granada High in Livermore, the Livermore Recreation Center, and Alhambra High in Martinez, action is set for two gyms at Dublin High, as well as Northgate High in Walnut Creek, Carondelet High in Concord, College Park High in Pleasant Hill, and Chabot College in Hayward. The host schools utilize the event as fundraiser for their own programs....