The Lincoln Middle School Lions roared to a double victory by clinching the Alameda Education Foundation’s (AEF) Division I and II girls’ basketball championships. Capping an undefeated season, the Lincoln Div. I team faced off against the Wood Middle School Beavers on Jan. 24.

Men’s Basketball
• St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) lost to Ygnacio Valley High of Concord, 58-49 (Jan. 23); lost to Alameda High School, 57-49 (Jan. 25); lost to Piedmont High School, 63-47 (Jan. 27).

Pickleball, the latest craze in racket sports, experienced a surge in popularity as Americans sought a socially distant outdoor activity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Men’s Basketball
• St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) lost to Berkeley High School, 58-49 (Jan. 18); lost to Castro Valley High School, 56-48 (Jan. 20).

The Alameda High School (AHS) men’s basketball team held off a spirited late comeback attempt by the host Encinal High School (EHS) to season sweep over their city rivals on Jan. 21.

Men’s Basketball
• St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) lost to Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland, 53-45 (Jan. 11); lost to San Leandro High School, 48-47 (Jan. 13); lost to Saratoga High School, 59-47 (Jan. 14).

The Alameda Girls Softball Association (AGSA) extended its spring season registration. Registration for the 8-and-under, 10-and-under, 12-and-under, and 14-and-under divisions were extended to Jan. 13, while the 6-and-under league registration was moved to Jan. 20.

Men’s Basketball
• St. Joseph Notre Dame (SJND) lost to Piedmont High School, 62-46 (Jan. 6).
• Alameda High School (AHS) defeated Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland, 63-53 (Jan. 6); defeated Encinal High, 54-43 (Jan. 7).

Alameda High School’s (AHS) men’s basketball coach Miles Tarver was named the Golden State Warriors Cal-Hi Sports head coach of the week. The announcement was made on the weekly Cal-Hi Sports television program on Sunday, Jan. 8.

The second half of the year brought on many sports highlights from Alameda athletes.