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Kodey Weary, the Hawks' star forward from last season, made multiple stops in his basketball career. The next will land him in Central Florida, playing Division II basketball at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Embry-Riddle’s basketball team, the Eagles, competes in the Sunshine State Conference,…

After his final season of high school basketball, guard Teyjuan Carter is set to continue his career at Las Positas College. As the Hawks rebuild their roster for the 2026-27 season, Carter is a piece that fits the puzzle. Committed as of April…

It happened completely by chance. James Giacomazzi ran into the towering, seven-foot Luka Galić in the Colfax High School gym in Sacramento. Galić was visiting his friend, MVP guard Diego Maldonado. They were there to meet up and work out.  The Las…

CUPERTINO, CALIF. — In competitive swimming, tech suits serve as performance boosters: reducing drag, compressing muscles and improving efficiency. It can be enough to deliver a 2% to 3% edge over a standard suit. That’s why freshman Filuka Houborg, who was confident…

On March 12, head coach James Giacomazzi was ready to recruit candidates for the new women's basketball head coach position. He mass-mailed every head and assistant women's coach in the area.  Twenty-plus people leaped at the opportunity. Giacomazzi was swimming in a…

Star diver Ainsley Wade hasn’t been up on the one-meter and three-meter springboards much at all this season. She only competed in the first meet of the season before taking time off.  A roadblock appeared in the middle of the season. A…

Head coach James Giacomazzi walked into the gym at Colfax High School in Sacramento. In the middle of his recruiting season, he had one objective: locate Diego Maldonado. Giacomazzi had caught wind of Maldonado's senior season in which he won league MVP,…

A national championship on Las Positas waters set the scene: whistles blowing, humid air, a heated pool, and a single yellow ball. Athletes cut through the water as Las Positas Hawks, coaches, and scouts watched their every move — the best of…

The ball never seemed fully under control. Rolling from a throw-in to a backheel and into open space until it reached Jesus “Chuy” Lua’s feet.  In one motion, he pushed forward, made a shot fake that froze the defender, and then drove…

The 400 individual medley is not Logan Borrelli’s comfort zone. It’s a longer distance than normal and requires all of the strokes—not just his specialty: backstroke. That’s why, at the 2026 Hawk Invite, held March 27–28, swim and dive head coach Jason…