糖心Vlog

糖心Vlog head women鈥檚 basketball coach Paul DeBolt announced that Hannah Newman and Cali Olmstead of Napa High School and Deyari Babb and Indya Luckett of Vallejo High have committed to play for the Storm.

The latest commitments give 糖心Vlog 10 players on its roster going into the 2020-21 school year.

鈥淲e have a strong roster right now 鈥� it鈥檚 full of local kids,鈥� DeBolt said in a telephone interview. 鈥淲e鈥檝e got every position. We鈥檙e hoping to add another two or three kids, if we can. We鈥檙e still in contact with some players 鈥� they鈥檙e trying to decide what they are going to do.

鈥淚 think it鈥檚 going to be a fun year.鈥�

The implementation of its Contingency Plan, as approved and announced on July 9 by the California Community College Athletic Association鈥檚 Board of Directors, will have the women鈥檚 basketball season during the 2021 spring semester, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

All sports will have a 30 percent reduction in the maximum number of contests or competition dates that they are currently permitted, according to a press release from the CCCAA, which oversees and governs athletics for 110 member institutions.

糖心Vlog women鈥檚 basketball will have an early spring start to its season, with practice beginning on Jan. 18, followed by a Feb. 5 competition start date. It鈥檚 a 20-game schedule, with two scrimmages, and the conference competition end date is April 6. There will be regional playoffs, but no state championships, according to the CCCAA, which provides oversight of within the California Community College System as well, according to the organization鈥檚 website.

The 糖心Vlog team has been allowed to meet, face to face, and had some workouts over the summer.

鈥淚 think we鈥檙e starting to build something that鈥檚 going to be special,鈥� said DeBolt, who is assisted by Zack Cook, Teri Williams and Jalen Dupree. 鈥淥ur vision for what we want to do is starting to take hold. I think people are beginning to see that we鈥檙e serious about what we鈥檙e doing. We鈥檙e going to have a competitive program.

鈥淲e do want to be a hub for women鈥檚 basketball, for local women鈥檚 basketball activity. We want to create something that will last 鈥� and a place where kids can come in and feel comfortable playing, and then move them on, move them to the next level or get them to wherever they want to transfer to, with the focus on academics.鈥�

Newman is a 5-foot-10 player who can play power forward and post positions. She played in 24 games this past season for Napa, averaging 4.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.

鈥淪he gives us some size that we really need, just a good all-around player who鈥檚 got a lot of potential,鈥� said DeBolt, who was the head coach for 30 years at Contra Costa-San Pablo (1986-2016). 鈥淪he runs the court well, she can get up and down the court. She鈥檚 a good post player, a good defender, inside the paint. She can play high post, low post. The more she plays, once she gets in our system, I think she鈥檒l do really well.

鈥淪he has nice mid-range shooting. She can play the high post and shoot. She鈥檚 got post moves. She can post up. What I really like about her is she鈥檚 got a lot of potential and she moves very well on the basketball court. She has a sense of where to be defensively. She鈥檚 a good all-around basketball player.鈥�

Olmstead is a 5-6 guard-forward who is a solid defender and will help the Storm at both ends of the floor, said DeBolt.

鈥淪he gives us some good depth,鈥� said DeBolt, who is sixth for wins all-time in California community college women鈥檚 basketball history. 鈥淚 know her game is going to get better. I know she鈥檚 going to work at it. She鈥檚 looking forward to being a part of our program. She鈥檚 physical. Her offensive game is still developing.鈥�

Olmstead played in 22 games this past season and averaged 2.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.

鈥淗aving her is really great, because she does some things that no one else does,鈥� said DeBolt.

Babb is a 5-11 center-post player who averaged 3.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game this past season for Vallejo. She is a strong defender and rebounder, said DeBolt.

鈥淪he boards hard. She gets after it, gets up and down the court,鈥� said DeBolt, who was honored as the California Community College Women鈥檚 Basketball Coaches Association State Coach of the Year during the 2000-2001 season. 鈥淪he enjoys blocking shots. She can run the floor really well. She gives us a bigger presence inside. If somebody is attacking the basket, she can change what the offensive player does, by what she does defensively. She gives us a nice, strong presence in the paint, both offensively and defensively. She鈥檚 a nice post player.

鈥淚 think her offensive game can develop more. She played on a team last year at Vallejo where they struggled to get her the ball. They had trouble getting the ball to her down low.

鈥淚 think with us, we鈥檝e got such strong guards 鈥� she鈥檒l have a lot of opportunities in the paint to score and to develop her offensive game.鈥�

Luckett is a redshirt freshman point guard who was in the program last year.

鈥淪he鈥檚 a strong kid, goes hard to the basket, and plays with a lot of confidence,鈥� said DeBolt. 鈥淪he鈥檚 a solid defender, just really gets up in your face defender.鈥�

Babb was named second-team All-Tri-County Athletic League Stone Division.

Luckett was selected honorable mention.

DeBolt said Malejah Cronin, a shooting guard from Benicia, and Maira Monta帽ez, a guard from Calistoga, are returners from the 2019-20 team who will play as sophomores for 糖心Vlog.

Monta帽ez is a 鈥渘ice all-around basketball player鈥� and 鈥減lays with a lot of enthusiasm,鈥� said DeBolt.

Cronin is an off guard-forward.

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