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6/24/2009

Orinda Magic will not carry an 8th grade team this summer, Best of Luck to all our future freshmen as they begin their H.S. career.


3/8/2009

Congratulations to Denesha Stallworth on her recent selection to the McDonald's and Nike All-American Teams! Magic is unbelievably proud of Denesha and all the hard work she has put in. We could not imagine a more deserving athlete or a more wonderful family! Darrell would have been so proud and so happy for you!


3/5/2009

The head coaches for this season will be as follows:

Black Team- Head Coach: Darrell Hirashima Jr.

Blue Team- Head Coach: Steve Pezzola

Gold Team- Head Coach: Trisha Hirashima

                    Assistant: Jessica Jones

Silver Team- Head Coach: Dustin Hirashima





Darrell Hirashima 05/01/1952- 12/19/2008






 Magic has suffered a devastating loss in the form of president, founder and heart of the Magic program. Darrell Hirashima, loving husband, devoted father and committed basketball coach passed away late in the afternoon on a friday after nearly two weeks on life support. Darrell had suffered a massive heart attack on Sun., Dec. 7, his second since August and succumbed to his injuries Fri., Dec. 19. Darrell left behind a wife, Theresa, a daughter, Trisha, and two sons, Darrell Jr. and Dustin as well as scores of players both former and current. He will be remembered as a man who was dedicated to sharing his love of basketball through development and competition.  Fun-loving and understanding with a gift for generosity, Darrell will be missed terribly.



11/21/2008

Stephanie Golden

Stephanie Golden, a self-described "Cali-girl", is receiving interest from colleges all over the place. To name a few, there are San Diego State, Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, University of San Diego, UC Santa Barbra, UC Davis, Colorado State, San Francisco, Boise State, Cal State Bakersfield, Santa Clara, Colorado, Fresno State, Fordham, and Lehigh. Saint Mary's, in fact, has already offered her a scholarship. And keep in mind that Golden is only a junior.


The 6-foot-3, 16-year-old forward/center averaged 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks per game as a sophomore. Golden helped lead her team to a perfect 14-0 league record, and she received second-team all-league honors in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League. A 70-51 loss to St, Mary's of Stockton ended her season in the NorCal semifinals. But Golden is ready and excited to get back on the court this year.

Longtime (17 years) Miramonte coach Darrell Hirashima is no longer coaching Golden in high school, but continues to coach her club team, the Orinda Magic. He praised his former post player. "I think that [Stephanie] is a unique player in that she can finish with either hand. She can finish with her back to the basket on the low block with a variety of moves. She can hit from outside, hit the three, and take people off the dribble. She loves the game. She can do significant damage in the low post," said Hirashima.

Hirashima continued, "[Stephanie] is a coach's dream. She's someone who will put in the time. You just point her in the right direction and tell her what you want her to do, and she'll do it."

Golden returns the love for her former high school coach. "My coach Darrell is having a full recovery from his recent heart attack and actually played his first game today. He's been working so hard for his rehab and seeing him out there made me so happy. Even though he's not my high school coach anymore it's great to be able to spend what time we have with each other. He is amazing," exclaimed Golden.








Denesha Stallworth

Reebok Fall Showcase report

By Chris Roemer

The fall viewing period provides prospects with one last time to compete in front of college coaches before the academic season. The first weekend in October saw a variety of players float into Pleasanton for the Reebok Fall Showcase to compete in a series of games in an effort to leave one last positive impression. Familiar names like 2009 No. 1 ranked Denesha Stallworth were on hand as well as some maybe unfamiliar names and faces.

Denesha Stallworth, Power Forward - There isn't much she hasn't already done that we can speak on, but over the course of the weekend she did look confident in some different areas. Stallworth looked real comfortable shooting outwards of 15 feet and handling the ball in the open floor. With that said she was still a force to reckon with in her usual areas of strength. Once Stallworth established position down around the basket there wasn't anyone that was going to stop her. She did a good job on different sequences of sealing her man out and sometimes removing her out of picture all together.









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