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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-] / ˈbæs kɪtˌbɔl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /
NOUN
team sport
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In girls basketball, Lynwood set a state record this week when it won its 30th consecutive league championship.

From Los Angeles Times

Here’s this week’s top 20 high school girls’ basketball rankings for the Southland produced by CalHiSports.com going into playoff pairings announcement day on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times

He was a junior varsity player focused on basketball.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the best high school basketball games of the regular season happened last month when St. John Bosco came away with a one-point double overtime road victory over Santa Margarita.

From Los Angeles Times

Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey but has played international basketball for the Dominican Republic — his late mother’s homeland.

From Los Angeles Times