Talk about taking something by force.

From the pregame shoot-around all the way to the singing of the alma mater, it was a night to remember for Mary Star High girls basketball.

In the first crosstown meeting with in-city neighbor San Pedro since the 2001-2002 season, it was a Star-studded performance from the opening tip as Mary Star bolted to…

Many get the chance to widen their horizons, but only few realize their dreams.

The 2018-2019 Mary Star High girls basketball team got to experience both in a season besieged by injuries at the beginning, but ended with a sense of pride achieving something that no other team in school... or San Pedro history, has done.

On February 26, 2019 in…

No one could truly comprehend the season Mary Star High girls basketball had for 2018-2019 unless you truly watched how they grew as a team for yourselves.

In the first 15 games of the year, the Stars and sixth-year coach Victor Tuberosi was languishing in a 5-10 start, riddled with injuries, not knowing how good they could possibly be as they planned…

And just like that... one of the most incredible careers of San Pedro Prep Boys Basketball has come to an end, yet one of the rises of that young man's program he represented continues to roll on.

Mary Star High boys basketball senior Joseph Octave got his final year of his storied prep career started in November 2018 when he signed his national letter…

MONTCLAIR - It was a historic time for Mary Star Of The Sea High School sports, not to mention for host Montclair High as well considering it was the first-ever CIF State Southern California Regional playoff game for both girls basketball teams.

However, it was the visiting Stars who came on out with even more history by grabbing a hard-fought 34-31…

No one in anyone's wildest dreams six years ago that after 30 regular season games, the Mary Star High girls basketball team would accomplish something as a postseason run extended beyond the CIF-Southern Section.

When coach Victor Tuberosi took over the job at the start of the 2013-2014 season, the Stars eventually lost every single league game and…

It was a high wire act all the way through until the final buzzer but in the end, it all came up on the right side of history for San Pedro High boys basketball.

By virtue of their 76-74 victory over visiting Rancho Dominguez Prep in the first-ever Marine League meeting between the two schools Friday, it netted 18-year head coach John Bobich his 500th…

Wednesday night would be a great night for both the Mary Star High boys basketball team, and one of their leaders, senior guard Joseph Octave.

In a Santa Fe League showdown for first place against fellow defending co-league champion Salesian of Los Angeles, the Stars would step up to the challenge from the Mustangs, and the Air Force-bound Octave would…

Despite the fact this was one of the rarest of games on Friday, even for one city, the Mary Star High boys basketball team had bigger aspirations in mind.

One of their goals during the 2018-2019 season was to win a tournament to build momentum for upcoming Santa Fe League competition. It didn't matter to the Stars where, and it also didn't matter who…

It's that time of year again... as the high school basketball scene is already underway. Plenty of potential to be shown out of the San Pedro, Port Of Los Angeles and Mary Star Of The Sea High boys and girls programs as they are in full swing for the 2018-2019 season.

Who will make the biggest shot of them…

The first San Pedro Prep Sports signing day ceremony for the 2018-2019 school year almost comes as no surprise.

It is also the first basketball-oriented on-campus signing day in five years, and also just the third on-campus signing day ceremony on the Taper Avenue campus of Mary Star Of The Sea High School.

Boys basketball senior 6'4'' guard…

In early July 2013 I took on the role of a sports columnist for San Pedro Today magazine, and since then, I have seen a rise of spectacular student athletes and special teams that have made my hometown a beautiful place to live. Some teams stood out more than others, even if they brought home a CIF championship or not.

San Pedro, Port Of Los Angeles and Mary…

It was another year of improvement up the rankings for the Mary Star High girls basketball team as they captured the top headlines for the 2017-2018 season of San Pedro Prep Girls Basketball.

Although the Stars were not able to capture a Santa Fe League championship like their boys counterparts did,…

It goes without saying that in just three years, Mary Star High boys basketball junior guard Joseph Octave has been the marquee player in San Pedro Prep Boys Basketball.

So far, the 6'4'' Octave has scored 2,043 career points, made All-Santa Fe League three years in a row, helped guide the Stars to two solid runs in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4-A playoffs…

For the second year in a row, Mary Star High boys and girls basketball garnered one All-CIF postseason selection in the CIF-Southern Section, due in large part to their overall talent and leadership tied into their respective teams making deep runs in the playoffs.

Last year, the boys reached the Division 4-A semifinals, and the girls reached the Division 5-AA…

A season that has been nothing but grit and grind will continue on with a little more shine.

The Mary Star High girls basketball team would make program history with a 48-38 victory over visiting Arrowhead Christian of Redlands in the CIF-Southern Section Division 5-AA quarterfinals on Wednesday. The historic part was, this is Mary Star's first ever girls basketball…

Remember the 2005-2006 season?

That was the last time, and the only time Mary Star High boys basketball won a league championship.

It was the Camino Real League back then, and the Stars outdistanced the likes of Cathedral of Los Angeles, St. Paul of Santa Fe Springs, St. Monica of Santa Monica, St. Anthony of Long Beach and Cantwell Sacred Heart of Montebello…

As the 2017-2018 San Pedro Prep Basketball season continues to blossom… expectations and excitement are beginning to rise towards the end of town on Taper Avenue.

Right now, the Mary Star Of The Sea High boys & girls basketball teams are both off to great starts, each drawn a No.2 preseason ranking in the CIF-Southern Section with the boys in Division 4-A, and the…

It's that time of year again... as the high school basketball scene is already underway. Plenty of potential to be shown out of the San Pedro, Port Of Los Angeles and Mary Star Of The Sea High boys and girls programs as they are in full swing for the 2017-2018 season.

Who will make the biggest shot of them…

The 2016-2017 seasons for the San Pedro, Mary Star Of The Sea and Port Of Los Angeles High boys basketball teams in San Pedro Prep Sports wasn't as smooth for every collective school as it was last year when all three made their respective CIF playoffs but...…