HLPUSD’s Los Altos High School Basketball Teams Prepare for 2024-25 Season
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Andrea Torres
As winter approaches, a competitive and exciting lineup of Hacienda La Puente Unified athletics, including basketball, soccer, and wrestling comes with it. In less than two months, the 2024-25 winter sports will commence after months of preparation with the support of coaches, team captains, and school faculty.
Los Altos High School’s basketball teams will look to continue their runs of success this season. Both the boys' and girls' teams have had highly successful seasons in the past few years, including several strong finishes in the Hacienda League and advancing and excelling in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) playoffs.
The junior varsity (JV) and varsity teams have been training rigorously for months before the season officially tips off in late November. This year, both girls' basketball teams have new coaches, with Dennis Ullom leading the varsity team and Angela Hines taking over for the JV squad.
“I’m really excited about this season, we have a lot of new players, a new coach, and a lot to look forward to," JV student-athlete Anali Avalos said. “This year my goal is to improve more and more and give my best to my team.”
In addition to the girls' teams, the boys have also been busy preparing for the season ahead with physical conditioning, skill development through drills, team bonding, mental preparation, and more.
The boys’ varsity basketball coach Jeff Lucas, who has been coaching at Los Altos for 37 years, has helped lead the Conquerors to the CIF playoffs several times in the past years. JV head coach Wes Hsieh and Freshman coach Sam de Haas are also excited about this year’s talent and ready for a successful year.
Hacienda La Puente Unified encourages the entire District community to support our student-athletes throughout the school year and celebrate their dedication, hard work, and camaraderie. We are eagerly looking forward to witnessing all our athletes soar to new heights this academic school year.
Do you have a program, club, extracurricular activity, sport or academic achievement that you would like us to highlight this winter? We would love to learn more! Please email us at: HLPUSDcommunications@hlpusd.k12.ca.us
Content Development by: Los Altos High School Senior Ambar Muro
Photo Captions:
LAHS_BASKETBALL1: Los Altos High School junior varsity basketball player Melanie Vallin, left, practices her dribbling with Coach Angela Hines.
LAHS_BASKETBALL2: Los Altos High School’s boy basketball team works on their physical conditioning during practice.
LAHS_BASKETBALL3: Los Altos High School point guard Earnest Johnson shoots around with teammates during practice.
