Pups and Players

The Santa Barbara Independent’s sports chieftain, John Zant, and Barry Punzal and John Dvorak, the gents of presidiosports.com, have collectively logged just under a century of professionally watching basketball. Zant recalls turning in his copy fresh off his typewriter in the days when the women’s game was played six-on-six: three forwards and three guards on each side of half-court, which they never crossed. For this week’s cover story, they turn their attention to a high school player who’s headed to the top and a memorable team from 1990. And March Madness approaches with a bracket contest!