The Oakland Technical High School girls varsity basketball team can ball. It’s not a stretch to imagine that the Bulldogs — two-time defending state champions (2019 and 2022) — might have three or four trophies already, had much of the country not shut down two days before their scheduled championship game in March 2020; or had their 2021 season not been canceled altogether due to COVID. The team’s success has even garnered the attention of local sports legends. They’re regularly visited by football great and Oakland Tech alum Marshawn Lynch. The Warriors’ Klay Thompson made an appearance at the team’s ring ceremony last summer, and his teammate Steph Curry sent the team a personal video message of congratulations late last year for their championship banner ceremony. Head to the link in our bio for more. ✍🏼: Ariana Proehl 📸: Kori Suzuki