HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

By MIKE BRESNAHAN

Jan. 28, 2000 12 AM PT

Jackie Kolesar, leading scorer for the Paraclete girls’ team, has been bothered by a hip pointer and was supposed to sit out a nonleague game against Pacific Hills on Tuesday.

Instead, she scored 21 points and had eight rebounds in the Spirits’ 61-55 victory.

As long as her hip holds up, Kolesar is expected to play Saturday against Village Christian in an Alpha League game that could put Paraclete (15-5, 4-0 in league play) in firm control of the league race.

“We’ll need her,” said Coach Susan Hervey of Paraclete. “Hopefully she’s ready to go.”

The Spirits lead Village Christian (9-11, 3-1) by a game in the standings.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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