Yorba Linda Boys’ Basketball a True Family Affair

Yorba Linda Boys’ Basketball a True Family Affair
Yorba Linda High School basketball player Orlando Laws (35) shoots the ball at a recent game. Courtesy of Phil Mangiaracina
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YORBA LINDA, Calif.—Hang around pretty much any sports team for very long and you’ll hear it. The word “family” comes up repeatedly, with coaches at every level pushing togetherness in a bid to harness the elusive element called team chemistry that often defines winners.

Yorba Linda High School’s Jason Pietsch need not reach to promote the concept. Not only is he coaching a boys’ basketball team that includes his son, starting junior guard Kobe Pietsch, but one that also features the high-flying brother act of Jordan and Orlando Laws.

Dan Wood
Dan Wood
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Dan Wood is a community sports reporter based in Orange County, California. He has covered sports professionally for some 43 years, spending nearly three decades in the newspaper industry and 14 years in radio. He is an avid music fan, with a strong lean toward country and classic rock.
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