PLEASANTON — On the walls of the Amador Valley gym, written in purple and yellow block letters are the words, “School of Champions.”

For most sports on campus, it’s a motto that’s lived easily. Amador’s football team won a North Coast Section and NorCal title in 2024.

The Dons’ softball team went on a magical run to a CIF NorCal Division I title a year and a half ago. Both girls and boys volleyball teams have long been contenders in the always challenging East Bay Athletic League.

But for the boys basketball team, the phrase has long felt like an echo from another era. For the last 15 years, Amador Valley has fielded competitive teams but never sustained success that translated into league or section titles.

This winter, though, there is a different feeling around the Pleasanton school

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