Prior to the actual start of the CIF football season across the state on Aug. 18, we had done just about all of our preseason all-area, all-section teams. There were some regions of the CIF Southern Section that weren’t done in time and now to be fair to everyone here is one final preseason squad...
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All-State Baseball Nominees (Part 2)
It’s time to start getting really serious about the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state baseball honors, which are now just a few days from the first teams being released. This list of nominees is once again grouped according to CIF sections, but has been updated from Part 1. We thank everyone who contributed information. It...
NEW State Top 50 Ranks (26-50)
Eight is great for both Bishop Amat of La Puente and Serra of San Mateo as both of those teams are given eight-spot bumps in this week’s rankings. There are some showdown games this week among this group of squads as well, highlighted by No. 28 Paraclete vs. No. 30 Sierra Canyon (two CIF state...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Teams on the rise include Valley Christian of San Jose, which is up to No. 26 but has to play another fast-riser on Saturday in San Mateo, and Bishop Amat of La Puente, which is up to No. 34 after toppling previous No. 21 Serra of Gardena. Clovis West of Fresno also gets bumped up...
Preseason All-San Gabriel Valley
Dual-threat quarterbacks weren’t hard to choose from in this region because with the multi-purpose category we simply picked all of them. From a team-leading standpoint, both Bishop Amat (La Puente) and Cathedral (Los Angeles) lead with three players selected. Where to put Cathedral in these preseason all-area teams from the CIF Southern Section is a...
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
One of this week’s honorees, Gianna “Gigi” Mancha from Central of Fresno generates national headlines by striking out 21 batters (every out) in a seven-inning no-hitter against Clovis West. We have details in her writeup about where that ranks in state history. Our other selections this week are from La Puente, Cerritos and Santa Cruz.
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
Bishop Amat earns return engagement among state’s elite after overtime win over previous No. 16 Chaminade. The Eagles don’t drop out, but both Valley Christian (San Jose) and Long Beach Poly do to make room for Bishop Amat plus unbeaten Rancho Bernardo of San Diego. Monte Vista of Danville also inches up to No. 10...
