It wasn’t possible to do a preseason ranking this season with an earlier start than ever in Southern California right in the middle of basketball playoffs. It would have been No. 1 Corona and No. 2 Orange Lutheran. Those two just played so for this breakdown from us they are reversed. Valley Christian of San […]
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Dalia Frias: State Girls Athlete of Year
She didn’t win a CIF state track title, but everything else from an all-time record-breaking standpoint for runner Dalia Frias from Mira Costa High of Manhattan Beach was so great that it has carried her to the selection of State Girls Athlete of the Year for 2021-22 school year. The last State Girls Athlete of […]
FINAL Softball All-State Noms (SoCal)
We’re going to start selecting the 39th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams in a few days and here’s an updated list of nominees on our board. These are the ones from CIF sections in Southern California (with the Central Section in the north). Thanks to all who sent in nominations for those not on...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Raging hot batting averages for the early part of the 2019 season have helped this week’s two NorCal players of the week to gain the spotlight. For the SoCal honorees, meanwhile, it’s been more about stingy pitching. The foursome we’re honoring is from Pleasanton, East Nicolaus, Carlsbad and Westlake Village. We hope you enjoy this […]
State Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
No. 3 De La Salle avenges big loss from last season to Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas with a 27-21 win that got very scary in the final minutes. The biggest upset of the night was in Orange County where unranked Villa Park (won’t be unranked next week) knocked off No. 13 Servite of Anaheim. […]
Preseason State 50 Football Ranks (2)
Jesuit of Carmichael and Liberty of Brentwood could have all-time best teams this season and highlight this group of squads that have been ranked from No. 16 to No. 34 in the state in the preseason. We also have our preseason No. 1 teams from the CIF San Diego Section and CIF Central Coast Section […]
Preseason All-State FB Teams (2nd)
More players gain the nod among this group from De La Salle of Concord, Centennial of Corona, St. John Bosco of Bellflower, Bishop Amat of La Puente, Long Beach Poly and Serra of Gardena. Campolindo of Moraga and Los Osos of Rancho Cucamonga also are among those with multiple preseason all-state picks. For the preseason...
Class of ’16 NEW FB Player Rankings
To get our 2015 statewide preseason football coverage jump-started, we’re beginning with an update of our own player rankings. For this year’s seniors, it’s a group that seems to be led by a deep cast of wide receivers, but we’re still partial to quarterbacks and have switched to Santa Margarita’s K.J. Costello at the top...
All-State Softball: First Team
In some years, we have had to scramble to list the mininum of three outfielders. A great crop of outfielders this year (seven in all made it), however, forced us to go with lower totals in other positions. Here’s finally our own prep version of a super 30 all-star squad of the top California girls […]
