Author Archives: Harold Abend
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
We didn’t have any entries to track for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book this week, but in the other goal of this feature there was no shortage of local talent that now gets some statewide attention to go with local props. This week we visit Riverside and Chula Vista in Southern California, and in […]
NEW Girls BB State TOP 35 Rankings
This week the top eight spots stay put but after that only seven of the next 17 teams retained their position from the last rankings. There was only one newcomer in the top 25 and one in the next 10 teams ranked. One thing is fairly clear, and that is after the first three teams...
NEW Girls BB State TOP 35 Rankings
The teams in the first five spots remain intact from the previous rankings, albeit in a slightly different pecking order. The biggest change is at the top with Archbishop Mitty claiming the catbird seat. Some of the top five teams also have wins and losses against prep school teams that the California Interscholastic Federation made...
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
There was one entry for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book to track once again this week, and besides accomplishing that goal of this feature we also uncovered some talent that doesn’t always get the spotlight, including a newcomer who is a senior. This week our stops are in Simi Valley and Lancaster in Southern […]
Girls BB: Recognizing Some Classics
The Third Annual Recognize Game Classic at Merritt College in Oakland on Saturday had five teams ranked in the most recent Cal-Hi Sports State Top 25 rankings in action, and as expected four of the top-ranked teams that were favored came out victorious. We were honored to be asked to announce the six games contested […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
For our second week of Northern and Southern California Players of the Week for basketball, we cheated a little by including a Monday performance that already happened this week. It was just deemed the best way to get out details of a record-breaking performance from senior Mercy Miller from Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks. We […]
NEW Girls BB State TOP 25
For these first in-season rankings, we have a whole lot of changes once we get past the top 10 and that’s to be expected in this day and age of transfers and the fact freshmen are having a bigger impact in recent years. The first four spots stayed the same and they likely will through...
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
We kick off the first week of Southern and Northern California Players of the Week for basketball with four very deserving honorees, and right out of the box we fulfill two of the goals of this feature, to track entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, and to uncover hidden talent that may otherwise […]
LJCD Sweet 16 Roundup
State No. 1 Etiwanda girls crank up the defense to win Platinum Division title at 21st annual La Jolla Country Day Sweet 16 early season tournament. Host school reaches the title game and its longtime head coach, Terri Bamford, won the 700th game of her career to join an illustrious all-time state list. We hope […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
With so few games being contested in the final week of football playoffs, as has been the tradition with this feature since even before we went to a full slate of CIF regional/state championships, this will be the final week for football players of the week as we switch to basketball. As one would expect, […]
