Author Archives: Mark Tennis
Softball State Records Updated (2025)
All of the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state records for softball have been updated for the 2025 season. Yes, we know some teams have already started to play games. Both team and individual categories have been completed through the 2024 season. Coaching records already were updated approximately one month after last season ended. Go inside for […]
State Basketball Players of the Week
With many teams in action on Tuesday night this week in crucial CIF section contests, it’s a challenge to get all of our weekly content out early in the week but we’ve done it with players of the week now done after both new boys and girls state rankings. One of our winners for this […]
SJS D1: Huge Lincoln win not expected
State No. 22 Trojans were too quick on defense and in transition for No. 24 Monterey Trail of Elk Grove in CIF Sac-Joaquin Section D1 quarterfinals, 77-43. The team will now play three-time defending SJS D1 champ Modesto Christian (No. 18) in next week’s semifinals. The other semi will feature No. 19 Inderkum of Sacramento […]
All-State FB: Frosh Watch List 2024
It’s been almost two weeks after the Super Bowl, but we are still not completely done with football. Here is a watch list of leading freshmen football players in the state from the 2024 season and so far this spring who are on track to be all-state sophomores next season. The State Freshman Player of...
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
We begin with another look at boys state career scoring leaders as junior Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood has his season end in a tough loss in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. New record holder Tounde Yessofou still likely has three to four games left. We also have a new state freshman record for three-pointers...
State Basketball Players of the Week
We’ve reached that point in the season in which CIF section playoffs are going on everywhere in the state, which means choosing players of the week from winning teams still in action gets more challenging. Regardless, we have four more very worthy honorees. The spotlight is on those from Rocklin and Merced in Northern California […]
Preseason State Baseball TOP 35
The Cal-Hi Sports state baseball rankings enter the 47th season of compilations and begins with what could be the most powerful squad to ever take the field in the state. Defending State Team of the Year Corona has that kind of starpower and also is just about everyone’s No. 1 team in the nation. Huntington […]
State’s All-Time NBA All-Star Alums
[/caption] California’s 50th player to appear in an NBA All-Star Game was Klay Thompson in 2015. In honor of that total, we decided to start a new NBA All-Star Alumni list for our exclusive state record book. It has now been updated through the 2024 All-Star Game....
Salute to Mike Alberghini
The Northern California and state football coaching great from Grant of Sacramento died this week at age 78. His influence was still obvious at Grant this last season when the Pacers won the CIF D2-AA state championship. There may not be a coach in state history who has experienced the highs and lows that former […]
Preseason State Softball TOP 25
We’re going on more than 40 years of doing state softball rankings and are pleased to start another season with Murrieta Mesa of Murrieta in the top position. Two major returning stars are the primary reason. Two-time defending CIF Southern Section D1 champion Pacifica of Garden Grove has a ton of graduated players to deal […]
