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CA Live ’27: June Live Events Announced
SCIBCA and BABCA Announce 2027 California NCAA Scholastic Viewing Period Events Orange County, CA / San Francisco, CA — The Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (SCIBCA) and Bay Area Basketball Coaches Association (BABCA) are pleased to announce three NCAA Live Period Scholastic Viewing Period events in California during June, 2027. The goal is to […]
Top Takes: DLS holds off Centennial
Sorry for the delay in getting out our reactions and our own story about Saturday’s win at Cal by De La Salle against SoCal superpower Corona Centennial. It shows that for now the Spartans are once again the front-runner for the CIF NorCal Open Division berth for the CIF Open Division state final. They still […]
Preseason All-Central Section FB Team
Transfers help Garces of Bakersfield land the most players on this squad, but defending D1-AA section champion Central East has a bunch of top returnees as well and still looks like a strong favorite to three-peat. Buchanan of Clovis, Clovis West of Fresno and Liberty of Bakersfield also among those teams with more than one...
CaliLive 26 in NorCal: SoCal teams win
While a lot of top level programs from Southern California skipped out on this year’s boys basketball CaliLive event held in Northern California last weekend for a competitive event set up in Las Vegas, there were still enough top squads from the region who were there at venues in the Rocklin community and several of...
How Terry Donahue Got Inspired for Showcase Event
In a shifting college football landscape where opportunities for high school athletes are increasingly rare, the National Football Foundation (NFF) is bridging the gap by creating a direct pipeline for student-athletes through its four annual NFF Showcases. One of those showcases takes place this weekend on Saturday at Great Park in Irvine and also is […]
Bakersfield’s First Family of Football
Former High School Football All-American Jeff Buckey and wife are raising four football standout sons. One is a college graduate still going strong at Stanford, another is at UCLA, another is a preseason all-state first team offensive lineman still in high school and the fourth is only a freshman in high school but clearly is […]
Preseason CIF San Diego Sec FB Team
Defending CIF D1-AA state champ Lincoln has put itself into a spot in which it should be No. 1 in the section until it loses to another section team. The Hornets also have plenty of players featured on this team. Cathedral Catholic seems to have even more key players back and another team coming up...
Preseason Central Section FB Team
The defending D1AA section champion Central East Bengals (known as Central Grizzlies before) are loaded with returning players and have the most written up in this feature. Last year’s D3AA CIF state champions from Frontier of Bakersfield also look formidable and are not far behind. Tulare, Clovis East and Clovis also are among others with...
Academy Training Gives Young Basketball Players a Competitive Edge
If you’re into basketball and want to grow beyond just school or local games, then you need more than regular practice. While playing on school teams or community leagues gives you some exposure, it might not be enough to unlock your full potential. That’s where basketball academies come in. These places focus on skill-building, discipline, […]
Boys BB: More State Players of the Year
Congratulations to all of the Cal-Hi Sports 2025 top honorees for juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division with Open & D1 combined. The CIF Southern Section captures all four of the class-by-class honors, but only has one winner for the CIF divisions....
