Category Archives: CalHiSports Players of the Year
More State Girls Players of the Year
We select honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division. The most difficult was for Division II with so many balanced scoring teams in the state playoffs. Like the boys, two of this year’s winners also had to be picked twice. For official writeup on the 2014-15 Ms. Basketball State Player […]
Mr. Basketball 2015: Ivan Rabb
The 6-foot-11 center didn’t need to make a game-winning free throw in the CIF Open Division state title game to become the winner of one of the state’s most prestigious honors, but it sure helped. Rabb is the first Mr. Basketball from the CIF North Coast Section and East Bay since Jason Kidd in 1992 […]
More State Boys Players of the Year
We choose honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division. The most difficult was for Division IV since two of our Mr. Basketball finalists both fall into that classification. Two of this year’s winners also had to be picked twice.
Mr. Basketball State POY Finalists
It’s down to six who can be considered finalists for prestigious honor that lists winners back for more than 100 years. Two juniors have joined four seniors. This year’s Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year will be announced on Monday, April 13.
Ms. Basketball State POY Finalists
Just like the boys, it’s also down to six who can be considered finalists for a prestigious honor that lists winners back to 1972. Unlike the boys, though, it’s two seniors making the cut with four juniors. This year’s Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year will be announced on Monday, April 13.
New Honor: State Defensive POY
We are adding a new statewide yearly honor to our parade of them at this time of the year and it will salute the most outstanding defensive player of the year in the state. The first honoree is defensive back Iman “Biggie” Marshall of Long Beach Poly. And since Iman comes from a school that’s […]
Jake Browning: Mr. Football 2014
The Folsom QB turned in arguably the greatest season by any QB in state history, which frankly made it quite difficult to even consider anyone else. He joins the all-time state list that goes back for more than 100 years.
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, medium schools and small schools. One league in the Bay Area has nabbed two of these four player of the year selections.
State Athlete of Year: Nick Nevills
It’s a close call between the three-time CIF heavyweight wrestling champ (who also starred in football) and the electrifying Adoree’ Jackson of Gardena Serra (for football and track), but unfortunately for Jackson we’ll never know how he would have done at his final CIF state track meet.
More State Boys Athletes of Year
Among those earning top state honors are Joe DeMers of College Park, Sean McGrew of St. John Bosco, Drew Anderson from Miramonte of Orinda and Nifae Lealao of Capital Christian. Anderson also gains first-ever State Three-Sport Athlete of the Year selection.
