Category Archives: CalHiSports Players of the Year
Passing Tips By New NBA Head Coach
All-time California great Jason Kidd is making his NBA coaching debut this week with the Brooklyn Nets. He once wrote an article for Cal-Hi Sports about his top tips on becoming a great passer. We are happy to re-run it again on our new web site.
Top Girls Athlete: Chelsea Chenault
Carondelet of Concord swimmer is the 2012-13 Cal-Hi Sports Girls Athlete of the Year. She is headed to the world championships to participate alongside Olympic heroes from last summer and just completed record-breaking senior season. She’s also the second State Athlete of the Year from Carondelet in eight years.
More Girls State Athletes of the Year
Sarah Baxter of Simi Valley continues phenomenal career as a distance runner and tops the state’s list for juniors. We also have honorees for sophs, frosh and for each of the five CIF enrollment divisions.
Girls BB All-Time Best: Still Miller
We recently began a new yearly feature with Jason Kidd at No. 2 on the all-time boys basketball player rankings. It’s now time to present the best for girls. The first rankings should surprise no one with legendary Cheryl Miller at No. 1.
Girls BB: All-Time Top 25 Players
Two who played for dominant Inglewood Morningside program – Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson – are both in the top five on these all-time state player rankings. One current WNBA star point guard made it at No. 19 and can move up in future years....
Khalfani Muhammad: First since 1904
Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks senior repeats as the Cal-Hi Sports State Boys Athlete of the Year with another sensational pair of football and track seasons. He’s the first repeater on the all-time state list in 99 years.
More Boys State Athletes of the Year
Khalfani Muhammad is Division III so four other divisional honorees needed to be chosen. There’s also state bests among juniors, sophomores, freshmen. One athlete is in both groups.
Mr. Baseball 2013: Jack Flaherty
He’s just a junior, but the lanky, powerful 6-foot-4 standout did plenty enough to become the first junior to gain state’s highest individual honor since Delmon Young in 2002. He led Harvard-Westlake to CIFSS title and No. 1 state ranking.
More Baseball Players of the Year
Dominic Smith of Gardena Serra edges Oaks Christian’s Phil Bickford in not one but two categories. Others nabbing honors are from Kerman, College Park of Pleasant Hill and San Ysidro.
Ms. Softball 2013: Kylie Reed
Extremely close race for the Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Softball State Player of the Year honor goes to the girl with the most speed. Norco’s Kylie Reed, headed to Cal, also is the best we’ve seen in person as a slap-hitting, left-handed leadoff hitter.
