Category Archives: CalHiSports Players of the Year
Mr. Baseball 2023: Trent Caraway
Sweet swinging shortstop/third baseman from JSerra (San Juan Capistrano) collects the top honor in the state for the 2023 season after already earning several other major honors. He was the leading player on the state’s No. 1 team and he’s the ninth Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year from Orange County in more than […]
More Baseball State Players of the Year
State Junior of the Year Bryce Rainer of Harvard-Westlake and State Sophomore of the Year Diego Velazquez of Encino Crespi know each other well from being in the same league. All of the other major honors also were not easy to decide. For more on Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year Trent Caraway, CLICK […]
Ms. Basketball 2023: 2nd Jump for Juju
If there was any doubt that Sierra Canyon’s multi-talented Juju Watkins shouldn’t be considered one of California’s all-time great players, her now being a repeat winner as Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year ends that doubt. The accomplishment puts her in a group with some of the best players in women’s hoops history, especially […]
More Girls BB Players of the Year
CIF Open Division state champion Etiwanda already had the State Coach of the Year and now there are two state player of the year honors headed to the Inland Empire as well. Junior Kennedy Smith and sophomore Ahlayana “Puff” Morris were just too tough for the Eagles in their final games. The freshman honoree also […]
Mr. Basketball 2023: Husky Repeat
It turned out to be closer than one might have thought with one month to go in the 2023 season, but Jared McCain makes it two in a row for Centennial of Corona having the California Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year. He follows teammate Donovan Dent from last season. He’s just the third […]
Boys BB: More State Players of the Year
Here’s the place to see the Cal-Hi Sports 2023 honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division with Open & D1 combined. CIF Open Division champion Harvard-Westlake gets its first major winner with point guard Trent Perry landing State Junior of the Year selection. All of the CIF state champions from […]
Mr. Football 2022: Roderick Robinson
There’s still a long way to go for San Diego Lincoln’s power-packed running back to really get compared to the school’s two most famous running back alums, but for what he did in high school he matches one of them by being named as Mr. Football State Player of the Year. Robinson led the Hornets […]
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among juniors, sophomores, freshmen, medium schools and small schools. State No. 2 Mater Dei of Santa Ana has collected two of them. We also have our first-ever State Freshman of the Year. Plus, versatility on both sides of the ball helps the top honorees […]
NEW Girls BB State TOP 25 Rankings
These first rankings since the preseason rankings that were done just under a month ago have lots of changes now that some teams have played as many as 12 games heading into the Nike TOC and West Coast Jamboree and other upcoming tournaments during the holiday season. One thing that hasn’t changed is the top...
Mr. Football State POY Finalists
Some others in the media have already picked a state player of the year or will do it soon. It’s more of a process, however, for the annual Mr. Football statewide selection. It’s been done every year for more than 40 years and it’s been researched over the course of state history back more than […]
