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NFL Draft: Mater Dei’s Bailey Goes No. 2
One year after Servite of Anaheim had teammates get picked inside the top eight in the first round of the NFL Draft, Trinity League rival Mater Dei of Santa Ana sees one of its own go at No. 2 in the 2026 draft. Rush end David Bailey also was on the same team as a […]
Ms. Basketball 2026: Kaleena Smith
Choosing a junior for the state’s longest-running and perhaps most prestigious individual honor can create some problems, but it was no problem at all that Ontario Christian’s very special point guard who averaged 31.5 ppg for the CIF Open Division state champions has to be Ms. Basketball for 2026. Kaleena will now look to become […]
Mr. Basketball 2026: Jason Crowe Jr.
There was plenty of competition, but because of his individual dominance and career-shattering numbers, it’s not hard to tab Jason Crowe Jr. of Inglewood as the 2025-26 choice for Mr. Basketball in California. In addition to his state record accolades, his overall play as one of the nation’s best players helped the Missouri-bound guard earn […]
Norman Powell joins Kawhi as All-Star
This weekend’s appearance by future Hall of Famer Kawhi Leonard in the NBA All-Star Game will mark the seventh time he’s been chosen to be in the event. California also will be repped by a first time All-Star with Norman Powell from Lincoln of San Diego. We thought it was good time to recall Norman’s […]
Mr. Football 2025: Trent Mosley
The last two performances for the senior standout from Santa Margarita Catholic of Rancho Santa Margarita wound up being the difference in a close call over two others. Mosley is the first-ever winner of the state’s longest-running player of the year honor from his school, but he’s the eighth in the last 10 years from […]
Tony Franks: State FB Coach of Year
St. Mary’s of Stockton program leader for 27 years had a team in 2025 that knew how to come from behind to win playoff games and capped it off with its first CIF state title. He’s the first State Coach of the Year from Stockton since 1943 and he’s the sixth from the CIF Sac-Joaquin […]
Historic Night for Jason Crowe Jr.
Inglewood standout guard moves to No. 1 on the all-time state career scoring list with 51 points in a victory over Beverly Hills on Tuesday evening at Morningside High School’s gym in front of a festive crowd in the City of Champions. We have all of the record-breaking details, what is now the motivation for […]
Fathers vs Sons: A Win For Dad
Several father-son head coaching combos we’ve known over the years in California high school football did not want to go through playing each other’s teams, but there was a rare one played on Friday in Turlock in which dad’s team at Downey of Modesto blanked first-year head coach son’s team from Pitman of Turlock. Go […]
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 […]
Teagan O’Dell: State Athlete of Year
Record-breaking, multi-event swimmer Teagan O’Dell from Santa Margarita takes the honor of being the top overall athlete on the girls side for the 2024-25 school year. There have been single-sport swimmers selected for this honor in the past, but Teagan is the first one from Orange County since multi-gold medal winner Janet Evans in 1989. […]
