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CIF State FB Previews & Picks

We have more historical info in our archives than anyone so we have some tidbits on the teams in these games unmatched by anyone else. For the games played at Saddleback College, we have Santa Margarita, Cathedral Catholic, Central East, St. Mary’s of Stockton and Sonora as winners. It’s hard to pick a winner obviously […]

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SJS Bowls: Kids Just Want to Play

Will the first-ever bowl games played at the CIF section level in the state help with competitive matchups in the early round of playoffs? Some but not that much. Will they feel the same as a playoff game? It had elements of it, but we didn’t think so. They are like college bowl games in […]

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North wins in another Lions’ barnburner

This time, a trick play in the final minutes helped preserve a 42-37 victory when it looked like the South might pull off another win in the final seconds like last year. Zakery Willson from Sierra of Manteca gained MVP honors with three TD passes and one TD run. This event will reach 50 years […]

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Lion All-Star Dedicates Play to Friend

Argonaut of Jackson dual-threat QB Seth Mitchell suffered the loss of best friend Dylan Yoacham in 2022 and has dedicated his football performances since then to Dylan’s memory. He will play for the North team next Saturday in the 49th edition of the Central California Lions All-Star Classic to be played in Tracy. We hope […]

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Elite 11/Nike FB Returns to NorCal

A six-year break from the last time the Nike football camp/Elite 11 national tour had a stop in Northern California ended on Sunday at De Anza High in Richmond. It remains to be seen if someone like Tua Tagovailoa from the last time it was held at De Anza in 2018 takes it all the...

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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....

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Lions All-Star FB Updates & Rosters

The 49th annual Lions All-Star Football Game will be held on June 21 at Tracy High’s Wayne Schneider Stadium. It’s our local game where we live and work and we support it with media relations and getting the word out about all related events and updates. Here’s a look at this year’s rosters, coaches and […]

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Game-Winning All-Star Game TD At 0:04

The 48th annual Lions All-Star Football Game played Saturday night in Tracy was what everyone who is part of any all-star high school event craves the most and that’s a close game decided in the closing seconds. The South won with four seconds left over the North and has now won five of the last […]

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Key Takeaways At Stockton Showcase

St. Mary’s (Stockton) speed, Central Catholic of Modesto beef and new players coming up at key positions for some schools made the first-ever spring football event held this week at Stagg High in Stockton a success. Note: We hope you enjoy this free post on CalHiSports.com. Some of our upcoming preseason football features will be […]

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2021 Honor Bowl Takeaways (SoCal)

The event returned to San Diego over the weekend after one year off due to the pandemic and will be coming to Liberty High in Brentwood in Northern California this week. It’s great to see that the mission of the organizers remains laser-focused while on the field the big stories included state No. 5 Corona […]

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