Category Archives: Gold Club Content
Naming Schools Not What It Used To Be
The recent furor over the name of Cesar Chavez as the name of a California high school may not be over, but it seems like it’s going to end with one school switching, one school sort of switching and the other staying put. We have a primer on who are the most popular persons that...
50 Yrs Ago: Bells vs SI Revisted
Fifty years ago this season, one of the most controversial football games ever played in the Bay Area saw Bellarmine of San Jose edge St. Ignatius of San Francisco, 16-15 in overtime, to decide the powerhouse West Catholic Athletic League title. We have a recollection from the current football information director at state No. 1...
State Records, Stat Stars & More
Here’s where to go for updates to the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state records, where we’ll post individual stat star highlights plus perhaps some comments or two on the hottest topics sweeping through social media. We start with a look at Manteca High celebrating its 100th season at its first home game last Friday. What other...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings
Sierra Canyon inches up to No. 3 but Centennial of Corona only goes down to No. 5 after new No. 4 Mater Dei’s win last week over Centennial. There’s not much other movement this week inside the top 25 until No. 18 where Carlsbad moves up as the highest-ranked team in the CIF San Diego...
State Records, Stat Stars & More
Here’s where to go for updates to the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state records, where we’ll post individual stat star highlights plus perhaps some comments or two on the hottest topics sweeping through social media. We start with our take on schools tightening their access to their sidelines this season. We also have new leaders for...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings
It’s the same teams in the top 10 for this week, but there are changes as De La Salle, Orange Lutheran and Folsom go up and Mission Viejo has to drop to 10th. Santa Margarita maintains top ranking. The biggest movers, meanwhile, are led by Mission Hills of San Marcos (up eight spots), Archbishop Riordan...
State Records, Stat Stars & More
Here’s where to go for updates to the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state records, where we’ll post individual stat star highlights plus perhaps some comments or two on the hottest topics sweeping through social media. We’re starting with a look at the top 20 still active winningest football coaches, led by Jim Benkert of Simi Valley...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings
Defending CIF Open Division state champ Santa Margarita goes back to the top after last week’s win over Corona Centennial. Preseason No. 1 St. John Bosco only drops to No. 2. Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa gets a bump after going into overtime with preseason No. 7 Folsom. We also have big rises for San...
Girls of Summer Player Rankings (Pt 2)
Nearly 200 girls now have a ranking after more than 80 have been added to the first part of this feature. The ranking system and numbers have always been a way that our longtime girls hoops editor can honor those many girls he has seen in person or through a trusted friend at many of...
State Records, Stat Stars & More
Here’s where to go for updates to the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state records, where we’ll post individual stat star highlights plus perhaps some comments or two on the hottest topics sweeping through social media. This week, we talk about the school with the best football record so far in the 2020s, several QBs with 400...
