Category Archives: State Record Book
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 […]
More Girls BB Players of the Year
In addition to Ms. Basketball, Ontario Christian grabs another state player of the year honor with Tati Griffin among the sophomores leading the way. The toughest selection by far was for seniors, which had to be done this year with a junior in the overall top spot. For the CIF divisional winners, presented by new […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
(Click Arrows on Home Page To See More Photos) We start this edition with a salute to Orange Lutheran softball head coach Steve Miklos for his 600th career win. We have one softball player, a previous NorCal player of the week, who had 13 RBI in a game and three others with nine RBI. Analeah...
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 […]
Boys BB: More State Players of the Year
Presented by new partners Brite Legacy, congratulations to all of the Cal-Hi Sports 2026 top honorees for juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division with Open & D1 combined. The CIF Southern Section sweeps all of the class-by-class honors, but the CIF Central Section gets two of the four according to divisions.
State Coach of Year: Marlon Wells
For the third time in six years, the state’s most prestigious and long-running girls basketball coaching honor goes to someone from the Inland Empire. But Rancho Christian’s Marlon Wells hasn’t won that many of his more than 600 career wins at the school located in Temecula. He’s gained success at two schools in the CIF […]
Girls BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the 2025-26 Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the year for girls basketball. Presented by our partners from CalGamesWanted.com, these are the ones for each of the five CIF state divisions. The overall State Coach of the Year also is one of the five. Of the other four honorees, two are from […]
State Coach of Year: Brad Roznovsky
For leading his program to its second CIF state championship in four years and for successfully mentoring countless players at his alma mater, Brad Roznovsky of Fresno San Joaquin Memorial has been named the 2026 State Coach of the Year in boys basketball. This season featured a satisfying ending after losing in the section quarterfinals […]
Boys BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the Year for boys basketball for the 2025-26 season. We have one selected for each CIF division and like the all-state teams the Open Division & Division I are bunched together. One of those we have selected has won more than 500 games in his […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
(Click Arrows on Home Page To See More Photos) We’re starting to get some big outings in both baseball and softball as most teams are getting into the meat of their seasons. For baseball, among those featured is a player with two grand slams in one game, a player with a 0.00 ERA in 25...
