The final No. 1 teams for the 2026 season are of course the CIF state champions Sierra Canyon (Open), Damien of La Verne (D1), San Joaquin Memorial (D2), Cornerstone Christian (D3), Sacred Heart Prep (D4) and San Marin of Novato (D5). There are changes in every division at the end, though, based mainly on which...
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Girls BB All-State Nominees (NorCal)
This will be the 47th year of the annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State teams for girls basketball. Yes, we started doing the girls with the same coverage as the boys in the late 1970s. We start the process with an initial list of nominees on our board for teams that will be chosen. This list covers […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
(Click Arrows To See More Photos) It’s time to start focusing on big early-season outings in baseball & softball along with wrapping up some of the top performances ending the season in boys & girls hoops. We start in hoops with state’s top combo records (boys, girls) after CIF state final plus try to figure...
Boys/Girls BB State Teams of Year 2026
(Click Arrows To See More Photos) One of these teams — the Sierra Canyon boys — has ended its season atop the state four times in the past nine years. The other — the Ontario Christian girls — are sitting in this position for the first time and the first time for the school in […]
State Baseball/Softball Players of Week
(Click Arrows to See More Photos) It was especially tough finding usable photos for this week’s four honorees, but it wasn’t tough selecting each of them. We introduce you to a freshman baseball phenom from Santa Barbara County with the same last name as an immortal of the game, a sophomore softball star from the […]
NEW State Baseball TOP 35 Rankings
(Click Arrows to See More Photos) Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks moves up to second behind No. 1 St. John Bosco after another strong week. We also have big rises for unbeatens Cathedral Catholic of San Diego (now in top 15) and Thousand Oaks (now in top 20). Bakersfield Christian also is now highest-ranked from...
CIF Saturday Girls BB State Finals
With junior sensation Kaleena Smith leading the way, Ontario Christian completes its remarkable build from small school to CIF Open Division state champion with victory in long-anticipated matchup over Archbishop Mitty of San Jose. Sierra Pacific also wins All-Central Section D2 title and Faith Christian wins D4 title in last game of record-breaking career of […]
CIF Saturday Boys BB State Finals
Despite early injury to key player, Sierra Canyon completes dominant season with win in Open Division state final against Salesian of Richmond. The Trailblazers become the first program in California to win three Open Division titles and now have five overall. Other boys winners on the day were San Joaquin Memorial of Fresno (D2) and […]
Friday CIF State Finals
Damien of La Verne continues CIF Southern Section dominance in D1 boys with win over Folsom. The D1 girls title also was won by a CIFSS school as Centennial of Corona topped Clovis. Other winners on the day were Cornerstone Christian (D3 boys), El Dorado of Placentia (D3 girls), San Marin of Novato (D5 boys) […]
