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More State Schools of the Year

For boys sports only, St. John Bosco’s finishes in football, boys hoops, baseball and wrestling gain it a second top spot in five years. For the girls, Mater Dei edges Archbishop Mitty. Other schools earning overall state sports excellence honors for 2023-24 are Harvard-Westlake of Studio City (D2), Acalanes of Lafayette (D3), University of San […]

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More State Schools of the Year

For boys sports only, De La Salle of Concord is considered tops for the state for 2022-23 with big finishes over the final days of the school year in golf, swimming and track & field. For the girls, Santa Margarita has to be listed alongside its overall State School of the Year selection. Other schools […]

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More State Schools of the Year

For boys sports only, De La Salle of Concord is considered tops for the state for 2021-22 thanks to a No. 1 finish in baseball coming a few days after winning a CIF state title in golf. For the girls, St. Francis of Mountain View is going to be listed alongside its overall State School […]

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More State Schools of the Year

For boys sports only, Mater Dei of Santa Ana is considered tops for the state for 2020-21 despite year of transition in the athletic department. For the girls, Harvard-Westlake is going to be listed alongside its overall State School of the Year selection. Other schools topping the list for overall state sports excellence honors for […]

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State Schools of the Century (So Far)

We came up with a points system for all of the schools that have been mentioned and honored in our annual State School of the Year selections since the 1999-2000 school year and have put together a top 10 for overall sports excellence so far for the 21st century. It is close at the top […]

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More State Schools of the Year

For boys sports only, St. John Bosco of Bellflower is considered tops for the state for 2019-20 and has captured that honor for the first time in school history. On the girls side, it was as difficult as ever to break up a close group but the nod has gone to Cathedral Catholic of San […]

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More State Schools of the Year

Snakebit School of the Year had to be Mater Dei of Santa Ana because with just a couple of wins in big games at the end in a couple of sports and the Monarchs would have been tops in the overall quite easily. They’re still getting recognition as Division I State School of the Year. […]

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More State Schools of the Year

Football leads the way for another boys sports honor for De La Salle while it’s the same for volleyball and another girls selection for Archbishop Mitty. Other schools collecting overall sports excellence accolades include La Costa Canyon (D2), Campolindo of Moraga (D3), Sacred Heart Prep of Atherton (D4) and Capital Christian of Sacramento (D5). Ten […]

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More State Schools of the Year

Archbishop Mitty and Torrey Pines continue back-and-forth duel in girls sports with Mitty getting the nod this time. Other schools ending with special honors include St. John Bosco (D2), Chaminade (D3), Central Catholic of Modesto (D4) and St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda (D5). Fifteen more schools also gain special mention for overall athletic excellence.

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More State Schools of the Year

Torrey Pines tops the charts for girls sports, Loyola does it for boys sports only while other honorees include Archbishop Mitty (D2), Cathedral Catholic of San Diego (D3), Serra of Gardena (D4) and St. Joseph Notre Dame of Alameda (D5). Ten more schools also designated special mention for overall athletic excellence.

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