Everything had to fall into place for the Destiny Christian of Sacramento softball team to be able to finish in the rarified air of being an undefeated State Team of the Year. But that’s what happened plus there was a CIF NorCal D1 championship that had to be won, which was completed last Saturday with […]
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St. John Bosco: State Team of Year
No, this isn’t a repost of last season. The Bellflower school has indeed repeated as the No. 1 team in the state for the second straight season despite losing in last week’s CIF SoCal D1 playoffs. The Braves’ accomplishment of repeating as CIF Southern Section D1 champions was too much, especially compared to what happened […]
Santa Margarita State Team of Year 2025
While the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco era of dominance in California has ended at nine years, the Trinity League that those two teams play in has just produced a different parochial school to rule at the top of the state for another season. And the way that Santa Margarita played on both sides of the […]
Norco: State Softball Team of Year
For the third time since 2012, the Norco High softball team has been officially added to the all-time list of State Teams of the Year that extends back to 1974. The Cougars didn’t play in the CIF regional championships, but already had put together a strong enough resume to finish No. 1 after winning the […]
Mater Dei State Team of Year 2024
Here is the official updated list of the California high school football state teams of the year that goes back for more than 120 years with Mater Dei of Santa Ana now added for 2024. Since the Monarchs also were No. 1 in the pandemic season when there were no section/state playoffs, it’s now four […]
Pacifica: State Softball Team of Year
Twenty years almost to the day when Pacifica of Garden Grove repeated as State Team of the Year in California high school softball, the Mariners earn the selection for the 2024 season. This also is the school’s fourth all-time No. 1 finish, which is now tied for the state lead in that category as well. […]
Mater Dei State Team of Year 2023
Here is the official updated list of the California high school football state teams of the year that goes back for more than 120 years with Mater Dei of Santa Ana now added for 2023. This is the first No. 1 finish for the Monarchs in the state with a different head coach than Bruce […]
JSerra: Baseball State Team of Year
Repeating as CIF Southern Section Division I champions is the difference as JSerra of San Juan Capistrano lands its first-ever State Team of the Year selection in baseball and is the first winner from Orange County since 2009. Its high number of losses and opting out of the CIF SoCal D1 playoffs is overcome as […]
Boys BB State Team of Year 2023
Before Sierra Canyon came along in 2018, the only team in state history from the San Fernando Valley region of Southern California to finish No. 1 in the state in boys basketball was the team in 1997 from Harvard-Westlake of Studio City. After Harvard-Westlake won the CIF Open Division state title last Saturday, the Wolverines […]
