Richmond Salesian’s Stephen Pezzola is a former corporate attorney and currently his school’s president. But his commitment to the girls basketball team and its players has been obvious since he began coaching in 2009-10, and now those efforts have been recognized by his selection for the highest coaching honor in the state. This is the […]
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Girls BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the 2022 Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the year for girls basketball. These are the ones for each of the five state divisions, although we do combine the Open and Division I.
Girls BB All-State Nominations (SoCal)
Right on the heels of the NorCal nominees we bring you all of the names of players on our virtual board so far for Southern California (L.A. City, San Diego & Southern Sections). This will be the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams in girls basketball and this is simply the starting point. Any coach, […]
Girls BB All-State Nominations (NorCal)
This year will be the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams in girls basketball and just like the boys we get started with a list of nominations from the CIF sections in Northern California (including the Central Section). Some of these names are obvious, but for some gaining a nomination can be a just reward […]
Girls BB: Final State Ranks (Divisions)
Here’s the final girls hoops state rankings for each of the five CIF state playoff divisions. They need to match the overall top 40 so these rankings tend to be done immediately following the others. D2 state champ Sage Hill jumped up the most from the previous rankings and took some others from the south...
Mr. Basketball/Ms. Basketball Finalists
The Cal-Hi Sports State Players of the Year honors have been selected for more than 40 years and the winners go onto all-time state lists that go back for more than 120 years. Here are the finalists for this year’s boys & girls top honors (four boys & six girls). Note: We hope you enjoy […]
Girls BB: CIF Saturday Finals
When the CIF last staged staged state championships in basketball in 2019, the Open Division girls champion was Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth. Much has changed in the world since then due to COVID, but the Trailblazers have returned to the top of California girls hoops with an impressive win over Archbishop Mitty of San Jose. […]
Boys & Girls BB: CIF Friday Finals
The theme of the CIF state championships in Division 1 on Friday at the Golden Center for both boys & girls was about longtime successful coaches winning their first state crowns. The Damien of La Verne boys also broke a streak of five straight wins for Northern California teams and showed the gap between the […]
