It was a situation of competing precedents in this year’s race for the state’s longest-running State Player of the Year honor for baseball, making it one of the most difficult decisions ever in perhaps the most talent-laden season ever for Southern California. In the end, local consensus carries Hagen Danner of Huntington Beach over the […]
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NEW Baseball State Top 20
Huntington Beach takes over as the No. 1 team in the state thanks to Clovis West getting a win last week over previous No. 1 Buchanan. Rancho Bernardo also moves up to No. 2. Newcomers this week are La Costa Canyon of Carlsbad, Christian Brothers of Sacramento and Stockdale of Bakersfield. The only unbeatens still...
MLB Draft: 1st Round Recap
Three of the four first-round picks in this year’s MLB Draft from California high schools are finalists for Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year. The only one who isn’t happens to be from the same league as one of the others.
Mr. Baseball State POY Finalists
Thursday’s MLB Draft will involve most of these elite players in what is shaping up to be a very difficult choice to determine the 2016 Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year. We have cut off the list of this year finalists at seven names. If a player is not a finalist, he can still […]
NEW Baseball State Top 20
California’s tremendous depth already showing up with many top teams already with losses, including No. 1 JSerra, which split a pair with preseason No. 1 Huntington Beach on Monday. Wednesday saw two of the best in NorCal collide with De La Salle topping Elk Grove. Note: There are not going to be separate free and...
Preseason Softball State Ranks
It’s not as obvious at the top of the state like it was to start last season with Mission Viejo. Still, we love teams with big-time returning pitchers and that’s why we’re starting off with Pioneer of San Jose in the No. 1 position. The Mustangs, led by UCLA-bound Holly Azevedo, came close to going […]
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 […]
State Divisional Baseball Ranks
No. 1 teams as section playoffs get going are La Costa Canyon (D1), San Clemente (D2), San Dimas (D3), Village Christian (D4) and Clear Lake (D5). San Dimas is not the only unbeaten team, either. Note: We hope you enjoy this free post. All of the remaining divisional baseball rankings, including the final rankings, will […]
More Baseball Players of the Year
In addition to Brady Aiken, statewide honors also are going out to Joe DeMers from College Park of Pleasant Hill (juniors), Mickey Moniak of La Costa Canyon (sophs), Tommy Palomera of Chatsworth (frosh), Chris Mathewson of Fontana Kaiser (medium schools) and Nico Hoerner of Oakland Head-Royce (small schools).
