We have now completed another tour of the state to start a high school football season in California and end with the far north section of the CIF. Several teams have already played season openers and there was a big one that indicates defending D2 champion Pleasant Valley of Chico is going to be elite...
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State Stat Stars & Record Updates
We begin with a look at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section adding 8-man football into its mix this season and why the appearance of some bigger schools down in 8-man could be trend-setting for other CIF sections. We also have our first QB passing for nearly 600 yards in one game plus more stat stars from...
All-State FB 2024: Medium Schools
Covering all of the state record implications in boys basketball of a 102-point game by one player and a new career scoring record has caused the work on our annual all-state football teams, now in the 47th season, to be behind the usual schedule. Still, we have medium schools teams now done and will be […]
Preseason All-Northern Sec FB Team
For our this stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from all corners of California, we go to the far north, which has been dealing with the massive Park Fire in recent weeks. There was an unbeaten CIF state champion from there last season in a lower division, but the top...
Girls BB: NorCal Stop Ends Live Period
The Chico Tarheels, made up mostly of girls from Pleasant Valley of Chico with twin sisters from Sacramento mixed in, went 6-0 in their division to make a big impression at the End of the Trail (EOT) Summer Showcase last weekend in Roseville. Longtime girls hoops analyst Harold Abend also has more younger players to...
More Girls BB Players of the Year
Puff Morris & McKenna Woliczko are repeat winners at the top of their junior and sophomore classes while high-scoring phenom Kaleena Smith of Ontario Christian had to be on top among freshmen. Two of this year’s CIF divisional honorees are from the state title teams, but two were from regional championship runner-up squads. For official […]
Girls BB: More State Coaches of Year
Congratulations to all of the 2023-24 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: NEW Division State Ranks
These have been updated through Saturday night’s regional semifinals. New No. 1 teams are Pleasant Valley of Chico (D2), Caruthers (D3) and Montgomery of San Diego (D5). Still No. 1 would be Archbishop Mitty (Open), Bishop Montgomery of Torrance (D1) and St. Bernard’s of Eureka (D4). The St. Bernard’s regional semifinal vs Foothill of Palo...
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. This week we have a mix of boys & girls hoops with the first writeups of the spring...
All-State Softball Nominees (NorCal)
Here’s a first list of nominees on our board for the annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams. We have been doing all-state teams in California for more than 40 years and it’s more than 35 for softball. Here are players we’ve come up with from CIF sections in Northern California (with the Central Section in […]
