Three of the 10 sections within the California Interscholastic Federation have undergone leadership changes this summer due to the announced retirements of previous section commissioners. We talked to all three of the new commissioners about what it’s been like having to go through their transition and how their own experiences as a high school athlete […]
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Preseason All-CCS Football Team
Valley Christian of San Jose, which is loaded with top returnees from last year’s CIF D1-A NorCal regional bowl runner-up, is clearly the team to beat and leads the way with five members of this year’s preseason All-CCS squad. Others landing more than one player on this team include Serra of San Mateo, St. Francis...
Updated All-State FB Noms (Part 1)
These are updated nominations lists from the CIF Central Coast Section, CIF North Coast Section, CIF Northern Section, CIF Sac-Joaquin Section plus San Francisco & Oakland we will be using for selection of the 40th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. First teams announced on Friday. New photos have been added as well. It’s still...
Paradise High related fund raisers
The principal at the school from Northern California town destroyed by the Camp Fire on Thursday, Nov. 8, has a GoFundMe account set up to benefit students (and athletes). As of Monday, Nov. 19, the goal of reaching $100,000 for these student was not close to halfway there.
Preseason CCS Football Team
Not surprisingly, a large number of players on both the first and second teams are from the three teams that all won CIF state bowl game titles last season plus additional standouts from the West Catholic Athletic League. Still, there were some fresh new faces last season and a couple of them are not from...
Cal 3: High school sports implications
It was announced this week that California voters will make their opinion known this November about a proposal to split the state into three separate states. While the prospects of this happening require Congressional approval and seems extremely unlikely and it’s doubtful that anyone in the California Interscholastic Federation has spent much time worrying about […]
Valley Christian Baseball Team of Year
It’s a little anti-climactic when the final weekend of the season doesn’t determine the state’s No. 1 ranking and State Team of the Year selection. But for baseball in 2018 that choice already was deservedly wrapped up one weekend earlier. Valley Christian of San Jose earns its first State TOY pick in any sport and […]
Valley Christian: Version 2.0
With A Dugout Full Of Returning Talent, Valley Christian of San Jose Prepares For A Year Of New Challenges As It Chases A CCS Open Division Repeat Story By JAMES G. KANE | Photos By SAMUEL STRINGER At 53, John Diatte is not nearly old enough to have come from the time of Satchel Paige. […]
All-State FB Nominees (Part 1)
We’re going to begin selection of the 39th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams a little earlier than before and hope to have all nominations lists posted by next week. This first group of players who have been placed on our board of nominees are from the CIF Central Coast Section, CIF North Coast Section, […]
