CIF Southern Section D1 champion Pacifica of Garden Grove along with finalist Norco and semifinalist Los Alamitos all move up in the final order. Others getting bumps at the end include Poway, Whitney of Rocklin and South Hills of West Covina. As is custom, each of the teams in the final, expanded final state rankings...
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All-State Softball Nominees (SoCal)
Like the same list posted earlier for NorCal, here’s a first list of nominees on our board for the annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams for SoCal. 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 […]
Girls BB: Divisional All-State 2023
It’s getting harder and harder to slot all-state girls basketball teams into divisions due to competitive equity playoff seedings, but we’re not about to quit. The tradition continues with these latest selections, based on where teams played in the CIF regional playoffs. Our division teams go back more than 30 years and have proven to […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. We still have two from basketball from Tuesday’s McDonald’s All-American Game. In baseball, a 19-inning marathon game between Sequoia of Redwood City and Palo Alto generated not one but three state record listings. And in softball, we have another slugger...
NEW Girls BB Division State Ranks
Five of the six teams that were placed No. 1 in these rankings after Tuesday’s first round of the CIF regional playoffs are still there as we head to regional finals on Tuesday. Still No. 1 are Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth (Open), St. Mary’s of Stockton (D1), Colfax (D3), San Domenico of San Anselmo (D4)...
NEW Girls BB State TOP 25 Rankings
This second set of regular season rankings takes us through the holidays and the major tournaments before league action begins. There was no change in the first eight spots but after that we had some pretty significant movement with only one team out of the next 15 holding onto the same spot they held in...
FINAL Softball All-State Noms (SoCal)
We’re going to start selecting the 39th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams in a few days and here’s an updated list of nominees on our board. These are the ones from CIF sections in Southern California (with the Central Section in the north). Thanks to all who sent in nominations for those not on...
Girls BB: State Rankings By Division
There’s only one new team in a No. 1 position after Saturday night’s regional semifinals, and that would be Branson of Ross in D4. Entering Tuesday’s regional finals, the other No. 1 teams are Etiwanda (Open), Salesian of Richmond (D1), San Joaquin Memorial (D2), Oakland Tech (D3) & San Domenico (D5). Note: We hope you […]
NEW Softball State Top 25 Ranks
One upset loss in extra innings to a team it has beaten before doesn’t cost Norco the No. 1 ranking in the state. Foothill of Pleasanton stays No. 2 but all of the teams beating each other throughout the rest of Southern California may pay off for the Falcons down the road if they finish...
NEW Softball State Top 25
No. 1 Norco will go from playing one unbeaten team to another at this week’s Michelle Carew Classic with a first-round game vs. Rio Mesa of Oxnard. Last week’s No. 2 team, Mater Dei Catholic of San Diego, also will be in the Carew along with some of the best from Orange County. But with...
