With a team that is the consensus preseason No. 1 team in the nation, you might expect that the outlook for the Orange County region of the CIF Southern Section might be dominated by Mater Dei of Santa Ana. Yep, that’s true. The Monarchs have a whopping 10 players among the 30 on this group....
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Honorable Mention Schools of Year
To go with our annual State Schools of the Year tribute, here are some additional schools that were on our board in the various CIF state divisions and in our own five-division format that we would consider to be honorable mention.
All-State Baseball Nominees (Part 1)
It’s hard to believe, but this will be the 36th year of Cal-Hi Sports all-state baseball teams. The first step is for us to list the names of those already on our board. It’s not meant to be all-inclusive and we know we may have missed a few players who’ve transferred or are listing someone […]
State Coaching Highlights for 2016-17
We have now updated all of our state coaching leader lists through the 2017 seasons for both baseball and softball. Here is a snapshot look at some of the major coaching accomplishments achieved during the 2016-17 school year in all five of the sports we primarily cover. We wrote up this post with thoughts of […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This week’s best include a 50-point night from a freshman and some grid-hoopers doing a great job on the court. We also have big numbers from Sydelle Callahan of Thousand Oaks La Reina, Jazzlyn Johnson of Ontario, Randall Walker of Huntington Beach Edison and Keshawn Bruner of Sacramento Burbank. Note: We will collect totals from […]
White Exits As State Coach of the Year
It was quite a sendoff for retiring head coach Dave White from Edison of Huntington Beach, who capped a 31-year career with a CIF Southern Section title. White’s not yet done with all of the accolades, however, as he’s now been selected as the 2016 Cal-Hi Sports State Coach of the Year. White joins a […]
Saturday CIF Regional Scoreboard
Unbeaten seasons end for Sanger, Sutter and East Nicolaus, but continue on for Sierra Canyon and Strathmore. RB Joseph Garcia of Strathmore also rushes for 421 yards and seven TDs. Meanwhile, in the highest division playing Saturday, state No. 11 Edison of Huntington Beach falls to No. 16 San Clemente while No. 24 Del Oro […]
NEW State Top 25 FB Rankings
Two-time defending CIF Open Division state champ De La Salle inches back up to No. 6 after its 28-0 win over Clayton Valley in NCS Open Division semifinals. We also have four newcomers this week, led by 11-1 Edison of Huntington Beach. The other three are Oak Ridge (El Dorado Hills), Valley Christian (San Jose)...
Week 13 Top 25 Weekend Scoreboard
Freedom top Pittsburg in NCS rematch on Saturday to earn title tilt against De La Salle. On Friday, in matchup between 11-0 top five squads, Mission Viejo has early edge but can’t hold on in 42-26 loss to Rancho Cucamonga. Two other 11-0 teams also are taken out in CIF Southern Section divisional playoffs – […]
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
We have our first significant upset of the playoffs and no surprise it comes in the CIF Southern Section Division I bracket where San Juan Hills is ousted in Tuesday’s first round by Great Oak of Temecula. Since Tuesday results count in our state rankings, that causes some changes this week, including Ramona of the […]
