For the third time in six years, the state’s most prestigious and long-running girls basketball coaching honor goes to someone from the Inland Empire. But Rancho Christian’s Marlon Wells hasn’t won that many of his more than 600 career wins at the school located in Temecula. He’s gained success at two schools in the CIF […]
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Sopak leaves Carondelet for UNR
Last season’s State Coach of the Year in girls basketball is going to take the plunge into college coaching as Carondelet of Concord’s Kelly Sopak (also the former head coach at Miramonte of Orinda when Sabrina Ionescu was there) is going to take over the program at the University of Nevada. It is a bit […]
State Coach of Year: Kelly Sopak
The head coach of CIF Division I state champion Carondelet of Concord has been named the 2025 Cal-Hi Sports State Coach of the Year for girls basketball. However, Kelly Sopak’s ascension to joining a group of coaches honored by Cal-Hi Sports dating back to 1972 for the top honor for girls high school coaches in […]
Friday CIF State Finals
Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth boys make the plays in the final 90 seconds of the Division I championship game to turn back Lincoln of Stockton to win school’s fourth CIF state title. Carondelet of Concord girls win their second state title with a similar win in their D1 state final. Others claiming state crowns at […]
Girls of Summer: End of Trail Visit
The Girls of Summer Caravan was able to visit two events this past summer in a continuing process to update readers about California’s leading girls basketball players. This story is part one and focuses on the EOT (End of the Trail) Ultimate Challenge in Roseville during the NCAA Viewing Period in July. The second story […]
NEW Girls BB State TOP 25 Rankings
The pecking order for this week’s next to last rankings was set with the Monday morning release of the Girls BB: State Rankings By Division so these rankings will mirror them. Now we explain it. There were some changes in the top 14 spots which belong to Open teams and there was some movement after...
NEW State Top 25 Girls BB Rankings
The CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs have already completed one of the three games in pool play heading into this week and two of the games were decided by two and three points, and the other two games were not blowouts, either. Now, the rest of the state, except the Central Coast Section where...
NEW State Top 25 Girls BB Rankings
One big difference between rankings, seedings and competitive equity is the last two don’t take into consideration the nuances that can take place during a season like injuries, family emergencies and coaching changes in mid-season. Other situations also can arise that usually impact but are not created by the girls. We hear all about these...
NEW Girls BB State Top 20 Rankings
With so many top teams in action against each other last week or over the MLK weekend playing top-notch competition, it was thought there could be a shakeup for this week’s rankings, and there is, with the biggest change being for the third straight week there is a new leader at the top of the...
Girls BB: Division State Ranks (2nd)
Serra of Gardena replaces league rival Bishop Montgomery in the No. 1 position for Division I teams entering Tuesday’s regional semifinals. Still No. 1 are Redondo Union of Redondo Beach (D2), West Campus of Sacramento (D3), Brentwood of Los Angeles (D4) and Sierra Pacific of Hanford (D5). Highest newcomers would be Sacred Heart Prep of...
