As the NorCal and SoCal regional playoffs begin this week, we run down the first round matchups in our latest State Top 30 boys basketball rankings. CIF Central Section D1 champ St. Joseph gets the No. 2 seed in SoCal open, but that doesn’t mean it moved up to No. 2 in the state. It...
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Preseason State Softball TOP 25
We’re going on more than 40 years of doing state softball rankings and are pleased to start another season with Murrieta Mesa of Murrieta in the top position. Two major returning stars are the primary reason. Two-time defending CIF Southern Section D1 champion Pacifica of Garden Grove has a ton of graduated players to deal […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 30 Rankings
After the plethora of holiday tournaments and New Year’s events, the top five remain the same in our weekly State Top 30 boys basketball rankings. The big questions are is No. 6 JSerra as strong as the first five and can NorCal’s top clubs realistically compete with any of them? There are five newcomers led...
FINAL Baseball State TOP 40 Ranks
Granada of Livermore caps one of the greatest seasons by a team in NorCal history and while the Matadors can’t move up to No. 1 they do have to finish No. 2. La Mirada also uses a big win over Huntington Beach in the SoCal playoffs to earn a final top five ranking. Others coming...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
Monday results are included this week since we also wanted to wait for the CIF Southern Section playoff pairings that also were released on Monday. We break down some of those pairings and explain why some of the rankings don’t match the seeds. The top six from last week remain the same with lots of...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
As the regular season is about to end in the CIF Southern Section, a loss by Corona last week does not cause a change at the top of the state rankings. The win by La Mirada, however, does push that team up into the top 10 of this week’s rankings. Clovis also makes a huge...
Boys BB: More State Players of the Year
Here’s where to go to see the Cal-Hi Sports 2024 top honorees for juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division with Open & D1 combined. Three different sophomores have collected a player of the year honor since two of them have been chosen for their CIF divisions.
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. For girls hoops this week, Danae Banuelos from Golden West of Visalia scores 1,000th point and Mathis Dritz...
All-State Baseball: 2nd & 3rd Teams
Our 41st edition of the Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams for baseball also includes 30 more players named second team overall and approximately 40 more who are third team. Any player from any school regardless of class or school size can be on first or second team. The third team, however, is only for seniors and...
