This is how the season looked after the 13th week during our week-by-week replay for three of the most exciting, unpredictable football seasons we’ve covered in our 40-plus years: 1981, 1994 and 2008. And at this point in those seasons section playoff finalists were getting done and tough decisions in some cases were looming. The...
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40 Greatest Baseball Teams (25-40)
This group features the most newcomers since we have expanded by 10 teams since the last time this feature was done. Last year’s team at Cypress is included along with two other very recent State Teams of the Year. Based on additional research, we also have added squads from 2013, 1995, 1986 and 1962 (all...
All-State Softball Nominees (Part 1)
It’s time to begin the process for the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams. Some of our previous first-team honorees have included Jennie Finch, Monica Abbott, Keilani Ricketts and Lisa Fernandez. These nominees are grouped according to each CIF section in the state. It’s not a final list. The point is for parents, coaches […]
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 Baseball State Top 20
The earlier start to the 2019 season has been hampered by a lot of rainouts, especially in Northern California, but this upcoming week should really get things going. We’re sticking with preseason No. 1 Harvard-Westlake as the state No. 1 even though that isn’t a consensus No. 1 for Southern California. We have our reasons...
All-State FB 2018: 2nd & 3rd Teams
It’s safe to say that many of these players would be first team in some years at some positions. It’s certainly not easy going through all of the state’s many outstanding athletes and breaking it down for actual lineups that could take the field. And then after compiling the second team, we add even more...
NEW State Top 50 FB Rankings
Since this will be the next-to-last State Top 50 football rankings and we have a majority of teams listed as season complete, we’ll do this week’s feature in one post instead of two. Next week’s final State Top 50 will be two and with more extensive breakdowns of each team. For this week, the CIF...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
After the big win over St. John Bosco, Mater Dei takes over at the top of the state, which is where the Monarchs started this season and ended last season. The rest of the top 11 from last week is unchanged, and we didn’t move up Upland that far after it defeated previous No. 12...
