Congratulations to all of the Cal-Hi Sports State Coaches of the Year for boys basketball for the 2025-26 season. We have one selected for each CIF division and like the all-state teams the Open Division & Division I are bunched together. One of those we have selected has won more than 500 games in his […]
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Boys BB: FINAL Division State Ranks
As it’s always been, the CIF state champions are listed first in every division, but there was discussion about a different team for D1. There also were some teams that moved up and down at the end based on which teams, north or south, won in the CIF state final. The five on top are...
Friday CIF State Finals
Damien of La Verne continues CIF Southern Section dominance in D1 boys with win over Folsom. The D1 girls title also was won by a CIFSS school as Centennial of Corona topped Clovis. Other winners on the day were Cornerstone Christian (D3 boys), El Dorado of Placentia (D3 girls), San Marin of Novato (D5 boys) […]
State Football Players of the Week
This week’s six State Football Players of the Week didn’t give us any entries to track for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, which is one of the goals of this feature, but we did uncover some diamonds in the rough and some exceptional talent that garners statewide recognition to go with local kudos. This […]
Preseason NCS Redwood Empire Team
We stay inside the CIF North Coast Section for our next stop in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams from around California, going from the East Bay portion of the section to the Redwood Empire. We do the Redwood Empire separately since it is the home of associate editor Harold Abend as...
FINAL Divisional State FB Rankings
When the very first Cal-Hi Sports state football rankings were compiled in the late 1970s by founder Nelson Tennis, they were done in five divisions (Class AAAA, etc.). Sorry for the delay in getting them out, but here they are for the 2023 season. Already announced as No. 1 teams were Mater Dei of Santa...
Redwood Empire Football Weekend
There wasn’t a wine glass in sight as the schedule for the final weekend of the regular season in the CIF North Coast Section made it possible to see San Marin of Novato (9-0) play Marin Catholic of Kentfield (9-0) plus Windsor (7-1-1) play Cardinal Newman of Santa Rosa (9-0) on back-to-back days. Here’s what […]
Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
Citrus Valley of Redlands returns to the medium top 15 after knocking off Beaumont and gets No. 10 Cajon next. Leuzinger of Lawndale hasn’t played in three weeks but still has a resume strong enough to go back up as well. For small schools, there are no new teams in the top 15. Two teams...
Medium/Small Schools State FB Ranks
For medium, top three remains Pacifica (Oxnard), Palos Verdes and Grant (Sacramento). Tustin also makes a big move up five spots from previous ranking. For small, Hughson only drops two places after loss to No. 1 Escalon. Ontario Christian still No. 2. Menlo & Sacred Heart Prep both move up to No. 3 and No....
