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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Girls BB All-State Nominees (Part 1)
The CIF state championships have been decided and our list of boys nominees has been out for about for more than a week so it is a perfect time to get the process going for the annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams for girls basketball. These honors have been done by us just one less year […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 35 Rankings
The playoffs are in full swing around the state and section champions will be crowned this weekend. For the fifth consecutive season, the CIF Southern Section Open Division title game will feature a matchup of the top two ranked teams in the state. The last time that game didn’t was in 2018-19 when Salesian of...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Once again this week we didn’t have any entries to track for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, but we had four honorees that are now getting statewide recognition after only being on each one’s local radar screen. This week, we visit Bakersfield and San Lorenzo in Northern California and Lake Balboa and Redondo Beach […]
Girls BB: All-State Underclass 2023
Just a few days after our final all-state teams for boys basketball were released, it’s time to get going with the girls. These teams also are well into the fourth decade of being selected. We begin with the honorees for the 2022-23 season with the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Schools...
NEW Girls VB State Top 20
Defending CIF Open Division champion Archbishop Mitty makes a Labor Day weekend trip to Orange County and the results of those matches cause some changes. The Monarchs couldn’t beat either state No. 1 Mater Dei or Torrey Pines of San Diego (now up to No. 6) but they did beat Canyon Crest Academy, which despite […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
We finally have a week where there is a big shakeup in our boys basketball rankings following memorable CIFSS Open Division semifinal games. We have a new No. 1 team — and its actually the team we had in that position to begin the season back in early November. Read on to see the new...
All-State Baseball: Underclass
It’s time to get started with the 36th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams for baseball, which begins with honors for the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. It’s also a mini-preview early look at the top teams for next season as well due to several of them, including No. 1 Buchanan of […]
Final State Boys BB Divisional Rankings
It’s a tough call for Division III, but St. John Bosco has one win that can’t be overlooked. The only CIF state champion ending No. 1 in its division (due to Open Division teams being higher) is Horizon in D5. We have top teams to watch for next year in this post as well.
Boys Regional Finals: Mater Dei outlasts Etiwanda, Mitty next
Strawberry, Johnson lead the way for Monarchs in SoCal Open Division triumph. Gordon sets NorCal record with 22 rebounds and scores 29 points as Mitty defeats Sacramento Sheldon in the north. Go inside for highlights, analysis of every CIF regional boys final.
