The two goals of this weekly feature are to track potential entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book and to uncover and identify some hidden talent and diamonds in the rough for statewide recognition that might only get local kudos. While we didn’t have any performances that made the record book, we had two […]
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All-State FB 2023: Medium Schools
It can be confusing what’s medium schools vs large schools, especially in the world of competitive equity playoff divisions in which schools don’t know what divisions they will be in until playoffs actually begin, but we rely on our experience of covering the state to keep the format working. CIF D2-AA finalists La Serna of […]
Friday CIF State Football Finals
Mission Viejo captures its second CIF state title with a 27-14 win over De La Salle in the D1-AA championship. It also shows the relative strength of the elite teams in the CIF Southern Section over the rest of the state. The SoCal teams also remained unbeaten at Saddleback College earlier in the night with […]
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. This feature is now mostly basketball and there are some big-time scorers, including those from the Santa Clarita...
Regular Season State Stat Leaders
These aren’t as simple as just looking at MaxPreps. This is due to several CIF sections around the state that don’t end the regular season on the same week as the others (mainly Central Coast, North Coast and Northern). In fact, San Francisco and Oakland still have one week to go but there are no […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. Included is a junior running back from AL home run king Aaron Judge’s high school, a QB from state No. 3 Corona Centennial who had more than 500 yards of offense on just 24 plays, plus a player from Pacheco...
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
With basketball season coming to an end this weekend, our tradition over the years is to make the switch this week from the hard court to the diamond and begin our Southern and Northern California Players of the Week honors for baseball & softball. We remind readers that the purpose of the feature is not […]
