As Hart High of Newhall voted this week to change next year to Hawks, other schools in the state still using Indians’ nicknames may have to change by 2026 due to a new assembly bill published this week and under review. Apaches, Braves, Chiefs and Comanches are also specifically mentioned in the new version of […]
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SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
We kick off the first week of Southern and Northern California Players of the Week for basketball with four very deserving honorees, and right out of the box we fulfill two of the goals of this feature, to track entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, and to uncover hidden talent that may otherwise […]
State’s All-Time NFL Starting QBs (Updated)
There were three starting quarterbacks from California high schools among the four that started in last week’s AFC and NFC championship games and it was another strong season for the state in the league in general. The most remarkable story among all of them, of course, was the return of Helix of La Mesa grad...
Boys & Girls BB State Stat Stars
There’s been several monstrous outings to get details about from the last two weeks, so here they are. On the boys side, we had 53 points from Sanger’s Luke Dillon, 50 from San Ysidro’s Jurian Dixon (that school’s “other” freshman), and 47 from Carmel’s J.T. Byrne. For the girls, how about 50 from freshman phenom...
Preseason Central Section FB Team
We’ll now start going more quickly with the compilations of these preseason all-section and all-area football teams. We go from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section in a southern direction down the Valley to the CIF Central Section for our third one. Defending D1 champion Central of Fresno will have to replace a record-breaking quarterback but as...
More State Boys Athletes of the Year
Among others being selected for top state honors is one of the most dominating wrestlers in the nation — Seth Nevills of Clovis (juniors) and one of the best distance runners in the last 20 years — Cooper Teare of Alameda St. Joseph Notre Dame (Division IV). And when learning of his background, how could […]
All-State FB: 2nd & 3rd Teams
Here’s where to go for the 30 players who have been handed out honors for second team overall plus the next 60 who are on third team. Note that all third team honors are for seniors only and large schools only since we have had separate medium and small schools all-state teams for more than...
