We have four solid performances from last week but added on to what they’ve done earlier in the season gets these four over the top. This includes the scoring leaders for girls from the CIF Central Section and the CIF San Diego Section. This week’s winners also are from the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and CIF […]
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All-Decade Baseball: All-State Team
With the World Series tied at 2-2, we thought it became the perfect day to complete this presentation. California remains one of the world leaders in baseball and the decade of the 2010s provided more examples, especially with all of the No. 1 overall picks in the MLB Draft. For this All-Decade, All-State Team we...
Prep Notes With A Twist
We’re doing this feature for most weeks this season with a mix of topical comments on the leading issues in California high school sports, the best state stat stars of the previous week and state record updates. We start out with our thoughts about small, four-team playoff brackets at the top of some sections with...
NEW Softball State Top 20
This week’s rankings were compiled with knowledge that one of the teams moving up, Pacifica of Garden Grove, is going through the hard-to-fathom and sudden death of 57-year-old head coach Mark Campbell. We’re thinking about his family and players, and know he will be greatly missed in the California softball community. In this week’s rankings,...
NEW Girls VB State Top 20
California teams finish second and third at the monstrous Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas, but both lost to the same opponent as Assumption of Louisville, Ky., won the title after beating Mater Dei in the semifinals and then Redondo in the finals. Mater Dei, which has a win over Redondo, therefore is still No. […]
NEW Girls VB State Top 20
Santa Margarita takes over No. 1 ranking from league rival Mater Dei but it could change again with both teams heading to the Nike Tournament of Champions this weekend in Arizona. Marymount also is hoping to make a splash in that event, but made one of a different kind on Tuesday night by getting upset […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Central Catholic goes in for the first time this season at No. 39 after its big win over St. Mary’s of Stockton while Westlake of Westlake Village also debuts fairly high at No. 41 after its victory against Newbury Park. The week’s only other newcomer is Buchanan of Clovis, which is looking like one of...
NEW State Top 25 Football
Mater Dei only drops to sixth after loss to Bosco while Bishop Amat rises in front of Mission Viejo and both Long Beach Poly and Narbonne drop several positions due to margin of Poly’s loss to De La Salle. The only newcomer this week is Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills. Nearly 30 more teams...
NEW State Top 25 Football
It’s easy cheesy to bring back in Orange Lutheran as a newcomer this week and the Lancers also go back in at No. 21. This week’s other new slot went to Foothill of Pleasanton basically because the Falcons are higher in local rankings than league rival Monte Vista. Nearly 30 more teams are ranked on...
