Author Archives: CalHiSports.com Staff
Schea Cotton Doc Premiers
Long-awaited basketball documentary about former St. John Bosco and Mater Dei basketball standout Schea Cotton finally premiers after long production. “Manchild” is a story about a young basketball phenom who did not reach the NBA after many concluded it was a foregone conclusion. The documentary focuses on Cotton’s youth exploits and upbringing, his battle with the NCAA […]
Mater Dei makes a mess with title win
The Monarchs, despite starting the postseason with seven losses, complete their run through the CIF Southern Section Division I softball playoffs with an 8-2 victory over state No. 1 Orange Lutheran. Their win also denied the Lancers a chance to be No. 1 in one national poll and set up a tough decision about which […]
State Stat Stars Of The Week
Last few games of championship season for Palo Cedro Foothill’s Jessica Seeley were hard to believe, including one game in which she hit two grand slams and drove in 12 runs. Another from softball comes from a girl who took an AP exam for four hours before zipping out to have a strong game. In […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
We went with two small school kids for NorCal this week, one who led his team to its second straight section title. The two SoCal choices both are underclass players, one who threw a no-hitter against the champion of one of the state’s best leagues and the other who is setting school records as a […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Promising sophomore Kendall Burnett of San Diego Francis Parker notches second straight no-hitter to earn top honors for SoCal baseball. This week’s other honorees are from Charter Oak (West Covina), Sutter and Mission Oak (Tulare). One of them used to be a bull rider in rodeos.
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
We do not have a hitting streak to jinx like last week (apologies to Glendale’s Sammy Fabian), but are honoring another softball hitter, Sandra Rodriguez of Palmdale Knight, who going into the state record book after she hit two grand slams and drove in 11 runs in one game. This week’s other players of the […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Glendale’s Sammy Fabian extends hitting streak to 60 games with two monster outings and gains this week’s top honor for SoCal softball. This week’s NorCal softball choice also is for a hitter (she’s from Sacramento) but our two baseball players of the week (one from Irvine and the other from Tulare) got it done on […]
State Stat Stars Of The Week
We’ve got more updates on the team baseball no-hitter streaks out of the CIF North Coast Section. May be more on Friday night. Our favorite writeup for baseball comes from San Diego where pitcher and catcher with same name both shined in a win for Montgomery. There’s also some hot hitting for Elk Grove’s Dylan […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
It’s the first time ever that El Capitan of Merced, a school that was once open from 1959 to 1962 and reopened in 2013, has had an athlete honored or team ranked by Cal-Hi Sports with softball standout Cassie Gasper snagging this week’s NorCal honor. This week’s other recipients are from Napa, La Mirada and […]
