Author Archives: Harold Abend
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
One of the things we like to do with this feature is uncover hidden talent that quite often only gets local recognition. This week we have four perfect examples of diamonds in the rough as the funnel narrows and we drive towards the section titles for those sections still in action, and with the CIF […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
While we had a couple of pitchers with a huge number of strikeouts, they don’t make the Cal-Hi Sports record book. Those two and all four honorees, however, were exceptional for the week and have been for the season. One of the four is a well-known national recruit, but the other three are not. Our […]
All-State Girls BB: Best of the Best 2023
Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year Juju Watkins plus State Junior of the Year Kennedy Smith, State Sophomore of the Year Alijahna “Puff” Morris and newly named NorCal Player of the Year McKenna Woliczko headline the 43rd annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball teams. Go inside to see why these 10 have finished their […]
All-State Girls BB 2023: 2nd & 3rd Tms
Here’s where to go to see all of the writeups for those who are second team overall and third team overall on the 43rd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Girls Basketball Teams. Many of these honorees represented the second and sometimes third top player from teams that were toward the top of the state rankings throughout...
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
One of the goals of this feature is to track potential entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book and talent that may only get local recognition, and this week we have both. Also, we get a lot of nominations for the various Player of the Week features, and more often than not the nominees […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
There is one entry for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record book from among this week’s winners and making it even more of a “feel good” story is that the player’s school in Covina is closing in a few weeks. The other stops this week are in Atherton and Rancho Cordova in Northern California, and Riverside […]
Ms. Basketball 2023: 2nd Jump for Juju
If there was any doubt that Sierra Canyon’s multi-talented Juju Watkins shouldn’t be considered one of California’s all-time great players, her now being a repeat winner as Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year ends that doubt. The accomplishment puts her in a group with some of the best players in women’s hoops history, especially […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
We didn’t have any potential entries into the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book to track this week, but we had some outstanding performances from players that usually only get local props to give some statewide recognition. In Northern California we visit Tulare and Modesto, and in Southern California our stops are in Covina and San […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
One of the goals of this feature is to uncover talent for the statewide stage for those who may only have gotten local kudos, and this week we have more than one of those as players being honored. Our stops this week are in Quartz Hill and Thermal in Southern California, and in Northern California […]
