Author Archives: Harold Abend
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
As the funnel narrows and there are a limited number of teams still playing, it can sometimes be hard to find performances that can fill all six of the Player of the Week awards. We not only have some very deserving honorees, but a bit of an anomaly as two of the winners will be […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
The purpose of this feature is not only to track potential entries into the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, but also to uncover hidden talent that doesn’t always get the spotlight other then local props. We don’t have any state record book entries this week but we have a few diamonds in the rough. In […]
Preseason Girls BB State Ranks (1-20)
One week after our extensive boys basketball preseason state rankings, we do the same for the girls. With some teams starting in the CIF Southern Section on November 14 and some games in the CIF Central Section, adjustments to the original pecking order we planned had to be made to accommodate some of the results […]
Preseason Girls BB State Ranks (21-40)
This group of leading girls hoops teams in the state for the 2022-23 season is led off by defending CIF Sac-Joaquin Section D1 champion Oak Ridge. We also have a state champion in D2 from last season, a team with a player looking to move up big-time on the all-time career scoring list and at […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
For the third straight week we accomplish the main goal of this feature by tracking potential entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book and uncovering a few diamonds in the rough who don’t always get big-time attention. Our stops this week in Southern California are in Santa Paula, Torrance and San Bernardino, while in […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Once again this week we fulfill the object of this feature which also is meant to track potential entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book and find hidden talent that doesn’t always find the spotlight other than on a local level. This week we visit San Mateo, Salinas and Sacramento in Northern California, and […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
From the outset of this feature that started many years ago, the object has been to track potential entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book and find hidden talent that doesn’t always find the spotlight other than on a local level, and this week we have both. We start out in Southern California in […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
This is a week for records for these honors, with entries not only in the Cal-Hi sports Online Record Book, but some school and section records as well. In Northern California we visit Hilmar, Fresno and Fairfield, while in Southern California we have two stops in Orange County at Yorba Linda and Mission Viejo, and […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Just like last week, this week is one in which two criteria for this feature have been met, finding hidden talent that doesn’t always get the limelight, and tracking entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book. We start out in Southern California in the San Fernando Valley, then head south to the Orange County […]
