Author Archives: Harold Abend
Preseason Girls BB State Ranks (1-15)
La Jolla Country Day starts on top with point guard-center combo that may be just as good as mythical national champs from two years ago. Inland Empire duo of Etiwanda and Corona Centennial also in top five while St. Mary’s of Stockton gains the preseason nod for teams from Northern California. Note: We hope you enjoy […]
Preseason Girls BB State Ranks (16-40)
This group begins with Bonita Vista of Chula Vista and then Rosary of Fullerton. We also have three teams from the Sacramento area’s Sierra Foothill League, plus No. 1 teams from Ventura County and San Francisco. We go down to No. 40 Valley View (Moreno Valley) and then have more than 25 teams listed on […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
For this week honors, we visit Atherton, Folsom and Redding for our Northern California award winners. Our Southern California stops are in Long Beach, Temecula and finally we end up in Camarillo. One thing a bit out of the ordinary is we have weekly winners from two consecutive weeks that faced off against each other, […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Besides using this feature to track entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book we also like to profile players that don’t get a lot of spotlight time or are under the radar on the recruiting scene. This week we have some of both scenarios. We start in Riverside with a player that qualifies for […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
We start out in the Fresno/Clovis area this week for one of the greatest performances ever in the rivalry series between Clovis and Clovis West. From there, we make two stops not far from the state capitol before heading to Southern California. Our three stops there are in the far reaches of the Inland Empire […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
Once again this week we remind readers that we use this feature for finding entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book, and also to uncover top performances by players from schools that don’t always get a lot of attention, and this week one of our honorees from Southern California covers both bases. That honoree […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Once again this week we remind readers that besides looking for hidden talent that doesn’t get a lot of ink, we use this feature for finding entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book. This week we have both categories covered. We start in San Mateo and then go to Brentwood and Patterson in Northern […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
This week we remind readers that besides looking for diamonds in the rough and unknown talent, we also use this feature for honoring and acknowledging entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book and this week we have a player who qualifies in both categories. For our Record Book entry, we start not far from […]
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
The college town of Chico, the Island City of Alameda and the Valley metropolis of Fresno are the NorCal stops this week, and in Southern California it’s the metro LA area, the Inland Empire and the far west reaches of Los Angeles County. We remind readers one of the things we do with the Players […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
This week we have several players that had outstanding all-around performances, including one with some twists we’re not sure we’ve ever seen before. Our Southern California stops are in Orange County, Santa Clarita Valley and San Diego. In Northern California, we visit “The Valley” as the locals call the Central Section, and finish up in […]
