Author Archives: Ronnie Flores
Mater Dei takes Tarkanian Classic
State’s No. 4 ranked team outlasts strong field to capture crown at first ever Tarkanian Classic in Las Vegas. No. 7 Bishop O’Dowd takes fifth place. Long Beach Poly takes third place at big-time Florida tourney while Gardena Serra and De La Salle scramble after another Florida tournament is cancelled. By Ronnie Flores.
Week 15 D2 South CIF Bowl Rankings
SUNDAY PICKS ARE IN: Edison gets call in close debate over Oceanside. We have more plus an early prediction for Chargers’ game against Gardena Serra.
HOFer James Lofton Inspires
NFL Hall of Famer James Lofton is honored at alma mater Washington Prep in South Los Angeles as part of Pro Football Hall of Fame program designed to honor hometown roots of sports greats. Lofton has his high school jersey retired and delivers strong message about work ethic and taking advantage of those who dedicate […]
Baseball: 2009 Final Divisional Rankings
Congratulations to mythical state champions Capistrano Valley, Yuba City, Cathedral Catholic, Washington of Easton and St. Bernard’s of Eureka in baseball. Compiled by Mark Tennis & Steve Brand (Through all games played in 2009 season; Previous ranking in parentheses) Division I 1. (4) Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo) 26-6 2. (3) Chatsworth 29-4 3. (1) Edison (Huntington...
Baseball: 2009 Final Overall Rankings
Eight different teams held the No. 1 state ranking at some point in the season and all eight are included in this end-of-the-season expanded version of our overall state baseball rankings. This ranges from No. 1 Capo Valley down to No. 25 Elk Grove. Go inside as well to see if San Dimas cracked the...
2003-04 All-State Teams (OVERALL)
Note: key contributors to our all-state deliberations have been Harold Abend, Clay Kallum, Ronnie Flores, Tom Shanahan, Nelson Tennis plus numerous prep sports writers around the state. Thanks to all. 2004 First Team Jordan Farmar (Taft, Woodland Hills) 6-2 Sr. G Watching Farmar gain more confidence over the last 18 months has been really something....
FB: Season in Review (1999)
California Schools With the Most D1 Signers (1999-2000) Poly (Long Beach) (8) – Reggie Butler (6-1, 200, LB) to Pennsylvania; Ernie James (6-1, 175, DB) to Idaho St.; Charles Jones (6-3, 240, DL) to UNLV; Mason Mitchell (6-1, 270, TE-DE) to Sacramento St.; Lionel Penman (6-3, 200, WR) to UNLV; Seth Tago (6-1, 275, DL)...
FB: Season in Review (1998)
California Schools With the Most D1 Signers (1998-1999) Poly (Long Beach) (10) – Larry Croom (5-10, 185, RB) to Arizona; Jeremy Johnson (6-4, 205, TE) to Fresno St.; Kareem Kelly (6-2, 180, WR) to USC; Chris Lewis (6-3, 205, QB) to Stanford; Dennis Link (6-2, 200, LB) to UCLA; Samie Parker (5-10, 160, WR) to...
