Category Archives: CalHiSports Players of the Year
Girls BB: All-State Best of Best
The selections for the 2016 Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball teams conclude with a look at the 10 players named as first team all-state overall. Four of the 10 are from the CIF San Diego Section, cementing a thought we had all season about the quality of top players from that section this season. Thanks […]
Girls BB: All-State Underclass
It’s time to begin releasing the teams for the 36th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball selections. We’ll start with underclass players. This is the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Five different schools were able to land three players on this year’s teams: Archbishop Mitty, Clovis West, Long Beach Poly, Pinewood […]
Mr. Basketball 2016: Lonzo Ball
State’s top honor goes to point guard from Chino Hills whose statistical dominance is only matched by his team’s success. Becoming state’s all-time assist leader and leading the Huskies to the mythical national crown helps the UCLA-bound 6-foot-6 dynamo edge future college teammate T.J. Leaf.
More State Boys Players of the Year
We choose honorees for seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen and for each CIF division. Among the most difficult picks was for freshmen (which one from Chino Hills?) and for those divisions in which players from Open Division teams were deemed eligible. Brandon McCoy of San Diego Cathedral Catholic also emerges as the State Junior of […]
More State Football Players of the Year
Check inside this post for the honorees who have been chosen among seniors, sophomores, medium schools, small schools and for those who play defense. Two of the winners are from the South Bay region of the CIF Southern Section.
NBA Alums: SJM trio still leads way
Since Quincy Pondexter from the University of Washington became an NBA player in 2010, Fresno’s San Joaquin Memorial High has led the state by having more current NBA players than any other school. Go inside to see which two NBA teams are the only ones that don’t have any California players on the roster and […]
Class of ’17 NEW FB Player Rankings
A group led by Antioch running back Najee Harris and Calabasas receiver-defensive back Darnay Holmes also includes players from a new school in just its third season that is making huge strides on the recruiting front. More big-time young talent is coming up in addition to Holmes at Calabasas while St. John Bosco, Servite and...
Class of ’15 FB Final Player Ranks
In getting out all of our content for other sports, we never did get to doing an updated final ranking for the Class of 2015 football players. As these young men get ready to start their freshman seasons at some of the top colleges in the country, here’s one last look at a group that...
Girls Athlete of Year: Abbey Weitzeil
Swimmer from Saugus had a remarkable prep career and seems on the same path as other previous top California girls swimmers who’ve been State Athlete of the Year. Two other aquatics standouts – Katie McLaughlin of Santa Margarita and MaKenzie Fisher of Laguna Beach – also were strongly considered along with Rancho Buena Vista’s Alyssa […]
