Category Archives: CalHiSports Players of the Year
Girls BB: All-Time Top 25 Players
Two who played for dominant Inglewood Morningside program – Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson – are both in the top five on these all-time state player rankings. One current WNBA star point guard made it at No. 19 and can move up in future years....
Khalfani Muhammad: First since 1904
Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks senior repeats as the Cal-Hi Sports State Boys Athlete of the Year with another sensational pair of football and track seasons. He’s the first repeater on the all-time state list in 99 years.
More Boys State Athletes of the Year
Khalfani Muhammad is Division III so four other divisional honorees needed to be chosen. There’s also state bests among juniors, sophomores, freshmen. One athlete is in both groups.
Mr. Baseball 2013: Jack Flaherty
He’s just a junior, but the lanky, powerful 6-foot-4 standout did plenty enough to become the first junior to gain state’s highest individual honor since Delmon Young in 2002. He led Harvard-Westlake to CIFSS title and No. 1 state ranking.
More Baseball Players of the Year
Dominic Smith of Gardena Serra edges Oaks Christian’s Phil Bickford in not one but two categories. Others nabbing honors are from Kerman, College Park of Pleasant Hill and San Ysidro.
Ms. Softball 2013: Kylie Reed
Extremely close race for the Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Softball State Player of the Year honor goes to the girl with the most speed. Norco’s Kylie Reed, headed to Cal, also is the best we’ve seen in person as a slap-hitting, left-handed leadoff hitter.
More State Softball Players of the Year
Sophomores nab top honors for medium schools and small schools, but neither of them is the State Sophomore of the Year. Best for juniors and frosh, meanwhile, both go to the East Bay.
Mr. Baseball State POY Finalists
Since we count the CIF Central Section as the north, it’s four from the north and three from the south among those who could be State Player of the Year. One will be named no later than Tuesday, June 25.
Ms. Softball State POY Finalists
Three super sophomores just did too much and are all among this year’s final group of possible State Players of the Year. One will be named no later than Tuesday, June 25.
Mr. Basketball 2013: Aaron Gordon
State’s top honor goes to Archbishop Mitty of San Jose standout for the second consecutive year by a whisker over Mater Dei’s Stanley Johnson. Gordon is only the sixth two-time winner since 1956.
