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State School of the Year: Buchanan
After basically finishing second for the previous school year, the Bears wind up on top of the state for overall sports excellence for the second time. Winning CIF state titles in boys wrestling and girls track wasn’t enough as three other schools also won a pair of CIF state titles. The difference was superior depth […]
Mr. Baseball 2019: Keoni Cavaco
There are a lot more reasons than where he was picked in the MLB Draft that the Eastlake of Chula Vista standout has earned the Mr. Baseball State Player of the Year selection for the 2019 season. Cavaco has become the second straight Mr. Baseball for California from the CIF San Diego Section after Joe […]
Ms. Softball 2019: Kinzie Hansen
In another of the closest selections ever, the Norco High catcher edges out two others to collect the state’s longest-running individual softball honor. She is the fourth from Norco to be Ms. Softball this decade and is only the second catcher now on the all-time list. In the end, despite the accomplishments of the five […]
De La Salle: 1st Baseball State TOY
It’s one of the toughest choices atop the final state rankings between De La Salle of Concord and Cypress, but if historical achievements are a factor (and it always has been in the 40 years of Cal-Hi Sports rankings) then the Spartans are getting the nod. This is the first time the school is being […]
Norco State Softball Team of Year
It’s official as Norco is named the 2019 State Softball Team of the Year. The Cougars previously were State Team of the Year in 2012 and essentially clinched their final overall No. 1 state ranking by winning the CIF Southern Section Division I title on May 17 and finishing 31-1. The Cougars also made it […]
Top Takeaways From Nike Camp
Santa Ana Mater Dei’s offensive linemen, a great quarterback class from the state continuing to shine and some players making a name for themselves in a competitive setting among top recruits from all over the West Coast are just a few of the best things we saw on Saturday at El Cerrito High at the […]
Ms. Basketball 2019: Hooray for Haley
It’s almost with a sense of relief we are able to announce this year’s Ms. Basketball for California is Haley Jones from Archbishop Mitty of San Jose. She’s without question one of the best players in Northern California history so if for various reasons — including an official’s controversial call or two — she hadn’t […]
Mr. Basketball 2019: Big O Repeats
For the second consecutive season, the state’s top honor goes to Onyeka Okongwu of Chino Hills. The USC-bound center has a skill level, defensive ability, and clutch post-season performances over four years that puts him in rare company as a two-time Mr. Basketball winner. It’s all just enough to help him edge guard Cassius Stanley […]
Closest We’ll Get To All-State Frosh
This isn’t an all-state football team, but here’s a look at some of the most impressive ninth grade players who were on varsity rosters all season that were collected by us in our research for this year’s various all-state teams. Record breakers of the future could be QB AJ Duffy of Rancho Verde, WR Kevin...
