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Boys BB: Final ’18 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the senior (2018) class. Our final 2018 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows eight new players and plenty of movement for those who excelled late into the post-season. Our final 2017-18 rankings for the 2019,...
Ms. Basketball 2018: It’s got Charisma
If there were ties or co-players of the year, this would be the perfect year for it. But in the history of the Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year honor, which goes back to the early 1970s, there are no co-players. And there are none in any other state player of the year selection. […]
Mr. Basketball 2018: It’s The Big O
State’s top honor goes to Onyeka Okongwu, a multi-dimensional center from Chino Hills whose skill level, defensive ability, team-first attitude and approach made him second-to-none in California this season. A D1 state crown helps the junior big man edge senior James Akinjo of Richmond Salesian.
Boys BB State Team of Year 2018
Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth becomes officially named as the state’s best squad for the 2017-18 season, which has become a formality since the advent of the Open Division for 2012-13 season. The Trailblazers are the first team since 1997 to be No. 1 in the state from the San Fernando Valley. They’re more well-known for […]
Girls BB State Team of Year 2018
Windward of Los Angeles gets onto the all-time year-by-year list of California’s best girls basketball teams after collecting 2018 CIF Open Division state championship. This is the school’s first-ever No. 1 overall state finish in any sport and it’s only the second time ever that a school with a Los Angeles address has finished No. […]
Valley Christian: Version 2.0
With A Dugout Full Of Returning Talent, Valley Christian of San Jose Prepares For A Year Of New Challenges As It Chases A CCS Open Division Repeat Story By JAMES G. KANE | Photos By SAMUEL STRINGER At 53, John Diatte is not nearly old enough to have come from the time of Satchel Paige. […]
Inside the All-State Football Teams
Leading off this final post for our 2017 All-State Football Teams, presented by Blast Athletics, is an announcement of Sacramento Foothill’s T.J. Pesefua as the most inspirational player of the year. That part of this post is free for all to see, but Gold Club items include list of top freshmen to watch; a writeup...
State FB Records: Elite Rushers
We have completed the task of updating all-time state football records for most yards rushing single-season and career. The big news is adding San Bernardino Aquinas’ standout Branden Rankins to No. 2 for a career. He is one of only four in state history to have gone past 8,000 yards but still needed 255 more […]
Hearlihy Wins Add Up: More Than 700
It’s been a strong season so far at Harvard-Westlake with a top four state ranking and on Thursday the Wolverines capped a perfect run through the super-tough Mission League. They’ll now head to the CIF Southern Section Open Division as a co-favorite with Windward of Los Angeles and they’ll do it with a head coach […]
Cali Super Bowl Alums 2018
It’s another close battle between California, Texas and Florida for the state having the most Super Bowl players but for this year’s game between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles it’s a win for Texas. California and Florida are right behind tied for second. Neither of those two states, of course, can claim the […]
