Category Archives: Featured Article
State Super 55: No. 1 to No. 10
It almost had to be a De La Salle team at the top and our pick as the Spartans’ best in a close call was from 2001. Others in this top group include Rialto Eisenhower of 1993, Vallejo of 1954 and San Jose Bellarmine for 1965. Note:it All of the writeups, grid logs, photos and...
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 […]
State Record That Should Last Forever
It was a little more than 60 years ago when a Coronado police lieutenant was shot and killed in the line of duty. It’s been even many more years since that officer once scored 11 touchdowns and 80 points all by himself in a California prep football game.
Yanks, Celtics, Pats On One State List
After reading about the accomplishments of Yogi Berra when he died recently, we were inspired to look up a list of the greatest pro sports champions from California high schools (presented by SteinerSports.com). It’s a list that also includes many New York Yankees, but there’s one from a California high school who won even more […]
State’s Greatest Closed High Schools
What do you do when you’re from a school that no longer exists? These schools did exist and some thrived in various sports for many years. Here’s a look back at a few of them.
Top 5 NorCal Football Venues
Here are five places over the years from watching games in Northern California that would be the best – at least from our point of view. It’s a list that does change with some places getting remodled – who will ever forget the old Napa Memorial Stadium? – and other newer stadiums forging new traditions.
Bear From McNair
It didn’t take long talking to linebacker Seth “Bear” Tennis of Stockton McNair and his father to determine that their family isn’t related to the one that founded Cal-Hi Sports in the 1970s. Comparing family histories, however, isn’t the only reason we wanted to feature Tennis. He’s been starting at linebacker for the Eagle varsity […]
Top 10 De La Salle Showdowns
The defending CIF Open Division state champion Spartans, who it’s no secret will be the No. 1 team in the Cal-Hi Sports preseason state rankings, are facing Texas powerhouse Trinity High of Euless, Texas, on August 28 in a nationally televised matchup. It’s the biggest California vs. Texas game ever, but is it the most […]
All-Time Great Baseball Teams (1-12)
There is just one change to the first 12 all-time greatest teams from this special package that we first did two years ago, but there might have been a big one had San Dimas from this year ended at 33-0 instead of 31-1. Fresno 1958 and Chatsworth 2004 are still considered the greatest State Teams...
