Category Archives: Preseason coverage
NorCal Nike Regional: TEs & a DB
After collecting opinions as well as observations during Sunday’s Nike Football The Opening NorCal regional, it’s a great group of tight ends for the upcoming California season. It was a defensive back, however, who may have stole the show.
Preseason Softball State Ranks
It’s not as obvious at the top of the state like it was to start last season with Mission Viejo. Still, we love teams with big-time returning pitchers and that’s why we’re starting off with Pioneer of San Jose in the No. 1 position. The Mustangs, led by UCLA-bound Holly Azevedo, came close to going […]
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (1-15)
With all five starters back from a team that won the CIF Open Division state crown, St. Mary’s of Stockton is easy choice as preseason No. 1 for the state to start the 2015-16 season. It’s not even that hard to choose No. 2 and No. 3, either, as both Chaminade of West Hills and […]
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (Part 2)
After the first 15, our preseason State Top 40 rankings of the best teams from north to south continues. This group is led by sharpshooting Pinewood of Los Altos Hills plus Alemany of Mission Hills and then some rebuilding state champs from last season such as Sierra Canyon and McClatchy of Sacramento. Plus, go inside...
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (Part 2)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it with a preseason State 35 ranking of the top teams from north to south. This group is led by L.A. Fairfax and St Augustine of San Diego at No. 16 and No. 17 and includes the rest of teams down...
State’s Boys BB Teams in FAB 50
Let the debate begin whether it should be Chino Hills or Sierra Canyon sitting on top of the California preseason boys basketball rankings as the FAB 50 preseason national rankings by sister site GrassrootsHoops.net and powered by Ballislife.com has the Huskies at No. 11 and Trailblazers at No. 13. Mater Dei, Bishop Montgomery and Corona […]
No doubt about St. Mary’s girls at No. 1
Unlike the boys, there is no debate about which girls basketball team should be on top of the California preseason rankings. And unlike the boys, the St. Mary’s of Stockton girls also easily rank among the best in the nation. If we were still doing FAB 50 national girls rankings, in fact, they’d be preseason […]
Preseason All-Section, All-Area (Part 7)
Many teams have begun playing, but we still have a few more of these teams to finish in a continuing look at top players to watch from each of the state’s CIF sections plus well-known regions inside the CIF Southern Section and CIF North Coast Section. For this seventh and final part, we choose the...
Preseason All-Section, All-Area (Part 6)
Many teams have begun playing, but we still have a few more of these teams to finish in a continuing look at top players to watch from each of the state’s CIF sections plus well-known regions inside the CIF Southern Section and CIF North Coast Section. For this sixth part, we choose the best from...
