Category Archives: Preseason coverage
So Far, So Good for 2010s
After the usual suspects at the top of the heap among schools with the best records in football so far this decade, there are some who are moving up, including McClymonds of Oakland, St. Margaret’s of San Juan Capistrano and Sutter. Go inside for a sneak peak at four other football state record categories that […]
Class of ’16 NEW FB Player Rankings
To get our 2015 statewide preseason football coverage jump-started, we’re beginning with an update of our own player rankings. For this year’s seniors, it’s a group that seems to be led by a deep cast of wide receivers, but we’re still partial to quarterbacks and have switched to Santa Margarita’s K.J. Costello at the top...
Preseason Baseball State Ranks
Yes, we know some have started playing, but College Park of Pleasant Hill tops the charts at the start of the 2015 season. It is a refreshing change from the usual schools in most sports that are No. 1 in the state. The Falcons have the returnees and will be moving up to Division I […]
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (Part 1)
One week after the boys preseason state rankings were announced, here are the girls. To no one’s surprise, Mater Dei of Santa Ana, with one of the top players in the nation and many other standout returnees, is the team to beat at the start. It’s more difficult after that, however, with St. Mary’s of […]
Preseason Girls BB Ranks (Part 2)
We are continuing to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we are doing it this week with a preseason State 35 ranking of the top girls teams from north to south. This group is led by McClatchy of Sacramento and Centennial of Corona at No. 16 and No. 17 and includes the rest […]
Preseason Boys BB Ranks (Part 1)
It’s time to launch our winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and Bishop O’Dowd of Oakland has the best player and is the preseason No. 1 team for the 2014-15 season. Mater Dei of Santa Ana is gunning for its fifth straight CIF title in California’s highest classification, but will have to do so without the […]
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 Modesto Christian and El Cerrito at No. 16 and No. 17 and includes the rest of teams down to No. 35 […]
Preseason Boys BB Updates
Our own preseason Cal-Hi Sports state rankings – going 35 teams deep plus a preseason all-state team to follow – will begin to be released late next week. As a teaser, here are the preseason regional rankings as released on Thursday by partners at GrassrootsHoops.net. Many California teams mentioned.
Boys BB: Top 8th Graders Since ’82
Our post-summer rankings are now complete and with the Class of 2018 now ready to make an impact at the high school level, we decided to take a detailed look back at California’s top incoming ninth-graders since before the fathers of the current crop of standouts were in high school. This is the type of […]
FB: Mack lands surprise QB
Incoming junior Kevin Davidson will be taking his first snaps as a varsity quarterback not at suburban and more affluent San Ramon Valley of Danville but at McClymonds, a great school with a great athletic tradition that is located in the more rough-and-tumble West Oakland neighborhood.
