Welcome to the online Cal-Hi Sports State Record Book & Almanac. These are state record lists for CIF state title categories as well as for undefeated seasons. There were no CIF state games during the 2020-21 school year, but undefeated records for the short spring 2021 season were counted. These also are through the 2023...
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Regular Season State Stat Leaders
These aren’t as simple as just looking at MaxPreps. This is due to several CIF sections around the state that don’t end the regular season on the same week as the others (mainly Central Coast, North Coast and Northern). In fact, San Francisco and Oakland still have one week to go but there are no […]
Bill Cartwright’s Last Dance (in H.S.)
The two-time Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year from Elk Grove is in the background quite often in the hugely popular ESPN 10-part mini-series “The Last Dance,” which is entering its final weeks. He was the starting center on the first three of the Chicago Bulls’ NBA championship teams led by Michael Jordan and […]
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
There were no state record book entries this week but we found some diamonds in the rough and some budding young stars in our four winners, and that’s part of what this feature is all about. We start out in the island city of Coronado just across the bay from San Diego, and then head […]
A Place Packed Full Of Memories
It’s been Oracle Arena in Oakland since 2006, but the Oakland Coliseum Arena has been home to the four-time world champion Golden State Warriors since 1971. It’s also been the site of some historically significant high school basketball games (both boys and girls). With the Warriors moving to San Francisco after this season and the […]
All-State Baseball Nominees (Part 1)
Welcome to the first step toward selection of the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. Current New York Yankees stars Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, C.C. Sabathia and Aaron Hicks were all on these teams in the past. These nominees are grouped according to each CIF section in the state. It’s not a final list. […]
Mater Dei Boys BB Wins at 1,529
Thanks to contributor Bob Atwell and Mater Dei statistician Steve Colton, who helps with record-keeping for the Mater Dei of Santa Ana boys basketball program, the Monarchs’ all-time varsity record since their first season in 1953 has been confirmed at 1,529 wins and 375 losses. Here’s some perspective on where that total ranks in the […]
State Super 55: No. 41 to No. 55
St. John Bosco’s 2016 CIF state champions, despite two losses, are going onto this list at No. 41. Part of the reason for that is how highly regarded Mater Dei was at the time of Bosco’s avenging win in the CIF Southern Section D1 final. Both teams from famous 1956 CIFSS title game that drew...
Girls BB: The chase for 1,000th win
Buena of Ventura girls basketball coach David Guenther would really like to have a celebration next season when the Bulldogs win their 12th game.
