CIF section basketball finals played on a Wednesday are not the norm, but the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and Golden 1 Center got it done so that this year’s finals could still be played at the NBA arena. Big winners among the six championships decided during the day & night were Modesto Christian (D1 boys) and […]
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State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. This edition is for the last two weeks of action. The big news is on the boys side...
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
This week’s foursome has been selected also because they weren’t in any CIF section playoff games on Monday night and all four will be going this week — two in section semifinals and two who already have punched their tickets for section title games. Our stops this week are in Cerritos and Hollywood for Southern […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 35 Rankings
The playoffs are in full swing around the state and section champions will be crowned this weekend. For the fifth consecutive season, the CIF Southern Section Open Division title game will feature a matchup of the top two ranked teams in the state. The last time that game didn’t was in 2018-19 when Salesian of...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Despite the fact that the regular season has ended in almost every section and the funnel has narrowed to almost only teams in the playoffs with a few exceptions, we still had some amazing performances to honor that usually would only get local recognition. With everyone in Tuesday playoff games, we also have to get […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 35 Rankings
The playoffs are about to tip-off across the state, so check out the latest boys basketball State Top 35 rankings to see how and why our award-winning rankings differ plenty from the computer systems used to determine playoff seedings. What’s the point of head-to-head results if they don’t hold as much weight as strength of...
State’s All-Time NBA All-Star Alums
California’s 50th player to appear in an NBA All-Star Game was Klay Thompson in 2015. In honor of that total, we decided to start a new NBA All-Star Alumni list for our exclusive state record book. It has now been updated through the 2024 All-Star Game....
SoCal/NorCal Players of the Week
As the funnel narrows with the start of CIF section playoffs we start to wind down the player of the week features for basketball but this week we have some real outstanding performances and even a couple of entries in the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book were tracked. This week, we visit San Diego and […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 35 Rankings
For the third consecutive week, there is a new No. 1 team in the latest boys basketball State Top 35 rankings. As we said last week, the Mission League teams weren’t 1-2-3 for long, but one of those teams is the new No. 1. Harvard-Westlake is also the No. 1 seed in the upcoming CIF...
