To go with our annual State Schools of the Year tribute, here are some additional schools that were on our board in the various CIF state divisions and in our own five-division format that we would consider to be honorable mention.
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CIF’s New Digital World
How will the switch of the CIF’s digital platform partnership from MaxPreps to Scorebook Live impact the state’s media landscape? As part of it for 40 years and having seen many organizations succeed or fail, we look at what this move may mean. Note: We hope you enjoy this free story on CalHiSports.com. We will […]
CIF State Academic Champions
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) today announced 35 State Academic Team Champions for the 2018-2019 school year. The CIF State Academic Team Champions program was initiated in 1996 as a way to reward teams with the highest collective grade-point-averages, based on an unweighted 4.0 scale, in their respective sport. CIF State Academic […]
CIF State Winter & Spring Spirit of Sport Honorees
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Lauren McDonnell (Menlo-Atherton High School), Thomas Moorehead (Mesa Verde High School), Payton Fuller (West Valley High School), and Samantha Matlock (Mariposa County High School) were named the recipients of the prestigious CIF Spirit of Sport Award for 2019 Winter and Spring respectively. The four statewide winners, along with the two Fall recipients, […]
Blake: Arms Race of HS Sports
Op-Ed column sent out to the state’s high school sports media from CIF executive director Roger Blake takes aim at schools doing elaborate college signing ceremonies and hopes for leading high school administrators to stay focused on the overall, general principles of education-based athletics. By Roger Blake Executive Director of the California Interscholastic Federation High […]
State Athlete of Year: Gracie Figueroa
For the first time, we have an overall state girls athlete of the year who is mostly single-sport with that sport being wrestling. Selma’s Gracie Figueroa is not just a four-time CIF state champion, either. She can literally can call herself the best “pound-for-pound” athlete in the nation in her sport. And if you haven’t […]
More State Girls Athletes of the Year
Some of those selected to represent CIF divisions from D1 to D5 also were considered to be State Athlete of the Year, including quite rare softball-track standout Kelli Godin of Santa Ana Mater Dei (D1) and barrier-breaking football kicker and multi-sport athlete Emma Baker of Temecula Rancho Christian. Others landing top recognition include Simone Overbeck […]
Cal 3: High school sports implications
It was announced this week that California voters will make their opinion known this November about a proposal to split the state into three separate states. While the prospects of this happening require Congressional approval and seems extremely unlikely and it’s doubtful that anyone in the California Interscholastic Federation has spent much time worrying about […]
CIF State Scholar-Athletes of Year
Adam Grabowski from Vacaville Christian and Jenna Ogi from California Academy of Mathematics and Science (CAMS) were selected on Tuesday as the 2018 CIF Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Since 1982, the scholarship award identifies student-athletes who excel in the classroom, athletics, and are strong contributors to their schools and communities. “I want to congratulate Adam […]
5 Ways To Bring Your Team Together
It goes without saying that, to succeed as a sports team, it is important that you can work together. Although hard work and practice are key, they will fall flat if your team is unable to operate as a whole. That is why you should push forward with any plans for strengthening your relationships and […]
