We continue to roll out our preseason winter basketball content on CalHiSports.com and we’re doing that today with our annual preseason girls basketball state rankings. Etiwanda has already won two straight CIF Open Division state titles and is loaded for a shot at number three. The Eagles don’t have to look far — about 15 […]
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NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
Mission Viejo does indeed move to No. 2 in place of St. John Bosco after its big loss to No. 1 Mater Dei, although that isn’t going to match computer rankings that will be used for the CIF Southern Section D1 playoffs. De La Salle also joins top five for the first time this season,...
Preseason San Fernando/Ventura Team
For our next to last stop for the SoCal region in our series of preseason all-section or all-area football teams, we head to the San Fernando Valley & Ventura County area of the CIF Southern Section. This team also includes players from Santa Barbara County plus the Santa Clarita Valley but not the Antelope Valley....
Preseason State TOP 50 FB Ranks (1-10)
It’s now up to nine straight seasons that either Mater Dei of Santa Ana or St. John Bosco of Bellflower has started out No. 1 in the state and for 2024 that means the Monarchs are in that position. They are the defending CIF Open Division state champions and they also have a lot more […]
Sadie Engelhardt: State Athlete of Year
Still with a year to go at Ventura High, she’s become a state and national sensation with her record-breaking running in cross country and track. Engelhardt now becomes only the fourth highest honored girls athlete in California from Ventura County in 100 years. The last one just won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. […]
NBA Draft: McCain Stands Tall
The 2023 Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year from Corona Centennial goes at No. 16 in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft to the Philadelphia 76ers. There was one more from the state in the first round and there were three in the second round, with the most attention obviously on the […]
All-State Girls BB 2024: First Team
CIF Open Division state champ Etiwanda, runner-up Archbishop Mitty and SoCal Open finalist Sierra Canyon all place two players each on this year’s top 10 group for the 45th annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball teams. That left only four spots for the rest of the state to get and one of those went to […]
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...
NEW Boys BB State TOP 35 Rankings
It was a short week, but a lot happened to cause change in the latest boys basketball state rankings. We have a new No. 1 as this Mission League program earns this spot for the first time in school history in our weekly rankings format that goes back many years. It took down previous No....
