It’s been two seasons since Santa Ana Mater Dei’s Kevin Kiernan became the winningest coach in California girls basketball history. Up next will be 900 wins and perhaps 1,000 — counting wins he had in boys basketball earlier in his career. Go inside to see what career Kiernan began doing, what prominent prep sportswriter used […]
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Girls BB: State 30 Greatest Teams (1-15)
Teams connected to one of the greatest players in women’s basketball history and the winningest head coach in state history were considered for the No. 1 position, but the team that has landed that ranking just clicked too many boxes to be denied that honor. We also have other teams in the top group from...
All-Decade Girls BB 2010s: Teams
With 2019 coming to a close, we are proud to present the Cal-Hi Sports 2010s All-Decade All-State Teams for girls basketball. Thirty players made the cut, with the first team of 10 players comprised of nine of the 10 Ms. Basketball State Players of the Year. Strange how it worked out that way, but digging...
Girls BB State Record Updates
We received a request recently from a prominent coach to look into a new category and have determined the best in state history for players with the most varsity career wins. It ended up being a trip down memory lane checking out the four-year records for some of the best players in state history and...
All-State Girls: 1st, 2nd, 3rd Archives
This is the place to go to find all of the previous all-state overall girls basketball teams that Cal-Hi Sports has presented since the 1979-80 season, which is the first year when any postseason all-state basketball teams for girls were chosen. Note: To search through these lists requires a Gold Club VIP membership. This membership...
Ms. Basketball: Katie Lou Samuelson
She didn’t get that CIF state title, but hard to argue that anybody but “Lou” should step up in line with some of the other recent great players from Mater Dei of Santa Ana and assume her spot on the all-time state list.
Ms. Basketball 2014: Jordin Canada
The Windward of Los Angeles standout edges runner-up and NorCal’s top candidate, Mariya Moore, to gain state’s highest girls basketball honor. Canada joins all-time state list that goes back to 1972 and includes others such as Cheryl Miller, Lisa Leslie and Diana Taurasi.
Ms. Basketball Top 10 Tracker
There are a few changes, but not at the top with Jordin Canada of Windward and Katie Lou Samuelson of Mater Dei in the midst of big-time seasons. Mariya Moore of Richmond Salesian is now a clear-cut No. 3 while other risers include Lajahna Drummer of Long Beach Poly and Charisse Holloway of Stockton St. […]