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Preseason State Super 50 (Part 1)

Our first five to start the 2016 football season is hugely influenced by previous results because we simply can’t rank Mater Dei of Santa Ana (highest ranked from the state in many national polls) ahead of a St. John Bosco team it has lost to six straight times. That kind of ranking needs to be […]

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State FB Record Updates (Part 1)

Over the next month, through the opening weekend of the 2016 football season and probably beyond, we’re going to be mixing in updates to various state football records with all of the other preseason content. For the first part of this series, we did winning streaks, losing streaks, team scoring and more. Go inside for...

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Class of ’18 FB Player Rankings (Summer)

We go with Matt Corral of Oaks Christian at the top, but local rival Cameron Rising of Newbury Park is also in the top 10. The first 35 also continues to show how talented the team at Hawkins of Los Angeles may be this season. No other school in the state has as many players...

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Honorable Mention Schools of the Year

To go with our massive State Schools of the Year salute, here are some additional schools that were on our board in the various CIF state divisions and our in our own five-division format that we would consider to be honorable mention.

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More Softball Players of the Year

In addition to Nicole Bates, statewide honors also are going out to Camryn Ybarra of Mission Viejo (juniors), Vanessa Strong from Freedom of Oakley (sophs), Kinzie Hansen of Norco (frosh), Madilyn Nickles of Merced (large schools) and Kailia Searcy from Paraclete of Lancaster (small schools).

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Football: Preseason Top Five

We usually release all of our preseason overall state football rankings as part of a top 40 or even top 50 package. We’re doing something similar again in August, but this year have decided it’s pointless to wait around to announce the top five. We’ll also get these five going on our ticker and besides,...

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FINAL Divisional Softball Rankings

Each of our divisional rankings has been expanded by five teams for the final installment and these will be the ones that go into the state record files. Teams that moved up for the final rankings include Aliso Niguel (D2), Vista del Lago of Folsom (D3), Mission Oak of Tulare (D4), Ripon (D4) and St....

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Ms. Softball State POY Finalists

You might think that with a California girl being named this week as the Gatorade National Player of the Year that the annual Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Softball State Player of the Year choice is a slam dunk. Not quite. Merced’s Madilyn Nickles actually has legitimate competition in her own backyard, based on the criteria we […]

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Mission Viejo State Softball TOY

One year after the Diablos were upset in their final game and could not finish No. 1 in the state and nation, the results fall in their favor. They edge Mater Dei of Santa Ana and Grand Terrace in a three-way battle for this year’s final No. 1 ranking. Mission Viejo also has now been […]

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More Softball State Teams of Year

In addition to overall No. 1 and Division II No. 1 Mission Viejo, others that can say they are mythical state champions for 2016 are Mater Dei of Santa Ana (Division I), Grand Terrace (D3), Paraclete of Lancaster (D4) and Rolling Hills Prep (D5).

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