Both of our NorCal honorees for this week threw no-hitters, one in softball with 19 strikeouts and one in baseball against a team that was in our State Top 20 two weeks ago. For Southern California, a slugger got the nod in softball with a three-homer game while it was pitching and hitting combined for […]
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Girls BB: Regional Finals (Divisions)
Here are writeups and breakdowns of the two Division I girls regional championship games played on Saturday night at Long Beach State and the University of Santa Clara. Read on as well for scores and briefs from the other CIF regional finals in other divisions.
Girls BB: Division State Ranks (2nd)
Serra of Gardena replaces league rival Bishop Montgomery in the No. 1 position for Division I teams entering Tuesday’s regional semifinals. Still No. 1 are Redondo Union of Redondo Beach (D2), West Campus of Sacramento (D3), Brentwood of Los Angeles (D4) and Sierra Pacific of Hanford (D5). Highest newcomers would be Sacred Heart Prep of...
NEW State Divisions Baseball Ranks
Let’s hear it for the Es — Eastlake, Etiwanda and El Toro — who all won huge sectional playoff games on Tuesday. Including all results even from Wednesday night of this week, No. 1 teams with one week to go in these state rankings are Eastlake (D1), Etiwanda (D2), Miramonte (D3), Wasco (D4) and Winters...
Inside the Girls BB All-State Teams
Some choices are never easy and this year the toughest perhaps was for Sophomore Player of the Year. Go inside for a glimpse at how this pick was finalized and for more on who we would have chosen as CIF Southern Section Player of the Year. Plus, we have more on the Clovis West Conundrum,...
NEW Baseball State Top 20
Are there such things as meaningless losses? When it’s the last week of a team’s regular season and everything appears locked up (such as top seeds for the playoffs), yes that’s pretty much true. That’s mainly why Huntington Beach stays No. 1 this week despite a loss to Newport Harbor. Still, there are changes in...
Girls BB: Divisional All-State
As with the boys, we have returned to the format of releasing these teams by CIF divisions instead of large, medium and small. To account for differences in competitive equity, however, the combined Open Division & Division I all-state squads are doubled in size. CIF Open Division champion Clovis West is the only team with...
Ms. Basketball 2017: Destiny Littleton
As injuries were mounting at the end of the season, Destiny Littleton powered on and although that game vs. Clovis West was ugly she still did more than enough during a record-breaking season to earn California’s highest individual and longest-running girls hoops accolade. Littleton is just the fifth winner from the CIF San Diego Section, […]
