Here is the third of three, free-to-see nominations lists of players who are part of the early stages of the selection process for our annual all-state teams, which this year will be the 41st consecutive year they have been done. The first lists were from CIF sections in Northern California with the second one for […]
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NEW Girls Volleyball State Top 20
Thanks to La Costa Canyon’s upset of Torrey Pines, the state and national rankings are in a state of flux this week. We’re listing Redondo Union back on top for the state, but some are putting Mater Dei at No. 1 in the nation. The amazing aspect of this week is that the top 11 […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Teams getting more than decent bumps this week are new No. 35 Clayton Valley of Concord, new No. 40 Palos Verdes of PV Estates and new No. 45 McClymonds of Oakland. There are four newcomers, meanwhile, and yes it does matter which team any of the newcomers is playing next. Congrats to Carlsbad, Marin Catholic...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Being the fastest-rising member of these rankings may not be a good thing after what happened to Pittsburg in its second game. Still, we have some major movers this week, led by new No. 34 San Clemente, new No. 37 Carlsbad and new No. 40 Palos Verdes. Those getting closer to the top include Notre...
State Stat Stars of the Week
Among those on this honor roll of eye-opening achievers in baseball are Trevor Allen (Los Gatos), Colin Barber (Pleasant Valley), Caleb Dickey (Bakersfield Liberty), Preston Howey (Arcadia), Tyson Heaton (Yucaipa), Jordan Herrfeldt (Cardinal Newman) and Brandon Shaldone (Rio Americano). For softball, just a few of those we’ve spotlighted are Alesia Denby (Vista Murrieta), Ava Justman...
Inside The All-State Softball Team
We like to start off this annual feature with our writeup of the most inspirational player of the year, highlighting a player who had to overcome some adversity to have a memorable season. This year, that honor goes to Pacific Grove’s Danielle Pasquariello. We also have a salute to another player — West of Torrance’s...