This isn’t a recap of all of them, but several of Friday’s CIF Sac-Joaquin Section title games and the showdown between state No. 2 Mater Dei and No. 4 Windward (Los Angeles) for the CIF Southern Section Open Division girls championship were witnessed by Cal-Hi Sports editors. Boys state No. 4 Sheldon (Sacramento) was nearly […]
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NEW State Top 25 Girls BB Rankings
While the teams in the CIF Southern Section Open Division were beating each other in what is arguably the toughest non-state championship playoff bracket in the nation, we still have to find out if the favorites will prevail in the new CIF North Coast Section Open Division. State top-ranked La Jolla Country Day still looks...
NEW State Top 25 Boys BB Rankings
This is section championship week around the state, as seeds and brackets will be announced for the NorCal and SoCal regional playoffs next Sunday. The big question will be how many teams from the CIF Southern Section are taken for the SoCal open because that will ultimately affect favorites for the CIF D1 state crown...
Inside The All-State Football Team
This final column offers a roundup of the toughest choices that had to be made for all of the teams announced as part of our 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams. We had the impact this year of knowing we were going to officially choose players of the year at each position plus we...
Preseason State Softball Top 25
There were some games over the weekend in the CIF Southern Section and next year we expect the season to begin much earlier due to the addition of CIF regional playoff games at the end. Still, here’s our first look at the top teams in California for the 2020 season, which starts off with good […]
Positional/Regional State FB POYs
The final three posts for the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams are still being worked on, but in advance of that we are getting out the winning names of several honors that that have been added to our archives and reflect the most outstanding players in the state according to position (QBs, RBs, […]
NEW State Top 25 Girls BB Rankings
There is some movement in the top six of this week’s rankings thanks to Windward’s victory over previous No. 3 Long Beach Poly, but the top two stay the same as we head into the home stretch for league play and the beginning of league and section playoffs. From seven through 12, we also had...
All-State Football 2019: Juniors
Following the release of our all-state sophomores several days ago, it’s time just before the Super Bowl to announce those who are all-state juniors for the 2019 season. State Junior of the Year Tyler Buchner of La Jolla Bishop’s was placed multi-purpose due to his massive rushing totals to go with his passing. That left...
All-State Football 2019: Sophomores
The 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Teams start off with a look at the best of the best among sophomores. State Team of the Year St. John Bosco had some good ones and landed three on first team, but we also are high on some from more smaller places, including two on second team...
NEW State Top 25 Girls BB Rankings
One big difference between rankings, seedings and competitive equity is the last two don’t take into consideration the nuances that can take place during a season like injuries, family emergencies and coaching changes in mid-season. Other situations also can arise that usually impact but are not created by the girls. We hear all about these...
