Here are the 11 players on the defensive side of the ball who have been named for the 40th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams who are first team overall plus a punter and three more of the six multi-purpose players. For defense this year, the lineup shows three for defensive line, five for linebacker and […]
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Mr. Football 2018: Bru McCoy
With back-to-back CIF Open Division state titles, it may not be much of a surprise that Mater Dei of Santa Ana also now has back-to-back Mr. Football State Players of the Year. Bru McCoy snags it for the 2018 season after former teammate (and now current teammate once again at USC) JT Daniels was more […]
NEW Boys BB State Top 20 Rankings
We update our boys hoops rankings after the major holiday tournaments and New Year’s showcases cases are in the books and there is a clear pecking order at the top, with one switch involving top-ranked teams. It’s at the bottom of the order where things are muddled, as we’re still waiting to see which team...
Football Coaching Milestones 2018
As the calendar changes from 2018 to 2019, our postseason football projects continue with a look at significant coaching milestones. Whether it’s 298 or 300 wins for Santa Ana Mater Dei’s Bruce Rollinson, back-to-back CIF state titles further cements his legacy as one of state’s all-time best. Next to reach 300 may be Newhall Hart’s...
Girls BB: New No. 1 For Coach K
Santa Ana Mater Dei’s Kevin Kiernan notches the 762nd win of his girls basketball coaching career Wednesday night at tourney opener in San Diego, which sets new state record. By luck, we happened to have someone there who could provide details about the historical milestone. We also have updated our exclusive all-time state coaching record […]
CIF State Champions (All 14 & MVPs)
Here’s our annual one-stop home for every CIF state football title game played for the 2018 season. Check here for an MVP selection for each game as well. We have our first-ever two-time MVP since the modern CIF state championships began in 2006 (after a break since 1927) and we have a new all-time single-game […]
Ms. Volleyball & All-State 2018
With an earlier spot on the calendar for the CIF state finals, we have matched it by moving up when the Cal-Hi Sports Ms. Volleyball State Player of the Year is announced. And without further delay, congratulations to senior Natalie Berty from Mater Dei of Santa Ana. We also have a State Coach of the […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (1-25)
The very top of the final state rankings for this season will be determined on Saturday when No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 3 De La Salle play for the CIF Open Division state title. We may have to wait another week, though, for No. 5 on down as No. 5 Folsom isn’t close to...
CIF Bowl Boards 5 (North & South)
With the South board in place and games happening this weekend to determine one state finalist in each division, more of a focus this week is on the north. We could have a big disruption if Valley Christian were to upset St. Francis in the CIF Central Coast Section Open 2 title game and one...
Girls VB State TOYs (1972-2018)
Here is the official Cal-Hi Sports State Team of the Year list for girls volleyball with Mater Dei of Santa Ana added on for 2018 and going back to 1972. This is the fourth straight year with Monarchs at the top of the state since the previous three years it was the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs […]
