The earlier start to the 2019 season has been hampered by a lot of rainouts, especially in Northern California, but this upcoming week should really get things going. We’re sticking with preseason No. 1 Harvard-Westlake as the state No. 1 even though that isn’t a consensus No. 1 for Southern California. We have our reasons...
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Boys BB: Introducing 2022 Class
Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top incoming ninth-graders. The freshman (2022) class has terrific talent in the post and some top-shelf point guards. Many in the group are already mature and it’s important to keep that in mind when projecting future success, especially for post...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Three of the players being honored this week are from teams that just completed the regular season with undefeated records. We also have one who did a great deal to prevent another team from doing the same. It’s a group representing Sacramento, Eureka, Clovis, Simi Valley, Westlake Village and Sherman Oaks.
NEW Girls VB State Top 20
We’re a day later than has been normal for these state rankings in order to account for Wednesday’s CIF Southern Section quarterfinals. There were no major upsets as No. 1 Mater Dei, No. 2 Redondo, No. 5 Marymount and No. 6 Sierra Canyon all advanced. We’ll also now start to look at some of Wednesday’s […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
There are only two new teams in this week’s State Top 50. One of those two, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, posted an impressive win over a state-ranked foe. The other one, Valley Christian of San Jose, is hoping to do that in its game this week. Others getting major rankings upward lifts include Los...
NEW Baseball State Top 20
What’s going on with all these ties? The top two teams from last week were both involved with ties so the only option is to move up a team that doesn’t have one, unbeaten Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks, into the new No. 1 position. Not all ties are equal, either, so the ones for...
Football Coaching Milestones 2017
Highlights include Kevin Rooney from Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks winning his 300th game, Bruce Rollinson from Mater Dei of Santa Ana going 15-0 with his team ending No. 1 in the nation and the final seasons in remarkable careers for Bob Johnson (Mission Viejo) and Mark Louriero (Escalon). All coaches with 200 reported wins...
Stat Stars, State Records & More
Starting this weekend just about every football team in the state will be playing league games for the next few weeks. It’s a good time therefore to rank the state’s top 10 best leagues (No. 1 is obvious) and go over some of the state’s longest current league winning streaks. Check this week’s column for...
Stat Stars, State Records & More
This will be the weekly post for Gold Club members mixed with opinions, top state stat stars of the week and state record updates. This week, we propose a national Open Division for football, say why Jordan Brown’s move to Prolific Prep hurt more than the usual transfer, add Acalanes QB Robbie Rowell to all-time...
