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Whicker: DL Hero Kanu is a marvel at Santa Margarita
LONG BEACH — His name is Hero Kanu. “It’s a name of destiny,” said Anthony Rouzier, his football coach at Santa Margarita High. Kanu plays in the Trinity League, where you always need another Hero or maybe a whole comic book library. The Trinity League is known as the... Read more
A look at 100 fall athletes in Monterey County over 50 days
Brady Kasper, Carmel Brought up as a freshman two years ago to play special teams, Kasper will be a starter on both sides of the ball this fall for the Padres. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound linebacker will anchor the defense as a run stuffer, who can also drop back and... Read more
St. Francis to begin stadium construction in September
WATSONVILLE — St. Francis High will undergo construction to install a synthetic turf field and new multi-use stadium beginning in September, the school announced Friday at its annual fundraiser golf tournament. The stadium, which will include bleacher seating for 400 spectators on one sideline, is the first phase of... Read more
High school football players excited to get started even as COVID-19 rises
Amid another COVID-19 surge that has already caused games to be canceled in Southern California, high school football players returned to practice Friday in about half of the Bay Area, hoping for a semblance of normalcy just months after completing a spring season that was anything but routine. From... Read more
Benicia Ready For Big Time | RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 2
Senior-Heavy With Multiple Next-Level Playmakers, Benicia Panthers Are Ready To Pounce; PLUS: DJ Crowther Plots An Encore • This is the second of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview coverage. If experience counts for anything, Benicia football... Read more
FB Preview: Six Burning Questions
The first of our preseason all-section, all-area or all-county teams will begin to be pushed out over the weekend plus we’re about one week from the preseason TOP 50 team rankings, but for now here’s a big picture outlook of where things stand prior to the 2021 California high... Read more
Bishop O’Dowd Believes | SportStars’ RETURN TO FALL Football Preview Series No. 1
Young Nucleus Of Talented Skill Players Has Bishop O’Dowd Thinking Big Things For 2021; PLUS: Liberty’s Nate Bell: The Dual Threat QB In The Shadows • This is the first of 20 installments to our Return To Fall Series — a daily component to our 2021 NorCal Football Preview... Read more
Boys BB: Final ’21 Player Rankings
We continue our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club members with a final look at the state’s top college prospects in the senior (2021) class. Our final 2021 Cal-Hi Sports Hot 100 shows many changes and 27 newcomers. Obviously there are many changes since we haven’t updated our players... Read more
All-State Baseball Patch List
For those just interested in seeing the names of players who are on the Gold Club post for this year’s All-State Underclass Team for baseball 2021 without having to pay us any money, here is a simple alphabetical list. If you want the full presentation and are not Gold... Read more
All-State Girls BB: Best of Best
Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year Jayda Curry of No. 1 Corona Centennial leads the first team (top 10 overall) on the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state girls basketball team. Two sophomores who have both been state player of the year both land on this first group along... Read more
Girls BB: Divisional All-State 2021
Just like the boys, there are 144 players who have been named for these annual all-state teams according to five divisions. This is the 41st consecutive year of Cal-Hi Sports all-state teams in girls basketball (just one less year than boys). Schools that won CIF SoCal regional titles in... Read more
Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2021
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2021 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, it would have to be Lakewood’s Spud O’Neil reaching 900 victories while in softball it was a... Read more