Not surprisingly, De La Salle of Concord leads the way with four first team and four second team selections. They are not household names, but isn’t that the way it is every year for the Spartans? Pittsburg is close behind with Clayton Valley, Benicia and McClymonds next. Note: These... Read more

The 38th edition of the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams continues with these players named from schools that were in CIF section or regional playoffs during the 2021 spring season that made them medium or small school in class. Apologies that most of the seniors are now in college,... Read more

The first 11 spots from the preseason have held up after the first weekend of games, but making a major move is new No. 20 Chaminade (West Hills). Other teams receiving two-spot bumps are San Clemente, Norco and Lincoln of San Diego. FOR FREE LOOK AT PRESEASON STATE TOP... Read more

The season is now underway in the CIF Southern Section, but we still have two more of these preseason honors teams to get out from the section and this is one of them. It is the sixth stop in our tour of the state with these preseason all-area honor... Read more

This is the 35th consecutive season that there has been a preseason all-state teams by Cal-Hi Sports. We honored the all-state juniors just a couple of months ago, but it’s not as easy as you might think because there were some all-state sophomores chosen as well and these teams... Read more

For the first time in its history, the San Fernando Valley private school has piled up enough championships and high national/state rankings in various sports to top all schools in California for the 2020-21 school year. It all started with an unbeaten football team and ended with a celebration... Read more

Our next stop in our tour of the state with these preseason all-area honors is for the CIF San Diego Section. Preseason state No. 5 Cathedral Catholic has four players on first team, but is surpassed by Lincoln (which has five). There also is strong representation from St. Augustine,... Read more

Editor’s note: Herald sportswriter John Devine is spending much of this month visiting Monterey County high schools to get a sneak peek of their football teams. This is the eighth in a series of previews. To see other previews once they are published, visit: montereyherald.com/sports/high-school-sports/ SALINAS — No question,... Read more

With positive thoughts that there won’t be the similar numbers of games cancelled this fall as there were last spring due to COVID, we present the starting point of state football rankings for the 2021 fall season. This will be the 44th season in which Cal-Hi Sports founder Nelson... Read more

Alonzo Brown had mixed emotions whenever he scrolled through his social media accounts during the spring. Brown, a senior receiver at Eisenhower High School in Rialto, was happy to see his close friends posting photos and videos from their high school football practices and games. That excitement often morphed... Read more

Editor’s note: Herald sportswriter John Devine is spending much of this month visiting Monterey County high schools to get a sneak peek of their football teams. This is the seventh in a series of previews. To see other previews once they are published, visit: montereyherald.com/sports/high-school-sports/ SALINAS — Punctuating a... Read more

Our boys basketball coverage for Gold Club VIPs continues with a first look at the state’s top incoming 10th-graders. The freshman (2024) class from last spring has terrific talent that has already made a splash on the high school scene. Some in the group are already mature and it’s important... Read more