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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

While most basketball fans in the state were buzzing about the L.A. Lakers getting superstar Russell Westbrook in a trade, the hugs and high fives were plentiful for those young players from the state who were selected on Thursday in the 2021 NBA Draft. California actually tied a record... Read more

Mr. Basketball State Player of the Year Amari Bailey of state power Sierra Canyon and two terrific seniors from the CIF Southern Section’s Baseline League headline the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state boys basketball teams. Go inside to see why these 10 have finished their careers as First Team... Read more