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Santa Cruz high schools cleared for summer conditioning
High school fall-sport athletes in Santa Cruz County and their respective coaches, following a laundry list of safety guidelines, will be able to convene for summer conditioning beginning Monday. Though the fate of their respective sports comes July 20, when the California Interscholastic Federation reveals the future of sports... Read more
Daily News Outstanding Spring Senior: Harvard-Westlake’s Pete Crow-Armstrong, baseball
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. The Los Angeles Daily News is selecting an Outstanding Senior from each spring sport to honor some of the top student-athletes who didn’t get a chance to complete their final high school season due to COVID-19.... Read more
High schools cleared for summer conditioning
High school fall-sport athletes in Santa Cruz County and their respective coaches, following a laundry list of safety guidelines, will be able to convene for summer conditioning beginning Monday. Though the fate of their respective sports comes July 20, when the California Interscholastic Federation reveals the future of sports... Read more
Single-Game Defense, Special Teams Records Updated
All individual single-game categories for the state football record book files have now been updated heading into the 2020 season. We had done offense earlier this week and today it’s special teams and defense. This also includes additional categories such as most consecutive PATs made where we have a... Read more
CIF Southern Section releases statement on upcoming July 20 decision for high school sports
The CIF Southern Section posted a release on its website Thursday directed to principals and athletic directors from commissioner Rob Wigod. Wigod addressed the upcoming decision on July 20 in which the Southern Section will make an announcement on how to proceed for not just the fall, but the... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. Newbury Park High standout distance runner Nico Young was surprised with the Gatorade National Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year trophy by his family, coaches and teammates Thursday. Young was also named the 2019-20 Gatorade National... Read more
Aptos’ Natalia Ackerman named Cal-Hi Sports’ Girls D-III State Athlete of the Year
Aptos High senior two-sport star Natalia Ackerman was named Cal-Hi Sports’ Girls D-III State Athlete of the Year on June 25. A first-team all-league right side hitter on the volleyball team, she helped in the Mariners win the CIF Division-IV NorCal and state titles in the fall. In the... Read more
Class of 22 FB: Close Call At Top
For various reasons, it’s more of a mixed bag surrounding California’s top Class of 2022 football players entering the 2020 season. The group of wide receivers does seem exceptionally strong, but for this first in-depth look at the state’s leading recruits we went with a DB from Mater Dei... Read more
Marvin Pollard walks both sides of the blue line, says it’s thinner than it looks
When football practice is done at Serra High in Gardena, Marvin Pollard often takes some Cavaliers home. “A guy with a big car, a lot of kids inside,” Pollard said. “I know I can get pulled over. I’m subject to being profiled.” Pollard is one of the few who... Read more
Orange County football coaching changes for the 2020 season
With Gus Martinez’s announcement Monday, June 29 that he is leaving Sonora, there are currently two schools with openings for a football head coach in Orange County. Here is a list of the coaching changes in the county since the end of the 2019 season. (Please send additions or... Read more
Chaminade QB Jaylen Henderson announces top 8 college choices
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. Chaminade quarterback Jaylen Henderson announced his top eight college choices Tuesday morning, narrowing his options to Vanderbilt, Fresno State, Boise State, San Diego State, Utah State, Louisville, New Mexico and Yale. “Thanking God and All of... Read more
State Athlete of Year: Nico Young
Newbury Park standout becomes the first distance runner since German Fernandez of Riverbank from 2007-08 to gain overall State Athlete of the Year recognition. There was no CIF state track meet for Young to cap his prep career, but he was a national champion in cross country and shattered... Read more