Servite linebacker Harrison Cofell has enrolled at Trinity League rival St. John Bosco, the senior confirmed Tuesday. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound Cofell joins a group of St. John Bosco linebackers led by Andrew Simpson and Benny Lockhart among others. Simpson (6-1, 215) has committed to Kansas. USC-committed linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote... Read more
Toeing the line | Glimpse of the Action
Blog July 8, 2020
Members of Soquel High’s football team take part in conditioning drills on Monday. Extra safety measures were put in place to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. (Kevin Painchaud – Santa Cruz Sentinel) Members of Soquel High’s football team take part in conditioning drills on Monday. Extra safety measures... Read more
Boston Red Sox sign Mitty infielder Nick Yorke
Blog July 8, 2020
Nick Yorke made what was expected since draft night official Tuesday. The former Archbishop Mitty High School standout traveled to Boston to sign with the Red Sox, who surprisingly selected the infielder with the 17th pick in the first round last month. Yorke, 18, received a $2.7 million signing... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Orange County high schools were advised Monday, July 6 by legal counsel for the Orange County Department of Education to postpone summer athletic programs until further guidelines from health officials. In a letter from general counsel Jeffrey... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. Don Loperena announced he’s no longer the boys basketball coach at Granada Hills Charter on Monday morning via Twitter. “They told me they’re going in a different direction,” Loperena said of his Zoom meeting with administrative... Read more
We’re now going through all team categories in the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state football record book files. For this post, it’s scoring, scoring and more scoring. We’re posting the top 100 teams for most points scored in a season in this free post, but we have more than that... Read more
How former Mitty baseball star found a new home shortly after Boise State cut its program
Blog July 7, 2020
The text arrived last Thursday morning as Archbishop Mitty baseball coach Brian Yocke was teaching a summer class. “Boise State dropped its baseball program.” Former Mitty standout Joe Yorke — the older brother of recent Boston Red Sox first-round pick Nick Yorke — was on the other end of... Read more
Capistrano Unified postpones start of sports
Blog July 6, 2020
The Capistrano Unified School District postponed the start of high school sports. High school athletics were scheduled to begin Monday, July 6 with practices and summer camps. Interscholastic sports and practices were shut down this past spring because of the spread of COVID-19. The district informed its high school... Read more
Reopening First Before Football
Blog July 6, 2020
Before the prospects of how or when the 2020 high school football season will get going in the state, schools have to reopen and will need to do that successfully. Here’s a look at various school districts across the state and how they stand heading into the first full... Read more
Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. Sierra Canyon cornerback DJ Harvey announced his commitment to Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon. Harvey selected the Hokies over Cal-Berkeley, USC, Oregon and Louisville. COMMITTED .. RIP JJ@footballrecruit @gregbiggins@RyanWrightRNG@premiumsportsla @SierraCanyonFB @TheMatt_V pic.twitter.com/YC9E2y832G — DJ Harvey (@Dharv02) July... Read more
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
Blog July 4, 2020
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
