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Acalanes awarded top seed in CIF-North Coast Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs, defending champion Cardinal Newman earns No. 4 seed

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section StaffPicks February 16, 2025 0

Since the introduction of the CIF-North Coast Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs in 2020, a different champion has been crowned each year. That trend has the potential to continue this season, with Acalanes (27-1) and San Ramon Valley (25-3) earning the top two seeds and both receiving byes... Read more

Concord De La Salle collects top seed in CIF-North Coast Section Open Division boys basketball playoffs, reigning champion Richmond Salesian earns No. 2 seed

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section StaffPicks February 16, 2025 0

Concord De La Salle has won 14 Division 1 boys basketball titles in the CIF-North Coast Section, but the Spartans are still seeking their first Open Division crown after losing in the past three finals. Richmond Salesian is looking to become the first back-to-back Open Division champion since the... Read more

Etiwanda, Ontario Christian and Sierra Canyon roll to CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball victories

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 16, 2025 0

Etiwanda extended a pair of impressive streaks Saturday in a 96-57 victory against No. 7 Fairmont Prep in the opening pool-play game of the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs. McDonald’s All-American and Cal commit Aliyahna “Puff” Morris had 24 points, four rebounds and four assists for the... Read more

Addie Deal gets McDonald’s All-American jersey, 2,000 career points and lifts Mater Dei to third win this season against Windward in CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 16, 2025 0

SANTA ANA – It was going to be a tough act to follow for Addie Deal following an extended pre-game ceremony Saturday night to present the McDonald’s All-American with an honorary jersey to celebrate her selection for the April 1 event at the Barclays Center in New York. It... Read more

Francis Parker ready to pursue CIF-San Diego Section Open Division girls basketball crown as top seed, Mission Hills gets No. 3 seed in quest for record fifth Open basketball title

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker San Diego Section StaffPicks February 15, 2025 0

Francis Parker School achieved a breakthrough last year by winning the Division 2 title to capture the first CIF-San Diego Section girls basketball championship in program history. Despite relying on an even younger lineup this season, the Lancers have demonstrated they are ready for their biggest challenge yet by... Read more

Montgomery boys basketball team receives top seed in CIF-San Diego Section Open Division playoffs, with Jake Hall and reigning champion Carlsbad at No. 2

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker San Diego Section StaffPicks February 15, 2025 0

Montgomery High is hoping the third time’s the charm in its pursuit for the CIF-San Diego Section Open Division boys basketball championship. The Aztecs (26-2), who were awarded the top seed in the eight-team Open Division playoffs, have advanced to the final the past two years, but lost in... Read more

Freshmen Isabella Riddle and Brianna Mendez shine in spotlight for Francis Parker girls basketball team, which earns Coastal League title with win at La Jolla Country Day

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker San Diego Section StaffPicks February 15, 2025 0

LA JOLLA – It didn’t matter to the Francis Parker School girls basketball team that it had never previously won at La Jolla Country Day. It didn’t concern the visiting Lancers that they needed to rely on a lineup of all underclassmen, including a trio of freshmen during several... Read more

Balanced Brentwood attack results in all five starters scoring in double figures in first-round win against Heritage in CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls basketball playoffs

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 14, 2025 0

LOS ANGELES – For all that senior guards Lev Feiman and Payton Sugar have accomplished during their remarkable basketball careers at Brentwood School, perhaps the most valuable contributions for the Eagles aren’t their individual school records, rather, how they have elevated the performances of their teammates, especially during the... Read more

Harvard-Westlake girls basketball team hits stride in second half, scoring 17 straight points to prevail against Rialto in CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoff opener

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 14, 2025 0

STUDIO CITY – Bella Spencer and Deana Thompson were so focused on stopping the Rialto High girls basketball team at the defensive end that the Harvard-Westlake seniors didn’t even recognize the magnitude of the offensive surge the fourth-seeded Wolverines produced in the second half Thursday night in the opening... Read more

Alta Loma girls water polo team ends unbeaten run of top-seeded Palos Verdes, advances to third straight CIF-Southern Section semifinal, first in Division 1

Aquatics Blog Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Water Polo February 13, 2025 0

PALOS VERDES – Carly Berzins knows there is a significant difference between postseason participation and championship experience, and the visiting Alta Loma girls water polo team benefited from that battle-tested background Wednesday against top-seeded Palos Verdes in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 quarterfinals. Berzins, a junior who has earned... Read more

Orange Lutheran girls water polo team finds another gear against Long Beach Wilson in Open Division pool-play victory; Mater Dei also wins

Aquatics Blog Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Water Polo February 13, 2025 0

ORANGE – Four first-quarter goals by Allison Cohen, including a pair of 5-meter penalty shots, weren’t enough for Orange Lutheran to deliver an early knockout punch Wednesday night against Long Beach Wilson in their CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo showdown. So, the Lancers decided to unleash their... Read more

Newport Harbor girls water polo team uses five-goal run in CIF-Southern Section Open Division pool-play match to defeat Foothill for fifth time this season

Aquatics Blog Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Water Polo February 13, 2025 0

NEWPORT BEACH – Santa Ana Foothill had explored multiple strategies, experimented with different lineups and exhausted every defensive resource in four regular-season matchups against Newport Harbor, only to come up empty against the Sailors in every showdown. But the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo playoffs provided the... Read more