NewsTicker Archives » Page 4 of 38

Inderkum defeats Woodcreek to earn fourth straight Capital Valley Conference boys basketball title, then shuts out Moreau Catholic in final quarter for 18th win in a row

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks February 9, 2025 0

For the first time in more than a month, it appeared the Inderkum boys basketball team might have a game come down to the wire, holding a two-point lead entering the fourth quarter against Moreau Catholic in the second of back-to-back contests at the Super Saturday showcase event at... Read more

Mission Hills girls basketball team records remarkable comeback to secure dramatic 62-61 victory on Westview Senior Night

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker San Diego Section StaffPicks February 8, 2025 0

SAN DIEGO – It didn’t matter how many free throws Mission Hills missed in the fourth quarter Friday night, as long as Bay Cordova made the two most important attempts of the Grizzlies’ season when it mattered most. It wasn’t about the number of times that Westview successfully attacked... Read more

Unbeaten Palos Verdes girls water polo team continues to benefit from youth movement to earn first-round win in CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs

Aquatics Blog Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Water Polo February 7, 2025 0

PALOS VERDES – Kylie Nishimura played with the poise of a playoff veteran, not a freshman athlete making her postseason debut. Fellow ninth-grader Ella Keene demonstrated the toughness and tenacity of a talented performer accustomed to the challenges of CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls water polo, not an individual... Read more

Jailynn Robinson helps Orange Lutheran girls water polo team pull away from Foothill in CIF-Southern Section Open Division playoff opener

Aquatics Blog Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Water Polo February 7, 2025 0

COSTA MESA – Different year, new playoff format, same exceptional effort from Jailynn Robinson. Although Orange Lutheran begin its pursuit of a third consecutive CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo title competing Thursday night in a pool-play match against Santa Ana Foothill instead of its usual single-elimination contest... Read more

Newport Harbor girls water polo team steps up on defense in second half to secure CIF-Southern Section Open Division victory against Long Beach Wilson

Aquatics Blog Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Water Polo February 7, 2025 0

NEWPORT BEACH – Even with the new pool-play format this season in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo playoffs, Newport Harbor is still treating every match as if it is a single-elimination contest, requiring the third-seeded Sailors to string together four consecutive victories in order to capture... Read more

Aliyahna “Puff” Morris scores 34 points against Los Osos to lead Etiwanda girls basketball team to 25th consecutive Baseline League championship

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 6, 2025 0

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – Even after splitting its first eight contests, including the program’s first three-game losing streak since 2021, the Etiwanda High girls basketball team never wavered in its confidence or lacked conviction in its belief that the group would be in championship contention once again come February and... Read more

Eneasi Piuleini takes over late, Jacob De Armas delivers clutch free throw to help Mira Costa boys basketball team share Bay League championship with Redondo Union

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 5, 2025 0

REDONDO BEACH – One month ago, the Redondo Union High boys basketball team was involved in a tight battle down the stretch against Basha High from Arizona at the Nike Tournament of Champions and the Sea Hawks came through in the clutch to secure a one-point victory and the... Read more

Redondo Union girls basketball team showcases resilience to rally for Senior Night victory against Mira Costa

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 5, 2025 0

REDONDO BEACH – A nightmare start to Senior Night wasn’t enough to prevent the Redondo Union High girls basketball team from celebrating a dream conclusion Tuesday against rival Mira Costa. The host Sea Hawks surrendered the first 11 points of the game and didn’t score in the opening quarter,... Read more

Brentwood boys basketball team survives another clutch shot from Louis Bond, edging Windward in overtime to secure first league title since 2013

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 4, 2025 0

LOS ANGELES – For the second week in a row, Louis Bond had the most memorable moment in a clash of Gold Coast League boys basketball powers. But for the second straight showdown, Brentwood School created the most lasting memory, outlasting Windward High in another overtime thriller. Post-game interviews... Read more

Windward girls basketball team steals spotlight on Senior Night at Brentwood, captures Gold Coast League crown

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 4, 2025 0

LOS ANGELES – It was a night intended to celebrate the most prolific backcourt in Brentwood School girls basketball history in seniors Lev Feiman and Payton Sugar. It wound up being another opportunity to showcase the exceptional efforts of Windward seniors Samari Bankhead, Samara Durham and Olivia Lagao, in... Read more

Santa Maria St. Joseph standout Tounde Yessoufou sets California all-time boys basketball career scoring record in win against Weston Ranch

Basketball Blog Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section Southern Section StaffPicks February 2, 2025 0

Tounde Yessoufou, a Baylor-bound senior at Santa Maria St. Joseph High and a McDonald’s All-American game selection, became the all-time career scoring leader in California high school boys basketball history Saturday in a 93-62 nonleague victory against visiting Weston Ranch. Yessoufou scored 30 points, including 19 in the second... Read more

Top-ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team completes remarkable regular-season run by defeating Lynwood in featured game of Palisades Riptide Showcase

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 2, 2025 0

REDONDO BEACH – For a young group that has been in the spotlight and played in front of large crowds in big venues no matter where it has competed in California or anywhere else across the country, the top-ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team still values the opportunity to... Read more