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Windward finally returns to court, but Mater Dei girls basketball team extends winning streak at MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy; Corona Centennial also prevails

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks January 21, 2025 0

FULLERTON – Windward was just grateful to be back on the basketball court competing in a game for the first time in three weeks at the inaugural Royals MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy, after having multiple contests postponed as a result of the recent Southern California wildfires. The biggest... Read more

Payton Sugar, Lev Feiman lift Brentwood girls basketball team to victory against Fairmont Prep at MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks January 21, 2025 0

FULLERTON – In a showdown of two of California’s most productive 3-point shooting lineups, the Brentwood School girls basketball team didn’t focus on keeping pace Monday with state leader Adyra Rajan of Fairmont Prep at the inaugural Royals MLK Showcase at Rosary Academy. The Eagles just relied on having... Read more

Eastvale Roosevelt boys basketball team goes cold at Hoophall Classic in loss to Gonzaga College Prep

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks January 20, 2025 0

Eastvale Roosevelt couldn’t carry its momentum across the country in an elite national boys basketball showdown Monday at the Army National Guard Hoophall Classic presented by Spalding. With freezing temperatures in Springfield, Mass., the top-ranked Mustangs also went cold from behind the 3-point arc during the last three quarters... Read more

Etiwanda girls basketball team ends Incarnate Word Academy’s national high school record 141-game winning streak at Hoophall Classic

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks January 20, 2025 0

Etiwanda knows all about significant winning streaks, boasting one of the longest girls basketball runs in California prep history, which reached 142 consecutive Baseline League victories Friday. Before returning to league competition, the Eagles made sure the national high school girls basketball record belonging to Incarnate Word Academy of... Read more

Bryce James leads Sierra Canyon boys basketball team to victory against Grayson at Hoophall Classic; Tounde Yessoufou guides Santa Maria St. Joseph to win

Basketball Blog Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks January 19, 2025 0

The last time the Sierra Canyon High boys basketball team competed at the Army National Guard Hoophall Classic presented by Spalding, Bryce James didn’t play for the Trailblazers in a heartbreaking one-point setback two years ago against Christopher Columbus of Florida. Sierra Canyon returned Saturday to Blake Arena in... Read more

Late run by Morris Catholic results in back-to-back losses for Archbishop Mitty girls basketball team at Hoophall Classic

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section StaffPicks January 19, 2025 0

Archbishop Mitty already knocked off one unbeaten nationally ranked girls basketball program this season when it prevailed Dec. 21 against Ontario Christian in the final of the Vincent Cannizzaro Division at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. Despite the recent loss of junior standout McKenna Woliczko to a... Read more

Kaleena Smith, Tatianna Griffin help Ontario Christian girls basketball team rule the court against Christ the King at Hoophall Classic

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Sac-Joaquin Section Southern Section StaffPicks January 18, 2025 0

Kaleena Smith and Tatianna Griffin are becoming accustomed to competing on some of the biggest stages in high school basketball, and Friday’s showcase by two of the youngest athletes in the Ontario Christian High lineup in their debut at the Army National Guard Hoophall Classic presented by Spalding was... Read more

Etiwanda girls basketball team relies on strong third quarter to overcome 3-point shooting of Adyra Rajan, Fairmont Prep

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks January 17, 2025 0

ANAHEIM – Adyra Rajan and the Fairmont Prep girls basketball team showcased again Thursday the fearless approach and effective 3-point shooting that has allowed the Huskies to compete against every elite program in Southern California during the past two months. Aliyahna “Puff” Morris and her Etiwanda teammates demonstrated once... Read more

Eastvale Roosevelt boys, Ontario Christian girls lead 11 California basketball programs playing at Hoophall Classic in Massachusetts

Basketball Blog Central Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker North Coast Section Sac-Joaquin Section Southern Section StaffPicks January 15, 2025 0

The top boys basketball and girls basketball teams in California, and according to several media outlets the country, are leading a group of 11 programs from the state scheduled to participate in the Army National Guard Hoophall Classic presented by Spalding, with the five-day schedule beginning Thursday at Blake... Read more

Madison Mack, Emerson Mulvey help Newport Harbor girls water polo team outlast host Mater Dei 11-10 in overtime thriller

Aquatics Blog Features News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks Water Polo January 14, 2025 0

SANTA ANA – Emerson Mulvey enjoyed an exceptional homecoming experience. Madison Mack delivered the most meaningful goal of her Newport Harbor High career. And the Mater Dei High girls water polo team was reminded Tuesday night that even when you boast one of the elite lineups in the country,... Read more

Ontario Christian girls basketball team secures Senior Night win at home ahead of national showcase at Hoophall Classic

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks January 13, 2025 0

ONTARIO – The potential distractions were present Monday night for the Ontario Christian High girls basketball team, which was trying to avoid looking ahead to a significant national showcase opportunity with a formidable challenge right in front of the country’s top-ranked lineup. The emotion of Senior Night and the... Read more

Strong second half from Kirra Pantaleon lifts Mater Dei girls water polo team to first Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions title

Aquatics Blog Features News NewsTicker San Diego Section Southern Section StaffPicks Water Polo January 11, 2025 0

SANTA BARBARA – The lineups might have been slightly different, but the outcome was the same for the Mater Dei High girls water polo team Saturday against Orange Lutheran in the championship match of the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions. For the second time in an eight-day span, the... Read more