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Moreno Valley girls basketball holds off Carondelet to win sixth straight entering Nike Tournament of Champions semifinal matchup with unbeaten Ridgeline

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MESA, Ariz. – One Mills sibling presented enough of a challenge Thursday for the Carondelet High girls basketball team at the Nike Tournament of Champions, but both sisters provided a big lift for Moreno Valley in the quarterfinal matchup in the Joe Smith Division. Alaysha Mills, a sophomore, had... Read more

McKenna Woliczko, Archbishop Mitty girls basketball team outlast Jazzy Davidson-led Clackamas in overtime at Nike Tournament of Champions

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MESA, Ariz. – Archbishop Mitty delivered one of the most thrilling victories in the history of the Nike Tournament of Champions last season to outlast Long Island Lutheran High of New York by one point in the Vincent Cannizzaro Division final. Although Thursday’s matchup against Clackamas High from Oregon... Read more

Kaeli Wynn helps Mater Dei girls basketball team reign supreme against Christ the King at Nike Tournament of Champions

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MESA, Ariz. – Two of the most decorated girls basketball programs in Nike Tournament of Champions history, Mater Dei and Christ the King from New York, met for the first time in more than five years Wednesday in the opening round of the Vincent Cannizzaro Division. Kaeli Wynn had... Read more

Mei-Ling Perry produces career performance for La Jolla Country Day girls basketball team, which rallies to win Nike Tournament of Champions opener

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MESA, Ariz. – Many high school girls basketball programs might go several decades without highlighting an athlete the caliber of Mei-Ling Perry and the elite performance the La Jolla Country Day junior achieved Wednesday at the Nike Tournament of Champions. For Terri Bamford, the winningest coach in San Diego... Read more

Mater Dei secures back-to-back Open Division state football titles, fifth championship in program history with 37-15 win against Concord De La Salle

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Mater Dei captured back-to-back Open Division football titles for the first time since 2017-18 with a 37-15 victory Saturday against Concord De La Salle at the CIF State Championships at Saddleback College. Mater Dei (13-0), which is expected to conclude the year as the top-ranked high school football team... Read more

Eastlake’s Jaelyn Williams earns historic All-America honors at Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, third time is the charm for Concord De La Salle’s Trey Caldwell

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SAN DIEGO – Elizabeth Leachman captured her second straight national title Saturday at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, but the back-to-back crowns secured by the junior standout from Boerne Champion High in Texas wasn’t the only memorable double achieved at Balboa Park’s Morley Field. Leachman covered the 5-kilometer... Read more

Three-time national qualifiers Chiara Dailey and Trey Caldwell lead 10 California athletes at Foot Locker Cross Country Championships

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Chiara Dailey of La Jolla High and Trey Caldwell from Concord De La Salle High are both three-time national finalists leading 10 California athletes among the 80 overall qualifiers into the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships on Saturday in San Diego. The girls 5-kilometer final is scheduled for 9:15... Read more

Ontario Christian, Archbishop Mitty lead 28 California girls basketball teams at Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona

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The top two girls basketball teams in California lead a group of 28 entries representing the state across seven divisions scheduled to compete Dec. 18-21 in the 27th Nike Tournament of Champions in Mesa, Ariz. Ontario Christian (10-0), led by sophomore Kaleena Smith, received the top seed in the... Read more

Paso Robles’ Tyler Daillak wins Foot Locker West Regional title, leading 10 California athletes qualifying for nationals

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WALNUT – The Foot Locker West Regional was an opportunity Saturday for some runners to finish off their high school cross country careers in style by advancing to one final race, and others to announce their presence on the big stage. On a clear day, with temperatures in the... Read more

Chiara Dailey, Trey Caldwell seek third straight berths at cross country national finals from Foot Locker West Regional

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Chiara Dailey earned the opportunity to compete in a national final in Oregon, but she was determined to return to the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and decided to race Saturday at the West Regional at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. Dailey, a junior at La Jolla... Read more

Trabuco Hills girls, Jesuit boys lead six California teams, plus 10 individual qualifiers to compete at Nike Cross Nationals in Oregon

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Following its first Division 1 girls title and producing the fastest team time in Woodward Park history at the CIF State Cross Country Championships, Trabuco Hills High earned its first berth to compete Saturday in the 19th edition of Nike Cross Nationals at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, Ore.... Read more

Eyan Turk and Amelia Sarkisian, plus Menlo School boys and Ross Branson girls highlight memorable day for Division 5 athletes at state cross country meet

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FRESNO – Cross country in California showcased in Division 5 is for the smallest schools in a sport that has purely enrollment-based divisions. Most of the time there’s the unspoken sentiment of, “it’s nice there’s a division for small-school kids who wouldn’t be able to compete against kids from... Read more