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South Pasadena rallies for five-set win in Division 4 girls volleyball state final, highlighting three titles in one day for Tigers
South Pasadena completed a trifecta Saturday by winning titles in three different sports, but the most thrilling performance came in the Division 4 final at the CIF State Girls Volleyball Championships at Santiago Canyon College in Orange. The Tigers rallied from a two-set deficit against Hilmar to produce a... Read more
Sacred Heart Prep boys water polo adds to legacy with fourth straight Northern California Division 1 regional crown
Sacred Heart Prep wasn’t able to counteract the counterattack of Concord De La Salle a month earlier in a showdown of the top two boys water polo programs in Northern California. But the return of junior defender Oliver Marcin, along with several timely stops from goalkeeper Murdoch Baker-Matsuoka helped... Read more
Ellison Brush, Vivian Golub lead Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo to first Northern California Division 1 regional championship
Carondelet still hasn’t figured out how to solve the Sacred Heart Prep puzzle, especially junior goalkeeper Ellison Brush. Thanks to Vivian Golub and Brush, the Gators were finally able to successfully navigate the gauntlet that is the Northern California Division 1 girls water regional playoffs. Golub scored five goals... Read more
Torrey Pines captures state record sixth girls golf title, Palos Verdes freshman Rina Kawasaki prevails in playoff
SAN GABRIEL – Among a number of emotions that Zoe Jiamanukoonkit experienced Wednesday at the CIF State Girls Golf Championships, the most significant sentiment for the Torrey Pines High junior was gratitude. Rina Kawasaki also dealt with several mixed feelings in her debut at the state final, but the... Read more
Concord De La Salle boys water polo gets top regional seed following thrilling win in North Coast Section Open Division final
Sacred Heart Prep has captured three straight Northern California Division 1 regional boys water polo championships, but the Gators will be in the role of hunter in pursuit of a record fourth consecutive crown when the eight-team playoffs begin Tuesday. Concord De La Salle (20-6), which won its third... Read more
Sacred Heart Prep secures top seed in Northern California Division 1 regional girls water polo playoffs
Miramonte has won the past three Northern California Division 1 regional girls water polo titles and captured four championships overall since the event began in 2017, but the path to another crown will be a significant challenge for the Matadors. Miramonte (18-7) earned the No. 5 seed in the... Read more
Cathedral Catholic, Ross Branson receive top regional seeds in Open Division girls volleyball playoffs
Mater Dei captured back-to-back CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls volleyball titles, despite not being the top seed. In order for the Monarchs to repeat as Open Division state champions for the first time in program history, they will also have to achieve the feat as a No. 2 seed.... Read more
Girls Cross Country Section Rankings
The high school girls cross country season has concluded the regular-season schedule in every section across the state, with league championship and postseason competition upcoming in the days and weeks ahead. Here is a look at the top girls cross country programs in each of the 10 sections that... Read more
Boys Cross Country Section Rankings
The high school boys cross country season has concluded the regular-season schedule in every section across the state, with league championship and postseason competition upcoming in the days and weeks ahead. Here is a look at the top boys cross country programs in each of the 10 sections that... Read more
Girls Water Polo Section Rankings
The high school girls water polo season has concluded its regular-season schedule this fall in Northern California, with several teams preparing for postseason competition in the days and weeks ahead. Here is a look at the top girls water polo programs in each of the four sections that highlight... Read more
Girls Volleyball Section Rankings
The high school girls volleyball season has concluded the regular-season schedule in every section across the state, with playoff competition already underway and building anticipation and excitement with championship matches on the horizon in the next two weeks. Here is a look at the top girls volleyball programs in... Read more
Boys Water Polo Section Rankings
The high school boys water polo schedule has concluded the regular season all across the state, with the Southern Section playoffs already underway and all the remaining sections beginning postseason play this week. Here is a look at the top boys water polo programs in each of the seven... Read more