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Cathedral Catholic girls volleyball closes out Mater Dei in rematch in Southern California Open Division regional final
SAN DIEGO – Cathedral Catholic got a taste of revenge against Mater Dei more than 10 weeks earlier, but it only made the Dons hungrier to enjoy an even sweeter victory Tuesday night in their highly anticipated rematch in the Southern California Open Division girls volleyball regional final. Despite... 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
Newport Harbor outlasts JSerra to win third CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys water polo title
Newport Harbor knew that in order to get a third CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys water polo title, the biggest challenge for the Sailors would be to overcome reigning champion JSerra. Although Newport Harbor had won its first 30 matches in overwhelming and dominant fashion, in order to secure... 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
Mater Dei sweeps Sierra Canyon to win back-to-back Southern Section Division 1 girls volleyball titles
It was difficult to decide what the most impressive act of the day was for Mater Dei sophomore standout Westley Matavao, whether it was helping the Monarchs with 12 kills and seven digs in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 girls volleyball final against Sierra Canyon or leading family, friends... 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
California’s Leo Young is the #1 American at World XC Championships Mens U20
Leo Young, from Newbury Park High School, was the first American through the line at Saturday’s U20 Men’s race at the World XC Championships. The course at Bathurst, Australia was brutal with plenty of hills, turns, hay bales, and tires to navigate through. Leo was 16h, Marco Langon 19th,... Read more