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Clovis produces fourth win against Central East, secures CIF Northern California Division 1 girls basketball title
Milly Rojas, a Concordia University-bound senior guard, had 29 points, including nine 3-point field goals, along with four blocked shots and fellow senior and Long Beach State commit Sadie Sin contributed 11 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for top-seeded Clovis in a 76-59 girls basketball victory against No.... Read more
Corona Centennial captures CIF Southern California Regional Division 1 girls basketball crown, earns first state berth
Sydney Douglas, a sophomore forward, had 27 points and 14 rebounds, with McDonald’s All-America honoree and Kansas signee Cydnee Bryant adding 15 points and 20 rebounds for No. 5 seed Corona Centennial in an 81-61 girls basketball victory March 10 against No. 2 Rancho Christian in the CIF Southern... Read more
Garces Memorial gets past Buchanan to earn CIF-Central Section Division 1 girls soccer championship
Camila Jimenez scored both goals for No. 3 Garces Memorial in a 2-1 girls soccer victory Feb. 26 at top-seeded Buchanan in the championship match of the CIF-Central Section Division 1 playoffs in Clovis. Ainsley Araujo assisted on the winning goal, with Isabella Arias-Lasalde recording eight saves for Garces... Read more
Newport Harbor earns third Southern California Regional Division 1 boys water polo crown; The Bishop’s School, Temecula Valley, Sacred Heart Prep, Redwood, Archbishop Mitty also victorious in other finals
Newport Harbor defeated Cathedral Catholic for the fifth time in six meetings this season to capture the CIF Southern California Regional Division 1 boys water polo title Saturday with a 14-12 victory at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif. The Sailors (33-1), who have appeared in all eight... Read more
Long Beach Wilson girls three-peat to achieve sixth title in program history, Servite boys win first state track and field championship
CLOVIS – The boys and girls team champions Saturday at the CIF State Track and Field Championships were two programs that are in very different chronological points in their success. First, there’s the Long Beach Wilson girls, who won the title for the third straight year relying on a... Read more
Concord De La Salle junior Jaden Jefferson sets California all-time mark in boys 100-meter dash with wind-legal 10.01 in state prelims
CLOVIS – Whether it was a California prep record, or a dramatic runoff, sprinters were in the spotlight Friday night during the prelims at the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Buchanan High. Jaden Jefferson, a junior at Concord De La Salle High, produced... Read more
Mira Costa, Archbishop Mitty begin quest for inaugural Division 1 boys volleyball state title as top regional seeds
For the first time in California prep history, boys volleyball state champions will be crowned in four divisions May 31 at Fresno City College. Following its first CIF-Southern Section Division 1 title since 2021 with a five-set victory Friday against Huntington Beach at Cerritos College, Mira Costa (33-2) –... Read more
Mater Dei girls basketball team remains on the offensive, reaches West Coast Jamboree Platinum Division final against Windward
Perhaps a loss to the nation’s top-ranked girls basketball team was all the motivation Mater Dei High needed to make sure it didn’t endure another setback for the rest of the year. After being held to a season-low 42 points Dec. 20 against Archbishop Mitty High, the Monarchs have... Read more
Mater Dei girls basketball team seeks first Platinum Division title at West Coast Jamboree since 2019
For the first time since 2019, Mater Dei is scheduled to compete Friday in the Platinum Division of the West Coast Jamboree, one of the largest annual girls basketball tournaments in the country. The event, which began in 2000, features 104 teams competing in 13 brackets, with semifinal matchups... 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
Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo steps up on defense against Arroyo Grande to secure title repeat at NorCal Invitational
In order to produce a successful title defense in the NorCal Invitational for the first time in program history, Sacred Heart Prep showcased a spectacular defensive effort in the final four minutes Saturday to secure an 8-7 victory in the final against Arroyo Grande at Dunlevie Aquatic Center in... Read more
Sacred Heart Prep girls water polo bidding for back-to-back NorCal Invitational titles
Sacred Heart Prep produced one of the most impressive runs in NorCal Invitational history last year to capture the program’s first title since 2007 as host of the most prestigious girls water polo tournament of the fall season. But the Gators’ pursuit of capturing back-to-back championships for the first... Read more