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Ontario Christian secures top seed for first time in CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs, Etiwanda pursuing back-to-back championships
For the first time in school history, Ontario Christian received the top seed in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs, seeking the program’s first championship since winning the Division 1-A crown in 1980. The Knights (25-1) – the top-ranked team in the country – headline the eight-team... Read more
Mission Hills girls basketball team records remarkable comeback to secure dramatic 62-61 victory on Westview Senior Night
SAN DIEGO – It didn’t matter how many free throws Mission Hills missed in the fourth quarter Friday night, as long as Bay Cordova made the two most important attempts of the Grizzlies’ season when it mattered most. It wasn’t about the number of times that Westview successfully attacked... Read more
Aliyahna “Puff” Morris scores 34 points against Los Osos to lead Etiwanda girls basketball team to 25th consecutive Baseline League championship
RANCHO CUCAMONGA – Even after splitting its first eight contests, including the program’s first three-game losing streak since 2021, the Etiwanda High girls basketball team never wavered in its confidence or lacked conviction in its belief that the group would be in championship contention once again come February and... Read more
Redondo Union girls basketball team showcases resilience to rally for Senior Night victory against Mira Costa
REDONDO BEACH – A nightmare start to Senior Night wasn’t enough to prevent the Redondo Union High girls basketball team from celebrating a dream conclusion Tuesday against rival Mira Costa. The host Sea Hawks surrendered the first 11 points of the game and didn’t score in the opening quarter,... Read more
Windward girls basketball team steals spotlight on Senior Night at Brentwood, captures Gold Coast League crown
LOS ANGELES – It was a night intended to celebrate the most prolific backcourt in Brentwood School girls basketball history in seniors Lev Feiman and Payton Sugar. It wound up being another opportunity to showcase the exceptional efforts of Windward seniors Samari Bankhead, Samara Durham and Olivia Lagao, in... Read more
Top-ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team completes remarkable regular-season run by defeating Lynwood in featured game of Palisades Riptide Showcase
REDONDO BEACH – For a young group that has been in the spotlight and played in front of large crowds in big venues no matter where it has competed in California or anywhere else across the country, the top-ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team still values the opportunity to... Read more
Etiwanda girls basketball team celebrates Senior Night win against Rancho Christian with largest scoring output since 2007
For all the significant achievements produced by the senior class in the Etiwanda High girls basketball program, the group added another remarkable accomplishment in Saturday’s nonleague game against Rancho Christian. Etiwanda had 37 points in the second quarter and cruised to a 109-77 victory on Senior Night, accumulating the... Read more
Rialto girls basketball team comes up big in Palisades Riptide Showcase victory against Sage Hill; Chloe Choy sparks Redondo Union rally, Fairmont Prep, Windward, Mira Costa, Louisville and Chaminade also win
REDONDO BEACH – With one of the elite backcourt tandems in the state in Jackie Polk and Carrington Davis, Rialto High provided a reminder Saturday against Sage Hill that regardless of what division the Knights are placed in for the upcoming CIF-Southern Section girls basketball playoffs, there is significant... Read more
Cydnee Bryant, Corona Centennial girls basketball team too much for Martin Luther King to handle in Big VIII League final
EASTVALE – Corona Centennial knew Martin Luther King would try to summon any extra motivation it could in Friday night’s Big VIII League girls basketball championship game, especially with junior guard Martha Firmo unable to compete for the Wolves as a result of an ankle injury. For the first... Read more
Jordin Blackmon, Atiya Watson carry Bishop Montgomery girls basketball team to Senior Night victory against La Salle
TORRANCE – La Salle High had been able to solve the puzzle once before against Bishop Montgomery, handing the seniors in the Knights’ program the lone Del Rey League girls basketball loss of their prep careers. The Lancers nearly achieved the feat again Jan. 20, with a late comeback... Read more
Etiwanda’s Grace Knox and Aliyahna “Puff” Morris join Mater Dei’s Addie Deal as California selections for McDonald’s All-American girls basketball game
Etiwanda High teammates Grace Knox and Aliyahna “Puff” Morris, along with Mater Dei standout Addie Deal were among the 24 athletes selected to compete April 1 in the McDonald’s All-American girls basketball game at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Deal, an Iowa commit, is the seventh female athlete... Read more
Olivia Lagao, Windward girls basketball team enjoy comforts of home in Gold Coast League win against rival Brentwood
LOS ANGELES – Windward couldn’t have wished for a more promising start in Monday’s home opener, relying on its defensive pressure to build a 16-point advantage in the second quarter against Gold Coast League girls basketball rival Brentwood. And just when the Eagles appeared to have withstood the early... Read more