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Ontario Christian delivers early knockout to Sage Hill to earn CIF Southern California Open Division girls basketball championship, first state finals berth

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Kaleena Smith, a junior point guard, led four Ontario Christian players in double figures with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists, as the second-seeded Knights produced a 73-51 girls basketball victory against No. 4 Sage Hill in the CIF Southern California Regional final of the Open Division state... Read more

Sierra Canyon topples top-seeded Ontario Christian to take home second CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball crown

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Jerzy Robinson had 32 points and 12 rebounds, with Emilia Krstevski and Delaney White both scoring 10 points apiece for third-seeded Sierra Canyon in a 69-62 girls basketball victory against top-seeded Ontario Christian in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship at Toyota Arena in Ontario. The Trailblazers won their... Read more

Ontario Christian basketball standout Tatianna Griffin helps U.S. win fifth consecutive gold medal at FIBA U16 Women’s AmeriCup by defeating Canada

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks June 22, 2025 0

Tatianna Griffin followed a memorable freshman season at Ontario Christian, which included a CIF-Southern Section Open Division basketball title, by contributing to the championship legacy of the United States national team at the FIBA U16 Women’s AmeriCup. Griffin, 15, had 11 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal... Read more

Etiwanda embraces all challenges and excels despite adversity to enjoy familiar ending with exceptional third consecutive Open Divison girls basketball state title

Basketball Blog Central Coast Section Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 16, 2025 0

Etiwanda High girls basketball coach Stan Delus takes each season as its own entity. It’s not about defending a title, it’s about winning a new championship with a slightly different team. Even so, coming off a year in which the Eagles went 32-3, won a second straight CIF State... Read more

Etiwanda girls basketball team emerges victorious against Ontario Christian in Southern California Regional championship to reach third straight Open Division state final, Archbishop Mitty awaits again

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 12, 2025 0

ONTARIO – Defending national champions don’t go down easily. The No. 1-nationally ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team found that out the hard way Tuesday night. Chasity Rice sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:08 left and No. 2 Etiwanda went on to defeat the top-seeded Knights 67-62 in the... Read more

Aliyahna “Puff” Morris and Etiwanda girls basketball team have enough depth to offset Addie Deal and returning Kaeli Wynn for Mater Dei in Southern California Regional semifinals of Open Division state playoffs

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 9, 2025 0

Even the inspiring return of one of the state’s top 3-point shooters wasn’t enough Saturday night for Mater Dei to keep pace with the depth of perimeter options showcased by Etiwanda. Despite another remarkable postseason performance by Iowa-bound guard Addie Deal for the No. 3 Monarchs, fellow McDonald’s All-American... Read more

Ontario Christian girls basketball team outlasts Sierra Canyon in overtime to reach Open Division regional final in state playoffs

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 9, 2025 0

ONTARIO – With four minutes left Saturday, the No. 1 girls basketball team in the country was on the brink of having its season end prematurely. Seventeen consecutive points later, Ontario Christian was firmly in control. Alanna Neale made the tying 3-pointer with 1:27 to play in regulation and... Read more

Mater Dei girls basketball team gets big lift with return of Devyn Kiernan in win against Bishop Montgomery in Southern California Regional quarterfinals in Open Division state playoffs; Sierra Canyon also advances

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Mater Dei welcomed the return Wednesday night of Southern Utah-bound senior Devyn Kiernan to the lineup, helping the third-seeded Monarchs cruise to a 76-40 victory against No. 6 Bishop Montgomery in the opening round of the Southern California Regional in the Open Division girls basketball state playoffs. Kiernan was... Read more

Ontario Christian, Archbishop Mitty receive Open Division top seeds in respective regionals in girls basketball state playoffs

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Following a fourth consecutive CIF-Central Coast Section Open Division girls basketball crown and the 33rd section championship in program history Friday, Archbishop Mitty (25-3) secured the top seed in the Northern California Regional Open Division playoffs in pursuit of reaching a record 16th state final. Archbishop Mitty secured a... Read more

Ontario Christian outlasts Etiwanda to capture first CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball title

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks March 2, 2025 0

ONTARIO – It was a scenario Kaleena Smith had visualized numerous times during her career, even as recently as the night before the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball final. The point guard had the opportunity to win the first Open Division title in program history by making clutch... Read more

Etiwanda withstands late Mater Dei rally in 63-60 victory to reach fourth consecutive CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball championship game

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 23, 2025 0

RANCHO CUCAMONGA – For the past three months, Etiwanda has had to practice patience, and the Eagles needed to demonstrate composure once again Saturday night in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs. Mater Dei has showcased a significant amount of resilience during the past month, and the... Read more

Ontario Christian girls basketball team prevails against Sierra Canyon to advance to first CIF-Southern Section Open Division final

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 23, 2025 0

ONTARIO – There have been high expectations placed throughout the season on the young Ontario Christian girls basketball team. So far, Ontario Christian been meeting those expectations. Saturday, the top-seeded and No. 1-nationally ranked Knights downed fourth-seeded Sierra Canyon 62-52 in the final round of CIF Southern Section Open... Read more