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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 gets past rival Harvard-Westlake in CIF Southern California Open Division Regional final, seeks back-to-back boys basketball state titles

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Maximo Adams, a North Carolina signee, had five 3-point field goals and a game-high 26 points to lift top-seeded Sierra Canyon to a 63-57 boys basketball victory against No. 2 Harvard-Westlake in the CIF Southern California Regional final of the Open Division state playoffs in Chatsworth. Brannon Martinsen added... Read more

Santa Margarita stops Mater Dei again, secures back-to-back CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls soccer championships

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Felicity Nguyen scored back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart in the second half and Presley Schumaker produced a goal in the 39th minute to lead top-seeded Santa Margarita Catholic High to a 3-0 girls soccer victory against No. 3 Mater Dei in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship... Read more

Mater Dei turns away Orange Lutheran to capture second CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys soccer title

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Santiago Barros Schelotto and Isaih Covarrubias Macias scored first-half goals for second-seeded Mater Dei in a 2-0 boys soccer victory against No. 8 Orange Lutheran in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship Feb. 28 at Fred Kelly Stadium in Orange. Mater Dei captured its second Open title in three... 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

Sierra Canyon holds off Harvard-Westlake to secure third CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys basketball title

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Brannon Martinsen had 18 points and seven rebounds, Brandon McCoy added 13 points and six rebounds, with Maximo Adams contributing 12 points and four assists for top-seeded Sierra Canyon in a 59-53 boys basketball victory Feb. 28 against No. 7 Harvard-Westlake in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division championship at... Read more

Mt. Carmel knocks off San Marcos in shootout to triumph in CIF-San Diego Section Open Division girls soccer final

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Ellery Muren produced the deciding sudden-death penalty shot for No. 7 Mt. Carmel and Nina Hinchman saved a shot by San Marcos sophomore Miya Kumasaka in the sixth round of the shootout to secure a 5-4 girls soccer victory on penalty kicks against the No. 4 Knights after the... Read more

Del Norte prevails against St. Augustine to secure first CIF-San Diego Section Open Division boys soccer crown

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Andre Lopez scored a rebound goal in the 23rd minute following a shot by Jared Baza to lift top-seeded Del Norte to a 1-0 boys soccer victory against No. 3 St. Augustine in the CIF-San Diego Section Open Division championship Feb. 28 at Chick Embrey Field in Wilson Stadium... Read more

Carlsbad withstands inspired Torrey Pines rally to prevail in five-set thriller in CIF-San Diego Section Open Division boys volleyball final

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SAN DIEGO – For a veteran group that had maintained every advantage against the rest of the boys volleyball programs in the CIF-San Diego Section this season, top-seed Carlsbad High found itself in an unfamiliar situation Saturday entering the deciding set against No. 3 Torrey Pines in the Open... Read more

Four-peat a remarkable feat for Cathedral Catholic, which edges rival Torrey Pines 3-2 in CIF-San Diego Section Open Division beach volleyball final

Blog High School Beach Volleyball High School Beach Volleyball News NewsTicker San Diego Section StaffPicks VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA May 11, 2025 0

SAN DIEGO – Of all the potential Mother’s Day gifts Cathedral Catholic coach Juliana Conn could have received, sharing one more championship moment at San Diego Mesa College with senior daughter Maya Evens was the most meaningful. Among all the CIF-San Diego Section beach volleyball titles earned by top-seeded... Read more

Etiwanda girls basketball team achieves historic three-peat by sweeping trilogy with Archbishop Mitty in Open Division state finals

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

SACRAMENTO – In the heavyweight trilogy that has showcased two of the best girls basketball programs in California prep history squaring off for supremacy in the Open Division state championship, Etiwanda earned a last-second knockdown of Archbishop Mitty two years ago, followed by an early flurry of offense in... Read more

Brayden Burries brilliant in 44-point effort to elevate Eastvale Roosevelt boys basketball team to 80-60 win against Archbishop Riordan in Open Division state final

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

SACRAMENTO – Relentless, but not reckless. Explosive, while still remaining efficient. And dynamic, without sacrificing discipline. It didn’t matter to the Eastvale Roosevelt High boys basketball team that its debut in the Open Division state final Saturday was against one of the elite programs in CIF-Central Coast Section history... Read more