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Montgomery boys basketball team receives top seed in CIF-San Diego Section Open Division playoffs, with Jake Hall and reigning champion Carlsbad at No. 2
Montgomery High is hoping the third time’s the charm in its pursuit for the CIF-San Diego Section Open Division boys basketball championship. The Aztecs (26-2), who were awarded the top seed in the eight-team Open Division playoffs, have advanced to the final the past two years, but lost in... Read more
Freshmen Isabella Riddle and Brianna Mendez shine in spotlight for Francis Parker girls basketball team, which earns Coastal League title with win at La Jolla Country Day
LA JOLLA – It didn’t matter to the Francis Parker School girls basketball team that it had never previously won at La Jolla Country Day. It didn’t concern the visiting Lancers that they needed to rely on a lineup of all underclassmen, including a trio of freshmen during several... Read more
Orange Lutheran girls water polo team finds another gear against Long Beach Wilson in Open Division pool-play victory; Mater Dei also wins
ORANGE – Four first-quarter goals by Allison Cohen, including a pair of 5-meter penalty shots, weren’t enough for Orange Lutheran to deliver an early knockout punch Wednesday night against Long Beach Wilson in their CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo showdown. So, the Lancers decided to unleash their... Read more
Newport Harbor girls water polo team uses five-goal run in CIF-Southern Section Open Division pool-play match to defeat Foothill for fifth time this season
NEWPORT BEACH – Santa Ana Foothill had explored multiple strategies, experimented with different lineups and exhausted every defensive resource in four regular-season matchups against Newport Harbor, only to come up empty against the Sailors in every showdown. But the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo playoffs provided the... Read more
The Bishop’s School girls water polo team aiming for seventh straight CIF-San Diego Section Open Division crown
The Bishop’s School is looking to continue one of the most impressive athletic dynasties in CIF-San Diego Section history, earning the top seed again in the eight-team Open Division girls water polo playoffs. All Open Division matches are at the Coggan Aquatic Complex in La Jolla, with the opening... Read more
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
CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys basketball playoffs feature largest field since 2017, with 10 teams contending for crown and Harvard-Westlake seeking repeat title
For the first time since 2017, the field for the CIF-Southern Section Open Division boys basketball playoffs included more than eight schools, with 10 teams being divided among two pools and each program receiving a bye during the five-day schedule. Games are scheduled for Wednesday and Friday, followed by... 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
Jailynn Robinson helps Orange Lutheran girls water polo team pull away from Foothill in CIF-Southern Section Open Division playoff opener
COSTA MESA – Different year, new playoff format, same exceptional effort from Jailynn Robinson. Although Orange Lutheran begin its pursuit of a third consecutive CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo title competing Thursday night in a pool-play match against Santa Ana Foothill instead of its usual single-elimination contest... Read more
Newport Harbor girls water polo team steps up on defense in second half to secure CIF-Southern Section Open Division victory against Long Beach Wilson
NEWPORT BEACH – Even with the new pool-play format this season in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls water polo playoffs, Newport Harbor is still treating every match as if it is a single-elimination contest, requiring the third-seeded Sailors to string together four consecutive victories in order to capture... 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
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