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Sierra Canyon vs Stockton Lincoln Photo Gallery
 Sierra Canyon wins the California Division I championship with a 58-53 victory over Stockton Lincoln. Bryce James and Sierra Canyon secured a state championship victory over Stockton Lincoln, marking a significant achievement for the program on Friday. James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, contributed to the team’s... Read more
Etiwanda embraces all challenges and excels despite adversity to enjoy familiar ending with exceptional third consecutive Open Divison girls basketball state title
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
Sierra Canyon steps up to challenge in Division 1 boys basketball final against Stockton Lincoln, captures fourth state championship
SACRAMENTO – Even for a group that has played against an elite national schedule, battled against the most grueling playoff grouping in the country in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division and competed in prominent arenas and venues across several states, the members of the Sierra Canyon boys basketball team... Read more
CIF Basketball State Championships Schedule
CIF Basketball State Championships Schedule – Golden 1 Center, Sacramento Friday, March 14 10 a.m. Division 5 Girls – Rosamond (29-7) vs. Woodland Christian (30-6) 12 p.m. Division 5 Boys – Diamond Ranch (23-14) vs. The International School of San Francisco (23-12) 2 p.m. Division 3 Boys – San... 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
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
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
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
Archbishop Riordan, Eastvale Roosevelt secure No. 1 regional seeds in Open Division boys basketball state playoffs
Harvard-Westlake is attempting to become the first boys basketball team in California prep history to win three consecutive Open Division state titles, but it will be a challenging journey for the Wolverines (30-2) in the Southern California Regional in order to return to the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.... Read more
Ontario Christian girls basketball team prevails against Sierra Canyon to advance to first CIF-Southern Section Open Division final
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
Mater Dei girls basketball team survives significant test against Fairmont Prep in CIF-Southern Section Open Division playoffs; Etiwanda, Ontario Christian, Sierra Canyon also victorious
Mater Dei didn’t need a reminder of the challenges presented by competing in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs prior to their showdown against Etiwanda, but just in case the third-seeded Monarchs felt like they hadn’t been a battle-tested group in clutch situations in recent weeks, No.... Read more
Etiwanda, Ontario Christian and Sierra Canyon roll to CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball victories
Etiwanda extended a pair of impressive streaks Saturday in a 96-57 victory against No. 7 Fairmont Prep in the opening pool-play game of the CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs. McDonald’s All-American and Cal commit Aliyahna “Puff” Morris had 24 points, four rebounds and four assists for the... 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