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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

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

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

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

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 20, 2025 0

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

Ontario Christian secures top seed for first time in CIF-Southern Section Open Division girls basketball playoffs, Etiwanda pursuing back-to-back championships

Basketball Blog Features High School Basketball News NewsTicker Southern Section StaffPicks February 10, 2025 0

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

Top-ranked Ontario Christian girls basketball team completes remarkable regular-season run by defeating Lynwood in featured game of Palisades Riptide Showcase

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

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