Sierra Canyon, Ontario Christian, Mitty play for national titles; Central Section takes center stage; Kaleen Smith makes debut; Jelani McCoy, McKenna Woliczko offer swan songs
St. Ignatius-Riordan, Modesto Christian-Riordan boys, San Ramon Valley-Mitty, St. Mary's-Clovis West girls are the Open Division semifinal pairings on Saturday
After losing in North Coast Section Open semifinals, visiting Wildcats ride fast, fearless start to down the Eagles in coaching matchup of sons famous high school coaches
SAN FRANCISCO — They honored Mitty’s girls basketball team even before winning a 34th Central Coast Section championship and 11th at the Open Division title wit
La Mirada has been deemed the Cinderella team of the 2026 CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs after beating St. John Bosco and Redondo Union in back-to-back games.
Fourth-year Spartan guard observing Ramadan leads his team to wild California playoff win despite improbable buzzer-beater, 32 points from Isaiah Clendinen
First-round Division 1 winners include No. 2 Dublin, No. 3 Arcata, No. 4 Acalanes and No. 5 Alameda; No. 11 Pinole Valley pulls off only upset with win at No. 6 California
After having to sit out five games due to transfer rules, Lamar Ellis has made up for lost time while propelling Dragons into the CIF State 5-AA championship against Christian-El Cajon
Senior tailback carries a career high 38 times for 270 yards, carrying the Bengals to the finish of a thorough road win over a determined and host Pirates team
After California POY Ryder Lyons goes down with shoulder injury, junior quarterback throws two late touchdowns to pull out wild Division 1-AA title comeback victory; The Smiths — Brandon and Mekei (no relation — led Central East, Balboa to Saturday wins
Elite quarterbacks Ryder Lyons (BYU signee) versus Michael Mitchell (Stanford) take center stage in premier game; 13 other contests also determine state finalists