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Santa Barbara High takes on Saugus High in California baseball game.
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California's top performing high school baseball hitters in 2025: Vote for the best

Tarek Fattal
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Santa Barbara High takes on Saugus High in California baseball game.
California

California's top performing high school baseball hitters in 2025: Vote for the best

The following high school baseball standouts are among the best performing hitters in California this season, according to the numbers.

Tarek Fattal
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Santa Barbara High School takes on Saugus High in a California baseball game.
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California's top performing high school baseball pitchers in 2025: Vote for the best

The following high school softball standouts are among the best performing pitchers in California this season, according to the numbers.

Tarek Fattal
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Corona High senior pitcher Seth Hernandez pitches against Santa Margarita at the Boris Classic on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
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California Top 10 2025 baseball prospects' progress report

Six are earning A's, including No. 1 prospect Corona's Seth Hernandez, who is having the best season among the elite group

Mitch Stephens
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Fourth-ranked Saint Francis (white) during a 6-3 win over Cathedral Catholic at the Carew Softball Classic in Orange County on April 3.
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Top 25 California high school softball rankings (4/16/2025)

Norco remains on top in the latest high school softball rankings for the Golden State

Mitch Stephens
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Corona senior shortstop Billy Carlson, then a junior, completes a double play in last seasons's 2024 Southern Section Division 1 title game against Harvard-Westlake. The Panthers won three of four games last week at the National High School Invitational tournament in North Carolina. | Photo by Heston Quan
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Top 25 California high school baseball rankings (4/15/2025)

The latest high school baseball rankings in the Golden State

Mitch Stephens
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Etiwanda senior post Grace Knox (right), an LSU signee, defends Archbishop Mitty freshman Maliya Hunter in the 2025 CIF State Open Division final at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Etiwanda won going away to clinch its top ranking in the state for a third straight seasons.
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Final California Top 25 girls high school basketball rankings 2024-25: Etiwanda stands alone at the top again

Led by two McDonald's All-Americans, an impassioned coach and relentless supporting cast, the Eagles finish No. 1 for a third consecutive season

Mitch Stephens
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Brayden Burries is the High School On SI California Player of the Year.
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California All-State 2025 CIF boys basketball team by High School On SI: Brayden Burries is Player of the Year

The 2025 All-California CIF State team includes four McDonald's Americans: Burries, Khamenia, Yessoufou and Arenas.

Tarek Fattal, Mitch Stephens
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Tounde Yessoufou had 23 points and eight rebounds leading St. Joseph to a 76-67 win over Salesian at the Crush in the Valley Showcase 1-25-25
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All-CIF 2025 NorCal boys basketball team by High School On SI: Tounde Yessoufou is Player of the Year

St. Joseph of Santa Maria's Tounde Yessoufou and De La Salle's Alec Blair are just a few big-time names that make up the 2025 All-CIF NorCal boys basketball team

Mitch Stephens
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Marin Catholic defeated Central Valley Christian 33-14 on Dec. 11, 2021 in the CIF State Division 4-AA championship game in Kentfield. Dsc 0560 2
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California high school football: Marin Catholic announces 2025 schedule

Marin Catholich coach Mazi Moayed, who has won 171 games since taking over in 2010, has put together another tough nonleague schedule

Dylan Grausz
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Roosevelt senior PG Myles Walker (2) goes up for two of his 15 points in his team's 80-60 win over Riordan for the California (CIF) Open Division title 3-15-25 at Golden 1 Center, home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings. Walker's Roosevelt team was the obvious choice as top-ranked team in the High Schools On SI final Top 25 state rankings.
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Final Top 25 California 2025 high school boys basketball rankings

Led by the large efforts of Brayden Burries, public school power Eastlake Roosevelt is the obvious choice as California top-ranked team in 2024-25

Mitch Stephens, Tarek Fattal
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Jan 20, 2024; Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA; New Mexico Lobos guard Donovan Dent (2) dunks the ball in the second half against the Air Force Falcons at Clune Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images
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NCAA Tournament players who were California high school basketball stars

A look at which former California prep stars are now helping their respective college programs in the 2025 tourney — and maybe, your NCAA Tournament bracket, too.

Tarek Fattal, Mitch Stephens
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Gloves, softballs, spikes, before the softball game with Charlotte at McWhorter Stadium in Clemson, S.C. Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
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Top performances in California high school softball (March 10-15)

Big performances flooded the state all week long as the softball season officially kicks into high gear

Dylan Grausz
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After going 12-1 with a 0.73 ERA as a junior, Cardinal Newman's Josh Jannicelli is 2-2 with a 0.48 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 14.2 innings.
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Top Performances in California High School Baseball (March 10-15)

Big performances flood the state all week as the baseball season officially kicks into high gear

Dylan Grausz
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(L-R): Bryn Britton, Amanda Baker and Brenda Chavez - one of six all-female officiating crews for the 2025 CIF State girls basketball championships on March 14-15 at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
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Female officials can use California CIF State basketball championships in 'fast track' to higher levels

For only the second time in CIF State history, and the first time since 2022, all girls basketball state finals were officiated by all-female crews.

Tarek Fattal
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Jesuit's Asher Schroeder (22) and Maison Phillips (5) blocks out Chatsworth's Alijah Arenas during California (CIF) State Division 2 title game.
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Alijah Arenas’ CIF State basketball crowning spoiled by Jesuit’s stout zone defense

Alijah Arenas, the son of Gilbert Arenas, fell short in his second straight CIF State final appearance.

Tarek Fattal
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Woodland Christian point guard Keziah Maldonado-Lemus drives to the basket against Rosemond in the California (CIF) Division 5 basketball title game at Golden 1 Center.
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Woodland Christian wins first California (CIF) state girls basketball high school championship

In the first of 12 California (CIF) state championship games at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, the Cardinals hold off a game Rosamond team from the Southern Section

Mitch Stephens
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De La Salle sophomore shortstop Tyler Spangler is already committed to Stanford | Photo by Sam Stringer
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Top 10 California High School Baseball Shortstops From The Class of 2026

Will one of these young stars be the next Derek Jeter?

Dylan Grausz
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Harvard-Westlake's James Tronstein celebrates in a game against Huntington Beach.
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Top 10 California High School Baseball Outfielders From The Class of 2026

Harvard-Westlake's James Tronstein headlines the list of class of 2026 outfielders

Dylan Grausz
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Orange Lutheran's Gary Morse is one of the top right-handed pitchers in the CIF Southern Section as we head into the 2025 season.
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Top 10 California high school baseball right-handed pitchers from the class of 2026

California is known to be a major hotbed for talent on the baseball diamond. The ideal weather combined with the large population has made the Golden State a gr

Dylan Grausz
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Etiwanda’s Grace Knox helped to guide the Eagles to a fourth straight CIF Southern Section Open Division final with a win over Mater Dei Saturday night.
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CIF State 2025 girls basketball championships: Game by game previews, top players

What you need to know for each California girls basketball state championship game on Friday and Saturday in Sacramento.

Mitch Stephens, Tarek Fattal
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Roosevelt's Issac Williamson (with the ball) sizes up a Notre Dame defender in the CIF Southern Section Open Division final.
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CIF State 2025 boys basketball championships: Game by game previews, top players

What you need to know for each California boys basketball state championship game on Friday and Saturday in Sacramento.

Tarek Fattal, Mitch Stephens
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Mitty's girls basketball team, posing after winning another Central Coast Section title two weeks ago, won their fourth straight Northern California Open Division title with a hard-fought 64-60 win over previously unbeaten Clovis West.

Northern California girls basketball CIF State regional final scores, roundup: Mitty eliminates Clovis West again

This time previously unbeaten Clovis West gives Monarchs all they can handle in Open Division instant classic; Carondelet, Caruthers, Marin Catholic, Half Moon Bay among other champs

Mitch Stephens
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Granada High’s Mikey Boyd(23) makes a difficult play on a pop-up during the CIF Northern California Division 1 title game held at Granada High School in Livermore, CA on June 1st, 2024.
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Top 10 California High School Baseball Third Basemen From The Class of 2025

The hot corner is in good hands with these 10 standouts

Dylan Grausz
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Riordan holds up the school's first Northern California championship trophy since 2022 following a 52-40 home win over De L Salle in the Open Division Tuesday.
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Northern California boys basketball CIF State regional final scores, roundup: Riordan, Lincoln, Jesuit among champs

Riordan wins its fourth NorCal titles but first since 2022; Lincoln edges San Ramon Valley and Jesuit clip Destiny Christian; King's Academy (D3), Woodside Priory (D4) and International (D5) other winners

Mitch Stephens
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2024 CIF State championships at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
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California high school basketball 2025 CIF State championship schedule, March 14-15

CIF State high school basketball finals schedule for March 14-15 in Sacramento.

Tarek Fattal
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