California High School Sports News

Molly unquestionably is the right name for a yellow lab that was found through the Internet after wandering from her new home in Perris.

Fontana Kaiser junior pitcher/first baseman Ryan Mota has verbally committed to San Diego State, Cats head coach Mike Spinuzzi said in an email.

Brittany Solis had just completed the longest soccer season in her high school career, but it took the Chaminade standout less than 24 hours to make the transition to softball.

Random thoughts for a Tuesday morning, wondering whatever happened to Leonard Medallion, the 1996 CIF-SS Division I player of the year out of Rialto High School:Give Cal-Hi Sports credit for its effort in trying to determine its top 25 high school baseball teams of all-time in the state and an all-time all-area team, its All-Inland Empire team.

SAN BERNARDINO >> One can forgive Zach Borenstein for playing with a little bit of a chip on his shoulder.

"They're all guys," Jefferies said. "They all contributed to the Buhach Colony program.

Danielle Kelm stepped up her offensive game this year and earned spot as a utility player on the all-Northern Section softball first team.

Dillon Moyer , who started all 50 games at shortstop in his one and only season in a UC San Diego baseball uniform in 2013, signed his first professional contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, June 16. The Dodgers' 38th-round selection on the third and final day of the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 8, Moyer ... (more)

After a memorable season that brought the Warriors a CIF Central Section Division III championship appearance, six Warriors were named as elite players in the Southeast Yosemite League.

There is nothing more stressful than having to live up to others' expectations. It's even worse when you have those same expectations.

Marah House thought her softball season was over. The back pain and hip pain were too much to bear.

Arroyo Grande High ace left-hander Kyle Brown went 7-3 with a 1.61 ERA as a senior, helping the Eagles share the PAC 7 title with Righetti and reach the second round of the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs.

Kids that look like a blur out on the field as 6- and 7-year-olds often get caught or surpassed by their peers by the time high school comes around.

Their opening day roster had just one returning starter, and their opening day pitching staff had a combined one inning of varsity experience entering the season.

Redlands' Jacob Nottingham is the HSGT Player of the Year as he poses in the P-E studio on Monday, June 10, 2013.

While the count of championships won by area high school baseball teams wasn't what they had planned when the season started, there were still a handful of standout seasons that easily earned selection on the All-Northern Section team.

ADELANTO As the first half of the California League season comes to a close, the High Desert Mavericks are struggling.

Dominique Jackson, watching her two-run home run against host Chico on April 11, was at the center of the Pleasant Valley High softball team's offense as she led the state in RBIs with 69, and she topped the Northern Section with 12 homers, 10 triples and in slugging percentage at 1.051.

Hemet coach Jeff Galloway, facing, led the Bulldogs to the CIF-SS Division 4 title, the program's first section championship.

Norco's Kylie Reed, left, is the HSGT Player of the Year, and Santiago's Erica Romero is the HSGT Pitcher of the Year.