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Chatsworth guard Alijah Arenas led the Chancellors to a CIF State Division IV final last year. His team is in the D2 South Regional final to host Bakersfield Christian.
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How to Watch, Schedule: All CIF Regional South, North basketball championship games

Mitch Stephens
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Chatsworth guard Alijah Arenas led the Chancellors to a CIF State Division IV final last year. His team is in the D2 South Regional final to host Bakersfield Christian.
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How to Watch, Schedule: All CIF Regional South, North basketball championship games

Tuesday's winners at various venues move on to the CIF State championships Friday and Saturday at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento

Mitch Stephens
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Mitty's Emma Cook swoops in for two points during her team's 79-54 win over St. Joseph on Friday in the first day of the Sabrina Ionescu Showcase at Carondelet High School. Mitty hosts McClatchy in NorCal Open semifinal Saturday
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California CIF State NorCal playoff girls basketball semifinals scores, brackets, postings roundup

Each winner tonight heads to the Northern California championship game, one win from a state finals berth; Check for latest updates, social postings, scores

Mitch Stephens
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Riordan top recruit Jasir Rencher helped lead the Crusaders to a Central Coast Section Open Division titles in 2024 and 2025. He and the Crusaders host Salesian in a Northern California Open Division semifinal game.
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California CIF State NorCal playoff boys basketball semifinals scores, brackets, postings roundup

Each winner tonight heads to the Northern California championship game, one win from a state finals berth; Check for lastesst updates, social postings, scores

Mitch Stephens
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Cardinal Newman's Katie Schat, a Santa Clara signee, is a lights out shooter. She leads the Cardinals into CIF Division 1 NorCal semifinal play.
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California CIF State NorCal playoff girls basketball quarterfinal scores, brackets, semifinal matchups

Piedmont, St. Mary's, Carondelet and Cardinal Newman all record tough D1 quarterfinal victories

Mitch Stephens
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Oakland Tech guard and Weber State bound ArDarius Grayson in the state D2 championship game in 2024 at Golden 1 Center
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California CIF State NorCal playoff boys basketball quarterfinal scores, brackets

Oakland Tech shocks top Division 1 seed Inderkum after losing to same team by 26 two months earlier; Bulldogs to face fifth-seed San Ramon, which puts up triple digits versus Liberty

Mitch Stephens
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De La Salle (white) and Dougherty Valley battle in North Coast Section boys soccer action
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CIF Northern California 2025 boys soccer playoff: Scores, semifinal matchups, game times (3-6-2025)

Defending champions are Mitty (D1), Burlingame (D2), Newark Memorial (D3), King City (D4) and Washington (D5).

Mitch Stephens
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Carondelet and Amador Valley battle on the pitch in North Coast Section girls soccer action
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CIF Northern California 2025 girls soccer playoff: Scores, semifinal matchups, game times (3-6-2025)

Defending champions are Mitty (D1), St. Francis-Sacramento (D2), University (D3), Marin Catholic (D4) and Winters (D5)

Mitch Stephens
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Vote: Who should be High School On SI's California High School Boys Basketball Athlete of the Week (3/4/2025)

Voting runs through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday

Dylan Grausz
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Vote: Who should be High School On SI's California High School Girls Basketball Athlete of the Week (3/4/2025)

Voting runs through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday

Dylan Grausz
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High School on SI playoff Pick 'Em
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'Pick 'Em' Challenge: CIF California Regional Girls Basketball quarterfinals

Test your hoops knowledge! Sign up for free and predict the winners of the first round of regional play up and down the state

Mitch Stephens
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Carondelet 5-11 junior standout Layla Dixon during team's 79-56 loss to Etiwanda in the 4th Sabrina Ionescu Showcase on Jan. 3, 2025. Dixon's team won a first-round D1 game, 62-57 at home over Saint Francis.
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California CIF State NorCal playoff girls basketball first-round scores, brackets

CIF State tournament updates after the first round of action as scores and notable stats trickle in Tuesday night

Mitch Stephens
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Kellen Hampton of Moreau Catholic drives to the hoop defended by a Riverside Poly player during the 27th MLK Classic at De La Salle High School. Hampton had 40 points Tuesday in a wild 84-78 overtime win at Dougherty Valley.
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California CIF State NorCal playoff boys basketball first-round scores, brackets

CIF State tournament updates after the first round of action as scores and notable stats trickle in Tuesday night; Moreau Catholic, Liberty score major D1 upset road victories

Mitch Stephens
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Carondelet and Amador Valley battle on the pitch in North Coast Section girls soccer action
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CIF Northern California 2025 girls soccer playoff: Scores, matchups, game times (3-4-2025)

Top seeds are Del Oro (D1), Granite Bay (D2), Menlo School (D3), Fresno Christian (D4) and Lowell (D5)

Mitch Stephens
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De La Salle (white) and Dougherty Valley battle in North Coast Section boys soccer action
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CIF Northern California 2025 boys soccer playoff: Scores, matchups, game times (3-4-2025)

Top seeds are Dougherty Valley (Division 1), Pitman (D2), Archie Williams (D3), Gonzalez (D4) and Castlemont (D5)

Mitch Stephens
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Roosevelt's Brayden Burries (left) and Tyran Stokes are still competing for a CIF State championship this postseason.
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California's best high school basketball players competing for CIF State championship

See which 5-star and 4-star recruits are still alive in the CIF State tournament.

Tarek Fattal
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High School on SI playoff Pick 'Em
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'Pick 'Em' Challenge: CIF California Regional Girls Basketball first round

Test your hoops knowledge! Sign up for free and predict the winners of the first round of regional play up and down the state

Mitch Stephens, Tarek Fattal
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Ontario Christian freshman Tati Griffin drives hard to the basket en route to two of her 14 points, helping the Knights beat Archbishop Mitty 61-44 in the premier game of the 4th Sabrina Ionescu Classic in Concord 1/4/2025. Griffin had a much bigger outing last week in first-ever Southern Section title win over Etiwanda.
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Best performances in California high school girls basketball (Feb. 24-March 1)

Ontario Christian's Tati Griffin, Liberty Ranch's Haley Smith and Faith Christian's Lauren Harris are among the top performers from the past week.

Dylan Grausz
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Roosevelt's Brayden Burries drives to the basket against St. John Bosco in the Classic at Damien Platinum Division final.
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Best performances in California high school boys basketball (Feb. 24-March 1)

Big weeks from Brayden Burries of Roosevelt and Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian highlight some of last week's big playoff performances in California

Dylan Grausz
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High School on SI playoff Pick 'Em
California

'Pick 'Em' Challenge: CIF California Regional Boys Basketball first round

Test your hoops knowledge! Sign up for free and predict the winners of the first round of regional play up and down the state

Mitch Stephens, Tarek Fattal
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Ontario Christian's Tati Griffin (12) and Dani Robinson enjoy a moment during their team's 61-44 win over Archbishop Mitty in the 4th Sabrina Ionecus Showcase in Concord
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CIF Girls Basketball California State Tournament brackets: Ontario Christian, Mitty top Open seeds

Teams that have split two games this season have tough roads to reach a third meeting; Etiwanda and unbeaten Clovis North are No. 2 seeds in California's top division

Mitch Stephens
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St. Joseph 5-star recruit Tounde Yessoufou, California's all-time career scoring leader, leads the Knights in the CIF Southern California Regional.
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CIF Boys Basketball California State Tournament brackets: St. Joseph heads South, not North

Nation's No. 15 team add to an already loaded Southern California field as No. 2 seed behind Roosevelt; Riordan No. 1 in North

Mitch Stephens
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Emotions ran high in CIF California Wrestling Championship quarterfinal matches at Mechanic's Bank Arena in Bakersfield
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CIF California State Wrestling Championship Day 2 highlights, photos

Defending boys team champion Poway holds narrow lead over Buchanan, Gilroy and St. John Bosco with one day remaining; Northview leads extremely tight girls team rac

Mitch Stephens
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Girls Day 1 from 2025 California Wrestling Championships at Mechanic's Bank Arena in Bakersfield
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CIF California State Wrestling Championship Day 1 highlights, photos

Boys team title should be heated four-team race; A new girls team champion will likely be crowned in Bakersfield

Mitch Stephens
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A wide view inside Mechanic's Bank Arena in Bakersfield Thursday morning just before the action is getting going.
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How to Watch CIF California State Wrestling Championships from Bakersfield

Nearly 1,000 competitors from up and down 760-mile state partake in the CIF's biggest single sporting event

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 20 California high school baseball prospects from the Class of 2026

Shortstops dominate the list of top juniors in the Golden State as the 2025 season gets going

Dylan Grausz
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