Versatile senior guard Devyn Kiernan returned from a one-game absence to help the No. 3 seeded Monarchs defeat No. 6 Bishop Montgomery 76-40 in an Open Division first round game at Mater Dei High.

Etiwanda extended its winning streak against Mater Dei to five games, all of which have been in the Open playoffs the past four seasons. The Eagles beat the Monarchs 63-60 in the CIF-SS Open ...

The Monarchs from Santa Ana (Calif.) will play four national powers, including a season opener in Florida against St. Thomas Aquinas ...

To celebrate her achievement, the Mater Dei Monarchs decided to honor Deal, who is currently one of the team's captains, with a Jersey Ceremony before their CIF girls basketball playoffs game ...

Etiwanda has won three straight games by double-digits against Mater Dei since the Monarchs beat them 64-56 in pool play in 2020-21. And the Eagles (24-4) are favored by many to make their fourth ...

Mater Dei head coach Gary McKnight knew the Monarchs didn’t play the cleanest game, but commended their effort to help drive them to the win. “We had way too many turnovers and that hurt us ...

“I knew Mater Dei had a run in them and sure enough they made one but we found a way to weather the storm and reach another championship game.” The Monarchs (28-3) ran out to an early 10-2 ...

It’s really the only word to describe what transpired Tuesday night as Santa Barbara hosted Southern California high school basketall juggernaut Mater Dei — a blue blood, if you will — in a ...

They have upset St. Anthony, Canyon/Anaheim and now Mater Dei who rolled in with 11 state titles. Santa Barbara trailed the Monarchs 18-13 after one quarter and got down 22-13 before Horn caught fire.

The Mater Dei boys basketball coach had seen his team erase a lot of deficit this season, but 16 points seemed a little too much. "When we were down 16, I wasn't feeling good about it, hard to say ...

The USC Trojans hosted Mater Dei (Calif.) four-star linebacker Shaun Scott on Friday for an unofficial visit. The linebacker out of Orange County is the No. 289 overall prospect and No. 35 player ...