It happened a couple of times this season. Mater Dei’s football team would lose its edge. The opponent would close in or take a brief lead. Then Mater Dei would get its nasty back and win going ...

Larkin, now a senior at the United State Military Academy at West Point, is one of 35 players on the Thorpe watchlist. The Thorpe Award is given annually to the player chose as the nation’s top ...

MISSION VIEJO — Mater Dei’s football team capped an undefeated season and sealed a likely national title by defeating De La Salle 37-15 in the CIF State Open Division final on Saturday night.

Mater Dei has only two losing seasons since 1993 and ranks first in City history with 24 sectional championships. The Wildcats have played in seven state title games, winning in 2000 and 2022.

When you look around California high school football, it’s no secret that the top two teams in the state are Mater Dei and St. John Bosco. Programs like Corona Centennial embrace the challenge of ...

Craig, who just finished his junior season at Portland State, helped lead Mater Dei to a California (CIF) state championship in 2021 alongside current Arizona State running back Raleek Brown.

Tomuhini Topui, who is 6 feet 3 and 315 pounds, was Mater Dei High’s Great Wall on defense this season. “Everywhere you could be up front, I was there,” he said. The junior was moved around ...

The former Mater Dei product walked on to the USC Football team back in 2021. At 5’8, 175, it was always going to be an ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala.— What's one thing sophomore Alabama cornerback Zabien Brown and 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young have in common? Both came to Tuscaloosa from the Mater Dei Monarchs, a ...