Chavez, ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2025, was also named Naismith's national player of the year, as well as a ...

All eyes were on Lubbock Monterey point guard Aaliyah Chavez, the nation's No. 1 girls high school basketball recruit who's ...

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It all comes down to this for the (5) Lubbock Monterey Lady Plainsmen and the (11) Liberty Hill Lady Panthers, as they are set ...

A pod of endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales were spotted off the coast of Monterey Bay, California. The whales rely on Chinook salmon as their primary food source, but salmon populations ...

Chavez finished with 20 points as Monterey advanced to the state final for the first time since 1981. / Stephen Garcia/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Today’s highly ...

The Western Snowy Plover, a threatened shorebird species, has begun its breeding season on Monterey Bay beaches. Beachgoers are urged to be cautious as the plovers nest on the ground and are ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. If Monterey proved anything on Saturday, it's that a team with a bona fide superstar can still win if she has capable teammates who pick up ...

Alert the town crier, the Northern California Renaissance Faire has been voted as one of the best in the country by USA Today readers in the 10BEST ...

Next up, the nation's No. 1 girls basketball player, Aaliyah Chavez and Lubbock Monterey. Gabby Mundy scored 19 points to lead Liberty Hill in the semifinal. Mundy was an Austin Area High School ...

Chavez, the No. 1 recruit in the country by the USA TODAY 25 in ’25 girls basketball recruiting rankings, scored 19 points to help Monterey to a 64-35 win over Liberty Hill in the Texas 5A ...

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