Author Archives: Mark Tennis
State Coach of Year: Corrigan Willis
There hadn’t been a State Coach of the Year from the East Bay region of the CIF North Coast Section from 2011 until last year. But now it’s two in a row as Granada of Livermore’s Corrigan Willis follows De La Salle’s David Jeans after his team had one of the greatest seasons a team […]
More State Baseball Coaches of Year
In addition to overall State Coach of the Year Corrigan Willis from Granada of Livermore, we have additional state coaching honors for the 2024 season going to Paul Martinez from Oakmont of Roseville (medium schools) and Scott Neal from Chavez of Delano (small schools).
State Coach of Year: Jason Ramirez
California of Whittier didn’t win a CIF Southern Section title and didn’t win a CIF SoCal regional title, but if you find out what Condors’ head coach Jason Ramirez has gone through over the past two seasons with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) there’s no doubt this major coaching honor is very much deserved. He’s also […]
More State Softball Coaches of the Year
In addition to overall State Coach of the Year Jason Ramirez from California of Whittier, we have additional state coaching honors for the 2024 season going to Larry Loger of Oakdale (medium schools) and Jodi Russell of Bakersfield Christian (small schools).
Class of 25 FB: NEW Hot 100
There’s a new No. 1 at the top of the state’s recruiting rankings for this group as Mission Viejo’s Dijon Lee has gained a No. 1 or No. 2 ranking among California players in the three major national recruiting rankings. Defending CIF Open Division state champ Mater Dei may have another new coach, but has...
All-State Baseball Nominees (SoCal)
The 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams are coming soon and here’s another initial list of nominees on our board. State Coaches of the Year and State Players of the Year also will be coming soon. These are the nominees on our board from the CIF L.A. City, San Diego and Southern Sections. These […]
All-State Baseball Nominees (NorCal)
We’re a little later than usual, but we’re now beginning the post-season honors process for all-state baseball. This will be the 42nd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. State Coaches of the Year and State Players of the Year will be coming soon. We start the cycle with a first list of nominees on our […]
Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2024
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2024 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, the milestone wins got going immediately with Monterey’s Michael Groves winning his 800th game. They continued with many more, including two from the […]
FINAL Softball State TOP 40 Ranks
Going through everything for one last ranking of the California 2024 softball season that will be the one that gets added to our all-time archives was fun, yet challenging. The first question was what to do with Amador Valley of Pleasanton, after its championship in the CIF NorCal D1 playoffs despite having 11 losses. We...
FINAL State Softball Ranks (Divisions)
Top-ranked teams in each division have already been written up, but here now also are the final rankings for each division. Like the overall State TOP 40, these also go into our archives of final state softball rankings that go back for more than 35 years. Teams coming up at the end include Benicia (D2),...
