Category Archives: Softball Blog
More Softball State Teams of Year
In addition to overall No. 1 and Division II No. 1 Yucaipa, others that can say they are mythical state champions for 2015 are Amador Valley of Pleasanton (Division I), East Union of Manteca (D3), Paraclete of Lancaster (D4) and Riverdale (D5).
Yucaipa mucks up greatest team ranks
Friday night’s stunning 1-0 loss by Mission Viejo to Yucaipa prevented a 31-0 season and will allow the Thunderbirds and not the Diablos to end No. 1 in the state. Still, we thought we’d get started on a project to compile all-time rankings of the greatest softball teams in California history.
NorCal/SoCal POWs for 2014-15
Congrats to all of those listed below who were selected as a Cal-Hi Sports Northern California or Southern California Player of the Week and thanks to all who contributed photos and info during the 2014-15 school year.
Calif vs Calif in WCWS
Although the Women’s College World Series is down to the final two teams from the University of Michigan and University of Florida, it should come as no shock there are far more players from California high schools still playing than from any other state.
State Rankings Playoff Update
Santiago of Corona softball team is highest ranked team to go down in Tuesday’s CIF Southern Section contests. Top-ranked Mission Viejo and San Dimas in baseball both cruise.
Goal-Setting Through Visualization
Note to coaches & parents: Please check out the MyGoalMine web site and app today to see how your teams can benefit from an integrated goal-setting program that is operated from your phone. For info, CLICK HERE. Note: This post has repurposed from an article published many years ago in Student Sports Magazine written by […]
CIF All-Century Team (Spring)
SACRAMENTO – The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) today announced its 100th Anniversary Spring All-Century Team. The top 100 former student-athletes that received the most votes are included. “California has arguably the best high school student-athletes in the nation and I think this historic list of spring sport honorees, selected by the fans, reflects our states […]
Softball: Career HR State List
It was reported on Friday night that Mission Viejo’s Alyssa Palomino had tied the CIF Southern Section record for career homers with her 50th. That didn’t seem correct to us, so we took some time Saturday morning going through the Cal-Hi Sports archives and files. Although we haven’t been able to produce a printed record […]
Softball: Stat Stars of Week
Here is a shortened version of this weekly feature for this week but still with some amazing performances. Items written by Stockton office assistant Paul Muyskens, CIF Central Section historian Bob Barnett and editor Mark Tennis.
