Category Archives: softball
FINAL All-State Softball Noms (NorCal)
Once the players of the year are out for baseball and softball in a few days, we’ll begin picking the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams. Here is a second, updated list of nominees on our board from the CIF Central Coast, Central, North Coast, SF/Oakland, Northern & Sac-Joaquin Sections. Thanks to those who...
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 […]
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),...
All-State Softball Nominees (SoCal)
We are continuing to start the process for selecting the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams. This is a first list of nominees on our board from the CIF Southern, L.A. City & San Diego Sections. We are actively looking for info about any of the top players in these sections who may be […]
Pacifica: State Softball Team of Year
Twenty years almost to the day when Pacifica of Garden Grove repeated as State Team of the Year in California high school softball, the Mariners earn the selection for the 2024 season. This also is the school’s fourth all-time No. 1 finish, which is now tied for the state lead in that category as well. […]
More Softball State Teams of Year
In addition to overall final No. 1 and Division 1 No. 1 Pacifica of Garden Grove, others that can say they are mythical state champions for 2024 are Gahr of Cerritos (D2), Capital Christian of Sacramento (D3), Sutter (D4) and Big Valley Christian of Modesto (D5).
Amador’s Wild Ride Ends In 13-11 Win
There are No. 8 seeds that have gone on a shocking series of wins in various playoff brackets over the years, and then there’s what has happened over the last week for the Amador Valley of Pleasanton softball team. The Dons won the CIF NorCal D1 title on Saturday after beginning their week with a […]
All-State Softball Nominees (NorCal)
We are starting the process for selecting the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams. This is a first list of nominees on our board from the CIF Central Coast, Central, North Coast, SF/Oakland, Northern & Sac-Joaquin Sections. We are actively looking for info about any of the top players in these sections who may […]
