Category Archives: State Top 20 Rankings
Los Alamitos Softball State TOY
For the third time in four years, an Orange County team has been officially crowned as the State Team of the Year in softball. Since 2009, it’s been either an Orange County or Inland Empire team finishing on top in the state, but at least this year there’s no bothersome comparison of the various CIF […]
It’s Los Al in Softball
In a Saturday showdown against unbeaten Norco for the CIF Southern Section Division I title, Griffins prevail 3-1 and will move in front of the Cougars into No. 1 final ranking for the state and nation. Camarillo also gets a title in Division II.
NEW Baseball State Top 20 Rankings
An unbelievable seven-run rally from six runs down in the third inning pushes Eastlake past Rancho Buena Vista in the CIF San Diego Section Open Division and to the top of the state rankings. Odds are, however, the Titans won’t have the pitching to win the section title due to earlier loss in double-elimination bracket....
NEW Softball State Top 20 Rankings
After its big wins over Mater Dei and Mission Viejo, Grand Terrace gets to jump way up to No. 5 in this week’s rankings. It’s also now Orange Lutheran into third with four of the top five positions going to teams playing each other in the CIF Southern Section Division I semifinals. Sheldon of Sacramento...
Sheldon Three-Peat Earns NorCal No. 1
Seniors Taliyah Miles and Maci Fines lead the way as Sheldon of Sacramento softball team blanks Tracy 6-0 to win third straight CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I title and stamp itself as the final No. 1 team for Northern California. It’s also the eighth overall crown for SJS Hall of Fame head coach Mary Jo […]
NEW Baseball State Top 20
We are releasing this week’s Top 20 before Tuesday’s section playoff games and hope there are no upsets. This week’s two newcomers are Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks and Davis. Harvard-Westlake, previous No. 5, had to drop all the way out after losing in CIF Southern Section playoff game. St. John Bosco was elevated back...
NEW Softball State Top 20
With section playoffs underway everywhere except in the CIF North Coast Section, of course last week’s biggest rankings shuffling result came from the NCS when Foothill of Pleasanton beat previous No. 5 Amador Valley of Pleasanton 2-0 to win a league title. We also are moving up Mission Viejo and Mater Dei in this week’s...
NEW Baseball State Top 20
Are there such things as meaningless losses? When it’s the last week of a team’s regular season and everything appears locked up (such as top seeds for the playoffs), yes that’s pretty much true. That’s mainly why Huntington Beach stays No. 1 this week despite a loss to Newport Harbor. Still, there are changes in...
NEW Softball State Top 20
There was even less movement in this week’s rankings than last week when only one new team cracked the Top 20. This time, there are no new teams. Of the two teams that did lose, both did it to higher-ranked opponents. With most CIF section playoffs beginning this week, there may not be a long...
NEW Baseball State Top 20
Sweep weeks help Buchanan of Clovis go back to No. 2, St. John Bosco go up from No. 11 to No. 5 and helps get both El Toro and Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks back into the State Top 20. Huntington Beach strengthens its No. 1 ranking, meanwhile, by winning the Boras Classic state title....
