Category Archives: State Top 20 Rankings
Inside the Baseball State Top 20
We have a chance to see the top three teams in the state this season in their final games. Plus, more on St. Francis’ John Gavin and Oaks Christian’s Jack Kruger does something to get him listed in the state record book....
New Softball State Top 20
Six new teams are in after a wild and crazy couple of days (including Tuesday) sees previous No. 1 Mission Viejo, No. 3 Archbishop Mitty and No. 5 Great Oak of Temecula all get toppled in early-round section playoff upsets.
Inside the Softball State Top 20
Several top 20 teams and more than one top seed tumbles in four different CIF sections. Plus, should coin flips really be part of the process of locating games?...
New Baseball State Top 20
After Mater Dei is stunned in CIFSS Division I playoffs, Granada of Livermore gains new No. 1 ranking and can be State Team of the Year if it doesn’t lose in the CIF North Coast Section playoffs.
New Softball State Top 20
Unbeaten Vintage of Napa begins to move up while newcomer M.L. King of Riverside gets a boost after taking top honors in one of the state’s best leagues.
New Baseball State Top 20
Redlands East Valley is this week’s highest newcomer. Bellarmine, meanwhile, bumps arch-rival St. Francis from the top five. The No. 5 Bells, though, will be hard-pressed to move up much further with No. 1 Mater Dei, No. 2 Granada of Livermore, No. 3 Harvard-Westlake and No. 4 Oaks Christian all looking very strong.
Grauer Power
Last season’s State Sophomore of the Year provides it in the circle and at the plate in a big East Bay Athletic League win.
New Softball State Top 20
Pacifica and Mitty move up to No. 2 and No. 3 due to Mater Dei loss while perennial NorCal power San Benito re-enters and snags the final spot.
New Baseball State Top 20
Unbeaten Granada gets to No. 2 but still can’t quite pass Mater Dei for No. 1. El Toro and Grossmont are this week’s two newcomers.
Inside the Baseball State Top 20
A second loss isn’t enough for Mater Dei to fall from No. 1. Plus, why Grossmont edged Whitney of Rocklin to go in at No. 20 and big games to watch for this week.
