For the first time since we started the Bay Area rankings this season, there were no changes this week. In fact, with the exception of St. Francis losing to Mitty, none of the other top teams faced a ranked opponent in league action and there were no upsets.
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New S.F. Bay Area Volleyball Top 10
Three of the top five teams took losses last week with some being among themselves. After a win over Redwood, up-and-down Presentation, a team with some good wins but some stinker losses, made a case for coming back in as the lone newcomer. However, while the Panthers didn’t get the nod, the CIF Central Coast […]
New S.F. Bay Area Volleyball Top 10
WCAL trio at the top is the same but the order is different this week with Archbishop Mitty going back to No. 1 followed by Valley Christian. We provide these rankings as part of a promotion with the Cal-Hi Sports Bay Area TV show.
All-State Baseball Nominees (Part 2)
It’s time to get out the list of updated, final nominees for the 33rd annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state baseball teams. We are choosing the teams later this week, but it’s still not too late for a coach or parent to send in a nomination.
New Softball State Top 20
What to do with Carew tournament finalists Pacifica and Yorba Linda? We finally make the move of the duo to No. 9 and No. 10. Also going in as newcomers this week are Lakewood and Soquel.
Livermore Stampede: Archbishop Mitty stays unbeaten
Sophomore pitcher Desiree Severance, big-time Cal-bound shortstop Jazmyn Jackson among many standouts for the Monarchs, who won in the final 4-2 over host Livermore. Go inside for Stampede Stars and update from Michelle Carew Classic.
CIF Open Boys: Three in a row also is No. 10 for Mater Dei
Stanley Johnson and Aaron Gordon both put on a show in first CIF Open Division state final. Johnson’s 26 points leads SoCal team to victory, making coach Gary McKnight’s program the first to win three straight state titles in the top division.
New State Top 20 Boys BB Rankings
The big game in the CIF’s new open division won’t be a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup, but the winner will assuredly be the Cal-Hi Sports State Team of the Year. Mitty’s big win over Sheldon is also good news for Serra of San Mateo, one of four newcomers in the next-to-last state rankings.
Softball: 2009 Final Overall Rankings
State Team of the Year Archbishop Mitty leads a group of four squads from the Central Coast Section that gain final writeups as we add 20 more teams with writeups compared to the 20 we usually do. The biggest change is Etiwanda going up to No. 6 from No. 10. Go inside for more and...
