We have our first significant upset of the playoffs and no surprise it comes in the CIF Southern Section Division I bracket where San Juan Hills is ousted in Tuesday’s first round by Great Oak of Temecula. Since Tuesday results count in our state rankings, that causes some changes this week, including Ramona of the […]
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Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
California’s top two teams, plus many others, will face national-level competition this weekend at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. One darkhorse team to watch in that event is Redondo, which pushed state and national No. 1 Mater Dei to five games in a match last weekend. For this week’s NorCal Volleyball Top 20 […]
Girls VB Rankings Returning
Beginning next week, since we will be doing the new FAB 50 national rankings for FloVolleyball.com and because we’re getting extra help from our partners at SportStars, we will be resuming a State Top 20 ranking each week for the rest of the season in girls volleyball.
Mater Dei makes a mess with title win
The Monarchs, despite starting the postseason with seven losses, complete their run through the CIF Southern Section Division I softball playoffs with an 8-2 victory over state No. 1 Orange Lutheran. Their win also denied the Lancers a chance to be No. 1 in one national poll and set up a tough decision about which […]
NEW Softball State Top 20
Orange Lutheran and Los Alamitos will meet on Tuesday in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown that also has mythical national title implications. Mater Dei, meanwhile, goes back up into the top 10 at No. 7 after wins over previous No. 3 Etiwanda and Great Oak of Temecula. Newcomers this week include CIF San...
NEW Softball State Top 20
Previous No. 17 Corona Santiago is the first ranked team to suffer a season-ending loss in a section playoff. The Sharks, though, are in the CIF Southern Section Division I bracket and won’t be the last team to experience those feelings. The top six teams from last week stay the same with traditional powerhouse Pacifica...
NEW Softball State Top 20
There’s only one newcomer this week, but plenty of movement due to upsets involving previous No. 2 Mission Viejo and previous No. 7 Mater Dei of Santa Ana. Los Alamitos climbs back to No. 2 behind No. 1 Orange Lutheran while Amador Valley joins the top five. The only new team is defending CIF Central...
NEW Softball State Top 20
One swing of the bat reverses the No. 1 and No. 2 order at the top of this week’s rankings with Orange Lutheran and Mission Viejo trading places. Previous No. 3 Huntington Beach was the only other top 10 team to lose last week. There were three others further down that lost and had to...
NEW Softball State Top 20
Orange County teams stay No. 1 and No. 2 this week with several more from the county moving up, including La Habra and Mater Dei to No. 5 and No. 6, Orange Lutheran to No. 7 and newcomer Huntington Beach to No. 12. Other newcomers are Gahr of Cerritos and Santiago of Corona. Note: There...
NEW Softball State Top 20
Norco knocks off Etiwanda from No. 1 ranking to create move up for idle Los Alamitos. Both Norco and Los Al and No. 2 Mission Viejo will all be in this week’s Michelle Carew Classic. Many of the top teams in NorCal, meanwhile, will be at the Livermore Stampede. Note: There are not going to...
