There’s a new No. 1 according to the system we’ve used in the last eight years of the Mater Dei-St. John Bosco era of domination as MD takes over for the Braves after their loss in Hawaii. The other big news is Clovis North of Fresno zooming up to No. 10 and generating buzz about...
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NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
This group is led by Madison of San Diego, which will look to come back from a tough loss to Oak Ridge with a game this week vs Helix. Big movers include Servite of Anaheim and Central Catholic of Modesto. Newcomers this week are topped by Palos Verdes of PV Estates plus McClymonds of Oakland....
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
The timing of the rankings this week once again includes Monday games (but not Tuesday), which means Los Alamitos is No. 2 after a win over No. 3 Huntington Beach. A win last week by the Oilers over the Griffins, however, plus two big wins by Clovis North in the Tri-River Athletic Conference pushes the...
Preseason Softball State TOP 40
Welcome to another season of Cal-Hi Sports state softball rankings. These have been done more than 30 years. The softball “preseason” rankings are different than baseball, which was done last week, because there are some teams in the CIF Southern Section that have already played games. We will continue to use the California rankings we […]
NEW Boys BB State TOP 25 Rankings
In this week’s new boys basketball State TOP 25, there is some movement and one newcomer, as only one higher seed in the loaded CIF Southern Section Open Division playoffs lost at home. The losers in the CIFSS open pool play games don’t really drop as those would be regional level games for teams from...
More State Schools of the Year
For boys sports only, De La Salle of Concord is considered tops for the state for 2021-22 thanks to a No. 1 finish in baseball coming a few days after winning a CIF state title in golf. For the girls, St. Francis of Mountain View is going to be listed alongside its overall State School […]
More Softball Players of the Year
Two big-time pitchers who also did some hitting grab the top honors among juniors and sophomores while a player who wowed many with her leadoff hitting skills gains the same honor among freshmen. We also are proud to announce our state medium schools and state small schools players of the year.
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
Monday games this week already have created some news as No. 1 Clovis North won a local tourney while Huntington Beach has shaken the order with a win over Los Alamitos in a Sunset Surf League contest. The big mover, of course, is new No. 4 Granada of Livermore after it captured the Livermore Stampede...
FINAL Boys BB State TOP 40 (Part 2)
Another factor for these final rankings is that a few selected CIF Southern Section teams have to go up because of the nature of their playoff formats. For our analysis and writeups on all 40 teams, plus a look at comparisons to our preseason rankings, check out the rankings that have been around twice as...
All-State Softball: Underclass
This is the first of four posts announcing the 38th edition of the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams. After last year in which no teams could be selected due to the pandemic shutdown that stopped the season in its early stages, we can’t say this is the 39th year in a row of presenting all-state...
