This year’s Michelle Carew Classic had four of the top five teams from the state and six of the top 10, but rain wiped out Saturday’s schedule so there was no No. 1 vs No. 2 championship in the Gold Bracket. There were still big developments as No. 1 Pacifica (Garden Grove) lost twice, the […]
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NEW Softball State TOP 35 Rankings
There aren’t many changes from the first rankings of last week with Pacifica of Garden Grove holding strong at No. 1 and St. Francis of Mountain View at No. 2 (now with a big early season win). Clovis North and Granada Hills move closer to the top 10, and Del Norte of San Diego and...
Softball: 1st State TOP 35 Ranks Of Year
The earliest ever start to the high school season in Southern California prevented a preseason ranking and the prestigious Dave Kops Tournament of Champions has already happened in Arizona. Some Northern California schools still haven’t played a game yet. Still, this proved to be a perfect time to begin another season of statewide coverage with […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
In a complete difference from the first 25, these next set of rankings are filled with newcomers (eight in all) and other teams making big upward moves. The highest incoming new teams are led by Murrieta Valley, Villa Park and San Juan Hills. All three have been featured before. We also have Sanger, Clovis and...
All-State Softball: Underclass
We have now reached 40 years of doing the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams and we begin the 2023 honors with the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. There are a few freshmen from the 2023 season that gained a spot, but it’s harder for the younger players to get up there...
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
With previous No. 2 and No. 3 losing, the possibility of No. 1 St. Francis (Mountain View) or its rivals from Archbishop Mitty (which already has one win over the Lancers) ending No. 1 in the state has become more juicy. With CIF Southern Section D1 champ Pacifica moving up to third, more scrambling could...
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
Two CIFSS D1 playoff games from Monday are not included this week, but everyone is playing in Tuesday’s second round and some of the matchups already involve two State TOP 25 teams against each other. Clovis North continues in the No. 1 position entering the final week of its regular season. This week’s only newcomers...
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
There are a couple of CIF Southern Section D1 wild-card playoff games from Tuesday that are not included in these rankings, but all of the other top teams aren’t playing until Thursday. In this week’s rankings, the top nine teams stayed the same with the big mover being new No. 10 Moorpark. There are five...
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
First five from last week stay the same with Los Alamitos leading the way. Huntington Beach moves up to No. 6 and could face No. 4 Oaks Christian this weekend. Riverside Poly also makes a major move after wins against Temescal Canyon and Valley View. Vista del Lago and San Ramon Valley also get bumps...
Los Al Captures Carew Classic
Griffins get clutch pitching from Berkley Vance and big home run by Taryn Clements as they win the toughest softball tournament of the season in Southern California with a 4-2 win on Saturday in the final over state No. 1 St. Francis of Mountain View. Top pitching outings also were turned in from Orange Lutheran […]
