With No. 2 St. John Bosco waiting to open up on a huge road trip next week in Texas, No. 1 Mater Dei did start out this week and rolled past a top team from a different state. The biggest loss on Friday may have been an injury as big-time TE Walker Lyons of Folsom […]
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Preseason State TOP 50 Ranks (11-30)
This group starts with Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth, which is continuing to show signs of building the kind of program that wants to go for everything. We also have the top two teams from the CIF San Diego Section that are playing each other in their first game plus we have two teams — Long […]
MLB Draft: High schoolers not preferred
Brooks Lee, a graduate of San Luis Obispo, is the highest player from a California high school taken in the 2022 MLB Draft. The Cal Poly SLO shortstop went at No. 8 in the first round by the Minnesota Twins. The state did not get shutout in the first round for the first time since […]
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.
Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2022
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2022 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, John Diatte of San Jose Valley Christian won his 700th game and Darol Salazar of Palm Desert headed to retirement by moving up […]
Baseball: Final State TOP 40 Rankings
Our final rankings are not rushed out and done in a simple list form. We take our time and expand them at the end all the way out to 40 teams in all and have completed write-ups for each. CIF D2 regional champions Archbishop Mitty and Torrey Pines get the biggest jumps for the final...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
Four of these teams will put the state’s No. 1 national reputation on the line this week at the National High School Invitational, including No. 1 Orange Lutheran. Major changes in the rankings also take place as previous No. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 teams all have losses. Big winners include...
Softball: Canyon Wins Carew
Host school from Anaheim takes title in prestigious tourney on Saturday that began with state’s No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams. We’re still sorting out all of the ramifications for the next set of rankings, but for now it’s a giant tip of the cap to a team and a pitcher who have gone […]
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
Orange Lutheran, as expected, takes over at No. 1 after winning PBR tournament. Others moving up include new No. 2 Yucaipa, new top 10 Corona, new No. 11 Bullard of Fresno and newcomers Palo Alto & Rancho Bernardo. All top 25 teams written up with highlights, 10 more teams have been ranked in order and...
