Twenty years almost to the day when Pacifica of Garden Grove repeated as State Team of the Year in California high school softball, the Mariners earn the selection for the 2024 season. This also is the school’s fourth all-time No. 1 finish, which is now tied for the state lead in that category as well. […]
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Baseball/Softball Coach Milestones 2023
State record coaching lists for baseball and softball have now all been updated through the 2023 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins that were celebrated. For baseball, it’s more about several coaches who are right on the cusp of some huge wins with the coach moving up the most on […]
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
Los Alamitos takes over No. 1 ranking after winning title of the Michelle Carew Classic, but then we decided to wait to release this week until after a Tuesday game vs league rival Marina (Huntington Beach). Los Al won so all rankings stayed as projected. Another league rival, Huntington Beach, jumps from 5-3 and not...
NEW State Softball TOP 25 Rankings
There are still a couple of 0-0 teams out there, but since the preseason rankings there are plenty of teams across the state that have already rewritten the script. Leading that pack is unbeaten Mission Viejo (already up to No. 4) while others like La Mirada, St. Francis of Sacramento, Archbishop Mitty (just yesterday) and...
Ed Tunstall: State Coach of the Year
For coming up with the perfect blend of seniors and younger talented players that won the coveted CIF Southern Section Division I title, Esperanza of Anaheim head coach gains the 2021 State Coach of the Year selection for California softball. This also was his 21st season and there were some difficult moments to overcome.
NEW State TOP 35 Softball Rankings
All teams statewide that can be in CIF section playoffs are now in them this week. One of them, for the Central Coast Section, will conduct three rounds of games in four days this week. As Norco continues to be No. 1 in the state, biggest movers this week are Upland (up from No. 13...
NEW State TOP 35 Softball Rankings
The result this week that caused the most changes actually just happened on Monday night as previous No. 5 Mater Dei Catholic lost to league rival Eastlake in the CIF San Diego Section. With playoffs about to start in the CIF Southern Section, the biggest question may be whether its D2 bracket is even stronger...
NEW Softball State Top 20
It could have been three different teams that could have been the new No. 1 in this week’s State Top 20, but the pick went to the next highest in line as Cathedral Catholic of San Diego moved up from No. 2. Previous No. 1 Norco lost to new No. 3 Lutheran of Orange in...
Prep Notes With A Twist
Linden’s Aaron Judge gets more MLB all-star votes than anyone as his amazing season continues. We look back at the honors he got in his senior season for the Lions in 2010 and the advice he got from his football coach. In this column, we also have an updated list of state’s all-time leaders in […]
Los Alamitos Softball State TOY
For the third time in four years, an Orange County team has been officially crowned as the State Team of the Year in softball. Since 2009, it’s been either an Orange County or Inland Empire team finishing on top in the state, but at least this year there’s no bothersome comparison of the various CIF […]
