Valley Christian back up to No. 3 but that’s also the team’s seeding in the goofed up, nonsensical world of the CIF Central Coast Section Open Division playoff pairings. Others coming up include La Mirada (now in the top five), Palm Desert (now in the top 10) and El Toro (back in at No. 14...
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Baseball: 600-Win Club Expands
California has added two more baseball coaches in the last two weeks to the list of those who have won 600 games or more. Congratulations to Rick Weber from Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth and Jack Thomson from Sierra of Manteca. To see exclusive state record list for coaching wins in California baseball before current season […]
NEW Baseball State Top 20
Huntington Beach wins 21st game in last 22 outings and goes up to No. 1 in the state following loss by previous No. 1 Valley Christian of San Jose. The Warriors, however, only drop one spot due to other teams losing and their own 6-3 win on Saturday against state-ranked Archbishop Mitty. This week’s rankings...
NEW Baseball State Top 20
A different team from the West Catholic Athletic League now joins No. 1 Valley Christian of San Jose in the top five. We also have four newcomers led by new No. 13 De La Salle of Concord, which beat previous No. 3 Foothill of Pleasanton last Friday. Also going in this week are Rancho Bernardo...
Baseball: 18 strikeouts in no-hitter
Patrick Wicklander from Valley Christian of San Jose, which just this week ascended to No. 1 in the Cal-Hi Sports State Top 20 baseball rankings, led the team to 7-0 win over Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco on Tuesday with a no-hitter. And it wasn’t just any no-hitter, either. In Wicklander’s no-hitter, he struck out […]
NEW Baseball State Top 20
Valley Christian of San Jose climbs to the No. 1 ranking for California and look who’s No. 2 right behind: West Catholic Athletic League rival Bellarmine. And guess which teams play each other this Friday? Results from the SoCal Boras Classic cause lots of shuffling this week as previously unranked JSerra and La Mirada get...
NEW Baseball State Top 20
Unbeaten teams are on the move in this week’s rankings, which were done on Sunday to account for a solid portion of teams that are playing on Monday. Foothill of Pleasanton is up from No. 8 to No. 3, Arcadia is up from No. 14 to No. 8 and Mira Costa of Manhattan Beach is...
Baseball: Preseason State Top 25
Eastlake of Chula Vista, the 2017 State Team of the Year, has more than enough firepower returning to start 2018 in the same position. Another CIF San Diego Section team, Cathedral Catholic, also is in the top five. The top CIF Southern Section preseason team, Orange Lutheran, begins at No. 2. Meanwhile, the two top […]
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Teams on the rise include Valley Christian of San Jose, which is up to No. 26 but has to play another fast-riser on Saturday in San Mateo, and Bishop Amat of La Puente, which is up to No. 34 after toppling previous No. 21 Serra of Gardena. Clovis West of Fresno also gets bumped up...
NEW State Top 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Sierra Canyon of Chatsworth has to blast upward from the bubble to No. 32 after knocking off previous No. 9 Calabasas. This week’s other two newcomers are Tulare and Lawndale. Plus, Central Catholic of Modesto is now up to No. 26 as buildup for Nov. 3 showdown vs. No. 25 Oakdale starts to get serious....
