In back-to-back Division I and Division II championship games played on Saturday, power-packed batting orders from Sheldon of Sacramento and Del Oro of Loomis won CIF Sac-Joaquin Section softball titles and both may have stamped tickets for the top division in next week’s first-ever CIF Northern California regional playoffs. FOR A LOOK AT HOW EACH […]
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Granada Great at Stampede
Livermore school (the other one and not the host school) captures the Livermore Stampede softball tourney final and shakes up the Northern California pecking order just one week after the biggest tourney in Southern California did the same thing down there. Note: We hope you enjoy this free post on CalHiSports.com. All upcoming State TOP […]
NEW State TOP 35 Softball Rankings
There are a lot of changes after the top three this week as Pacifica of Garden Grove and St. Francis of Mountain View both join the top five. There’s also Esperanza and Oaks Christian moving into the top 10 with big moves from Upland (up eight spots) and Roseville (up 11 spots). Bonita Vista and...
Preseason Softball TOP 35 Teams
There are a few teams that have already started, but these rankings will serve as our starting point for the upcoming 2021 spring season. Perennial powerhouse Norco is sitting in the No. 1 position for the state despite nearby school Chino Hills landing a No. 1 national ranking. Those two will play each other, which […]
Softball: All-Time 25 Teams (2)
This group of the state’s all-time greatest Top 25 softball teams begins with No. 13 Norco 2012 and ends with No. 25 Pacifica of Garden Grove 2004. See which other teams were selected and featured from No. 14 through No. 24. You’ll need to be a Gold Club member to read the entire two posts....
State Coaching Highlights for 2016-17
We have now updated all of our state coaching leader lists through the 2017 seasons for both baseball and softball. Here is a snapshot look at some of the major coaching accomplishments achieved during the 2016-17 school year in all five of the sports we primarily cover. We wrote up this post with thoughts of […]
Sheldon Three-Peat Earns NorCal No. 1
Seniors Taliyah Miles and Maci Fines lead the way as Sheldon of Sacramento softball team blanks Tracy 6-0 to win third straight CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I title and stamp itself as the final No. 1 team for Northern California. It’s also the eighth overall crown for SJS Hall of Fame head coach Mary Jo […]
NEW Softball State Top 20
Three of this week’s four newcomer slots have gone to teams from Ventura County, which already had unbeaten Rio Mesa sitting in the top five. Elk Grove also makes a major move after winning the top divisional title at the NorCal Classic. Norco, Los Alamitos and Gahr, meanwhile, continue to hold the top three positions....
Super 8 Softball Rankings Update
Sheldon of Sacramento gets to do the flip-flop with Rio Mesa after its avenging win over Elk Grove in conjunction with Elk Grove then later winning the top division at the NorCal Classic. Amador Valley also rejoins the Super 8 in place of Stockdale and Clovis.
