Category Archives: softball
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
We have a mix this week with some games from Tuesday’s regional basketball finals involving stars like Brayden Burries, Alijah Arenas, Alijah “Puff” Morris and Lauren Harris. Burries, Arenas & Morris will all be on hand at this weekend’s CIF state finals in Sacramento. Harris has obliterated state three-point shooting records for girls. Final career...
State Baseball/Softball Players of Week
These are the first players of the week for the 2025 spring season and all four honorees have been tabbed for providing big power totals at the plate. One of them is from a family we’ve been covering closely since the early 1990s and another was impacted greatly from the Eaton Fire in Altadena. They […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
This is the time of the year for this feature when we start mixing in top performances from baseball and softball as many of those teams around the state have already played multiple games. Basketball’s best include two girls closing in on state single-season three-point shooting record plus more big games from J.D. Wyatt (Sun...
Softball State Records Updated (2025)
All of the exclusive Cal-Hi Sports state records for softball have been updated for the 2025 season. Yes, we know some teams have already started to play games. Both team and individual categories have been completed through the 2024 season. Coaching records already were updated approximately one month after last season ended. Go inside for […]
Preseason State Softball TOP 25
We’re going on more than 40 years of doing state softball rankings and are pleased to start another season with Murrieta Mesa of Murrieta in the top position. Two major returning stars are the primary reason. Two-time defending CIF Southern Section D1 champion Pacifica of Garden Grove has a ton of graduated players to deal […]
SJS Hall of Fame Inducts Nine
The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section inducted nine individuals on Sunday night at the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in Sacramento to maintain a tradition of doing a ceremony every other year that began in 2010. Athletes going in were former NFL receiver Austin Collie, former Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year Jacki Gemelos and former Ms. Softball […]
More State Girls Athletes of Year
To go with overall honoree Sadie Engelhardt, since she was a junior during 2023-24, we have others selected as the best among girls athletes for seniors, sophomores, freshmen and those from divisions (D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5) for the school year. We thought three were clearly at the top and picked these in a […]
All-State Softball Frosh Watch List
As promised, here’s a look at a list of top freshman softball players from the 2024 season from around the state that likely will be making all-state teams down the road. This isn’t an all-state team since the same format as the others can’t be duplicated, but it’s as close as we can get. These...
All-State Softball 2024: First Team
State Team of the Year Pacifica of Garden Grove lands three on this elite first team that concludes the 41st year of the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams. Ms. Softball Player of the Year Kate Munnerlyn of Mountain View St. Francis listed as a pitcher, but a few like her were placed in multi-purpose for […]
