Just like softball, there’s also been talk about the future addition of CIF state playoffs in baseball. We went through all of the teams in our final divisional state baseball rankings and came up with a proposed format with an Open Division and then six divisions after that. We set up brackets for each division...
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What If CIF State Softball Playoffs?
There’s been discussion about the future addition of CIF state playoffs in both softball and baseball. We went through all of the teams in our final divisional state softball rankings and came up with a proposed format with an Open Division and then six divisions after that. We set up brackets for each division as...
FINAL State Divisions Softball Ranks
There were no teams given big bumps in Division I but there are some teams that are much higher in final rankings after all section finals were put in the books. The list includes Elk Grove and Agoura (D2), Foothill of Palo Cedro (D3), St. Anthony of Long Beach (D4) and Ripon Christian (D5). Each...
NEW State Divisions Baseball Ranks
Let’s hear it for the Es — Eastlake, Etiwanda and El Toro — who all won huge sectional playoff games on Tuesday. Including all results even from Wednesday night of this week, No. 1 teams with one week to go in these state rankings are Eastlake (D1), Etiwanda (D2), Miramonte (D3), Wasco (D4) and Winters...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
We’re not waiting until tomorrow to choose power-hitting junior Trayce Tammaro of Concord De La Salle. We also write up girls who led their teams to section softball titles in Stockton and San Diego plus a former catcher who’s now mowing down hitters as a pitcher. We hope you enjoy this free story on Cal-Hi […]
NEW Softball State Top 20 Rankings
After its big wins over Mater Dei and Mission Viejo, Grand Terrace gets to jump way up to No. 5 in this week’s rankings. It’s also now Orange Lutheran into third with four of the top five positions going to teams playing each other in the CIF Southern Section Division I semifinals. Sheldon of Sacramento...
Super 8 Softball State Ranks Update
This week’s top five has changed drastically with Gahr of Cerritos now gone after suffering its first loss plus the rapid rise of Grand Terrace. Benicia also is new to the Super 8 after completing impressive run to CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division III title. NOTE: Our updated State Top 20 with lists of many other […]
NEW State Divisions Softball Ranks
We couldn’t get out the second look at divisional softball state rankings last week so we’re posting these after this weekend’s results have come in and before the next round of games that start on Tuesday. Most of the state in softball is now actually done, but major titles still to be decided in the...
State Divisional Softball Rankings
Like baseball this week, here’s a look at teams that have the best chances to end their season with a mythical divisional state title by winning a section title in the next three weeks. These divisional rankings go back more than 30 years and while we haven’t been able to start them earlier in the […]
NEW Softball State Top 20
One mighty swing of the bat by Ventura Buena’s Jenessa Ullegue causes a lot of changes in this week’s rankings since her swing gave the Bulldogs a 1-0 win over Rio Mesa in the title game of the Thousand Oaks tourney. Rio Mesa was No. 5 in last week’s pecking order coming into that game....