There were some big upsets in CIF section playoffs up north, but not in the south as the three of the top four teams in the state — No. 1 Corona, No. 3 Crespi and No. 4 St. John Bosco — plus No. 2 Granite Hills of El Cajon will all be in section semifinals...
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Franklin Foils St. Mary’s in SJS Final
State No. 13 St. Mary’s of Stockton and No. 14 Franklin of Elk Grove played the type of baseball game on Friday in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 championship that one might expect between teams ranked so closely together and also the two teams that won titles in that division the last two years. […]
State Softball/Baseball Players of Week
It gets tricky in these last weeks of the school year as we avoid choosing anyone who might be playing his/her final game on the day they are honored. We still can find very strong candidates with that restriction and this week have found them in San Diego and Sherman Oaks for Southern California plus […]
NEW State Baseball TOP 35 Rankings
The first big upset of the 2025 CIF section playoffs around the state sees a team that has been in the top five, La Mirada, go down in the super-loaded Southern Section D1 bracket. This week’s rankings also are impacted by Granada of Livermore beating previous No. 6 De La Salle of Concord in a...
All-State Baseball Nominees (NorCal)
It’s only been a week since we got finished with all-state girls basketball for this year, but we’re now quickly pivoting to baseball/softball. We start with a list of nominees for the 43rd annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. These are top players who had strong seasons this year from the CIF Central Coast, Central, […]
State Stat Stars & Record Updates
This edition of this feature includes salutes to Bullard of Fresno baseball coach Tom Donald (600th win) and Colton softball coach Mike Southworth (500th win). We also have single season and career home run updates for softball sluggers Alyssa Torres, Delaney Aumua and Mia Gomez (Torres hit 22nd homer of year on Thursday). Also for...
State Baseball/Softball Players of Week
For this week’s five honorees we didn’t have any entries for the Cal-Hi Sports Online Record Book to track, which is one of the goals of this feature, but the other goal of finding diamonds in the rough for statewide honors who might only get local recognition was more than satisfied. Five instead of four […]
NEW State Baseball TOP 35 Rankings
After having to skip one week due to a football event on May 4 and having to complete all of the all-state teams in girls basketball, the state baseball rankings we compile are back and will be weekly now through the CIF Northern California and Southern California regional playoffs. Corona is still No. 1, Granite...
State Softball/Baseball Players of Week
Have we ever had one week in the history of this feature (more than 10 years on this site) in which two of our honorees both threw back-to-back no-hitters? We’re not sure. All four of this week’s featured players did some amazing things and we’re pleased to bring their stories to a bigger audience. They […]
