Softball all-state selections don’t go back as many years as they do for other sports, but we do have a school with 23 all-state softball selections since 2003 and that’s Norco. The only schools close are both from Orange County — Mater Dei (Santa Ana) and Pacifica (Garden Grove). Pacifica actually has the same number […]
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Softball: All-Time 25 Teams (1)
Just like we’ve done before in football and baseball, we’ve pulled together all of our historical files and have come up with a ranking of the all-time greatest teams in California high school softball. This feature was orginally done in 2018 and doesn’t include Norco’s 32-1 team from this season or Pleasanton Foothill’s 28-0 team....
NEW Softball State Top 25 Ranks
No. 1 Norco regains some momentum as CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs are beginning next week. No. 2 Foothill (Pleasanton) also looking to do the same in the CIF North Coast Section. For this week’s rankings, Chino Hills joins the top five, Buchanan joins the top 10 and Huntington Beach wins a big league...
Softball: All-Time Top 25 Coming Soon
Another editorial project that we’ve started working on in the last week and plan to have completed before the start of the 2017 football season is actually not from football. That will be the selection of the 25 greatest softball teams in state history.
Preseason Softball State Ranks
It’s not as obvious at the top of the state like it was to start last season with Mission Viejo. Still, we love teams with big-time returning pitchers and that’s why we’re starting off with Pioneer of San Jose in the No. 1 position. The Mustangs, led by UCLA-bound Holly Azevedo, came close to going […]
Inside the All-State Softball Team
This extra all-state softball post for Gold Club members lists more of the state’s top underclass players, explains why the All-CIFSS teams were diminished as part of our criteria and gives some extra credit to a few players, including our State Most Inspirational Player of the Year. If you’re not a Gold Club member yet,...
Softball: State Top 20 Update
Pacifica slips past Archbishop Mitty for final No. 3 ranking while newcomers will be section champions from Division I in the CIF Central Coast and L.A. City sections.