First five from last week stay the same with Los Alamitos leading the way. Huntington Beach moves up to No. 6 and could face No. 4 Oaks Christian this weekend. Riverside Poly also makes a major move after wins against Temescal Canyon and Valley View. Vista del Lago and San Ramon Valley also get bumps...
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NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
Los Alamitos takes over No. 1 ranking after winning title of the Michelle Carew Classic, but then we decided to wait to release this week until after a Tuesday game vs league rival Marina (Huntington Beach). Los Al won so all rankings stayed as projected. Another league rival, Huntington Beach, jumps from 5-3 and not...
NEW Baseball State TOP 35 Rankings
This week’s new order was rushed up to a Sunday night release due to the many teams starting in key spring break tournaments on Monday. There’s a new No. 1 as Valley Christian of San Jose has avenged its only loss, but Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks is still No. 2 despite dropping one of...
Los Al Captures Carew Classic
Griffins get clutch pitching from Berkley Vance and big home run by Taryn Clements as they win the toughest softball tournament of the season in Southern California with a 4-2 win on Saturday in the final over state No. 1 St. Francis of Mountain View. Top pitching outings also were turned in from Orange Lutheran […]
State Coach of Year: Benji Medure
After his 22nd season, Huntington Beach’s head coach is closing in on his 400th win and has built one of the top baseball programs in California. This year’s capper of winning the CIF Southern California D1 regional title also has gained him the No. 1 coaching honor for the 2022 season. FOR MORE ON THIS […]
De La Salle: Baseball State Team of Year
It wasn’t like the more dominant team of 2019, but this year’s baseball team at De La Salle of Concord won the first CIF NorCal D1 title in dramatic fashion over previous state No. 1 St. Francis of Mountain View and gets the school’s second State Team of the Year honor in four years. Other […]
One Day, Two CIF SoCal Titles
Huntington Beach baseball & Oaks Christian of Westlake Village softball have learned that losing in a section playoff game does not mean the season is over. It’s a lesson many teams in other sports that have CIF regional and state competitions have known for many years. Both teams won CIF Division I regional titles on […]
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
Monday games this week already have created some news as No. 1 Clovis North won a local tourney while Huntington Beach has shaken the order with a win over Los Alamitos in a Sunset Surf League contest. The big mover, of course, is new No. 4 Granada of Livermore after it captured the Livermore Stampede...
NEW Softball State TOP 25 Rankings
It could be a No. 1 vs No. 2 showdown at the Michelle Carew Classic this weekend as St. Francis of Mountain View is stepping up to play some of the top teams in Southern California. We’ll have on-site coverage from longtime associate editor Harold Abend. The big news in this week’s rankings are the...
