As is our custom, in addition to first team overall, the 42nd edition of the Cal-Hi Sports All-State teams for softball also has 30 more players here who have been selected second team. Any player from any school regardless of class or school size can be on first or second team. The third team, however,...
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Softball/Baseball Coach Milestones 2025
State record coaching lists for softball and baseball have now all been updated through the 2025 season and here’s a look at the most significant milestone wins & championships that were celebrated. For softball, Rob Weil of Los Alamitos has moved into the top five on the all-time wins list and Norco’s Rick Robinson won […]
FINAL State Softball TOP 40 Rankings
As is our custom, we expand the final rankings at the end of the season and unlike a computer we explain why each move is made. These also are the rankings that go into our archives that include final rankings in California high school softball for more than 40 years. Big moves had to be...
NEW State Softball TOP 25 Rankings
With just one week to go, the No. 1 ranking is locked up by virtue of Norco winning the CIF Southern Section D1 championship. Opting out of this week’s regionals doesn’t make a difference. The rest of the order, however, is up for grabs with no major opt outs in the north. Will it be...
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...
CIFSS Open: State No. 1 Roosevelt Wins
After losing in the CIF Southern Section Open Division championship last season, Roosevelt of Eastvale makes clutch shots down the stretch and beats Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks on Saturday night in Ontario to win this year’s title. The big matchup of No. 1 vs No. 2 teams in the state could be replayed in […]
FINAL State TOP 75 FB Ranks (26-75)
This group features the other two teams from Orange County’s Alpha League, Los Alamitos and San Clemente, plus we have some other CIF Southern Section squads getting final boosts as a result of Palos Verdes winning the CIF D2-A state title by a large margin vs previously unbeaten Twelve Bridges. The Sea Kings also go...
NEW State TOP 50 FB Rankings (1-25)
We haven’t had a team jump from unranked into the top list, but there was no choice to do that this week for Leuzinger of Lawndale after its upset of previous No. 6 Santa Margarita. There also are two teams that moved up this week after losses — Sierra Canyon and Pittsburg — plus Los...
Preseason State TOP 50 Ranks (31-50)
A team with a QB committed to UCLA begins this group of ranked squads. Early big games such as Helix of La Mesa vs St. Francis of Mountain View and Newbury Park hosting Long Beach Millikan also were attractive enough to us to put both teams in these rankings. We do look at others doing […]
FINAL All-State Softball Noms (SoCal)
Selections for the 41st annual Cal-Hi Sports all-state softball teams are beginning in a few days, but first here is a second, updated list of nominees on our board from the CIF L.A. City, San Diego and Southern Sections. Thanks to those who sent in more players from the first list. Additional names also came...