It’s never easy and it wasn’t again and while she already has the major honor from Gatorade, it ended up that the state’s most long-running softball player of the year honor has gone to Kate Munnerlyn from St. Francis of Mountain View. She’s the second honoree from St. Francis in three years following Jessica Oakland […]
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NEW Softball State TOP 35 Rankings
No. 1 St. Francis of Mountain View looks to cap perfect season with a CIF NorCal title at the end of this week. Major movers in next to last rankings include Poway (up four spots), Oak Ridge (up 12 after big win over previous No. 7 Whitney) and Clovis North (up 16). Livermore also goes...
NEW Softball State TOP 35 Rankings
With Pacifica of Garden Grove wrapping up its second straight title in perhaps the toughest playoff bracket in the nation, it’s now down to the Mariners and St. Francis of Mountain View for the final No. 1 ranking. The focus this week now shifts north to the CIF Central Coast Section where the Lancers will...
NEW Softball State TOP 35 Rankings
There’s no change at the top since No. 1 St. Francis (Mountain View) won both of its games last week against previous No. 7 Archibishop Mitty. Rio Mesa of Oxnard is the biggest mover as it goes up to No. 15 from No. 20. Livermore joins the top 25 with this week’s newcomer slots going...
Mini-Stampede Hits Livermore
State No. 1 St. Francis of Mountain View and its state-ranked rivals from Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) both won twice on Saturday in a hastily-arranged doubleheader with Livermore schools. When the Livermore Recreation and Parks Department deemed the field at Robertson Park unplayable on both Thursday and Friday, it spelled doom for the 30th Annual […]
St. Francis MV, Norco Co-Champs
This year’s Michelle Carew Classic had four of the top five teams from the state and six of the top 10, but rain wiped out Saturday’s schedule so there was no No. 1 vs No. 2 championship in the Gold Bracket. There were still big developments as No. 1 Pacifica (Garden Grove) lost twice, the […]
NEW Softball State TOP 35 Rankings
There aren’t many changes from the first rankings of last week with Pacifica of Garden Grove holding strong at No. 1 and St. Francis of Mountain View at No. 2 (now with a big early season win). Clovis North and Granada Hills move closer to the top 10, and Del Norte of San Diego and...
Softball: 1st State TOP 35 Ranks Of Year
The earliest ever start to the high school season in Southern California prevented a preseason ranking and the prestigious Dave Kops Tournament of Champions has already happened in Arizona. Some Northern California schools still haven’t played a game yet. Still, this proved to be a perfect time to begin another season of statewide coverage with […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
In a complete difference from the first 25, these next set of rankings are filled with newcomers (eight in all) and other teams making big upward moves. The highest incoming new teams are led by Murrieta Valley, Villa Park and San Juan Hills. All three have been featured before. We also have Sanger, Clovis and...
All-State Softball: Underclass
We have now reached 40 years of doing the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Softball Teams and we begin the 2023 honors with the best of the best among juniors, sophomores and freshmen. There are a few freshmen from the 2023 season that gained a spot, but it’s harder for the younger players to get up there...
