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...
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NEW Softball State Top 25 Ranks
No. 1 Norco and No. 2 Foothill (Pleasanton) both capture major tourney titles, but there are plenty of changes after that, including Santa Margarita up to No. 3, Grand Terrace up to No. 6 and Oaks Christian up to No. 12. Newcomers into the mix this week are Clovis, Cosumnes Oaks of Elk Grove, Del...
NorCal/SoCal Players of the Week
Raging hot batting averages for the early part of the 2019 season have helped this week’s two NorCal players of the week to gain the spotlight. For the SoCal honorees, meanwhile, it’s been more about stingy pitching. The foursome we’re honoring is from Pleasanton, East Nicolaus, Carlsbad and Westlake Village. We hope you enjoy this […]
NEW Softball State Top 20
First regular season look at California’s best for softball of course has Norco at the top, but it’s probably going to surprise some folks about the pecking we have that follows. We do see national rankings put out by MaxPreps and USA Today, but often do not agree with those rankings and don’t think we...
All-State Baseball Nominees (Part 1)
Welcome to the first step toward selection of the 37th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Baseball Teams. Current New York Yankees stars Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, C.C. Sabathia and Aaron Hicks were all on these teams in the past. These nominees are grouped according to each CIF section in the state. It’s not a final list. […]
A Day of NCS Baseball, Softball
It ended up not being quite so simple as watching the CIF North Coast Section Division I baseball and softball championship games on the same day, but it was simple in how both De La Salle of Concord and Amador Valley of Pleasanton earned titles. Both were shutouts and both saw seniors hit impressive home […]
NEW Softball State Top 20
It’s wacko Tuesday in the CIF Southern Section Division I playoffs since two teams that have been near the very top of the state and national rankings all season — Los Alamitos and Orange Lutheran — both were eliminated in upsets. Nothing is that stunning in that bracket, but of course causes a lot of...
NEW Softball State Top 20
SInce the top five remained the same and there were only two new teams for this week’s rankings, it may be the calm before the storm with big tournaments coming up this weekend. Unfortunately, storms may greatly impact all of these upcoming events, including the Michelle Carew Classic and Livermore Stampede. Note: All of our remaining...
NEW Softball State Top 20
With Thursday’s Los Alamitos at Norco game postponed by weather, the Griffins (who are still unbeaten) go back to the top spot in the state this week to replace previous No. 1 Cathedral Catholic. Norco moves up to No. 3 with Orange Lutheran (which has split with Norco) at No. 2. Newcomers this week are...
Baseball: Preseason State Top 25
Eastlake of Chula Vista, the 2017 State Team of the Year, has more than enough firepower returning to start 2018 in the same position. Another CIF San Diego Section team, Cathedral Catholic, also is in the top five. The top CIF Southern Section preseason team, Orange Lutheran, begins at No. 2. Meanwhile, the two top […]
