The first changes for these expanded, final rankings compared to the previous State TOP 25 start at No. 6 with La Habra moving up and staying in front of the Murrieta Mesa and Orange Lutheran teams it beat in the CIFSS D1 playoffs. CIF NorCal D1 runner-up Whitney of Rocklin also moves up five spots...
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Softball Preseason State TOP 25
We have done softball state rankings back to 1985 and are beginning 2026 with a familiar name at the top. That’s a few years longer than Rick Robinson has been coaching in the sport and his squad at Norco looks loaded as the season gets going. A few teams may have already played a game […]
NEW State TOP 50 FB Ranks (26-50)
Getting an upset and also being unbeaten pays off big for Point Loma of San Diego as it had to go into this week’s TOP 50 as a newcomer. The only other newcomer this week is Clovis West of Fresno, which will shoot for a much bigger prize in a Thursday game this week. This...
State Football Players of the Week
We had one nomination for a NorCal player this week with 423 yards rushing and seven TDs, but it’s for a player who has been featured before. After all searching was done, instead we have a NorCal player with 431 yards rushing and seven TDs. We also have a QB with 507 yards passing. Besides […]
All-State Softball Frosh Watch List
Just like baseball, we’ve found in softball that there’s just too many top prospects/players from top programs that have not yet done that much on the high school level for there to be an actual all-state team for freshmen. We still like to provide a look at top freshman softball players around the state from...
More State Softball Coaches of the Year
In addition to overall State Coach of the Year Sean Erickson from Del Oro of Loomis, we have additional state coaching honors for the 2025 season going to Bill Hunyady of San Diego Point Loma (medium schools) and Michelle Felkins of Biggs (small schools).
More Softball State Teams of Year
State Team of the Year honors for the 2025 softball season also are going out for the four other CIF based playoff divisions. We have done teams of the year in five divisions for many years and these mythical honors considered all teams that played in CIF section playoffs (including those that opted out of […]
State Softball/Baseball Players of Week
As the old saying goes “all good things must come to an end” and for this week’s State Baseball-Softball Players of the Week this will be the final installment for the 2024-25 school year. Despite the fact there are only a handful of teams either still alive and competing in the CIF Regional Playoffs, and […]
State Stat Stars of the Week
This feature serves as our statewide collection of milestone achievements in California high school sports. More than lists and numbers, we can provide historical context since we’ve maintained state records in California for more than 40 years. For QBs, Ivan Levant from Fairfax (Los Angeles) will land in the top 10 all-time for 616 yards...
