As the CIF Southern Section moves into its championship games next week with its matchups already determined, teams are on the move in this week’s rankings. Esperanza has gone to No. 1 after its win over previous No. 1 Norco last Thursday, Villa Park nudges up to No. 3, Upland moves from No. 9 to...
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NEW State TOP 35 Softball Rankings
It’s one of the goofiest weeks ever for Orange County teams, but Esperanza of Anaheim comes out of it with a win over previous No. 2 Villa Park and now jumps up into that spot for this week. Ventura/L.A. County was just as wild-and-wacky but it’s Camarillo now right in front of Westlake at No....
NEW State TOP 35 Softball Rankings
Norco still on top, but there’s shuffling this week beginning right at No. 2 as Villa Park grabs that spot. Crescenta Valley’s win from last Monday over previous No. 2 Huntington Beach was reflected in our home page ticker last week, but not in the rankings until now. This week’s new order also sees big...
Preseason Softball TOP 35 Teams
There are a few teams that have already started, but these rankings will serve as our starting point for the upcoming 2021 spring season. Perennial powerhouse Norco is sitting in the No. 1 position for the state despite nearby school Chino Hills landing a No. 1 national ranking. Those two will play each other, which […]
Baseball Schools of Century (So Far)
Going by a points system based on final state top 20 rankings since the 1999-2000 school year and matching previous posts for schools of the century (so far) and girls basketball, here’s the list for baseball. The top four probably would be the ones most people might guess with the leader being Chatsworth. The Chancellors...
Senior Salutes No. 7 (Baseball/Softball)
As a consequence of the 2020 high school baseball and softball seasons being canceled after not even one-third of scheduled games were played in the state, we cannot produce all-state teams in those sports for 2020. We do not want to forget about those seniors from the Class of 2020, however, who were going to […]
CdM Depth On Display In Road Win
Washington-bound quarterback Ethan Garbers threw for five more touchdown passes for state No. 21 Corona del Mar of Newport Beach in its win at No. 49 St. Francis of Mountain View on Friday, but the main takeaway from the game was the depth of the receiving corps. On a night when one of the top […]
NEW Softball State Top 25 Rankings
Gahr of Cerritos goes up to No. 4 after beating Los Alamitos and Santiago (Corona) in CIF Southern Section D1 playoffs. The Gladiators play No. 3 Great Oak in semifinals with winner likely to face defending champion and No. 1 Norco in this weekend’s title game. This week’s two highest newcomers are No. 18 St....
