Softball:
Editor’s Note: Unlike baseball, CIF didn’t rank the teams 1-10, they put the best programs in each division in alphabetical order since this is a preseason poll. Bonita, who claimed the CIF-SS Division 3 title, and returns most of its stars, is not listed.
CIF-SS Preseason Softball Poll:
Division 1
Beaumont
Camarillo
Gahr
Huntington Beach
Los Alamitos
Lutheran/Orange
Mission Viejo
Murrieta Mesa
Norco
Oaks Christian
Pacifica/Garden Grove
Roosevelt
Villa Park
Westlake
Division 2
Arcadia
Canyon/Anaheim
El Segundo
Marina
Millikan
Moorpark
JSerra
North Torrance
Rio Mesa
Royal
Saugus
Segerstrom
St. Anthony
Tesoro
Vista Murrieta
Warren
West Torrance
Yucaipa
Division 3
Aquinas
Cajon
Capistrano Valley
Downey
El Toro
Fountain Valley
Kennedy
Lakewood
La Quinta/La Quinta
Los Altos
Orange Vista
Kennedy
San Juan Hills
Sunny Hills
Temescal Canyon
Division 4
Buena
Elsinore
Flintridge Sacred Heart
Hillcrest
Indio
Lompoc
Mayfair
Mira Costa
Oxnard
Palm Desert
San Dimas
Schurr
Summit
Woodbridge
Division 5
Calvary Chapel/SA
Capo Valley Chr.
Duarte
La Quinta/W
La Sierra
Northview
Northwood
Paraclete
Rancho Mirage
Shadow Hills
St. Lucy
St. Monica
Trabuco Hills
Troy
Vasquez
Ventura
Division 6
Acad. Careers/Exploration
Acad./Academic Excellence
(The)Archer School for Girls
Bloomington
Cobalt Institute
Edgewood
Mayfield
Leuzinger
Littlerock
Pioneer
Ramona Convent
Rim of the World
Savanna
Serrano
Sierra Vista
Yucca Valley
Division 7
Avalon
Bishop Diego
Burroughs/Ridgecrest
California Lutheran
Chadwick
Hesperia Christian
Marymount
Oakwood
Ontario
Pacific
Portola
San Gabriel
Santa Ynez
Tahquitz
Tustin
Valley Christian/Santa Maria
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Monalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Glendora got one more game in before Christmas. And they made the most of it. The Tartans cruised to a 91-58 nonleague victory over Hesperia. GHS had a 48-25 lead at the half. Sebastian Demano scored a game-high 21 points. Demano also had five rebounds, nine […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball: La Salle improved to 12-1 after Saturday’s 40-28 victory over Westlake at the La Salle Winter Showcase. The Lancers led 22-12 at the half, and 32-17 after three quarters. Casey Higgins led La Salle with 10 points. Aislin Tamez Torres had nine points, and Emily Fong contributed eight points […]
Photos by Alex Veliz Girls Basketball La Salle won its eighth consecutive game on Friday. The Lancers cruised to a 75-45 victory over Schurr at the La Salle Winter Showcase. LSHS had a 38-17 lead at the break, and the outcome was never in doubt. Casey Higgins scored a game-high 21 points. Emily Fong chipped […]
Boys Basketball: Etiwanda picked up victory No. 10 of the 2024-25 season on Friday. The Eagles outlasted their visitors from Vista Murrieta, 69-57, behind 18 points from AJ Orji. Orji scored 15 of the 18 in the second half. Ayden Hamilton chipped in with 14 points and Sloane Harris had 11. Cisco Munoz scored a […]
Boys Basketball: Bonita dug itself a 15-point hole at the half in Thursday’s Palomares League opener at Diamond Bar. The Bearcats outscored the Brahmas 49-41, but DBHS would hold on for a 73-66 victory. Bonita had a 10-9 advantage in 3-pointers made. Tyler West led Diamond Bar with 20 points and Jedison Chow had 16 […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Boys Basketball: Something had to give when Glendora and Ayala met up Thursday night in Chino Hills. The Bulldogs had won five in a row and 10 of their last 11 games. And the visiting Tartans entered the Palomares League opener for both programs on an eight-game win […]
Wrestling: So far, so good. Bonita has opened the Palomares League portion of its schedule with a pair of blowouts. Last week, the Bearcats secured a 64-18 victory at Diamond Bar. And last night, BHS won 12-of-14 matches, and they cruised to a 65-11 victory. Bonita is now 6-1 overall, and 2-0 in league matches. […]
Photos by Carlo Montalbo (@Carlo.Montalbo on Instagram) Girls Basketball: Glendora had one of its poorest shooting efforts of the year. But when push came to shove, the Tartans pulled away in the second half and they secured a 44-33 victory at Ayala in the Palomares League opener for both programs. GHS and AHS combined for […]
Girls Basketball: Another Prep League basketball for Flintridge Prep. And another blowout. The Wolves led by 27 points after the first eight minutes, and they cruised to a 71-13 victory at Westridge. So far, Prep has league wins over Mayfield, Chadwick and Westridge by a combined margin of 225-52. Olivia Childs led the way with […]
