Photo by Tim Lunney Softball: CIF-SS Semifinal Round Scores & Title Game Matchups: Editor’s Note: CIF will determine the date of each title game in the next few days. Division 1: Norco 6, Ayala 1 El Modena 13, Temescal Canyon 3 Final: Norco (28-3) vs El Modena (22-8) Division 2: JSerra 9, Great Oak 6 […]
Softball: Norco looked every bit the state’s No. 6 program (MaxPreps) on Saturday. The top-seeded Cougars cruised to a 6-1 victory at Ayala in a CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal round contest. Coral Williams went the distance in the circle. Williams allowed just one run on three hits. She issued one walk and registered four strikeouts. […]
Stats by Harry Joe & photos by Tim Lunney Softball: Rio Hondo Prep has the opportunity to secure its school quite the athletic bookend for the 2024-25 calendar year. Back on November 29th, the Kares football program claimed a second consecutive CIF-SS title with their 43-16 beatdown of a much deeper and a talent-rich program […]
Editor’s Note: La Mirada did not post their game stats on MaxPreps or Game Changer Softball: Ayala earned a spot in Saturday’s CIF-SS Division 1 semifinal round. The Bulldogs outlasted their hosts from La Mirada, 9-5, in nine innings. AHS scored once in the sixth, twice in the seventh, and they put the game away […]
Softball: Quarterfinal Round Playoff Scores: D-1: Norco 9, Chino Hills 1 Ayala 9, La Mirada 5 (nine innings) El Modena 6, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) 4 Temescal Canyon 4, Etiwanda 0 (Tuesday) D-2: Great Oak 8, California 3 JSerra 7, Palos Verdes 1 Santa Margarita 2, Ganesha 1 Los Alamitos 7, La Serna 1 D-3: […]
Softball: For the second time in three playoff games, Rio Hondo Prep extended their season thanks to a walk-off win. Last Thursday, the Kares secured an 8-6 victory over Southlands Christian in the CIF-SS Division 6 opener because of Bella Fairley’s two-run walk-off HR. After a 16-6 mercy-rule victory at St. Monica in Saturday’s six-inning […]
Softball: La Salle entered Monday’s CIF-SS Division 6 showdown with Poly on a nine-game winning streak, and they had won 14 of their past 15 games. The Santa Fe League champs opened the playoffs last Thursday with a 6-1 victory over Oxford Academy. On Monday, though, Pasadena Poly scored twice in the top of the […]
Softball: The United Christian Academy enjoyed a 7-2 lead in the fifth in Saturday’s D-8 second round showdown with their visitors from Banning. However, the next thing you know, the Broncos held an 11-8 lead as UCA picked up their bats in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Eagles would score four runs to […]
Softball: Nadia Juarez tossed a five-hit shutout in Chino Hills’ 4-0 victory at Huntington Beach in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. Juarez didn’t issue a walk and registered three strikeouts. Juarez needed 85 pitches to finish what she started. Cali Bennett, Maleah Humble, Tea Gutierrez, Zariah Billinger and Siguenza had one […]
Softball: Ayala extended its current win streak to 16 games on Saturday. And they had to work overtime to accomplish that feat. AHS edged Murrieta Mesa, 3-2, in eight innings in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. The Bulldogs trailed 1-0 into the bottom of the sixth before scoring a pair of […]
Softball: Apparently, the 10-day layoff after finishing up Baseline League play wasn’t a hinderance for Etiwanda. The Eagles got a first-round bye in the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs. And on Saturday, they secured a 3-1 victory over their visitors from La Habra. Alyssa Galindo went the distance, allowing one run on five hits. She didn’t […]
Photo by Tim Lunney Softball: Rio Hondo Prep scored twice in the top of the first inning, and they never trailed in Saturday’s 16-6 mercy rule victory at St. Monica in the second round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. The Kares had a narrow 12-9 advantage in base hits in the six-inning contest. Allie […]
Softball: Editor’s Note: West Torrance didn’t post their team stats on MaxPreps or Game Changer. Ayala opened the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs in impressive form. The Bulldogs cruised to a 6-0 victory over their visitors from West Torrance. AHS out-hit the Warriors, 10-3. Allie Lukaszewicz got the win after going four scoreless innings and allowing […]
Photos by Tim Lunney Softball: Imagine the range of emotions. Rio Hondo Prep took a 6-1 lead into the top of the sixth over their visitors from Southlands Christian in the first round of the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs. The Eagles, though, would storm back with five huge runs in the sixth to tie the […]
Photos by Alex Veliz (@CoachAlexMedia) Softball: La Salle won its ninth consecutive game on Thursday. And for more important than that, the Lancers opened the CIF-SS Division 6 playoffs with a 6-1 victory over Oxford Academy. Havana Pagan went the distance, allowing an unearned run on four hits. Pagan issued two walks and registered six […]
Softball: Northview earned a spot the second round of the CIF-SS D-4 playoffs thanks to a dramatic 3-2 victory over Apple Valley. Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Vikings scored twice to secure the win. And NHS persevered in spite of tallying just one base hit. Brynne Johnson got the loss […]
Softball: First-Round Playoff Schedule (ALL Games are Thursday): *** Second round games will be played this coming Saturday Division 1: Mater Dei (16-11-1) at Chino Hills (19-8) Huntington Beach (21-7) at Charter Oak (16-0) West Torrance (19-7) at Ayala (19-2) Bonita (19-9) at Rosary Academy (25-2-1) Upland (16-7) at La Habra (21-7) Etiwanda (22-3) has […]
Photos by Mario Veliz (@MSVCreations_) Softball: St. Genevieve was five outs away from kicking La Salle out of the Santa Fe League penthouse they share with Sacred Heart of Jesus. The third-place Valiants led 3-1, but the Lancers scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure a 5-3 victory in the […]
Photos courtesy of the Charter Oak softball program Softball: Charter Oak secured a perfect regular season after Wednesday’s 14-4 victory over West Covina in five innings. The Chargers out-hit the Bruins, 14-4, and that included a 9-1 advantage in extra-base hits. Mibella Huerta went all five innings, and she allowed four runs (two earned) on […]
Photos by Alex Veliz (@CoachAlexMedia) Softball: La Salle enters the final game of the 2025 regular season on a seven-game win streak. The only thing standing between themselves and a 13-game streak is Sacred Heart of Jesus. SHJ edged the visiting Lancers, 4-3, back on April 3rd in eight innings. La Salle hosted those same […]