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California (CIF) Northern Section baseball high school playoff brackets (5/16/2025)

Top seeds in each division are Chico (D2), West Valley (D3), Winters (D4), Mt. Shasta (D5), Los Molinos (D6) and Loyalton (D7)

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West Valley (left) defeated Red Bluff 6-4 on March 7 and both teams are in the CIF Northern Section playoffs. Red Bluff is the No. 2 seed in Division 2, while West Valley is top seed in Division 3.
West Valley (left) defeated Red Bluff 6-4 on March 7 and both teams are in the CIF Northern Section playoffs. Red Bluff is the No. 2 seed in Division 2, while West Valley is top seed in Division 3. / Photo by Steve Carrell

The Northern Section baseball high school playoff brackets have been released.

Five of the six divisions will be underway by Friday, May 16, with Division 7 opening on May 20. Championship games on scheduled May 24.

CIF Northern Regional play runs June 3-7 with no state championships yet approved.

Top seeds in each division are Chico (D2), West Valley (D3), Winters (D4), Mt. Shasta (D5), Los Molinos (D6) and Loyalton (D7).

Defending champions are Chico (D2), Gridley (D3), Colusa (D4), Etna (D5) and Redding Christian (D6).

2025 Northern Section baseball brackets

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MITCH STEPHENS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.

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