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Notre Dame Sherman Oaks stunned Orange Lutheran in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division 1 playoffs.

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The CIF Southern Section office announced the All-CIF softball teams and Player of the Year honors for all eight divisions.

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Southern and Sac-Joaquin section teams battle it out for the top spot, with the long ball and a final regional push making the difference

Kai Minor is High School on SI's SoCal Softball Player of the Year in 2025.

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Kai Minor is the Player of the Year and Addison Moorman is the Pitcher of the Year in 2025.

Four second seeds escape with regional championships on a day of upsets

Melissa Cardinals will finish as the nation's No. 1 team after winning the UIL's Class 5A, Division I state championship

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Melissa defeated Barbers Hill to claim the state's Class 5A, Division I state title and will end as nation's No. 1 team; Northwest Rankin (Mississippi) enters the rankings this week

Pow for Poway! Senior slugger Sophia Burmeister had 18 homers and 38 RBI heading into a SoCal semifinal Division 1 game on Thursday.

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Brackets, scores, roundup: Many squads travel more than 150 miles to play elimination games in high intensity one-week tournament up and down the 780-mile length of Golden State

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The CIF State regional playoff brackets have been announced, placing all the sections in the North and South into one regional tournament from Divisions 1-5.

Carondelet sophomore leads the Cougars in the NCS D2 semifinals while hitting an impressive .493 with 34 hits in 69 at-bats through 24 games. She has 26 RBI to go along with 10 doubles, two triples and three home runs.

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No. 1 Liberty, No. 2 Livermore and third-seed Casa Grande win D1 quarterfinal games Friday, while 13th seed Foothill shocked California on Friday

Clovis North sophomore Jaelyn Clark has helped her team into the Central Section Division 1 finals

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Ten teams have advanced to championship games, including Division 1 semifinal winners Buchanan and Clovis North

Oak Ridge first baseman Brooklyn Paratore records a putout during a a 7-1 Sac-Joaquin Section Division 1 playoff win over Folsom on May 16

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Foresthill wins Division 7 championship; 6 more title games scheduled for Saturday at either Sacramento State or Cosumnes River College

Saint Francis had its hitting shoes on while scoring a 19-2 win at Presentation on May 7, 2025

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Top seeds in each division are Willow Glenn (Open Division), Live Oak (D1), HIllsdale (D2), Carmel (D3), Notre Dame-San Jose (D4) and Independence (D5)

Granada senior Delaney Aumua watches ball in flight during East Bay Athletic League game at Foothill May 2 2025. Aumua, who holds the North Coast Section record for career home runs (46) and single season (18, this season), leads the Matadors into a first-round Division 1 game Wednesday at Alameda.

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

Redwood's softball team is the seventh seed in the CIF Central Section playoffs which get underway Friday. Redwood opens at home against Madera.

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Top seeds in each divisions are Central (D1), Hanford West (D2), Wasco (D3), Woodlake (D4), Orcutt Academy (D5) and Kearn Valley (D6)

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Notre Dame Sherman Oaks bouncing Orange Lutheran in the opening round of the Division 1 playoffs was the headline of Thursday's action.

Foothill (Palo Cedro) pitcher Elisea Wiegand and her team enter the Northern Section Division 2 Super Regional as the No. 3 seed. Wiegand is 15-2 with a 1.47 ERA . She's struck out 257 batters in 128.1 innings, including 31 in a 13-inning 2-1 win over Red Bluff.

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Top seeds in each division are Pleasant Valley (D2), Lassen (D3), Colusa (D4), East Nicolaus (D5) and Los Molinos (D6/7)

SJV’s Brynn Utter hits a two run homer in the fourth inning to add to her team’s lead. St. John Vianney Girls Softball vs Red Bank Regional in Red Bank, NJ on April 30, 2025.

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Melissa (Texas) remains the country's top softball team; Kenton Ridge (Ohio) is the lone new team in this week's rankings

Notre Dame Sherman Oaks softball celebrates after a homerun.

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Norco High is the No. 1 overall seed in Division 1, which has two byes in the opening round. Etiwanda, the No. 2 seed, has a bye, too.

Whitney (white uniforms) is the No. 2 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division 2 playoffs, while Oak Ridge is No. 2 in Division 1. Both teams open play on Wednesday.

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Top seeds in each division are Del Oro (D1), Rocklin (D2), Central Catholic (D3), Desiny Christian Academy (D4), Casa Roble (D5), Argonaut (D6) and Foresthill (D7)

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Melissa (Texas) stays steady as the country's top softball team; St. John-Vianney (New Jersey) headlines three new teams in this week's rankings

Granada senior Delaney Aumua watches ball in flight during East Bay Athletic League game at Foothill May 2 2025

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Granada senior and Auburn commit blasts home runs 16, 17 and 18 to break tie of North Coast Section HR mark in home win over Monte Vista

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The last edition of the computer rankings that determine the high school softball playoff divisions is available.

Granada High school senior Delaney Aumua charges in on a San Ramon Valley bunt attempt during a recent EBAL game. Aumua, a Auburn signee, just broke the North Coast Section record for most career home runs with 43.

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Granada-Livermore senior Delaney Aumua smashes car windshields, but honors family, school, NCAA career home run queen with quiet, constant class

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Melissa (Texas) remains the nation's top softball team after edging out Bentonville (Arkansas) last week; Walsh Jesuit (Ohio) and West Vigo (Indiana) are the latest newbies in this week's rankings

Prattville Christian's Saniyah Weaver (81) slides safely into second base before Curry's Jenna Madison (1) can get the tag during the AHSAA state softball tournament at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, Ala., on Monday, May 13, 2024. Prattville Christian defeated Curry 3-2 in 8 innings.

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Alabama's Curry and Arizona's Empire are the latest newbies in this week's rankings; Melissa (Texas) remains the nation's top softball team

Orange Lutheran's Kai Minor (right) celebrates after robbing a home run in the CIF Southern Section Division 1 final in 2024 against Pacifica/Garden Grove.

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The following softball standouts are among the top softball players in California and have earned themselves on 2025 Player of the Year shortlist.