Six teams from SGV area in Division 1 for CIF-SS softball playoffs
The CIF Southern Section released its softball playoff pairings Saturday, and, as expected, six teams from the San Gabriel Valley area were placed in the prestigious Division 1 bracket.
The CIF-SS uses computer rankings to help determine where teams are placed in the eight 32-team brackets and the seedings. The area teams that landed in Division 1 are: La Mirada, La Habra, California, Glendora, Charter Oak and Los Altos.
Division 1, considered one of the most competitive high school playoff divisions in the country, begins with first-round play Friday.
La Mirada (22-4), which was ranked No. 4 overall before a 9-7 loss to Gahr in its regular-season finale, held its spot in the final rankings and earned the No. 4 seed. The Matadores will be home in the first round against Sunset League champion Los Alamitos (19-8).
Two area teams will square off in the first round in Division 1.
Hacienda League champion Los Altos (20-8) earned a lofty spot in the rankings by playing a tough schedule that included an 8-4 win over JSerra in March. The Conquerors will be on the road against La Habra (21-7), which rallied late in the regular season to share the Crestview League title.
In other first-round Division 1 matchups for SGV area teams:
- Del Rio League champion California (25-4), which was in the Division 2 playoffs the past two years and reached the finals in 2024, will host Ivy League champion Riverside Poly (21-7) in the first round;
- Glendora (23-2-2) is in the D1 playoffs for the first time in more than a decade after finishing the regular season with strong wins over Bonita and Ayala. The Tartans earned a first-round home game against Crestview League co-champion Pacifica of Garden Grove (17-10).
- Charter Oak (19-3), which won the Valle Vista League title and has just four losses over the past two seasons, is in the Division 1 playoffs for a second straight season. The Chargers took an undefeated record into the D1 playoffs last year and lost to Huntington Beach, 8-7, in the first round. The Chargers are hoping for a better outcome when they travel play Palomares League champion Ayala (16-5).
Bonita (20-8), which was on the Division 1 bubble for most of the season, dropped to Division 2 and earned the top seed. The Bearcats will host Sierra Canyon in the first round Thursday.
In other divisions, Montview League runner-up Duarte (14-10) earned the top seed in Division 6 and Azusa (11-9) is the No. 3 seed in Division 7.
Here are all of the first-round matchups for San Gabriel Valley area teams . The games will be Thursday, May 14 or Friday, May 15.
All games start at 3:15 p.m. unless another time is agreed upon.
DIVISION 1
First round, Friday, May 15
Los Altos at La Habra
Los Alamitos at La Mirada
Pacifica at Glendora
Charter Oak at Ayala
Riverside Poly at California
DIVISION 2
First round, Thursday, May 14
Sierra Canyon at Bonita
Torrance at Ganesha
Western Christian at Whittier Christian
St. Paul at Roosevelt
Santa Fe at Huntington Beach
South Hills at Camarillo
Vista Murrieta at Schurr
DIVISION 3
First round, Friday, May 15
Highland at Northview
Carter at La Serna
La Salle at Grand Terrace
Arcadia at Liberty
DIVISION 4
First round, Thursday, May 14
Maranatha at Apple Valley
Monrovia at Redlands East Valley
Mira Costa at Rio Mesa
La Canada at Mission Viejo
Pasadena Poly at Paramount
DIVISION 5
First round, Friday, May 15
Long Beach Wilson at Temple City
Katella at Muir
Rio Hondo Prep at Providence
Garden Grove at South El Monte
Patriot at Covina
Flintridge Sacred Heart at University
DIVISION 6
First round, Thursday, May 14
Rialto at Duarte
Flintridge Prep at LA Sacred Heart
Hesperia at Alhambra
Cantwell Sacred Heart at Arroyo
Los Amigos at Sierra Vista
Jurupa Valley at El Monte
DIVISION 7
First round, Friday, May 15
Bellflower at Edgewood
St. Pius at Ramona Convent
Desert Christian Academy at Azusa
DIVISION 8
First round, Thursday, May 14
Santa Maria Valley Christian at Workman
Gabrielino at Pomona Catholic
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