Fred you take to little into consideration when figuring your top ten.

Bonita-cruising in league but after losing in the first round to CH last season you would think the lefty curse would have been solved by now.

Glendora-Still a great team but 5-0 is still in the memory

West Covina-Beats the Regents Freds Quote ” best hitting team in the valley” come on Fred against who? It should read best hitter on the team DM

South Hills-They still win

St Lucy’s-Good young team but one 11inning win don’t make you a top dog in the Valley. Stil owns a loss to WC & Rowland Did I say Rowland?

San Dimas-Back where they belong always comes back strong

Charter Oak-On the slide but can still beat anyone

North View- Its like a juggling act in the Valle Vista depends on who shows up?

Los Altos-Still beats the rest

Arroyo-Time will tell

St.Lucy’s is a great tournament team, finishing third in Brea Olinda and winning against Charter Oak. They might have fared better in the Carew tournament had they not had to face Valencia. It’s unfortunate that they are off to an 0-4 start in the Sierra, otherwise they would go deep in the CIF playoffs. The key for them is to win their remaining games. They still have a shot — even though this week is going to be do or die against the best team in the Sierra.

Glendora is still lucky that the majority of umpires in the Sierra league are terrible, considering they allow illegal pitches. I know all of you are non-softball parents are going to say I’m all about sour grapes, but until their pitcher can legally drag her foot without planting twice (yes, this is the worst crow-hop I’ve seen in high school in many years), then I think you can make a case that Glendora is legitimate.

Q: What do the following teams have in common:

2. Bonita (19-2-1)
4. Arroyo (15-1)
5. West Covina (13-6)
6. Northview (14-5)
7. Covina (13-3)
8. San Dimas (11-7)
9. South Hills (15-7)
10. Azusa (12-4)

A: None have played any of the teams below:

OCVARSITY SO CAL SOFTBALL RANKINGS
(Records through Saturday, April 24)

1. Valencia (Valencia) 19-3-1
2. Ayala (Chino Hills) 20-3
3. Mater Dei (Santa Ana) 19-2
4. Santiago (Corona) 21-1
5. Canyon (Anaheim) 15-3-1
6. Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo) 19-2-1
7. Simi Valley (Simi Valley) 18-2
8. Pacifica (Garden Grove) 16-8
9. Norco (Norco) 15-7
10. Cajon (San Bernardino) 15-3-1
11. Mt. Carmel (San Diego) 17-3
12. Foothill (Santa Ana) 15-7
13. Etiwanda (Etiwanda) 15-3
14. El Modena (Orange) 16-5
15. Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) 15-6-1
16. Royal (Simi Valley) 15-5
17. Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita) 13-8
18. Esperanza (Anaheim) 10-9
19. Marina (Huntington Beach) 15-7
20. San Pedro (San Pedro) 19-5
21. Carson (Carson) 20-3
22. Torrey Pines (San Diego) 16-4-2
23. Oxnard (Oxnard) 16-1-1
24. West Ranch (Valencia) 16-5-1
25. Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos) 15-8

Bishop Amat, St. Lucy’s, and Glendora are the only Tribune area teams that have played these teams in their schedules.

“”"whoopyourazz said:

That is why they call it the OCVARCITY RANKINGS
AZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NOW GO FLY A KITE”"”

Are you saying the following teams are OC teams??
15 of the top 25 are non-OC teams.

OCVARSITY SO CAL SOFTBALL RANKINGS
(Records through Saturday, April 24)

1. Valencia (Valencia) 19-3-1
2. Ayala (Chino Hills) 20-3
4. Santiago (Corona) 21-1
7. Simi Valley (Simi Valley) 18-2
9. Norco (Norco) 15-7
10. Cajon (San Bernardino) 15-3-1
11. Mt. Carmel (San Diego) 17-3
13. Etiwanda (Etiwanda) 15-3
15. Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) 15-6-1
16. Royal (Simi Valley) 15-5
20. San Pedro (San Pedro) 19-5
21. Carson (Carson) 20-3
22. Torrey Pines (San Diego) 16-4-2
23. Oxnard (Oxnard) 16-1-1
24. West Ranch (Valencia) 16-5-1

Complied by Dave Smith

(Team name, team ranking, strength of schedule)
Sorted Rankings with Schedule Strength (out-of-state teams have been removed.) Team scores must be entered into MaxPreps.com to reflect in the Rankings.

1) Buchanan (Clovis, Calif.): 18.25, 6.1
2) Santiago (Corona, Calif.): 17.64, 7.2
3) Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, Calif.): 16.64, 8
4) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.): 16.62, 9
5) Valencia (Valencia, Calif.): 15.85, 8.7
6) Simi Valley (Simi Valley, Calif.): 15.75, 7.1
7) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.): 15.08, 5.1
8) Ayala (Chino Hills, Calif.): 14.86, 7.4
9) Canyon (Anaheim, Calif.): 14.75, 7
10) West Hills (Santee, Calif.): 14.74, 6.4
11) Oxnard (Oxnard, Calif.): 14.45, 4.1
12) Del Oro (Loomis, Calif.): 13.82, 6
13) Carson (Carson, Calif.): 13.7, 5.7
14) Etiwanda (Etiwanda, Calif.): 13.51, 8.1
15) Bonita (La Verne, Calif.): 13.49, 4.4
16) Tesoro (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.): 13.46, 9
17) Casa Roble (Orangevale, Calif.): 13.36, 6.1
18) Glendora (Glendora, Calif.): 13.18, 6.9
19) Hillsdale (San Mateo, Calif.): 12.95, 3
20) Royal (Simi Valley, Calif.): 12.93, 12.9
21) Escalon (Escalon, Calif.): 12.83, 3.8
22) Elk Grove (Elk Grove, Calif.): 12.73, 7.8
23) Oaks Christian (Westlake Village, Calif.): 12.72, 4
24) Frontier (Bakersfield, Calif.): 12.58, 7.3
25) El Modena (Orange, Calif.): 12.58, 11

Dave,

Thanks for posting your listing. The strength of schedule is an important factor overlooked in Fred’s informal poll. It would be nice to see the won-loss records from your compilation, although I recognize the lists below your post show most of team records.

the top arm in the sierra league continues to roll…JESSICA HALL and the AYALA BULLDOGS knocked off the regents of st.lucys 5-0. AYALA improved to 21-3, overall, 5-0 in the sierra. hall improved to 20-1, compiling her 16th CG, 9th SO, and after wed., has racked up 220 K’z in 137 INN. the ERA stands at a miniscule 0.61…AYALA continues to get stellar play from the back 7 which include LF MARY MASSEI and CF MIRANDA BRONSON.. and solid catching from lefty TAYLOR GREENE…look for action to really heat up in the sierra league the next 2 weeks as AYALA takes on CHINO HILLS and GLENDORA which will all but determine the sierra league title…

St. Lucy’s over Ayala 4-3.