Prep softball rankings: Who moved around in the latest Top 25 after Clovis North’s loss?
A perfect season is no longer on the table for the Clovis North softball team.
Buchanan had a strong performance by Christal Lopez, who pitched a five-hitter and struck out seven in 10 innings to help the Bears hold on for a 1-0 win over Clovis North.
Thimir Bracamontes drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning.
The Broncos, however, remain The Bee’s top-ranked team, ahead of No. 2 Clovis and No. 3 Buchanan.
The Bears later lost to Clovis East 2-1. The Timberwolves jumped eight spots to No. 18 after the impressive win.
Some teams moved up one spot, and others moved back. Check out The Bee’s latest rankings below and how they fared last week.
Around the horn
▪ Clovis North holds a one-game lead over Buchanan and Clovis in the Tri-River Athletic Conference with four games remaining. The Broncos face Clovis East and Clovis this week, followed by Central and Buchanan next week.
▪ No. 16 Madera has a one-game lead over No. 5 Bullard with four games remaining in the County/Metro Athletic Conference. Both teams will meet in the season finale May 13 in Madera.
▪ The Coyotes also celebrated coach Judy Shaubach’s 700th career win. She is the 11th in state history to reach the milestone, according to the Cal-Hi Sports record book. In the Central Section, Shaubach joins Mike D’Amato of Independence and Mike Noel of Clovis with at least 700 wins, historian Bob Barnett said.
▪ Reedley leads the North Yosemite League by one game over Sunnyside. Those teams face each other May 10 at Sunnyside.
Top 25 rankings
(Records through Sunday)
1. Clovis North 18-1 (Pvs. 1). Last week: lost to Buchanan; defeated Clovis West
2. Clovis 19-5 (Pvs. 2). Last week: defeated Clovis West and Central
3. Buchanan 17-6 (Pvs. 3). Last week: defeated Clovis North; lost to Clovis East
4. Liberty-Bakersfield 19-5 (Pvs. 5). Last week: defeated Frontier twice
5. Hanford 15-6 (Pvs. 8). Last week: defeated Lemoore and El Diamante
6. Bullard 16-9 (Pvs. 6). Last week: lost to Madera; defeated Edison
7. Central 15-7 (Pvs. 7). Last week: defeated Clovis East; lost to Clovis
8. Liberty-Madera Ranchos 21-3 (Pvs. 9). Last week: defeated Chowchilla and Yosemite
9. St. Joseph 16-6 (Pvs. 10). Last week: defeated Templeton twice
10. Independence 18-7 (Pvs. 11). Last week: defeated Golden Valley twice
11. Tulare Western 18-5-1 (Pvs. 12). Last week: defeated Tulare Union and Delano
12. Stockdale 17-7 (Pvs. 4). Last week: lost to Centennial twice
13. Paso Robles 15-6 (Pvs. 14). Last week: defeated Righetti twice
14. Fowler 18-5 (Pvs. 15). Last week: defeated Caruthers and Exeter
15. Redwood 14-8-1 (Pvs. 16). Last week: defeated Mt. Whitney and Lemoore
16. Madera 14-10 (Pvs. 25). Last week defeated Bullard and San Joaquin Memorial
17. Tulare Union 15-8-1 (Pvs. 13). Last week: lost to Tulare Western and Monache
18. Centennial 18-6-1 (Pvs. 18). Last week: defeated Stockdale twice
19. Clovis East 10-10-1 (Pvs. 24). Last week: lost to Central; defeated Buchanan
20. Garces 12-13 (Pvs. 17). Last week: defeated Bakersfield and lost to Bakersfield
21. Monache 15-7-1 (Pvs. 19). Last week: defeated Delano; lost to Porterville; defeaated Tulare Union
22. Golden West 13-10 (Pvs. 20). Last week: lost to El Diamante and Hanford
23. Highland 18-5 (Pvs. 23). Last week: defeated Foothill twice
24. Dinuba 14-9 (Pvs. 22). Last week: lost to Selma and defeated Immanuel and Mission Prep twice
25. El Diamante 12-11 (Pvs. 21). Last week: defeated Golden West; lost to Hanford
On the bubble: Wasco (21-3), Mission Prep (14-7), Mission Oak (16-6-1), Kingsburg (12-11), San Joaquin Memorial (11-13-1), Reedley (17-6-1), Chowchilla (12-8), Immanuel (12-10), Arroyo Grande (12-9-1), San Luis Obispo (12-6-1), Sanger (14-10), Caruthers (13-10)
