Here are the first IE Varsity high school softball rankings for the 2025 season.
Records are through Sunday, March 9.
IE VARSITY SOFTBALL RANKINGS, MARCH 10
1. Norco (11-1)
The Cougars reached the finals of the prestigious Dave Kops Tournament of Champions.
2. Etiwanda (10-2)
Michigan State-bound Alyssa Galindo is 4-2 in the circle and has also hit four home runs.
3. Riverside Poly (7-3)
Freshman catcher Honesty Romero is batting .500 and leads the squad with six homers.
4. Chino Hills (8-4)
The Huskies went 4-2 at the Dave Kops Tournament of Championship in Bullhead City.
5. Vista Murrieta (4-3)
The Broncos open Southwestern League play Wednesday afternoon at Temecula Valley.
6. Ayala (5-2)
The Bulldogs will resume Palomares League play Tuesday afternoon at Diamond Bar.
7. King (4-3)
The Wolves already have picked up two noteworthy wins over Yucaipa and Ganesha.
8. Yucaipa (8-4)
The Thunderbirds will host Riverside Poly in an intriguing nonleague contest Tuesday.
9. Ganesha (7-4-1)
The Giants should cruise through Miramonte League play which begins this week
10. Murrieta Mesa (4-5-1)
The Rams have played a tough schedule which has resulted in a mixed bag of outcomes.
Teams on the bubble (in alphabetical order): Aquinas (5-5), Bonita (7-4), Centennial (4-2), Great Oak (3-3-1), Hemet (5-1), Linfield Christian (6-0), Roosevelt (5-3-1), Temescal Canyon (7-3), Upland (5-3), Valley View (7-2).