High schools: Ryan Maddox leads Bee softball No. 1 Clovis North into showdown week
The Tri-River Athletic Conference will be in full swing this week.
In softball, The Fresno Bee’s No. 1 Clovis North will look to remain undefeated when the Broncos face No. 2 Clovis and No. 3 Central in TRAC action.
Clovis North star Ryan Maddox has over 100 career hits and a 55-4 pitching record, according to Central Section historian Bob Barnett.
The Broncos are 17-0-1.
In the County/Metro Athletic Conference, No. 8 Sanger and No. 16 Madera are 2-0.
Sanger West, debuting in The Bee’s rankings at No. 25, leads the North Yosemite League at 5-0.
Also new in the rankings are No. 17 Kingsburg and No. 24 Orange Cove.
In baseball, Bee No. 4 Buchanan will play a three-game series against No. 21 Central. Buchanan and Clovis are tied for second in the TRAC at 4-2, one game behind Clovis West.
No. 16 Clovis West will open a three-game series against Clovis East. In other TRAC action, No. 3 Clovis will face Clovis North.
The Bee’s top-ranked Bullard will play two games this week against Garza.
No. 15 Fresno is 6-0 in the North Yosemite League and will play Sanger West this week.
Baseball rankings
Records through Monday
1. Bullard (14-3) defeated Memorial twice Pvs: 1
2. Redwood (13-5) defeated Golden West twice Pvs: 2
3. Clovis (10-8-1) defeated San Luis Obispo Pvs: 3
4. Buchanan (11-7) defeated Clovis East Pvs: 4
5. Bakersfield Christian (15-4) defeated Bakersfield twice Pvs: 6
6. Kingsburg (16-3) defeated Sierra Pacific twice Pvs: 7
7. Stockdale (12-6) split with Centennial Pvs: 5
8. Cabrillo (16-4) defeated University Prep-Redding and Lompoc, lost to St. Francis-Watsonville Pvs 8
9. El Diamante (14-5) defeated Porterville twice Pvs: 10
10. Madera (13-6) defeated Garza twice Pvs: 11
11. Frontier (13-6) split with Ridgeview Pvs: 9
12. Kerman (13-6) defeated Reedley twice Pvs: 13
13. Arroyo Grande (14-6) defeated Cabrillo, lost to St. Francis-Watsonville, defeated University Prep-Redding Pvs: 12
14. Lemoore (12-4) defeated Tulare Union twice Pvs: 14
15. Fresno (13-6) defeated Torres twice Pvs: 15
16. Clovis West (10-9) defeated Pacific Grove, lost to Hollister Pvs: 16
17. Tulare Western (11-6) defeated Mission Oak twice Pvs: 18
18. Fowler (13-3) lost to Liberty-Madera Ranchos, defeated Golden West Pvs: 19
19. Righetti (15-6) defeated Merced, lost to Pitman-Turlock, defeated Westlake and Newbury Park Pvs: 20
20. Dos Palos (14-2) defeated Mariposa County, Coalinga, Hughson and Hilmar Pvs: 21
21. Central (9-10) lost to St. Joseph Pvs: 17
22. Liberty-Madera Ranchos (14-6) defeated Kerman Pvs: 24
23. Washington Union (13-6-1) defeated Exeter twice Pvs: 25
24. Sanger (10-7-1) split with Edison Pvs: 22
25. Centennial (10-8) lost to Tulare Western, defeated Stockdale Pvs: 23
Softball rankings
Records through Monday
1. Clovis North (17-0-1) defeated Clovis West and Clovis East Pvs: 1
2. Clovis (15-4) defeated Central and Buchanan Pvs: 3
3. Central (16-3) lost to Clovis, defeated Wheatland, Pleasant Grove-Elk Grove, Liberty-Brentwood, lost to Vacaville Pvs: 2
4. Stockdale (10-4-2) defeated Centennial, lost to Royal-Simi Valley, tied San Marcos Pvs: 8
5. Independence (13-5) defeated Highland twice Pvs: 9
7. St. Joseph (11-4) defeated El Segundo Pvs: 10
7. Tulare Union (16-4) defeated Lemoore and Hanford Pvs: 11
8. Sanger (12-4-1) defeated San Joaquin Memorial and Garza Pvs: 12
9. Bullard (14-4) lost to Madera, defeated Edison Pvs: 4
10. Liberty-Bakersfield (14-3) split with Garces Pvs: 5
11. Centennial (14-4-1) lost to Stockdale Pvs: 6
12. Buchanan (9-6-1) lost to Clovis East and Clovis Pvs: 7
13. Lompoc (10-4-1) lost to Oxnard, tied Golden Valley-Merced, lost to Oaks Christian, defeated San Marcos Pvs: 14
14. Clovis East (12-8) defeated Buchanan, lost to Clovis North Pvs: 15
15. Fowler (13-3) lost to Liberty-Madera Ranchos, defeated Coalinga Pvs: 13
16. Madera (10-4-1) defeated Bullard and San Joaquin Memorial Pvs: 18
17. Kingsburg (10-5-1) defeated Washington Union and Sierra Pacific Pvs: NR
18. Edison (10-7) defeated Garza Pvs: 19
19. Caruthers (9-6) defeated Fresno Christian twice Pvs: 20
20. Clovis West (7-6-2) lost to Clovis North and Dixon, defeated Turlock, lost to Oakdale Pvs: 16
21. Highland (11-5) lost to Independence twice Pvs: 17
22. Mission Oak (10-5-1) defeated Tulare Western Pvs: 22
23. Cabrillo (7-2) No games Pvs: 21
24. Orange Cove (10-7-1) defeated Corcoran and Woodlake Pvs: NR
25. Sanger West (13-6) defeated Fresno and Torres Pvs: NR
