OSAAtoday - Softball coaches polls: May 14

May 14 Statewide Softball Coaches Polls

OSAAtoday presents its weekly statewide Softball Coaches Polls in all classifications. Thanks to all the coaches who took the time and had the expertise to contribute their opinions to this endeavor.

OSAAtoday will present the final Girls Softball Coaches Polls next Monday.

Please note: these polls are for generating interest and discussion only and have no impact on the OSAA’s RPI and Colley ratings that form the basis of the OSAA’s rankings for playoff purposes.

Softball

1. Grants Pass (5) [2] 22-3 77

2. Sheldon (3) [1] 20-5 71

3. Sunset [4] 20-5 63

4. Glencoe [6] 20-5 52

5. Tualatin [3] 21-5 51

6. Tigard [9] 18-8 26

7. Barlow [5] 18-8 22

7. Jesuit [7] 19-6 22

9. Roseburg [nr] 16-9 20

10. McMinnville [8] 17-8 11

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Westview (9)

Notes: Sheldon slips from No. 1 after being swept by Roseburg in a doubleheader and settling for a Southwest Conference co-title with Grants Pass, the new No. 1. ... Glencoe won at Newberg 5-3 and McMinnville 8-5 to clinch the Pacific Conference. ... Jesuit won at home over Tualatin 5-3. ... Tigard lost to Canby and Lake Oswego to allow Tualatin to win the Three Rivers League by one game.

1. Ridgeview (9) [1] 19-2 99

2. Hillsboro [3] 22-1 85

3. West Albany (1) [2] 19-3 81

4. Crater [4] 19-5 70

5. Hood River Valley [5] 18-6 64

6. Dallas [6] 17-5 47

7. Pendleton [7] 16-8 30

8. Thurston [8] 19-5 29

9. Putnam [9] 16-6 21

10. Eagle Point [10] 14-7 15

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Central (7)

Notes: Hillsboro has won 14 in a row. ... Crater swept a doubleheader from Eagle Point 7-6 and 5-3. ... Dallas won at home over West Albany 5-2 on Friday to pull within a half-game of the Bulldogs for first place in the Mid-Willamette Conference. ... Ridgeview plays host to 4A No. 2 Henley on Thursday.

1. La Grande (10) [1] 20-1 100

2. Henley [2] 25-1 87

3. Marist Catholic [4] 22-3 78

4. Junction City [3] 21-4 75

5. McLoughlin / Griswold [5] 16-7 57

6. Banks [7] 18-5 44

7. Philomath / Alsea [8] 18-8 38

8. Sweet Home [6] 18-7 28

9. Gladstone [9] 19-4 23

10. Stayton [10] 16-7 10

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: None

Notes: Henley, which has outscored its last six opponents 102-1, plays at 6A No. 1 Grants Pass on Tuesday and at 5A No. 1 Ridgeview on Thursday. ... La Grande won at McLoughlin 3-0 and 15-7 on Saturday to extend its winning streak to 13.

1. Clatskanie (6) [1] 22-0 85

2. South Umpqua (2) [3] 19-4 77

3. Dayton (1) [2] 16-5 66

4. Cascade Christian [4] 20-6 57

5. Rainier [5] 14-8 54

6. Taft [6] 16-8 36

7. Harrisburg [9] 16-7 28

8. Scio [8] 12-6 16

8. Santiam Christian [nr] 11-12 16

10. Blanchet Catholic [7] 11-10 13

10. Vale [10] 15-9 13

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: Yamhill-Carlton (12)

Notes: Dayton won at home over Santiam Christian 2-1 and Yamhill-Carlton 14-4. ... South Umpqua swept a doubleheader from visiting Cascade Christian, 10-0 and 6-1, on Thursday to edge the Challengers by one game for the Far West League title. Cascade Christian beat South Umpqua 2-1 at home earlier in the week. ... Harrisburg visits 4A No. 7 Philomath / Alsea on Friday.

2A/1A

1. Grant Union / Prairie City (6) [2] 20-2 104

2. Toledo (1) [3] 22-2 100

3. North Douglas (4) [1] 24-2 96

4. Union / Cove (1) [4] 16-5 78

5. Weston-McEwen [6] 17-3 75

6. Kennedy [7] 17-4 56

7. Vernonia [8] 22-3 45

8. Central Linn [5] 23-4 43

9. Oakland [9] 20-3 39

10. Santiam [nr] 17-4 10

First-place votes in parentheses

Last ranking in brackets

Record listed is what’s posted on www.osaa.org as of Monday evening.

Others receiving significant votes: None

Notes: Oakland won 2-1 at North Douglas to end the Warriors' 18-game winning streak. ... Kennedy defeated Santiam 15-5. ... Bonanza swept Glide 6-2 and 18-16 on Monday to clinch the Special District 5 title outright. ... Union / Cove plays at Grant Union / Prairie City on Tuesday.