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MaxPreps/NFCA Players of the Week: August 18-24 Vargas nabs 2025 MaxPreps/NFCA Fall Player of Week honors Aug 27, 2025

2025 MaxPreps High School Softball Underclass All-America Team Highlighting the top sophomores and freshmen from the 2025 season. Jul 08, 2025

2025 MaxPreps All-America Team: Hannah Wells of Coahoma headlines high school softball's best Texas commit named MaxPreps National Player of the Year after leading Bulldogs to a third-straight state title. Jul 01, 2025

Final MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings: Melissa of Texas crowned national champions Cardinals become fourth team from the Lone Star State and third in the last five years to finish No. 1. Jun 23, 2025

Recent survey says these high schools are tops for athletes Niche used data from Department of Education among other sources to compile list of best athletic schools. Jun 18, 2025

2025 high school softball MaxPreps Player of the Year in every state Abby Corris of Connecticut, Jaelynn Anthony of Illinois among most recent selections. Jun 18, 2025

Kaukauna of Wisconsin earns spot in penultimate MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings of the 2025 season National champion to be crowned next week as part of final rankings. Jun 17, 2025

High school softball stolen base leaders Alabama seniors take top two spots with a combined 163 stolen bags. Jun 13, 2025

High school softball national strikeout leaders Alabama ace leads nation with 430 Ks in 239.1 innings. Jun 12, 2025

High school softball home run leaders Alabama and Texas seniors lead the nation with 31 dingers each. Jun 12, 2025

Undefeated Ohio state champion Kenton Ridge among newcomers in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Texas state champion Midway, unbeaten Taunton of Massachusetts also earn a spot among the nation's elite. Jun 10, 2025

Top 25 high school sports stories of 2024-25 Incarnate Word Academy girls basketball, a record football losing streak and healing following a school shooting captured the nation's attention over the past school year. Jun 06, 2025

Four Texas state champions headline this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings No. 1 Melissa among Lone Star State champions after prevailing over Barbers Hill for 5A Division 1 crown. Jun 03, 2025

Melissa tops Barbers Hill 4-2 in Texas 5A Division 1 softball state championship, locks up national title Cardinals prevail in battle of nationally-ranked powers for Lone Star State title. May 30, 2025

WATCH: Texas high school softball championships on NFHS Network Title games in 11 divisions will be played at Red & Charline McCombs Field in Austin beginning Thursday and running through Saturday night. May 28, 2025

Big week of state championship play headlines this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings No. 1 Melissa set to battle No. 8 Barbers Hill for Conference 5A Division 1 title in Texas. May 27, 2025

Seven new teams join this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Melissa remains No. 1 despite loss in best-of-three series victory in Texas state playoffs. May 20, 2025

Where every player in the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament went to high school California, Texas and Florida lead when it comes to producing players in the college softball postseason. May 16, 2025

State championships in Alabama, Mississippi set to impact MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Four ranked teams, including No. 2 Orange Beach, are in the hunt for titles in Alabama. May 13, 2025

National No. 1 Melissa breaks national high school softball record with 106 home runs Texas powerhouse accomplished the feat in 33 games, breaking previous record set in 39 contests. May 08, 2025

Calvary Baptist Academy wins fifth-straight softball state championship in Louisiana for late teammate Elana Franks Cavaliers go 37-1 after dedicating season to senior who died in January. May 07, 2025

Florida high school softball state playoff brackets National No. 5 Doral Academy brings 26-1 record into Class 6A postseason. May 06, 2025

Newly-crowned state champions headline this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Two Louisiana squads bring home first state titles of 2025. May 06, 2025

MaxPreps National Softball Player of the Year watch list Oklahoma and Texas commits headline contenders for the nation's highest honor. May 01, 2025

Two new teams join this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Postseason play has arrived for 15 ranked teams. Apr 29, 2025

High school softball strikeout leaders headlined by Alabama junior Emily Needham with 357 According to statistics submitted to MaxPreps, 14 players have recorded 250 or more strikeouts this spring. Apr 24, 2025

High school softball home run leaders headlined by Alabama senior Lilly Bethune with 27 According statistics submitted to MaxPreps, 13 players have hit 20 or more home runs this spring. Apr 24, 2025

National showdowns headline this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Postseason play begins in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Apr 22, 2025

Nationally-ranked high school softball teams are racing toward 100 home runs in 2025 No. 1 Melissa of Texas and No. 14 Calvary Baptist Academy of Louisiana lead the nation in long bombs and have eyes on national record. Apr 16, 2025

Kingwood, Del Oro enter this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Don't look now but Texas wraps up regular season play this week and the postseason is right around the corner for much of the country. Apr 15, 2025

Orange Beach, Calvary Christian make a jump this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Defending national champions jump seven spots to No. 3 after capturing the Kissimmee Klassic championship. Apr 08, 2025

Weddington, Hamilton Southeastern join this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Pace sophomore Hannah DeMarcus struck out 33 in 12 inning 1-0 win. Mar 31, 2025

Doral Academy of Florida rises in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Anabela Abdullah lifted unbeaten Firebirds past then-No. 2 Montverde Academy with a grand slam over the weekend. Mar 25, 2025

MaxPreps/NFCA Players of the Week: March 10-16 Connor, Hebert, Stuewe and Johnson nab 2025 MaxPreps/NFCA Spring Player of Week honors Mar 20, 2025

Six new teams join this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Hernando of Mississippi, Catawba Ridge of South Carolina headline new squads entering the rankings. Mar 18, 2025

Eight new teams join this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings New entries headlined by El Modena of California, which lands at No. 3 after winning the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions. Mar 11, 2025

Melissa of Texas takes over No. 1 spot in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Twenty-ninth edition of the Dave Kops Tournament of Champions starts this week, features four ranked teams. Mar 04, 2025

Norco, Katy on the rise in first regular season MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Preseason No. 1 Orange Beach of Alabama opens season today. Feb 25, 2025

Orange Beach of Alabama headlines 2025 Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings Makos are loaded again after going 46-1 in 2024 and winning fourth consecutive state title. Feb 04, 2025

Best high school softball team in every state heading into the 2025 season Orange Beach in Alabama, Melissa in Texas and Gaylord in Michigan among our picks for state bests as the spring approaches. Jan 30, 2025

Best high school softball player in every state heading into the 2025 season Kai Minor, Caroline Stanton and Aubrey Jones headline each state's best. Jan 28, 2025

Top 20 Class of 2026 softball players to watch in 2025 LSU commit Ayla Tuua and catcher Ava Hodo headline the nation's top juniors. Jan 23, 2025

Top 25 Class of 2025 softball players to watch in 2025 Tennessee ace Kailey Plumlee and Oklahoma signee Berkley Zache headline an impressive group of seniors. Jan 21, 2025

High school sports: 20 stories that moved the needle in 2024 Incarnate Word Academy girls basketball, a record football losing streak and healing following a school shooting captured the nation's attention over the past 12 months. Dec 30, 2024

MaxPreps/NFCA Player of the Week: September 17-22 Chaparral’s Ashlyn Burgess Named 2024 MaxPreps/NFCA Fall Player of the Week Sep 24, 2024

MaxPreps/NFCA Player of the Week: September 2-8 Preston's Na’Braijhanae Phillips Named 2024 MaxPreps/NFCA Fall Player of the Week Sep 10, 2024

MaxPreps/NFCA Player of the Week: August 26 - September 1 Patula Acadmey's Bella Bruner Named 2024 MaxPreps/NFCA Fall Player of the Week Sep 03, 2024

MaxPreps/NFCA Player of the Week: August 19-25 Miller Grove's Morrison Named 2024 MaxPreps/NFCA Fall Player of the Week Aug 27, 2024

High school softball: MaxPreps Underclass All-America Team A look the top 30 freshman, sophomores on diamond in 2024. Jul 09, 2024

2024 MaxPreps All-America Team: Jayden Heavener of Pace headlines high school softball's best LSU commit named MaxPreps National Player of the Year after leading Patriots to Florida's Class 6A state championship. Jun 27, 2024

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