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Final MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings: Melissa of Texas crowned national champions

Steve Montoya•Jun 23, 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.

Kaukauna of Wisconsin earns spot in penultimate MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings of the 2025 season

Steve Montoya•Jun 17, 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.

Undefeated Ohio state champion Kenton Ridge among newcomers in this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings

Steve Montoya•Jun 10, 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.

Four Texas state champions headline this week's MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings

Steve Montoya•Jun 3, 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.

Where every player in the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament went to high school

Thomas Frey•May 16, 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.

MAP: Where every Division I college softball player went to high school

Thomas Frey•Jun 17, 2024

MAP: Where every Division I college softball player went to high school

California is at the top with nearly 20 percent of the 6,706 players competing collegiately, over 3,000 high schools are represented on the list.