CIF-SS softball playoff brackets: Schedules, pairings for California Southern Section high school softball playoffs

Lance Smith

CIF-SS softball playoff brackets: Schedules, pairings for California Southern Section high school softball playoffs image

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The high school softball postseason is here throughout much of California, including the state's largest and strongest section – the CIF-Southern Section.

The CIF-SS's 2025 softball playoff brackets have officially been unveiled, and all divisions open up on Thursday, May 15, with the first of five rounds. Championships will take place throughout the weekend of May 30-31.

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Norco and Etiwanda earned first round byes as the top two seeds in Division 1.

You can find the official playoff brackets with complete schedules on the CIFSS website. Go to the link and you'll find tabs for all eight divisions near the top of the page.

Lance Smith

Lance has covered high school basketball, football and softball since 2019. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.