Last week’s schedule was light for Palm Beach County’s softball teams, but three continued to hold spots in the Miracle Sports state rankings released Tuesday.
Wellington moved up a spot to No. 2 in Class 8A; Jupiter jumped two spots to No. 7 in Class 9A; and Oxbridge Academy rose one spot to No. 4 in Class 4A.
Wellington moved up a spot to No. 2 in this week’s Miracle Sports Class 8A state softball poll. (Andres Leiva/Palm Beach Post)
Six area teams earned honorable mention recognition. They are: Spanish River (Class 8A); West Boca Raton (Class 7A); American Heritage and King’s Academy (Class 4A); and Lake Worth Christian and Glades Day (Class 2A).
All area teams will be in action this week, and there are a handful of big games on the schedule. Check out a few of them here.
Here are this week’s Miracle Sports state softball rankings, with local teams highlighted in bold:
ALL-CLASSIFICATION
1. Pembroke Pines Charter (8A) 16-1
2. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (8A) 11-1
3. Land O’Lakes (6A) 13-0
4. Wellington (8A) 15-1
5. Lithia Newsome 7-0 (9A) 12-1
6. Coral Springs Charter (5A) 15-2
7. Orange Park Oakleaf (8A) 11-2
8. Apopka (9A) 13-1
9. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (8A) 8-1
10. Land O’Lakes Academy at the Lakes (2A) 13-1
CLASS 9A
1. Lithia Newsome 12-1
2. Apopka 13-1
3. Miami Palmetto 12-2
4. Tampa Alonso 10-2
5. Palm Harbor University 13-4
6. Orange City University 12-2
7. Jupiter 9-2
8 Kissimmee Osceola 11-3
9. Dr. Phillips 14-1
10. Davie Western 11-3
Honorable mention: Jacksonville Mandarin 13-3; Orlando Timber Creek 10-2; Parkland Stoneman Douglas 7-3; Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley 8-3; Coconut Creek Monarch 8-4; West Broward 10-3; Vero Beach 7-1; Davenport Ridge Community 8-4; Winter Garden West Orange 9-5; Miami Coral Reef 8-5.
CLASS 8A
1. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch 11-1
2. Wellington 15-1
3. Orange Park Oakleaf 11-2
4. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 8-1
5. Tallahassee Chiles 13-0
6. Bartow 9-1
7. Clermont East Ridge 13-1
8. Cooper City 13-2
9. Plant City 13-2
10. Winter Springs 11-2
Honorable mention: Lakeland George Jenkins 13-3; Tarpon Springs East Lake 13-3; Lutz Steinbrenner 11-3; Oviedo Hagerty 12-4; Valrico Bloomingdale 13-4; St. Cloud 8-3; Boca Raton Spanish River 8-3; Tallahassee Lincoln 6-2; Tampa Freedom 9-4, Tampa Wharton 8-3.
CLASS 7A
1. Pembroke Pines Charter 16-1
2. Fort Myers 11-1
3. Land O’Lakes Sunlake 13-1
4. Viera 15-1
5. St. Johns Bartram Trail 12-1
6. Tampa Chamberlain 12-1
7. Lake City Columbia 13-3
8. Gainesville 13-3
9. Bradenton Braden River 12-3
10. Deltona 12-2
Honorable mention; West Boca Raton 12-2; Niceville 9-3; Melbourne 12-3; Seminole Osceola 14-4; Estero 11-3; Stuart South Fork 7-2; Navarre 10-2; Miami Terra Environmental 11-2.
CLASS 6A
1. Land O’Lakes 13-0
2. New Port Richey River Ridge 13-1
3. Spring Hill Springstead 12-2
4. Rockledge 13-2
5. Dunnellon 10-2
6. Immokalee 11-2
7. North Fort Myers 13-3
8. Plantation American Heritage 9-6
9. Sebring 10-2
10. Crystal River 7-2
Honorable mention: Orange Park Ridgeview 9-3; Tarpon Springs 11-4; Panama City Beach Arnold 10-4; Tampa Robinson 9-4; Cape Coral 7-4.
CLASS 5A
1. Coral Springs Charter 15-2
2. Marianna 14-1
3. Pierson Taylor 10-1
4. Eustis 9-2
5. Miami Gulliver Prep 8-2-1
6. Keystone Heights 12-3
7. Brooksville Hernando 10-2
8. Key West 11-3
9. Callahan West Nassau 10-4
10. The Villages 10-1
Honorable mention: Lakeland McKeel 13-5; Glen St. Mary Baker County 10-4; Titusville Astronaut 9-4; Lake Placid 10-4; Cocoa Space Coast 13-5; Wesley Chapel Cypress Creek 9-4.
CLASS 4A
1. Jacksonville Providence 10-1
2. Miami Westminster Christian 12-4
3. Tampa Academy of the Holy Names 10-3
4. West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 12-4
5. Jacksonville Trinity Christian 12-5
6. Perry Taylor County 7-3
7. Chaminade Madonna 4-1
8. Tampa Catholic 11-6
9. Jacksonville Episcopal 6-4
10. Clearwater Calvary Christian 6-3
Honorable mention: Delray Beach American Heritage 6-4; West Palm Beach King’s Academy 10-4; Fort Myers Bishop Verot 8-6; Panama City North Bay Haven 11-6; Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 9-3.
CLASS 3A
1. Niceville Rocky Bayou Christian 7-1
2. Orange Park St. Johns Country Day 9-1
3. St. Petersburg Admiral Farragut 10-2
4. Jacksonville University Christian 4-1
5. Belle Isle Cornerstone Charter 9-5
6. Lakeland Christian 10-4
7. Oviedo Master’s Academy 5-1
8. Bradenton Saint Stephen’s Episcopal 9-3
9. St. Petersburg Northside Christian 10-5
10. Orlando Faith Christian 8-3
Honorable mention: Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 8-5; Tampa Carrollwood Day 8-5; Moore Haven 4-2; Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 8-5; Marathon 9-6; Naples Neumann 9-8.
CLASS 2A
1. Land O’Lakes Academy at the Lakes 13-1
2. Monticello Aucilla Christian 4-1
3. Jacksonville Eagle’s View 11-1
4. Homestead Colonial Christian 11-1
5. Mount Dora Christian 11-2
6. Deltona Trinity Christian Academy 6-1
7. Lecanto Seven Rivers Christian 9-2
8. Palatka Peniel Baptist 13-2
9. Jacksonville Christ’s Church Academy 7-1
10. St. Petersburg Canterbury 4-7
Honorable mention: Palm Bay Covenant Christian 6-3; Sarasota Christian 7-3; Vero Beach Master’s Academy 6-4-1; Naples Seacrest Country Day 7-4; Lake Worth Christian 3-2; Belle Glade Glades Day 4-4.
CLASS 1A
1. Trenton 12-2
2. Wewahitchka 10-4
3. Lake Butler Union County 8-2
4. Bonifay Holmes County 12-3
5. Chiefland 12-2
6. Sneads 13-3
7. Bratt Northview 10-2
8. Madison County 10-3
9. Panama City Bozeman 10-2
10. Frostproof 12-2
Honorable mention: Altha 13-1; Jay 10-5; Mayo Lafayette 8-7; Bell 7-5; Paxton 7-4.