The CIF Southern Section playoffs have begun for the local high school baseball and softball teams as well as boys’ tennis, boys’ volleyball, girls’ beach volleyball, boys’ and girls’ lacrosse, boys’ golf, plus there is a whole bunch of track field going on out there. There were some great wins this past week, and there were also some tough losses. The postseason is littered with talent, and it only seems fitting that in order to call themselves a CIF champion, it’s win or go home. Here are scores and updates for teams that competed last week, as well as for those that are still in the hunt to be the last one standing:

SOFTBALL

Division 1

Wildcard Round

  • Great Oak – 7, Torrance – 2
  • South Hills – 8, Vista Murrieta – 2

Up next: First Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Murrieta Mesa vs. Chino Hills
  • Great Oak at Norco

Division 2

First Round

  • Temple City ­– 8, Temescal Canyon – 2

Division 3

No local teams

Division 4

First Round

  • Mira Costa – 8, Elsinore – 2
  • La Quinta – 4, Hemet – 0
  • Orange Vista – 10, San Dimas – 2

Up next: Second Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Orange Vista vs. Crescenta Valley
Paloma Valley’s Kaydence Koepsell pitched a complete game for the Wildcats in their First Round victory over San Jacinto. Valley News/File photo

Division 5

First Round

  • Liberty – 9, Palm Desert – 7
  • Linfield Christian – 10, Western Christian – 0
  • Paloma Valley – 8, San Jacinto – 7

Up next: Second Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Liberty at Mark Keppel
  • Linfield Christian vs. Paloma Valley

Division 6

First Round

  • Santa Ana Calvary Chapel – 5, Santa Rosa Academy – 4
  • University Prep – 4, San Jacinto Valley Academy – 3
  • Tahquitz – 7, Vasquez – 5

Up next: Second Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Tahquitz vs. Paramount

Division 7

First Round

  • Academy of Careers & Exploration – 23, Nuview Bridge – 2

Division 8

First Round

  • Cornerstone Christian – 20, Redlands Adventist Academy – 10
  • Temecula Prep – 9, California Lutheran – 2

Up next: Second Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Temecula Prep at Orange
  • Cornerstone Christian at Hesperia Christian

BOYS VOLLEYBALL

Quarterfinals

Division 6

  • Samueli Academy def. Tahquitz, 3-1 (20-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-16)

BOYS LACROSSE

Second Round

Division 3

  • Oaks Christian 15, Linfield Christian 2

GIRLS LACROSSE

First Round

Division 1

  • Murrieta Mesa – 14, Santa Margarita – 12

Quarterfinals

  • Foothill – 14, Murrieta Mesa – 7

Division 2

  • Chaparral – 10, Peninsula – 8

Quarterfinals

  • Chaparral – 7, Canyon – 6

Up next: Semifinal Round – May 7, 5 p.m.

  • Chaparral at Jserra

Division 3

  • Murrieta Valley – 7, Heritage – 3
  • Temecula Valley – 16, Thacher – 5
  • Orange Lutheran – 19, Paloma Valley – 6

Second Round

  • M.L. King – 9, Murrieta Valley – 3
  • Temecula Valley – 15, Poly/R – 2

Up next: Quarterfinal Round – May 7, 5 p.m.

  • Temecula Valley vs. Northwood

BASEBALL

First Round

Division 1

  • Vista Murrieta – 12, Millikan – 2

Up next: Second Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Vista Murrieta vs. Orange Lutheran

Division 2

  • Crean Lutheran – 9, Paloma Valley – 8
  • Canyon – 5, Temecula Valley – 1

Division 3

  • Arrowhead Christian Academy – 11, Tahquitz – 7
  • Chaminade – 3, Chaparral – 2
  • Beckman – 1, Temescal Canyon – 0
  • Summit – 2, Linfield Christian – 1

Division 4

  • Murrieta Valley – 3, Elsinore – 0

Up next: Second Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Murrieta Valley vs. Camarillo

Division 5

  • Ganesha – 8, Murrieta Mesa – 5
  • Lakeside – 9, Anaheim – 3
  • Bloomington – 4, Hemet – 3

Up next: Second Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Lakeside at Chino
  • Liberty vs. Montebello

Division 7

  • Rancho Christian – 11, Vasquez – 1
  • Oakwood – 11, Temecula Prep – 4
  • Cornerstone Christian – 6, Littlerock – 2
  • Chaffey – 7, Nuview Bridge – 4

Up next: Second Round – May 7, 3:15 p.m.

  • Rancho Christian vs. Banning
  • Cornerstone Christian at Santa Ana

BOYS TENNIS

Second Round

Division 1

No local teams

Division 2

  • Santiago – 11, Great Oak – 7

Division 3

  • Murrieta Valley – 15, Pasadena Poly – 3

Up next: Quarterfinals – May 6, 3 p.m.

  • Murrieta Valley vs. Cerritos

Division 4

No local teams

Division 5

  • La Salle – 16, Paloma Valley – 2
  • Hemet – 11, Hillcrest – 7

Up next: Quarterfinals – May 6, 3 p.m.

  • Hemet at Arroyo Valley

Division 6

  • Orange Vista – 11, Citrus Hill – 7

Up next: Quarterfinals – May 6, 3 p.m.

  • Orange Vista at Oak Hills

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JP Raineri

JP is an award-winning multimedia journalist and head of the sports department at the Valley News. A former Southwestern League head baseball coach and former President of the Temecula Youth Baseball League, he has also worked as a local radio personality for All Pro Broadcasting and as a television host for the Outdoor Channel. When he’s not covering sports, JP works in the Media Technology Department for Major League Baseball.