The Mission League’s Crespi and Harvard-Westlake were both placed in Division 1 — with the Celts earning a first-round bye — when the CIF Southern Section baseball pairings were released Monday morning.
The Celts (22-2) were this season’s league champions and the Wolverines (19-9) became runner-up when Crespi won a three-game series against Harvard-Westlake to earn their first league title since 2010.
Crespi won the Division 2 crown in 2023. Harvard-Westlake reached the Division 1 finals last season and last won a title in 2021.
In the CIF L.A. City Section, El Camino Real was announced as the No. 2 seed in the Open Division when the playoff pairings were released Saturday. The Royals beat Birmingham in back-to-back games to secure the West Valley League championship and last won a City Section title in 2016.
El Camino Real’s Luke Howe indicated a double from second base during second inning action at a West Valley League game at El Camino Real on Thursday, May 8, 2025. El Camino Real defeated Birmingham 2-0. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)Venice secured the top seed in the division and Birmingham is the No. 3 seed. Chatsworth, Sylmar, Cleveland, Sun Valley Poly and Granada Hills Charter each landed in the Open Division as well.
The CIF-SS playoffs begin with Division 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 games on Thursday and Divisions 2, 4, 6 and 8 on Friday. Games are slated to begin at 3:15 p.m.
The City Section Open Division playoffs begin Wednesday. Divisions I, II and III will feature first-round play-in games, all of which will take place Tuesday. The second round is scheduled for Thursday and all games are set for 3:15 p.m.
CIF SOUTHERN SECTION
Division 1
Harvard-Westlake (Mission No. 2) at Vista Murrieta (Southwestern No. 1)
Crespi (Mission No. 1) — bye
Division 2
West Ranch (Foothill No. 1) at Palm Desert (Desert Empire No. 1)
Sultana (Mojave River No. 1) at Royal (Coastal Canyon No. 2)
Loyola (Mission No. 4) at Sierra Canyon (Mission No. 5)
Notre Dame (Mission No. 3) at Etiwanda (Baseline No. 2)
Redlands East Valley (Citrus Belt No. 1) at Oaks Christian (Marmonte No. 1)
Westlake (Marmonte No. 2) at San Clemente (Sea View No. 1)
Ventura (Channel No. 1T) at Simi Valley (Coastal Canyon No. 1)
Division 3
San Dimas (Hacienda No. 3) at Calabasas (Marmonte No. 3)
Hart (Foothill No. 2) at Cajon (Citrus Belt No. 4)
Castaic (Foothill No. 4) at Paloma Valley (Ivy No. 2)
Division 4
La Quinta (Desert Empire No. 2) at Thousand Oaks (Marmonte No. 5)
Valencia (Foothill No. 5) at Northview (Valle Vista No. 1)
Don Lugo (Mt. Baldy No. 2) at Trinity Classical Academy (Heritage No. 1)
Wiseburn Da Vinci (Pioneer No. 3) at Saugus (Foothill No. 3)
Burroughs (Pacific No. 2T) at Ganesha (Miramonte No. 1)
Division 6
Adelanto (Desert Sky No. 1) at Heritage Christian (Olympic No. 3)
Division 7
Grace (Tri-Valley No. 4) at Vasquez (Heritage No. 2)
Artesia (605 No. 3) at Viewpoint (Gold Coast No. 5)
CIF L.A. CITY SECTION
Open Division
No. 8 Chatsworth at No. 1 Venice
No. 5 Sylmar at No. 4 Cleveland
No. 6 Poly at No. 3 Birmingham
No. 7 Granada Hills Charter at No. 2 El Camino Real
Division I
First-round, play-in games
No. 21 North Hollywood at No. 12 Legacy
First-round games
No. 9 San Fernando at No. 8 Garfield, May 15, 3 p.m.
Winner of Legacy vs. North Hollywood at No. 5 Verdugo Hills
No. 11 Taft at No. 6 Bell
No. 10 Kennedy at No. 7 Palisades
Division II
First-round play-in games
No. 20 Sun Valley Magnet at No. 13 Reseda
No. 18 Arleta at No. 15 Sherman Oaks CES
Second-round games
No. 9 Torres at No. 8 Monroe
Winner of Reseda vs. Sun Valley Magnet at No. 4 Chavez
Winner of Harbor Teacher vs. Stella High Charter at No. 3 Van Nuys
No. 10 Grant at No. 7 Port of Los Angeles
Division III
First-round play-in games
No. 19 Fulton at No. 14 Locke
Second-round games
No. 9 University Prep Value at No. 8 East Valley
Winner of Locke vs. Fulton at No. 3 Triumph Charter
No. 10 CALS Early College at No. 7 Robert F. Kennedy Community
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