California high school softball playoffs: CIF-L.A. City Section 2026 brackets, schedules, results for Open Division, D1

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Playoff softball is back in California's high school ranks, and as usual, SoCal is as deep as it gets with high-quality prep softball contenders.

In the L.A. City Section, Granada Hills Charter (17-10-1) looks to repeat atop the Open Division after its second consecutive regular season of going undefeated against in-section competition. The Highlanders have a deep lineup spearheaded by seniors Zoe Justman and Elysse Diaz and a high-innings workhorse in the circle in senior April Anaya.

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How to watch L.A. City Section softball playoff games

Live streams:NFHS Network

Some CIF-LACS softball playoff games will be streamed via the NFHS Network. Those contests will also be available to watch on demand later.

The NFHS Network offers two basic plans: an Annual Pass ($6.67 per month) or a Monthly Pass ($13.99 per month). These plans give subscribers the ability to watch live sporting events and create clips of their favorite moments from games.

CIF-LACS high school softball playoff games

Below is a full schedule of the championship games and results for this month's City Section softball championships from the Open Division and Division I.

For more information, visit cif-la.org.

L.A. City Section high school softball playoff schedule, results

The seedings for the CIF-LACS softball playoffs were announced on Friday, May 15, and the playoffs begin on Wednesday, May 20 with the exception of one Division I game that was moved to Tuesday.

DATE	TIME	DIVISION	GAME — TEAMS
5/19/26	3 p.m.	D1	Round of 16 — No. 3 Port of Los Angeles vs. No. 14 University
5/20/26	3 p.m.	D1	Round of 16 — No. 1 Venice vs. No. 16 Sherman Oaks CES
5/20/26	3 p.m.	D1	Round of 16 — No. 2 Marquez vs. No. 15 Hamilton
5/20/26	3 p.m.	D1	Round of 16 — No. 4 Chatsworth vs. No. 13 Animo Venice
5/20/26	3 p.m.	D1	Round of 16 — No. 5 Chavez vs. No. 12 Lincoln
5/20/26	3 p.m.	D1	Round of 16 — No. 6 Eagle Rock vs. No. 11 Harbor Teacher
5/20/26	3 p.m.	D1	Round of 16 — No. 7 Garfield vs. No. 10 Verdugo Hills
5/20/26	3 p.m.	D1	Round of 16 — No. 8 Bravo vs. No. 9 San Fernando
5/21/26	3 p.m.	Open	Quarterfinal 1 — No. 1 Granada Hills Charter vs. No. 8 Kennedy (Granada Hills)
5/21/26	3 p.m.	Open	Quarterfinal 2 — No. 4 San Pedro vs. No. 5 El Camino Real
5/21/26	3 p.m.	Open	Quarterfinal 3 — No. 2 Carson vs. No. 7 Legacy
5/21/26	3 p.m.	Open	Quarterfinal 4 — No. 3 Birmingham vs. No. 6 Banning
5/22/26	3 p.m.	D1	Quarterfinal 5 —Winners of Venice/Sherman Oaks CES and Bravo/San Fernando
5/22/26	3 p.m.	D1	Quarterfinal 6 —Winners of Chatsworth/Animo Venice and Chavez/Lincoln
5/22/26	3 p.m.	D1	Quarterfinal 7 —Winners of POLA/University and Eagle Rock/Harbor Teacher
5/22/26	3 p.m.	D1	Quarterfinal 8 —Winners of Marquez/Hamilton and Garfield/Verdugo Hills
5/27/26	TBD	Open	Semifinals—Winners of Quarterfinal 1 vs. winner of Quarterfinal 2
5/27/26	TBD	Open	Semifinals—Winner of Quarterfinal 3 vs. winner of Quarterfinal 4
5/27/26	TBD	D1	Semifinals—Winner of Quarterfinal 5 vs. winner of Quarterfinal 6
5/27/26	TBD	D1	Semifinals—Winner of Quarterfinal 7 vs. winner of Quarterfinal 8
5/29/26 or 5/30/26	TBD	Open	Open Division Championship
5/29/26 or 5/30/26	TBD	D1	Division 1 Championship