Junior Varsity Tryouts will begin on Wed. February 25th.

The softball program is gearing up for the season with the start of thier annual pre-season clinics. The clinics/conditioning will begin on Tuesday January 6th at 3:15PM and will run each Tuesday and Thursday during the month of January.

To sign up you must register with AAU($12-15) and pay a one time clinic fee of $30(this money will go to the program). For more information and the paperwork needed please contact Erin Coyne.

Follow the directions listed on the Softball Clinic flier located in the Document section.

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HONOLULU (11-19-08) - The University of Hawai‘i announced the signing of softball standouts BRITTANI BERTUSSI (Granite Hills High) and Jessica Iwata (Lihue, Kaua‘i) to national letters of intent to play for the Rainbow Wahine in the spring of 2010.

Bertussi, a 5-6 middle infielder, helped lead her Granite Hills ballclub to the 2008 CIF-SDS Division I championship.

Bertussi is a three-time All-East County selection -- twice on the first team, following a berth on the all-freshmen team -- and was a second-team All-San Diego Section pick by the media via the San Diego Hall of Champions this past season.

She was also the most valuable pitcher at last year's Falcon Fiesta tournament, earning her third straight nomination as school Athlete of the Year for the Eagles.

“What really stood out about Brittani, was that she is a strong but quiet leader on the field,” said Hawai'i head coach Bob Coolen. “She has good range, excellent hands, and is so versatile she can play anywhere on the field with outstanding instincts. Bertussi is a spray hitter who hits for power and is smart in situational hitting. She will make an immediate impact.”

On her club team this past summer, Bertussi set a new Breakers’ club-record with a .413 batting average, while posting team bests in hits (52), doubles (10), home runs (7), runs batted in (39) and slugging percentage (.683).

Bertussi turning down invitations from Utah, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Memphis, Villanova, California, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and San Diego State. She is a shortstop.

Meanwhile, Granite Hills teammates JENNY LAHITTE and MEGAN BELIO made their college decisions known Lahitte, a pitcher, reportedly accept a partial academic scholarship from University of San Diego. Meanwhile, Belio, who played centerfield in high school, is expected to sign with Southern Kentucky, which will be a first-year NCAA Division I program.

Lahitte was a first-team, All-San Diego CIF selection by the media, then gained a second-team berth on the All-California state team by CalHiSports.com; Bertussi was a second-team selection, with all three earning All-East County recognition.

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EL CAJON (11-8-08) -- Three members from the defending CIF Division I fastpitch champion Granite Hills Eagles are expected to accept college scholarship offers when NCAA National Letter of Intent Day arrives next week. Among the players expected to sign include BRITTANI BERTUSSI, JENNY LAHITTE and MEGAN BELIO.

Bertussi gave a verbal commitment to Hawai'i on a full-ride offer, turning down invitations from Utah, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Memphis, Villanova, California, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara and San Diego State. She is a shortstop.

Lahitte, a pitcher, reportedly accept a partial academic scholarship from University of San Diego. Meanwhile, Belio, who played centerfield in high school, is expected to sign with Southern Kentucky, which will be a first-year NCAA Division I program.

Lahitte was a first-team, All-San Diego CIF selection by the media; Bertussi was a second-team selection, with all three earning All-East County recognition.

2008 ALL-SAN DIEGO SECTION TEAM 

1^st Team ALL-SAN DIEGO

Jenny Lahitte

 2^nd TEAM ALL-SAN DIEGO

Brittani Bertussi 

Coach of the Year

Erin Coyne

The Following girls received All - League honors for the 2008 season

1st team all league

Jenny Lahitte

Jessica Schatz

2nd team all league

Brittani Bertussi

Megan Belio

Honorable Mention

Amanda Omahen

Kylee wilson

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POWAY (5-25-08) -- The 2007 fastpitch season at Granite Hills High was typical compared to seasons past: a strong program with little major recognition or postseason success.

The Eagles were among a group rated behind top-ranked Escondido all season, and they again played second-fiddle in the shadow of Grossmont South League champion Steele Canyon.

However, to spin an old cliché, these are not your mother's Granite Hills Eagles.

Finding playoff success missing in past campaigns, Granite Hills stepped forward to sweep three consecutive postseason ballgames, capped by Saturday's (May 24) spanking of La Costa Canyon, 7-1, to claim the CIF-San Diego Section Division I championship at Sportsplex USA -- the school's first-ever section crown.

"This is the first time in Granite Hills history we've ever won CIF," exclaimed Eagles catch JESSIE SCHATZ. "I could not be prouder for my team. This was a great season."

The evolution of the Eagles started from the top, when head coach ERIN COYNE trusted that the development of sophomore pitcher JENNY LAHITTE was solid enough to allow BRITTANI BERTUSSI to leave the circle and re-anchor the defense at shortstop.

"I'm lucky I had a great group of girls who got the job done," said Coyne. "I think we were taken for granted and I think it benefited us. Every good win we had, people took it away and said this or that, but we outright went and did the job and got it done."

"This is what everyone worked for, whether we won league or not, we won our ultimate goal."

Lahitte posted a perfect 6-0 record in May, including all three playoff victories, posting an even 1.00 earned-run average in allowing just eight basehits in 21 innings. Included were a pair of 3-hitters, then spinning a 2-hitter to unsaddle the Mavericks.

"We knew La Costa already has won a few championships, and we knew they were favored because they were seeded above us," noted Lahitte. "We wanted to prove everyone wrong and that an East County team can beat La Costa Canyon."

Lahitte dominated with seven strikeouts, setting the Mavericks down in order in five of the seven innings, allowing just four baserunners all contest. Meanwhile, the Eagles collected 11 hits, knocking the LCC starting pitcher out of the ballgame in the 5th inning, when Granite Hills scored five times to break a 1-1 deadlock.

"It's pretty crazy winning the first title in Granite Hills history," added Lahitte. "Everyone hit so well today -- it was unbelievable."

Leading the hit parade was junior designated player JILL SCIARRA, who went 3-for-4, including a 2-run double during the game-winning rally.

"Everyone contributed, I think we were all ready to go, then we killed them out there," Sciarra declared. "We're just really happy about winning the actual goal we worked for all year. We talked about it a lot -- and it feels good."

Left-fielder KYLEE WILSON, who had been slumping with the bat all postseason, delivered a pair of blows to drive in runs. Following Sciarra's ground-rule double, Wilson drove her in with a basehit. Wilson later added an insurance marker in the 7th with a ground ball that allowed freshman pinchrunner SAVANNAH BROOKS to come home from third base.

"Our coaches told us to come here and kick butt -- we didn't want it to be a close game, we wanted to win, win win," noted Wilson. "And we knew if we wanted to go out with a bang, we needed to win CIF."

"And look at us now -- CIF champions!"

Lahitte then took over down the stretch, retiring the five Mavericks with a slight change in pitching strategy.

"We really relied on the drop ball and got a bunch of ground balls," added Schatz. "And we had confidence in our defense -- they win games."

"Then before the last inning, I went out to my girls at the circle and I said, 'Listen ladies, I am so proud of every single one of you. Now let's do this -- let's make history.'"

The Eagles defense responded with a near-perfect performance. Meanwhile, La Costa Canyon booted the ball five times.

"Definitely, it's a whole different feeling from being a player to being a coach," added Coyne. "I have 14 girls to worry about, so I get more nervous before every game now than I ever did as a player."

In the 1st, Bertussi beat out a one-out infield single, then reached third by stealing second and advancing on a wild throw. Schatz answered with a sacrifice fly down the line in left.

La Costa Canyon (23-9) got even on a double steal, as Emma Capetz took second, while Mady Black waited a beat before heading home. And when the throw to second also went wide, Black scored without a return throw to the plate.

In the 5th, centerfielder MEGAN BELIO, who went 2-for-3 plus a walk, slapped a basehit to left. For the postseason, the junior batted a blistering .636, going 7-for-11 and a trio of multi-hit outings (2-for-4, 3-4, and 2-3).

Belio barely stole second base when the defense saw the ball kick out of the shortstop’s glove while applying the tag, but Belio was still at second as two outs were recorded before the skies opened up.

Lahitte singled to place runners on the corners, then AMANDA OMAHEN delivered the go-ahead blow with a single to left, taking an extra base on an outfield error. Sciarra was credited with a ground-rule double on a blow which rolled under the fence in right-center field for two RBI, followed by Wilson's run-scoring single, then another run when a ball hit by SHAYLA ZETSCH was booted to score pinch-runner MORGAN KURTZ.

Belio, Bertussi and Omahen recorded two hits each. Meanwhile, the top seven batters in the LCC batting order went a composite 0-for-20 against Lahitte.

I would also like to say goodbye to two very special young ladies as their careers have come to an end, Good luck Courtney and Brittani, I will miss you both tremendously next year. (You better come by and say hello).

Thanks to Lexi for helping me keep the girls together and doing my scorebook, I will miss you more than you know as you graduate and go off to college.

And last of all, thank you Margie, You have shown me what it truly means to be a mentor and confidant in the lives of these young ladies as you have been like a second mother to so many of them and I can only hope in the future that I can provide the same sense of trust.

Even ...

Thursday, April 10
Granite Hills 5, West Hills 1

-- Eagles pitcher JENNY LAHITTE doubled home a first-inning run, then tossed a 4-hitter to ...

Wednesday, April 9
Home team explodes for 10 in the fourth, West Hills - 13, Granite JV - 1.

Monday, April 7
Granite 9, El Cajon 0

Monday, April 7
J.V. cruises to easy victory over El Cajon Valley, Granite J.V.- 32, El Cajon - 0

Monday, April 7
Scripps Ranch 1, Granite Hills 0
Despite three GSL ballclubs in the tournament's final four, Scripps Ranch took the crown as Rachel Brown out-dueled ...

Monday, April 7
Another Lahitte no-hitter , Granite 4, Helix 0

Lahitte came within one pitch of perfection in downing Grossmont South League rival Helix, 4-0. Facing Highlanders ...

Monday, April 7
Sultans win showdown, Santana 2, Granite 1

Monday, April 7
Granite Hills 4, Grossmont 0

 -- JENNY LAHITTE extended her season-long scoreless string to 41 innings after blanking ...

Wednesday, April 2
JV gets blasted by Grossmont, Granite 4, Grossmont 15

The only offensive bright spot, in just "one of those games", was a Home run blast to left ...

Tuesday, April 1
Varsity 6, El Capitan 2

Tuesday, April 1
Junior Varsity 6, El Capitan 4

In the opening game of the Grossmont North/South tournament the lady Eagles were able to beat El Cap. 6 - ...

Monday, March 31
Brittany blast grand Slam - Granite JV. 9 Hiltop 2

With the bases loaded and the ...

Thursday, March 27
Lahitte spins 5th straight shutout Stops No. 3 Patrick Henry on 1-hitter

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Thursday, March 27
JV holds on against Patrick Henry 8 -6

The Junior Eagles were able to stop a late surge by host Patrick Henry and preserve a 8 - 6 victory.

Hitting ...

Sunday, March 23
Eagles roll as Bertussi just misses second No-hitter of the season

Granite Hills 9, Castle Park 0 (5 inn.) -- BRITTANI BERTUSSI completed the third strong pitching ...

Friday, March 21
Jenny Lahitte tosses 2nd no hitter of the season

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EL CAJON (3-20-08) -- The no-hitter streak isn't over, it just ...

Tuesday, March 18
Bertussi registers no-hitter

On Monday (Mar. 17), Granite Hills High junior BRITTANI BERTUSSI tossed a 5-inning no-no at visiting ...

Monday, March 17
Junior Varsity losses big to Westview 13 -1

Riding the high of an earlier win against Torrey Pines the lady Eagles looked to keep the momentum against ...

Monday, March 17
Junior Eagles get revenge with 9 - 4 over Torrey Pines.

A booming 2 run double off the fence by Sydney capped a 6 run third inning as the lady Eagles were able to ...

Wednesday, March 12
J.V lets one get away
The J.V squad appeared to be cruising to an easy victory when the wheels came off in the last inning committing ...

Tuesday, March 18
Granite Hills 12, Mar Vista 0

BRITTANI BERTUSSI struck out six and walked just one in spinning a 1-hitter against the host Mariners.

ANGELA ...

Wednesday, March 12
J.V. loses to Torrey Pines 5 -4
The JV squad had a 3 - 0 lead heading into the bottom of the 5th but were unable to close the ...

Monday, March 10
Junior Eagles drop close one to Escondido
The Junior Eagles opened the Bronco JV tourney with a hard fought loss to perennial power Escondido ...

Friday, March 7
JV goes to 2 - 0, with 14 - 4 win over Coronado
The Junior Eagles fell behind early but came storming back to defeat the visiting Coronado Islanders ...

Friday, March 7
JV wins opening game of the Season
The JV Eagles opened the Cathedral Catholic JV Tournament with a surprisingly easy victory over ...