West Ranch softball advances to CIF semifinals

West Ranch softball advances to CIF semifinals

The West Ranch Wildcats softball team may be full of young players, but head coach Mike Merrilees said you wouldn’t know it watching them play.  Using what Merrilees called the Wildcats’ brand of softball, West Ranch beat the La Cañada Spartans on the road on Wednesday, 7-4, to advance to the CIF Southern Section Division 5 semifinals.  Eight of the nine West Ranch starters recorded a hit, led by junior Madison Meister’s three-hit day. Freshman …