Sports

Preseason Coaches' Rankings Released for Baseball, Softball, Boys Volleyball

Sunset League's Edison is No. 1 in baseball and league has three teams among top 10 in boys volleyball, but no sighting of Los Alamitos or Fountain Valley teams... yet.

The CIF Southern Section office released its spring preseason coaches' rankings for baseball, softball and boys volleyball on Monday. The boys tennis rankings are scheduled for release next Monday.

Neither Los Alamitos nor Fountain Valley has a team ranked in the top 10 for any of the sports, but Sunset League rival Edison is ranked No. 1 in baseball in Division 1 and the league does have three teams among the top 10 in boys volleyball in Division 1.

Here are the complete rankings with the Sunset League teams in bold:

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CIF Southern Section baseball coaches' preseason rankings of Feb. 28:

DIVISION 1 -- 1. Edison; 2. Mater Dei; 3. Moorpark; 4. Wilson/Long Beach; 5. West Ranch; 6. Adolfo Camarillo; 7. Tesoro; 8. El Dorado; 9. Santiago/Corona; 10. Great Oak. Others: None.

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DIVISION 2 -- 1. Alemany; 2. Santa Barbara; 3. Cypress; 4. Chaminade; 5. Mira Costa; 6. Glendora; 7. Yucaipa; 8. Redlands East Valley; 9. Damien; 10. La Mirada. Others: None.

DIVISION 3 -- 1. Ocean View; 2. Bonita; 3. Woodbridge; 4. Beckman; 5. Rialto; 6. Gahr; 7. Culver City; 8. Alhambra; 9. Lancaster; 10. Paloma Valley. Others: None.

DIVISION 4 -- 1. Palm Desert; 2. El Segundo; 3. Torrance; 4. Bishop Amat; 5. St. Bonaventure; 6. Indio; 7. Oaks Christian; 8. Chino; 9. Savanna; 10. Kaiser. Others: None.

DIVISION 5 -- 1. Woodcrest Christian; 2. Linfield Christian; 3. Montclair Prep; 4. Campbell Hall; 5. Tahquitz; 6. Lompoc; 7. Heritage; 8. Cabrillo/Lompoc; 9. Maranatha; 10. Cathedral. Others: None.

DIVISION 6 -- 1. Oxford Academy; 2. Desert Christian/Lancaster; 3. Poly/Pasadena; 4. Sage Hill; 5. Vasquez; 6. Capistrano Valley Christian; 7. Villanova Prep; 8. Bishop Union; 9. St. Anthony; 10. Boron. Others: None.

DIVISION 7 -- 1. Milken Community; 2. North County Christian; 3. Pacifica Christian; 4. New Roads; 5. New Community Jewish; 6. Animo Leadership; 7. Thacher; 8. Trona; 9. Nuview Bridge; 10. Fairmont Prep. Others: None.

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CIF Southern Section softball coaches' preseason rankings of Feb. 28:

DIVISION 1 -- 1. Santa Margarita; 2. Corona; 3. Upland; 4. Temecula Valley; 5. Valencia/Valencia; 6. Marina; 7. Esperanza; 8. Orange Lutheran; 9. Hart; 10. Redlands. Others: None.

DIVISION 2 -- 1. Oxnard; 2. Lakewood; 3. Bonita; 4. Beckman; 5. Mayfair; 6. Laguna Hills; 7. Mission Viejo; 8. Aliso Niguel; 9. Trabuco Hills; 10. Arlington. Others: None.

DIVISION 3 -- 1. Ayala; 2. Warren; 3. North Torrance; 4. Chino Hills; 5. Torrance; 6. South Hills; 7. La Salle; 8. Oaks Christian; 9. Palos Verdes; 10. Mira Costa. Others: Downey.

DIVISION 4 -- 1. Santa Monica; 2. Buena; 3. Whittier Christian; 4. Village Christian; 5. Ocean View; 6. Sunny Hills; 7. La Habra; 8. Aquinas; 9. Hesperia; 10. San Dimas. Other: None.

DIVISION 5 -- 1. La Canada; 2. Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana; 3. Costa Mesa; 4. Savanna; 5. San Marino; 6. Hemet; 7. Cabrillo/Lompoc; 8. San Jacinto; 9. Marymount; 10. Duarte. Others: St. Monica, Schurr.

DIVISION 6 -- 1. Mayfield; 2. San Gabriel Mission; 3. Paraclete; 4. Kern Valley; 5. Rosamond; 6. Yucca Valley; 7. Alverno; 8. Carpinteria; 9. Capistrano Valley Christian; 1o. Calvary Chapel/Downey. Others: Oxford Academy, Victor Valley Christian, Bishop.

DIVISION 7 -- 1. Pomona Catholic; 2. Rolling Hills Prep; 3. Bell-Jeff; 4. La Sierra Academy; 5. Lake Arrowhead Christian; 6. St. Matthias; 7. Environmental Charter; 8. Faith Baptist; 9. Desert Christian Academy; 10. Animo Leadership. Others: None.

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CIF Southern Section boys volleyball coaches' presseason rankings of Feb. 28:

DIVISION 1 -- 1. Loyola; 2. Mira Costa; 3. Westlake; 4. Santa Margarita; 5. Redondo Union; 6. Newport Harbor; 7. Huntington Beach; 8. Edison; 9. Santa Barbara; 10. Thousand Oaks. Others: Mater Dei, Mission Viejo.

DIVISION 2 -- 1. Laguna Beach; 2. Corona del Mar; 3. Norco; 4. Valencia/Valencia; 5. Oak Park; 6. Trabuco Hills; 7. Aliso Niguel; 8. El Toro; 9. Calvary Chapel/Santa Ana; 10. Oaks Christian. Others: Quartz Hill, San Luis Obispo.

DIVISION 3 -- 1. Valley Christian/Cerritos; 2. Burroughs/Bubank; 3. Cypress; 4. El Segundo; 5. South Torrance; 6. North Torrance; 7. Claremont; 8. Arcadia; 9. Adolfo Camarillo; 10. Downey. Others: None.

DIVISION 4 -- 1. Santa Monica; 2. Bishop Montgomery; 3. Campbell Hall; 4. San Gabriel; 5. Windward; 6. St. Margaret's; 7. Garey; 8. La Salle; 9. El Rancho; 10. Yucaipa. Others: None.

DIVISION 5 -- 1. Chadwick; 2. Vistamar; 3. Salesian; 4. Flintridge Prep; 5. Oakwood; 6. Arrowhead Christian; 7. Summit; 8. Pasadena Poly; 9. Providence; 10. Calvary Chapel/Downey. Others: Viewpoint, Saddleback Valley Christian.


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