Softball:
Editor’s Note: Unlike baseball, CIF didn’t rank the teams 1-10, they put the best programs in each division in alphabetical order since this is a preseason poll. Bonita, who claimed the CIF-SS Division 3 title, and returns most of its stars, is not listed.
CIF-SS Preseason Softball Poll:
Division 1
Beaumont
Camarillo
Gahr
Huntington Beach
Los Alamitos
Lutheran/Orange
Mission Viejo
Murrieta Mesa
Norco
Oaks Christian
Pacifica/Garden Grove
Roosevelt
Villa Park
Westlake
Division 2
Arcadia
Canyon/Anaheim
El Segundo
Marina
Millikan
Moorpark
JSerra
North Torrance
Rio Mesa
Royal
Saugus
Segerstrom
St. Anthony
Tesoro
Vista Murrieta
Warren
West Torrance
Yucaipa
Division 3
Aquinas
Cajon
Capistrano Valley
Downey
El Toro
Fountain Valley
Kennedy
Lakewood
La Quinta/La Quinta
Los Altos
Orange Vista
Kennedy
San Juan Hills
Sunny Hills
Temescal Canyon
Division 4
Buena
Elsinore
Flintridge Sacred Heart
Hillcrest
Indio
Lompoc
Mayfair
Mira Costa
Oxnard
Palm Desert
San Dimas
Schurr
Summit
Woodbridge
Division 5
Calvary Chapel/SA
Capo Valley Chr.
Duarte
La Quinta/W
La Sierra
Northview
Northwood
Paraclete
Rancho Mirage
Shadow Hills
St. Lucy
St. Monica
Trabuco Hills
Troy
Vasquez
Ventura
Division 6
Acad. Careers/Exploration
Acad./Academic Excellence
(The)Archer School for Girls
Bloomington
Cobalt Institute
Edgewood
Mayfield
Leuzinger
Littlerock
Pioneer
Ramona Convent
Rim of the World
Savanna
Serrano
Sierra Vista
Yucca Valley
Division 7
Avalon
Bishop Diego
Burroughs/Ridgecrest
California Lutheran
Chadwick
Hesperia Christian
Marymount
Oakwood
Ontario
Pacific
Portola
San Gabriel
Santa Ynez
Tahquitz
Tustin
Valley Christian/Santa Maria
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