CIF Southern Section Rankings – April 2, 2012

CIF POLLS - 4/2/2012Baseball Softball Boys Volleyball Boys Tennis … [Read more...]

CIF-ss Girls Soccer Polls – 12/5/2011

 Division I1 Flintridge Sacred Heart2 San Clemente3 Esperanza4 Santa Margarita5 Corona del Mar6 Aliso Niguel7 Edison8 Trabuco Hills9 Dana Hills10 Los AlamitosT Mission ViejoDivision II1 Buena2 Wilson/Long Beach3 Palos Verdes4 Los Osos5 Sunny Hills6 Santiago/Corona7 Upland8 Newbury Park9 Dos … [Read more...]

CIF-ss Boys Soccer Polls – 12/5/2011

 Division I1 JSerra2 Servite3 San Clemente4 Santa Barbara5 West Torrance6 Millikan/LB7 Ventura8 Edison9 Aliso Niguel10 LoyolaT Palos VerdesDivision II1 Poly/Riverside2 Claremont3 Canyon Springs4 Martin Luther King5 South Hills6 Valley View7 La Habra8 Great Oak9 Sunny Hills10 El ModenaDivision … [Read more...]

CIF Rankings: Dons move into No.1 spot in Division 2

The Santa Barbara girls tennis team vaulted into the No. 1 ranking in CIF Division 2.The Dons (11-4 going into Tuesday’s match) are coming off an upset of Peninsula, which is top-ranked in Division 1. They also have a win over Division 1 No. 7-ranked Palos Verdes this season.The were previously ranked third in Division 2.In girls volleyball, Dos Pueblos dropped from second to third in the Division 1-AA poll. Laguna Blanca is fifth in Division 4-AA.Dos Pueblos and Santa Barbara … [Read more...]

Top-rated teams entered in inaugural SB Invitational

Local water polo fans can get a look at some of the top high school teams in Southern California this weekend at the first Santa Barbara Invitational.The two-day tournament at the Santa Barbara and Dos Pueblos pools has three top-ranked teams in the Southern Section in the 16-team field: Mater Dei (Division 1), Laguna Beach (Division 3) and Agoura (Division 4).CIF POLLS SB INVITATIONAL SCHEDULEThe field  also includes top-10 teams Huntington Beach (4th in Division 1), … [Read more...]

CIF Polls: Chargers remain 2nd in 1-AA volleyball

Unbeaten Dos Pueblos stayed at the No. 2 position behind Los Alamitos in the CIF Division 1-AA girls volleyball poll.VOLLEYBALL POLLSThe Chargers (3-0), who won two preseason tournaments, will get tested this weekend when they travel to the always-tough Archbishop Mitty Tournament in San Jose.Other area teams ranked in CIF include Santa Ynez (8th in 3-AA) and Laguna Blanca (7th in 4-AA). The Owls knocked off the No. 6 team in its division, Brethren Christian, last week.In cross … [Read more...]

Carpinteria ranked No. 5 in CIF Northwest Division

Carpinteria moved up two spots to No. 5 in the CIF Northwest Division football poll after its impressive 22-8 season-opening win at Morro Bay last Friday.Area teams dominate the division, with five teams among the top six. Lompoc, the defending division champ, tops the poll after wins over Arroyo Grande and Pioneer Valley (in overtime). Santa Ynez, which beat Bishop Diego 23-22 in a last-second thriller, remains at No. 3 while Cabrillo moves up to fourth and Templeton is sixth.CIF … [Read more...]

Dos Pueblos, Cate ranked in cross country polls

Returning most of its runners from last year’s 10th-place finish at the State Meet, the Dos Pueblos boys received a top-10 ranking in the first CIF-SS cross country poll of the season.CROSS COUNTRY RANKINGSThe Chargers are ranked ninth in Division 2. They finished seventh in the Southern Section finals last year and qualified for the state championships. They are the only boys team in the county to be ranked in any division.On the girls side, Cate is ranked seventh in Division 5. … [Read more...]

Bishop, Santa Ynez meet in a marquee matchup

It will be a clash between CIF top-5 football teams when Bishop Diego travels to Santa Ynez for a season-opening game on Friday night.CIF FOOTBALL POLLSIn the latest polls, Santa Ynez is the No. 3 team in the CIF Northwest Division and Bishop Diego is fourth in the Mid-Valley Division.Carpinteria is ranked fifth in the Northwest Division, and the Warriors face a tough opener at Morro Bay, which is 15h in the division. … [Read more...]

CIF Polls: DP boys, Royals girls hold top-10 rankings

Dos Pueblos and San Marcos each has a track & field team amongst the strongest programs in CIF's Southern Section, with the Charger boys and the Royals girls teams ranked in their respective divisions.The Chargers are tied for seventh in Division two while the Royals are tied for No. 8 in Division III.Dos Pueblos' Nick Scarvelis is the only local athlete with an individual CIF ranking, based off projected placement at the divisional championships. Scarvelis, a senior who excels in … [Read more...]

CIF Polls: Three Dons teams in mix

Santa Barbara High has three teams ranked in this week's CIF Polls. The Dons' boys tennis team, baseball team and boys volleyball teams have been ranked for most of the season.The Dons' boys tennis team is currently the highest ranked at No. 5 in Division I. The Dons baseball team, at No. 1 in Division II for a time this season, now checks in at No. 7, while the boys volleyball team received votes but not enough for a top-ten ranking.Cate has two teams in the polls in baseball and boys … [Read more...]

CIF Polls: Four baseball teams near the top

Four local baseball teams are amongst their division's best this year, with Santa Barbara, Dos Pueblos, Bishop Diego and Cate showing up in Monday's CIF Polls.While the Dons, Chargers, and Cardinals sit on the edge of their respective divisions, Cate's Rams are the No. 3 team in Division VII thanks to an unbeaten 10-0 start to the season. Santa Barbara and Dos Pueblos are both in Division II and play each other twice next week.The softball teams at Dos Pueblos (Div. IV) and Carpinteria … [Read more...]