CIF Polls: Cross country teams put rankings on line at Mt. SAC

Four South Coast cross country teams will take top-10 rankings into this weekend’s Mt. SAC Invitational.

The Mt. SAC Invitational is considered the largest cross country meet in the nation. Last year’s event drew 25,000 runners.

Going into the big meet, the Dos Pueblos boys are ranked sixth in Division 2, San Marcos is No. 6 in Division 3 and Cate is ninth in Division 5.

For the girls, Dos Pueblos is rated 10th in Division 2. The St. Joseph girls are the highest ranked area team at fifth in Division 5. Cate is 11th in the division.

VOLLEYBALL
Cate and Laguna Blanca remain 1 and 2 in the Division 4-A poll. The Condor League rivals meet for the league championship on Nov. 6 at Laguna Blanca.

WATER POLO
Channel League-leading Dos Pueblos is No. 3 in the latest Division 2 rankings. Also ranked are Ventura at No 7, San Marcos at No. 8 and Santa Barbara at 10. Righetti is ranked third in Division 4.

GIRLS TENNIS
Carpinteria retained its No. 1 ranking in Division 5 despite losing on Saturday at San Luis Obispo.

Santa Barbara moved up two spots to fifth in the Division 1 poll. Santa Ynez is third in Division 3.

EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL
Cate is ranked third in the large school division and Laguna Blanca is eighth,