San Marcos is ranked seventh and Ventura eighth in the latest CIF Division 1A girls volleyball poll.
The Royals open Channel League against the Cougars next Tuesday at home. Before that, they travel to No. 10 Westlake for a tough non-league match on Thursday night.
Cate remains the No. 1 team in Division 4A. The Rams return to action this week after a two-week break. Laguna Blanca, which challenged itself against higher division schools last weekend at the Dave Mohs Tournament, is ranked third in Division 4AA. The Owls play at Division 1A Santa Barbara next Tuesday.
In Division 3A, Santa Ynez is ranked eighth.
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Santa Barbara High’s strong finish in its tournament last weekend helped them vault to fourth in the latest Division 2 poll. The Dons defeated Santa Margarita and Agoura to finish 13th in the high-level event that featured most of the top teams in Southern California.
San Marcos is sixth in the poll and Dos Pueblos received votes.
Righetti is the top-ranked team in Division 4.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL POLLS
DIVISION 1A
1. Aliso Niguel
2. Rancho Cucamonga
3. Santiago/ Corona
4. Villa Park
5. ML King
6. Chino Hills
7. San Marcos
8. Ventura
9. Valencia/ Valencia
10. Westlake
Others: Hart, Chaminade
DIVISION 3A
1. Saddleback Valley Christian
2. Woodcrest Christian
3. Loma Linda Academy
4. Linfield Christian
5. La Sierra
6. Hemet
7. Templeton
8. Santa Ynez
9. San Gabriel
10. Aquinas
Others: Gabrielino, Webb, Ontario Christian
DIVISION 4AA
1. Alta Loma
2. La Reina
3. Laguna Blanca
4. St. Bonaventure
5. Vistamar
6. St. Paul
7. Don Lugo
8. Shadow Hills
9. Pacifica Christian/ SM
10. St. Anthony
Others: Nordhoff, Segerstrom, Pomona Catholic
DIVISION 4A
1. Cate
2. Desert
3. Duarte
4. Gladstone
5. Summit
6. Bishop Conaty-Loretto
7. Fontana
8. Savanna
9. Mammoth
10. St. Genevieve
Others: Mary Star, Azusa
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DIVISION 2
1. Foothill
2. Dana Hills
3. Damien
4. Santa Barbara
5. El Toro
6. San Marcos
7. Los Osos
8. Mira Costa
9. Palos Verdes
10. Villa Park
Others: ML King, San Clemente, Dos Pueblos
DIVISION 4
1. Righetti
2. Cerritos
3T. El Segundo
3T. Hoover
3T. Crescenta Valley
6. Arroyo Grande
7. Troy
8. Santa Monica
9. Chadwick
10. Sonora
DIVISION 6
1. Segerstrom
2. Temescal Canyon
3. Malibu
4. Beaumont
5. Hemet
6. Santa Ynez
7. Valencia/Placentia
8. Tustin
9. Ocean View
10. Kennedy
Others: Flintridge Prep, Brentwood, Pasadena
CROSS COUNTRY
DIVISION 4 BOYS
1. Bishop Amat? 2. Santa Ynez? 3. Foothill Technology 4. JSerra? 5. Covina? 6. Harvard-Westlake 7. Oaks Christian? 8. Notre Dame? 9. Orange Lutheran 10. Laguna Beach.
