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CIF-SS Releases Volleyball, Water Polo Preseason Polls

Los Alamitos and St. Margaret's top their divisions in the CIF-Southern Section girls volleyball coaches' preseason polls, while Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach receive the same treatment in boys water polo.

The Los Alamitos girls volleyball team, which lost in the semifinals of the CIF-Southern Section Division 1AA playoffs last year, is the division's top team heading into the 2011 season, according to the volleyball coaches' preseason polls, which were released Monday.

St. Margaret's Episcopal School of San Juan Capistrano is ranked No. 1 in the Division 4AA girls volleyball poll. The Tartans defeated Academy League rival Brethren Christian in the championship match last November, securing the program's first title since 2002.

In boys water polo, Corona del Mar and Laguna Beach, defending Division 2 and 3 champions, respectively, are ranked No. 1 in their divisions in the coaches' preseason polls.

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Complete polls for all divisions can be found on the CIF Southern Section website. Schools serviced by Patch Orange County are in italics.

CIF-Southern Section Coaches' Preseason Girls Volleyball Polls of Aug. 22:

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DIVISION 1AA -- 1. Los Alamitos; 2. Dos Pueblos; 3. Redondo Union; 4. Edison; 5. Mater Dei; 6. Newport Harbor; 7. Long Beach Poly; 8. Mira Costa; 9T. Thousand Oaks; 9T. Santa Barbara; 9T. Lakewood. Others: Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Long Beach Wilson, Huntington Beach, Santa Margarita, Orange Lutheran, Palos Verdes.

DIVISION 1A -- 1. Marymount; 2. Corona del Mar; 3. Laguna Beach; 4. Vista Murrieta; 5. Valencia/Valencia; 6. Los Osos; 7. Murrieta Valley; 8. Redlands East Valley; 9. El Dorado; 10. Notre Dame Academy. Others: None.

DIVISION 2AA -- 1. St. Lucy's; 2. Chino Hills; 3. Oaks Christian; 4. La Canada; 5. La Reina; 6. La Salle; 7. South Torrance; 8. Riverside Poly; 9. Bishop Montgomery; 10T. Claremont; 10T. Mission Viejo. Others: None.

DIVISION 4AA -- 1. St. Margaret's; 2. Ocean View; 3. Serra; 4. St. Paul; 5. Viewpoint; 6. Sage Hill; 7. Brethren Christian; 8. Laguna Blanca; 9. Yucca Valley; 10. Jurupa Valley. Others: Summit, Buckley, Ontario.

CIF-Southern Section Coaches' Preseason Boys Water Polo Polls of Aug. 22:

DIVISION 1 -- 1. Mater Dei; 2. Newport Harbor; 3. El Toro; 4. Huntington Beach; 5. Los Alamitos; 6. Loyola; 7. Santa Barbara; 8. Servite; 9. Ventura; 10. Dana Hills. Others: Laguna Hills, San Clemente, Harvard-Westlake. 

DIVISION 2 -- 1. Corona del Mar; 2. Long Beach Wilson; 3. Villa Park; 4. Foothill; 5. Murrieta Valley; 6. Montebello; 7. M.L. King; 8. Esperanza; 9. Riverside Poly; 10. Irvine. Others: None.

DIVISION 3 -- 1. Laguna Beach; 2. Damien; 3. Aliso Niguel; 4. Capistrano Valley; 5. Mira Costa; 6. La Canada; 7. Palos Verdes; 8. Peninsula; 9. South Pasadena; 10. Tesoro. Others: None.

DIVISION 7 -- 1. Nogales; 2. Santa Ynez; 3. Nipomo; 4. Ocean View; 5. Don Lugo; 6. Hacienda Heights Wilson; 7. Cajon; 8. Los Amigos; 9. Lompoc Cabrillo; 10. Brentwood. Others: Chino, Citrus Valley, Orange.



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