St. Anthony of Long Beach has taken over the top spot in Division 6 of the latest weekly baseball rankings issued by the CIF-Southern Section.
The Saints are one of a dozen Catholic schools mentioned in the baseball top tens released March 11. Four are in Division 1: Notre Dame/Sherman Oaks (seventh), Servite (eighth), Mater Dei (ninth) and St. John Bosco (tenth).
Elsewhere, Loyola is fourth and Santa Margarita ninth in D-2; Mary Star of the Sea third and St. Paul seventh in D-4; Bishop Diego eighth in D-5; Santa Clara eighth in D-6; and Villanova tenth in D-7.
Catholic school rankings in other sports include the following:
Softball: Santa Margarita is sixth in D-1; Mary Star second and St. Anthony eighth in D-4; and Marymount sixth and Santa Clara seventh in D-6.
Boys’ volleyball: J. Serra is second in D-3. The combined Divisions 1 & 2 poll (with teams separated at playoff time in late April) includes Loyola fourth, Servite 13th, Mater Dei 14th and Santa Margarita 17th. St. Anthony is fifth in D-4, and Don Bosco Tech fourth in D-6.
Boys’ tennis: Santa Margarita is ninth in D-2, Mater Dei fourth in D-3, Bishop Montgomery sixth in D-4, and Bishop Amat fourth in D-5.
No polls are issued for track and field, swimming and diving, and boys’ golf. Regular season play continues through late April, followed by playoff action which concludes by early June.
Mike Nelson is the former editor of The Tidings (predecessor of Angelus News).
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