With CIF-Southern Section preliminaries and championships approaching in mid-November, the Oct. 29 CIF-SS boys’ cross country rankings issued by PrepCalTrack.com’s Rich Gonzalez found Loyola tied for second in Division 2, the highest ranking of any local Catholic school.
In D-3, Servite and St. John Bosco remained 11th and 14th, while J. Serra held at third in D-4, as did Cathedral (sixth), Chaminade (ninth) and Bishop Amat (12th). St. Bonaventure remained No. 9 in D-5.
In girls’ cross country, Mater Dei was still 12th in D-2, and Santa Margarita still sixth in D-3. Bishop Amat, J.Serra and Mayfield are Nos. 5-6-8 in D-4, with Flintridge Sacred Heart tenth and Immaculate Heart 15th, And in D-5, La Reina is eighth, Sacred Heart tenth and Ramona Convent 13th.
CIF-SS preliminaries take place Nov. 9-10, CIF finals on Nov. 17, and state championships on Nov. 24.
In the final girls’ tennis polls released Oct. 29, Chaminade was fifth in Division 2; Bishop Montgomery third and Alemany tenth in D-4; and La Salle fourth and Notre Dame Academy sixth in D-5.
The final boys’ water polo polls (also released Oct. 29) saw Loyola, Mater Dei and Santa Margarita ranked third, fifth and sixth in Division 1; Damien seventh in D-2; Servite third in D-3; and Cathedral seventh in D-7.
Initial CIF-SS polls in boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ soccer, and girls’ water polo will be issued in November, closer to the start of each sport’s regular season.
Mike Nelson is the former editor of The Tidings (predecessor of Angelus News).
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