CIF-SS Spring Coaches' Polls Through May 2

The CIF Southern Section office released its weekly spring preseason coaches' rankings for baseball, softball, boys volleyball and boys tennis on Monday.

Crescenta Valley's softball team entered into the Division 3 once again, setting up a epic clash Tuesday against No. 9 Burroughs for Pacific League bragging rights.

La Canada clinched at least a share of the Rio Hondo League title last week and remains at No. 1 in Division 5.

In baseball, Arcadia and Crescenta Valley check in at No. 4 and 5 in Division 2.

Here are this week's rankings with local Patch teams in bold and last week's rankings in parentheses.

CIF Southern Section baseball coaches' rankings of May 2:

DIVISION 1 --  1. Edison (No. 1 last week); 2. Mater Dei (3); 3. JSerra (4); 4. Vista Murrieta (2); 5. Valencia Valencia (4); 6. El Toro (others); 7. Adolfo Camarillo (7); 8. Hart (8); 9T. Simi Valley (9T); 9T. Westlake (9T); 11. Lakewood (6). Others: Esperanza (NR); JW North (11); Long Beach Poly (others).

DIVISION 2 -- 1. Trabuco Hills (No. 2 last week); 2. Cypress (3); 3. Chaminade (1); 4. Arcadia (4); 5. Crescenta Valley (6); 6. Redlands (5); 7. Santa Barbara (8); 8. Harvard-Westlake (NR); 9. Buena (others); 10. South Hills (9). Others: Glendora (10); Pacifica (others); Chino Hills (NR); Canyon Springs (NR).

DIVISION 3 -- 1. Bonita (No. 1 last week); 2. Quartz Hill (2); 3. Alhambra (4); 4. Beckman (5); 5. Colton (8); 6. Paramount (3); 7. Temescal Canyon (6); 8. San Gorgonio (9); 9. Gahr (7); 10. Montebello (others). Others: Rancho Alamitos (10); Northwood (NR); Rialto (NR).

DIVISION 4 -- 1. Palm Desert (No. 2 last week); 2. Bishop Amat (1); 3. Torrance (5); 4. Laguna Beach (4); 5. Oaks Christian (3); 6. Indio (6); 7. Chino (7); 8. Troy (8); 9. La Quinta (9); 10. San Dimas (10). Others: Sonora (NR); Colony (others); Temple City (NR).

DIVISION 5 -- 1. Woodcrest Christian (No. 1 last week); 2. Tahquitz (2); 3. Montclair Prep (3); 4. Cathedral (4); 5. Whittier Christian (6); 6. Lompoc Cabrillo (7); 7. Campbell Hall (5); 8. Paraclete (8); 9. Oak Hills (9); 10. Hemet (others). Others: Citrus Valley (NR); Sierra Vista (others); Nipomo (NR); Linfield Christian 10).

DIVISION 6 -- 1. Oxford Academy (No. 1 last week); 2. Pasadena Poly (2); 3. Lancaster Desert Christian (3); 4. Bishop Union (4); 5. Vasquez (6); 6. Capistrano Valley Christian (5); 7. Boron (7); 8. Viewpoint (8); 9. Brentwood (9); 10. Villanova Prep (others). Others: Southlands Christian (10); Murrieta Valley Calvary Chapel (others); Crean Lutheran (others).

DIVISION 7 -- 1. Nuview Bridge (No. 2 last week); 2. Rolling Hills Prep (4); 3. New Roads (3); 4. Firebaugh (5); 5. Dunn (NR); 6. Animo Leadership (6); 7. Riverside Christian (7); 8. Cate (1); 9. Granada Hills Hillcrest Christian (8); 10. North County Christian (NR). Others: None.

CIF Southern Section softball coaches' rankings of May 2:

DIVISION 1 -- 1. Esperanza (No. 1 last week); 2. Los Alamitos (3); 3. Etiwanda (2); 4. Edison (6); 5. Corona Santiago (8); 6. Simi Valley (4); 7. Garden Grove Pacifica (7); 8. Riverside Poly (10); 9. Saugus (9); 10T. West Ranch (NR); 10T.  Valencia Valencia (5). Others: Hart (NR); ML King (MR); Orange Lutheran (NR).

DIVISION 2 -- 1. Don Lugo (No. 3 last week); 2. Bonita (1); 3. Laguna Hills (2); 4. Chino (4); 5. Oxnard (5); 6. Colton (9); 7. Los Altos (7); 8. Lakewood (8); 9. Valley View (NR); 10. Arlington (6). Others: None.

DIVISION 3 -- 1. Bishop Amat (No. 1 last week); 2. Oaks Christian (2); 3. South Hills (4); 4. Chino Hills (5); 5. Warren (8); 6. Downey (3); 7. Highland (7); 8. Knight (6); 9. Burroughs (10); 10. Crescenta Valley (NR). Others: None.

DIVISION 4 -- 1. Aquinas (No. 1 last week); 2. Segerstrom (2); 3. Ocean View (3); 4. La Quinta La Quinta (4); 5. Dos Pueblos (5); 6. Garden Grove (6); 7. La Habra (7); 8. Whittier Christian (9); 9. Oak Hills (NR); 10T. Village Christian (NR); 10T.  Apple Valley (8). Others: Loara (10); Sunny Hills (others); Rancho Alamitos (others).

DIVISION 5 -- 1. La Canada (No. 1 last week); 2. Duarte (2); 3. Beaumont (3); 4. Savanna (4); 5. San Marino (5); 6. Katella (7); 7. Barstow (9); 8. Marymount (10); 9. Temple City (8); 10. Marlborough (others). Others: Santa Ana Calvary Chapel (9); Mark Keppel (NR); Montebello (6); Nipomo (NR).

DIVISION 6 -- 1. Downey Calvary Chapel (No. 1 last week); 2. Kern Valley (2); 3. Citrus Valley (3); 4. Paraclete (4); 5. Rim of the World (6); 6. Carpinteria (5); 7. Oxford Academy (7); 8. Flintridge Prep (10); 8. Riverside Christian (8); 10. Riverside Notre Dame (others). Others: Rosamond (9); Capistrano Valley Christian (others); Yucca Valley (NR); Saddleback Valley Christian (NR).

DIVISION 7 -- 1. Pomona Catholic (No. 1 last week); 2. Bel-Jeff (2); 3. Montclair Prep (4); 4. Faith Baptist (5); 5. Rolling Hills Prep (3); 6. Viewpoint (6); 7. Mesa Grande Academy (9); 8. Firebaugh (NR); 9. Hamilton (NR); 10. University Prep (10). Others: Animo Leadership (8).

CIF Southern Section boys volleyball coaches' rankings of May 2:

DIVISION 1 -- 1. Santa Margarita (No. 1 last week); 2. Mira Costa (2); 3. Loyola (3); 4. Newport Harbor (4); 5. Westlake (7); 6. Thousand Oaks (8); 7. Mater Dei (5); 8. Redondo Union (6); 9. Esperanza (10); 10. San Clemente (others). Others: Crepi (NR); Dana Hills (others); Servite (NR); Santa Barbara (9).

DIVISION 2 -- 1. Corona del Mar (No. 1 last week); 2. Laguna Beach (2); 3. 3. Valencia Valencia (3); 4. Oak Park (4); 5. Trabuco Hills (5); 6. Oaks Christian (6); 7. Beckman (7); 8. El Toro (9); 9. Aliso Niguel (10); 10. Irvine (NR). Others:  San Luis Obispo (8); Righetti (NR).

DIVISION 3 -- 1. Burbank Burroughs (No. 1 last week); 2. Cerritos Valley Christian (2); 3. Adolfo Camarillo (4); 4. Arcadia (5); 5. South Torrance (3); 6. Claremont (6);  7. Torrance (7); 8. Mayfair (8) 9. Warren (9); 10. Cypress (10). Others: Village Christian (others); Segerstrom (others).

DIVISION 4 -- 1. Santa Monica (No. 1 last week); 2. San Gabriel (2); 3. Brentwood (4); 4. Windward (3); 5. Cathedral (5); 6. Yucaipa (7); 7. La Salle (6); 8. Santa Fe (8); 9. Ganesha (NR); 10. St. Margaret's (NR). Others: Beverly Hills (others); Bishop Montgovery (9).

DIVISION 5 -- 1. Chadwick (No. 1 last week); 2. Vistamar (2); 3. Viewpoint (3); 4. Providence (4); 5. Pasadena Poly (5); 6. Milken Community (7); 7. Firebaugh (6); 8. St. Monica (8); 9. San Gabriel Academy (10); 10. Laguna Blanca (9). Others: Ontario Christian (others); Saddleback Valley Christian (others).

CIF Southern Section boys tennis coaches' rankings of May 2:

DIVISION 1 -- 1. University (No. 1 last week); 2. Palos Verdes (2); 3. Corona del Mar (3); 4. Woodbridge (5); 5. Santa Barbara (6); 6. Harvard-Westlake (4); 7. Peninsula (7); 8. Brentwood (8), 9. San Marino (9); 10. Northwood (10). Others: None.

DIVISION 2 -- 1. Palm Desert (No. 1 last week); 2. Arcadia (2); 3. Santa Monica (3); 4. Valencia Valencia (4); 5. Villa Park (5); 6. Foothill (6); 7. El Dorado (8); 8. Arroyo Grande (9); 9. Walnut (7); 10T. West Ranch (10T); 10T. Diamond Bar (10T). Others: Beverly Hills (others); Rowland (others).

DIVISION 3 -- 1. Temecula Valley (No. 1 last week); 2. Sage Hill (2); 3. Cerritos (4); 4. Whitney (6); 5. Placentia Valencia (3); 6. Redlands (5); 7. Long Beach Wilson (8); 8. Lakewood (9); 9. Long Beach Poly (10); 10. St. Margaret's (NR). Others: Pacifica (7); Oaks Christian (others); Los Osos (others); ML King (others).

DIVISION 4 -- 1. Viewpoint (No. 1 last week); 2. Paramount (2); 3. Laguna Beach (3); 4. Santa Ynez (4); 5. Westminster (5); 6. Westminster La Quinta (6); 7. Cate (7); 8. Segerstrom (9); 9. Dunn (8); 10. Linfield Christian (10). Others: Buckley (others).

DIVISION 5 -- 1. Arlington (No. 1 last week); 2. Arroyo (2); 3. Magnolia (3); 4. La Sierra (4); 5. Milken Community (5); 6. Jurupa Valley (7); 7. San Dimas (8); 8. Bishop Montgomery (9); 9. Hemet (NR); 10T. Beaumont (NR); 10T. San Gorgonio (6). Others: Covina (10).