DIVISION I

1. Royal

2. Arcadia

3. Trabuco Hills

4. Rancho Cucamonga

5. Dana Hills

6. Marina

7. Corona

8. El Toro

9. Yucaipa

10. Great Oak

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DIVISION II

1. Claremont

2. Camarillo

3. Westlake

4. Foothill

5. Thousand Oaks

6. Canyon

7. Saugus

8. Redondo Union

9. Loyola

10. Ayala

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DIVISION III

1. St. John Bosco

2. Palos Verdes

3. Golden Valley

4. Woodbridge

5. Granite Hills

6. Brea Olinda

7. Cabrillo/Lompoc

8. Orange Lutheran

9. Oak Park

10. Dos Pueblos

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DIVISION IV

1. Laguna Beach

2. Morro Bay

3. Harvard/Westlake

4. Nordhoff

5. San Juan HIlls

6. Notre Dame/S.O.

7. JSerra

8. Banning

9. Salesian

10. Big Bear

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DIVISION V

1. Woodcrest Christian

2. Pasadena Poly

3. Flintridge Prep

4. Thacher, Ojal

5. Sage Hill, Newport Harbor

6. Chadwick

7. St. Margaret’s

8. Oak Hills

9. Webb

10. Oakwood

Pool 3 (Marina HS)

1. Marina

2. San Marcos

3. Norco

4. La Habra

Breakdown: Marina competes in the ultra-tough Sunset League and is no stranger to tough matches. The Vikings are among the teams that could win Division II.

Pool play begins at 3:30 p.m. Friday

1 VS 3 – REF 2
2 VS 4 – REF 1
1 VS 4 – REF 3
2 VS 3 – REF 1

Saturday games start at 8 a.m.
3 VS 4 – REF 2
1 VS 2 – REF 4

Pool 1

Pool 2

Pool 3

Pool 4

Pool 5

Pool 6

Pool 7

Pool 8

(Quality victories are victories over top-25 teams or top non-county teams)

6. MARINA (Sunset) 22-5

Streak: 1 W

Quality victories: Rosary, 4-3; Rancho Alamitos, 3-1; Aliso Niguel, 4-2; Rosary, 6-1; El Toro, 9-7; Edison, 4-0; Los Alamitos, 10-2; Esperanza, 6-2; and Esperanza, 9-0.

Losses: Edison, 1-2; Santa Margarita, 1-3; El Modena, 0-2; Edison, 2-3; and Los Alamitos, 6-7.

7. BECKMAN (Pacific Coast) 20-7

Streak: 2 W

Quality victories: Esperanza, 5-3 Laguna Hills, 4-3; Rosary, 1-0; and Rio Mesa (Oxnard), 4-1.

Losses: Rosary, 2-3; Foothill, 4-5; Tesoro, 0-4; Edison, 0-2; Orange Lutheran, 0-2; Agoura, 2-5; and Laguna Hills, 0-4.

8. FOOTHILL (Sea View)  18-7-1

Streak: 5 W

Quality victories: Beckman, 5-4; Cienega (Vail, Ariz.), 6-2; Fairfield, 8-0; Chino Hills, 11-4; Rosary, 7-1; Santa Margarita, 7-0; Trabuco Hills, 3-2; Northwood, 9-2; Trabuco Hills, 11-2; Northwood, 10-1; and El Toro, 9-6.

Losses: Los Alamitos, 3-7; Chino, 2-4; Mater Dei, 0-10; El Modena, 0-3; Huntington Beach, 1-2; Orange Lutheran, 2-3; and El Toro, 9-10.

Ties: Esperanza, 3-3.

9. LAGUNA HILLS (Pacific Coast) 20-6-2

Streak: 1 W

Quality victories: Northwood, 8-0; Orange Lutheran, 5-4; Rosary, 1-0; Northwood, 4-3; Trabuco Hills, 2-0; Santa Margarita, 4-0; Trabuco Hills, 2-1; and Beckman, 4-0.

Losses: San Clemente, 4-11; San Clemente, 2-3; Tesoro, 2-7; Aliso Niguel, 1-4; Beckman, 3-4; and Irvine, 0-1.

Ties: Aliso Niguel, 3-3; and Trabuco Hills, 0-0.

10. ALISO NIGUEL (South Coast) 19-9-1

Streak: 2 W

Quality victories: Cimarron Memorial (Las Vegas), 6-2; Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas), 3-2; Canyon, 5-1; Trabuco Hills, 2-0; Northwood, 8-2; Laguna Hills, 4-1; Mission Viejo, 11-7; Dana Hills, 2-1; Mission Viejo, 5-2; and Dana Hills, 6-1.

Losses: Canyon, 7-13; Rosary, 1-3; Marina, 2-4; El Toro, 3-6; Norwalk, 0-1; Orange Lutheran, 2-7; Woodbridge, 3-5; Tesoro, 0-2; and Tesoro, 3-4.

Ties: Laguna Hills, 3-3.

RELATED:

• Softball Power Rankings: Teams 1-5
• Softball Power Rankings: Teams 11-15
• Softball Power Rankings: Teams 16-20
• Softball Power Rankings: Teams 21-25

Edison 4, Los Alamitos 0: Sophomore Henry Owens pitched a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts to help the No. 4 Chargers (18-5, 11-3) clinch at least a share of the league title with the victory over the visiting Griffins (11-13, 5-9).

Donald Sneed and Matt Streit both hit two-run home runs for the Chargers.

Esperanza 3, Marina 2 (8 innings): Clay Shephard homered in the bottom of the eighth to lift the Aztecs (13-11-1, 8-6) past the visiting Vikings (20-5, 10-4).

The Vikings must win their game against the Aztecs on Thursday at Marina and have Edison lose to Los Alamitos to earn a share of the Sunset title.

DIVISION I

1. Norco

2. Hart

3. Canyon

4. Valencia/Valencia

5. Marina

6. Santiago/Corona

7. Mater Dei

8. Riverside Poly

9. Thousand Oaks

10T. Edison

10T. El Modena

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DIVISION II

1. Vista Murrieta

2. Laguna Hills

3. Beckman

4. Redlands

5. Upland

6. Etiwanda

7. La Mirada

8. Norwalk

9. California

10. Yucaipa

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DIVISION III

1. Oaks Christian

2. Cajon

3. Crescenta Valley

4. Glendora

5. Tesoro

6. Patriot

7. Los Altos

8. Bonita

9. Righetti

10. Chino Hills

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DIVISION IV

1. Ocean View

2. El Segundo

3. Santa Monica

4. St. Joseph’s

5. Segerstrom

6. Aquinas

7. Morro Bay

8. North Torrance

9. Torrance

10. Hesperia

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DIVISION V

1. Calvary Murrieta

2. Riverside Christian

3. Woodcrest Christian

4. Whittier Christian

5. Village Christian

6. San Jacinto

7. San Dimas

8. Sierra Vista

9. Mark Keppel

10. Heritage

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DIVISION VI

1. La Salle

2. Maranatha

3. Marymount

4. South El Monte

5. Ramona Convent

6. Oxford Academy

7. Grace Brethren

8. Campbell Hall

9. Big Bear

10. Viewpoint

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DIVISION VII

1. Hesperia Christian

2. Rosamond

3. Victor Valley Christian

4. Kern Valley

5. Connelly

6. Eastside Christian

7. Saddleback Valley Christian

8. Rolling Hills Prep

9. Calvary Chapel/Downey

10. Bishop

DIVISION I

1. Norco

2. Hart

3. Canyon

4. Valencia

5. Marina

6. Santiago/Corona

7. Riverside Poly

8. Mater Dei

9. Thousand Oaks

10T. Los Alamitos

10T. El Modena
DIVISION II

1. Vista Murrieta

2. Beckman

3. Laguna Hills

4. Redlands

5. Upland

6. Etiwanda

7. Yucaipa

8. Lakewood

9. California

10. Norwalk
DIVISION III

1. Oaks Christian

2. Tesoro

3. Cajon

4. Crescenta Valley

5. Summit

6. Patriot

7. Chino Hills

8. Ayala

9. Los Altos

10. Bonita
DIVISION IV

1. Ocean View

2. El Segundo

3. St. Joseph’s

4. Santa Monica

5. Segerstrom

6. Aquinas

7. Morro Bay

8. North Torrance

9. Torrance

10. Bishop Montgomery
DIVISION V

1. Calvary Murrieta

2. Woodcrest Christian

3. Riverside Christian

4. Whittier Christian

5. Village Christian

6. San Jacinto

7. San Dimas

8. Sierra Vista

9. Mark Keppel

10. Calvary Chapel
DIVISION VI

1. La Salle

2. Maranatha

3. Marymount

4. South El Monte

5. Ramona Convent

6. Oxford Academy

7. Grace Brethren

8. Campbell Hall

9. Arroyo

10T. Marlborough

10T. Big Bear
DIVISION VII

1. Hesperia Christian

2. Rosamond

3. Victor Valley Christian

4. Kern Valley

5. Connelly

6. Eastside Christian

7. Saddleback Valley Christian

8. Rolling Hills Prep

9. Oxford Academy

10. Calvary Chapel/Downey

No. 4 Edison (15-3, 8-1) vs. No. 3 Marina (18-2, 8-1)

When: Wednesday at Marina; Friday at Edison

Outlook: First place is on the line when these two city rivals get together this week. Edison had a one-game lead but lost to Fountain Valley last week. Now, they’re tied.

It almost seems better this way, doesn’t it? Too bad this isn’t a four-game series.

Both teams are scheduled to send their best to the mound. Edison is slated to start Henry Owens (6-0) Wednesday against Race Parmenter (5-0).

Then Friday, Kurt Heyer (6-1) is set to face Paul Strong (5-1).

Strong struck out the first nine Edison batters he faced in the first meeting, but Edison got the last laugh. Chris Czernachowski’s two-run run double in the seventh lifted Edison to a 4-3 victory.

Will we have any late-inning drama this time around?

Who are you picking to win?

Should the winner of this series take over the No. 1 spot in next week’s county rankings?

(All games at 3:15 p.m., unless noted)

RELATED:

• Baseball games of the week: Orange vs. Ocean View
• Baseball games of the week: Brea Olinda vs. Villa Park
• Baseball games of the week: Tesoro vs. Capo Valley
• Baseball games of the week: Santa Margarita vs. Mater Dei

Friday's Sunset League highlights:

Marina 2, Fountain Valley 1 (8 innings): The No. 4 Vikings (16-2, 6-1) won their eighth in a row when they scored the winning run on an eighth-inning error by the visiting Barons (8-9, 1-6).

Paul Strong pitched the first seven innings for Marina and allowed one run and five hits, but the victory went to Ken Stoops, who pitched the eighth.

Los Alamitos 3, Newport Harbor 1: Brad Hartong, Joe Lent and Kenny Uyetake each drove in one run as the Griffins (8-8, 6-3) broke a three-game losing streak by beating the visiting Sailors (7-10, 4-4).

Clay Sanders earned the victory by pitching the final three innings without allowing a run.

Outlook: I think there could be quite a debate over who has the best pitching staff in the county?

Well, Marina certainly stated its case at the Darryl Kile Memorial Tournament last week. Marina allowed one run in four games.

You want more?

The Vikings allowed 10 hits in the four games. Simply amazing.

Now, Marina heads back into Sunset League play with a doubleheader against Fountain Valley.

The Vikings shut out the Barons, 5-0, in the first meeting. Fountain Valley won the Beach Pit Classic last week.

I wouldn’t want to face Marina in a two-game series.

RELATED:

• Baseball games of the week: Huntington Beach at Foothill
• Baseball games of the week: Los Alamitos at Newport Harbor
• Baseball games of the week: Corona del Mar at Beckman
• Baseball games of the week: Esperanza vs. Edison

Orange County Media Poll

Ranking, School (League), Record, Points

6. Marina (Sunset) 10-2, 29

7. Dana Hills (South Coast) 7-3, 21

8. JSerra (Trinity) 8-4, 11

9. Orange Lutheran (Trinity) 8-4, 9

10. Foothill (Sea View) 8-4, 4

Also receiving votes: Cypress (Empire) 8-4, 3; Beckman (Pacific Coast) 11-2, 2; Fullerton (Freeway) 10-2, 2; El Dorado (Century) 9-3, 1

Here are the links to the rest of the poll: