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Division I at a Glance

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Defending Champion: Simi Valley.

Top Teams: Marina (21-2), Los Alamitos (21-4), Simi Valley (23-2), Pacifica (18-5-1).

Dark Horse: Ocean View (17-6). Reached semifinals last year with same pitcher, Kathy Ponce. Most important game is the first one, in which the Seahawks battle Cerritos and Prom Night.

Top Players: Amanda Adams (Cypress), Julie Adams (Cypress), Lynea Backlund (Fountain Valley), Carolina Bernal (Newbury Park), Kristi Bolle (El Modena), Michelle Churnock (Foothill), Lindsey Collins (Fountain Valley), Marcy Crouch (Marina), Laurie Fritz (Kennedy), Faith Fuata (Marina), Marie Gieron (Foothill), Patty Godwin (Mater Dei), Sara Griffin (Simi Valley), Wendi Griffin (Garden Grove), Dana Gulick (El Toro), Deborah Harrelson (Fountain Valley), Nikki Hart (El Dorado), Heather Hollis (San Clemente), Margaret Hollis (Mater Dei), Karen Hoshizaki (Cerritos), Heather Hamer (El Dorado), Chastity Johnson (Lompoc), Jennifer Johnson (Garden Grove), Megan Kenney (Agoura), Candace Kollen (Mater Dei), Misty Lauby (El Toro), Toni Mascarenas (Pacifica), Brandee McArthur (Villa Park), Jodi Morris (Capistrano Valley), Stefanie Noffsinger (Huntington Beach), Ronda Nuno (Arroyo Grande), Lisa Pitt (Kennedy), Becky Polk (Ocean View), Kathy Ponce (Ocean View), Chris Puccio (Orange), Linda Rodriguez (La Quinta), Christa Saindon (Cypress), Janee Sansone (Ocean View), Michelle Schneider (Los Alamitos), Robin Tessman (Foothill), Janne Thorpe (Newbury Park), Kelli Tom (El Dorado), Lisa Tully (Mater Dei), Lynette Velazquez (Marina), Carolyn Wilson (Los Alamitos), Deborah Wilson (Los Alamitos), Duffy White (Garden Grove).

Best Draw: Los Alamitos. Griffins feared first-round matchup with Huntington Beach--the only OC team to beat Los Alamitos. They got La Quinta instead.

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Worst Draw: Foothill (21-6). Century League champion could face, in order, Huntington Beach (15-9), Kennedy (20-5-1) and Los Alamitos (21-4) to reach the semifinals. Huntington Beach might have the most dominant pitcher of the three they’ll face.

Notes: Ocean View has a junior pitcher, Ponce, who could carry the Seahawks all the way, but the senior prom is Friday and they play Cerritos. They will be without catcher Racquel Willson and could be without backup Angela Burke (ill), and the top JV catcher is injured. They’re breaking in a new catcher this week. Burke is also the starting shortstop.

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