THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

BOYS’ CROSS-COUNTRY

Final for regular season

There are no changes in the order of the top six teams, but Simi Valley Royal moves from eighth to seventh after taking five of the top nine places in the Marmonte League finals last week. Crescenta Valley moves back into the top 10 after former No. 9 Anaheim Katella was beaten by Cypress in the Empire League finals.

Rank School (Section-Division)...Last Week

1. Long Beach Poly (SS-Division I)...1

2. Loyola (SS-Division I)...2

3. Dana Hills (SS-Division I)...3

4. Canyon Country Canyon (SS-Division I)...4

5. Murrieta Valley (SS-Division I)...5

6. Barstow (SS-Division III)...6

7. Royal (SS-Division I)...8

8. Rubidoux (SS-Division II)...7

9. Orange (SS-Division II)...10

10. Crescenta Valley (SS-Division I)...NR

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GIRLS’ CROSS-COUNTRY

Simi Valley Royal and Ventura move back into the top 10 after strong performances in their respective league finals last week. Royal gave Thousand Oaks a scare in the Marmonte League finals before finishing three points behind the Lancers. Ventura, with Tara Bryant back from an injury, had five of the top 10 finishers in the Channel League championships.

Rank School (Section-Division)...Last Week

1. Sultana (SS-Division II)...1

2. Murrieta Valley (SS-Division I)...2

3. Canyon Country Canyon (SS-Division I)...3

4. Thousand Oaks (SS-Division I)...4

5. Esperanza (SS-Division I)...5

6. Dana Hills (SS-Division I)...6

7. Royal (SS-Division I)...NR

8. Ventura (SS-Division II)...NR

9. Fountain Valley (SS-Division I)...7

10. Long Beach Wilson (SS-Division I)...8

-- John Ortega

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GIRLS’ GOLF

Only Torrance, which defeated South Torrance, 429-449, had a match last week. The other teams all had league finals for individuals. Because these are final regular-season rankings, the results of the Central Divisional championship, played Monday, have no bearing on the rankings. The Northern and Southern Divisional championships will be played today.

Rank School (Record, Section-Region)...Last Week

1. Long Beach Wilson (15-0, SS-Central)...1

2. Dos Pueblos (15-0, SS-Northern)...2

3. Peninsula (16-0, SS-Southern)...3

4. Camarillo (13-0, SS-Northern)...4

5. Torrance (11-0, SS-Central)...5

6. Palm Desert (12-1, SS-Central)...6

7. Esperanza (16-1, SS-Southern)...7

8. Rosary (13-1, SS-Southern)...8

9. Marina (17-1, SS-Southern)...9

10. Santa Margarita (12-3, SS-Southern)...10

-- Peter Yoon

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GIRLS’ TENNIS

There are no changes in the Top 10 as most teams wrapped up regular seasons unbeaten in league play, including No. 1 Palm Desert completing its 15th consecutive undefeated season in Desert Valley League play, a string of 156 matches. No. 2 Beverly Hills won the Bay League title with its second victory over No. 5 Rollings Hills Estates Peninsula. No. 6 Dana Point Dana Hills, No. 7 Irvine Woodbridge, No. 8 Calabasas and No. 10 Fullerton Troy also had undefeated league campaigns. The other three top 10 teams -- No. 3 Corona del Mar, No. 4 Laguna Beach and No. 9 Irvine University -- finished 1-2-3 in the Pacific Coast League.

Rank School (Record, Section-Division)...Last Week

1. Palm Desert (16-0, SS-Division II)...1

2. Beverly Hills (17-0, SS-Division I)...2

3. Corona del Mar (15-3, SS-Division I)...3

4. Laguna Beach (16-4, SS-Division I)...8

5. Peninsula (16-4, SS-Division I)...4

6. Dana Hills (14-3, SS-Division I)...5

7. Woodbridge (17-3, SS-Division I)...7

8. Calabasas (17-2, SS-Division I)...6

9. Irvine University (14-5, SS-Division I)...9

10. Troy (16-3, SS-Division II)...10

-- Lauren Peterson

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GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

The Southern Section playoffs begin with tonight’s wild-card matches, and the toughest division figures to be the one with the largest-enrollment schools. Three of the top five teams in the top 10 -- Long Beach Wilson, Los Alamitos and Anaheim Esperanza -- are in Division I-AA. The second-largest division, I-A, also will be competitive with No. 1-seeded Mira Costa and No. 2-seeded Capistrano Valley. Small schools L.A. Marymount, seeded No. 1 in Division IV-AA, and San Juan Capistrano St. Margaret’s, No. 1 in Division IV-A, should dominate their lower-enrollment divisions on the way to an inevitable meeting in the state Division IV playoffs.

Rank School (Record, Section-Division)...Last Week

1. Long Beach Wilson (29-2, SS-Division I-AA)...1

2. Marymount (22-4, SS-Division IV-AA)...2

3. Mater Dei (24-8, SS-Division II-A)...3

4. Los Alamitos (24-7, SS-Division I-AA)...4

5. Esperanza (23-5, SS-Division I-AA)...5

6. Bishop Montgomery (21-8, SS-Division III-A)...6

7. Mira Costa (19-4, SS-Division I-A)...7

8. St. Margaret’s (18-4, SS-Division IV-A)...8

9. Newport Harbor (22-6, SS-Division II-AA)...9

10. Capistrano Valley (22-2, SS-Division I-A)...10

-- Mike Bresnahan

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BOYS’ WATER POLO

Anaheim Servite once again proved it’s the next-best team in the Southland by knocking off North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake, 17-9, on Tuesday. The Friars then wrapped up their regular season Saturday with an impressive 16-14 overtime victory over San Diego Section powerhourse La Jolla The Bishop’s. Newport Harbor spoiled Santa Ana Foothill’s season debut in the Sea View League, defeating the Knights, 8-7, on Wednesday to capture its second consecutive league title. Foothill held a 7-5 lead until Newport Harbor senior driver Ross Sinclair scored on a four-meter shot with 4:12 left in the game to ignite the Sailors’ fourth-quarter rally. Chino Hills Ayala makes its debut in the top 10 a week late. The Bulldogs upset previously eighth-ranked Riverside Poly, 12-10, in a Sierra League game on Oct. 29.

Rank School (Record, Section-Division)...Last Week

1. Long Beach Wilson (27-0, SS-Division I)...1

2. Servite (25-2, SS-Division II)...4

3. Corona del Mar (16-7, SS-Division I)...2

4. Harvard-Westlake (20-5, SS-Division I)...3

5. Newport Harbor (18-9, SS-Division I)...5

6. El Toro (21-7, SS-Division I)...6

7. Foothill (15-11, SS, Division I)...8

8. Laguna Beach (21-6, SS, Division I)...9

9. San Clemente (18-8, SS, Division I)...10

10. Ayala (25-7, SS, Division V)...NR