THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

*--* Rk Team (Record) Comment 1 LA QUINTA (15-0, SS-Div IV) Aztecs offer to play with one outfielder from now on. (Last week: 1) 2 CHATSWORTH (16-0, City) Wake us up when City Championship rolls around. (2) 3 CAPISTRANO VALLEY (15-0, SS-Div. I) Two one-run victories over Trabuco Hills. (3) 4 EL DORADO (12-2, SS-Div. II) One spot back, waiting for Capistrano Valley’s luck to change. (8) 5 EDISON (11-3, SS-Div. I) Anybody have Edison winning the Sunset League? (13) 6 MATER DEI (11-4, SS-Div. I) Loss to Bishop Amat acceptable ... if this was last year. (6) 7 RIV. ARLINGTON (11-1, SS-Div. I) Simply overjoyed to be playing in Villa Park tournament. (4) 8 VILLA PARK (10-4, SS-Div. II) Tries to bolt from rankings, asks to be replaced by JV team. (7) 9 ANAHEIM CANYON (11-4, SS-Div. II) Not bad: Split with Villa Park. Not good: Almost lost to Vista. (11) 10 GLENDORA (12-2, SS-Div. I) Finally found a team it couldn’t outscore in 10-8 loss to Ayala. (9) 11 CAMARILLO (11-3, SS-Div. I) Would love a rematch vs. Chatsworth ... with Delmon Young. (12) 12 ROOSEVELT (14-2, City) Quietly becoming second-best team in City Section. (16) 13 VALENCIA (11-4, SS-Div. II) Sad luck: Valencia pitcher throws one-hitter, loses. (5) 14 MARINA (10-4, SS-Div. I) Avoided dreaded fifth loss with two wins vs. Fountain Valley. (18) 15 CRESPI (12-2, SS-Div. III) Spring football isn’t quite the attraction it used to be for Celts. (19) 16 EL SEGUNDO (12-2, SS-Div. III) Seems to play well despite confusing Bay/Ocean crossover concept. (21) 17 UPLAND (15-1, SS-Div. I) Moves up only five spots, another massive e-mail campaign expected. (22) 18 L.B. WILSON (11-3-1, SS-Div. I) Football team wonders how baseball guys are so much better than Poly. (23) 19 ARCADIA (11-3, SS-Div. I) Welcome back to the rankings. Don’t lose again. (NR) 20 MILLER (13-3, SS-Div. I) Still wondering how league rival Eisenhower ever made rankings. (NR) 21 CRESCENTA VALLEY (11-3, SS-Div. I) Flooded Peninsula with 9-1 victory in own tournament. (NR) 22 LOS ALAMITOS (10-4, SS-Div. I) Only one game behind Edison in Sunset League. (NR) 23 PACIFICA (15-0, SS-Div. IV) Already planning celebration for upcoming victory vs. La Quinta. (24) 24 PALM DESERT (13-1, SS-Div. III) Seems as if Aztecs play Desert Hot Springs every other day. (25) 25 PENINSULA (12-3-1, SS-Div. II) Barely ... hanging ... on ... (10)

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