THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

MARTIN HENDERSON’S SOFTBALL RANKINGS AND COMMENTS:

*

*--* Rk School (Record) Comment (last week) 1 COR. SANTIAGO (14-2, SS-Div. II) Taryne Mowatt’s two-hitter ensured doubleheader split with Mater Dei. (1) 2 G.G. PACIFICA (15-1, SS-Div. III) Jamie Waldecker had three RBIs against Bolsa Grande. (2) 3 MATER DEI (16-3, SS-Div. I) Allie Aleman’s three-run triple beat Mowatt in Game 2 of doubleheader. (3) 4 EL MODENA (12-2, SS-Div. II) Vanguards have allowed only one run in last five games. (4) 5 VALENCIA (13-3, SS-Div. I) Christina Ross’ one-hitter provided sixth consecutive victory over Hart. (7) 6 ROYAL (12-4, SS-Div. II) Highlanders had shutouts against Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks. (8) 7 SIMI VALLEY (11-5, SS-Div. I) After rankings debut at No. 5, turned back by Royal, Dos Pueblos. (5) 8 THOUSAND OAKS (7-4-1, SS-Div. II) Lancers have won three of their last four games. (6) 9 CORONA (13-1, SS-Div. II) Brittney Barger’s perfect game turned back Santa Margarita. (9) 10 CALIFORNIA (11-5, SS-Div. II) Away from Foothill tournament, Condor offense scored 22 runs. (10) 11 RIVERSIDE POLY (12-4, SS-Div. II) No change for Bears, who were hibernating last week. (11) 12 HART (12-4, SS-Div. I) Megan Allen had two RBIs in victory over Canyon Country Canyon. (12) 13 ETIWANDA (12-4, SS-Div. I) Idle Eagles perched on a roost. (13) 14 ROSARY (16-3, SS-Div. I) Mater Dei likely to face Darcie McClelland (13-1) in today’s showdown. (15) 15 H.H. WILSON (13-3, SS-Div. III) Jamee Juarez stymied Bonita with one-hitter, 13 strikeouts. (16) 16 SAN PEDRO (18-0, City) Stephanie Spychaj’s RBI single defeated Carson. (17) 17 ESPERANZA (9-6, SS-Div. I) Los Alamitos extended Aztecs’ losing streak to four games. (14) 18 WESTLAKE (12-4, SS-Div. I) Michelle Rehm improved to 9-2 this season. (20) 19 GLENDORA (11-3-1, SS-Div. I) Idle Tartans had the week off to rest. (19) 20 NEWBURY PARK (12-6-1, SS-Div. I) Sarah Scott had four doubles in victories over Camarillo, Moorpark. (21) 21 LAKEWOOD (10-5, SS-Div. I) Ashley Mitchell struck out 13 in five innings against L.B. Jordan. (18) 22 CAMARILLO (9-5, SS-Div. I) Cambria Miranda’s two-run double was not enough against Newbury Park. (22) 23 DOS PUEBLOS (12-3, SS-Div. IV) Wild pitch allowed winning run to score against Simi Valley. (23) 24 CANYON SPRINGS (11-3-1, SS-Div. I) Cougars were idle, so they couldn’t lose again in extra innings. (24) 25 PASADENA POLY (12-1, SS-Div. V) Emily Nelson struck out 37 in last three games. (25)

*--*

EXTRA BASES

NOTABLE

* In a rematch of the last three City Section championship games, San Pedro defeated Carson, 2-1, in the Downey tournament Friday. Tournament most valuable player Ashley Esparza threw a two-hitter for San Pedro (18-0).

* Ingrid Aguirre of Los Angeles Locke was six for six Thursday with two home runs, a triple, two doubles and eight runs batted in in a 33-7, four-inning victory over L.A. Manual Arts in a Coliseum League game.

* Sherman Oaks Notre Dame scored twice in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday and defeated West Hills Chaminade, 2-1, in a Mission League game. Kristen Anderson’s two-out, two-run single sealed Notre Dame’s sixth consecutive victory.

ON DECK

* Quarterfinal games of the Woodbridge tournament scheduled for Monday were postponed because of rain and will be played Saturday, followed by the semifinals, at Barber Park in Irvine. Among the quarterfinals is No. 4 Orange El Modena vs. No. 8 Thousand Oaks at noon.

* Goleta Dos Pueblos will try to move into a first-place tie in the Channel League when it plays at Ventura Buena on Friday.

-- Dan Arritt and Martin Henderson