PREP POLLS : Esperanza Ends Season Atop Baseball Poll
Esperanza High School’s baseball team is top-ranked in the final Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. poll, becoming the only team to win the county’s mythical championship twice in the past eight years.
Esperanza (23-2) follows Tustin (1990), Laguna Hills (1989), El Dorado (1988), Esperanza (1987), Sonora (1986), Mater Dei (1985) and Capistrano Valley (1984) as the county champion.
The writers’ final poll:
Pos. School (League): Record
1. Esperanza (Empire): 23-2
2. Ocean View (Sunset): 16-7
3. El Dorado (Empire): 19-6
4. Fountain Valley (Sunset): 19-6
5. Sunny Hills (Freeway): 19-6
6. Dana Hills (South Coast): 19-7
7. Tustin (Sea View): 17-7
8. Santiago (Garden Grove): 20-6
9. La Quinta (Garden Grove): 20-7
10. El Modena (Century): 17-6
Others receiving votes: Brea-Olinda (14-11) and Katella (15-10).
Final Softball
Writers’ and Coaches’ Poll
Pos. School (League): Record
1. Irvine (South Coast): 20-3
2. Kennedy (Garden Grove): 21-3
3. Foothill (Century): 20-2
4. Fountain Valley (Sunset): 18-4
5. Garden Grove (Garden Grove): 19-5
6. La Habra (Freeway): 20-3
7. Mater Dei (Angelus): 19-6
8. Canyon (Century): 21-5
9. Woodbridge (Sea View): 20-6
10. Katella (Empire): 15-6
Also receiving votes: University (Sea View): 20-6.
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