Div. II-AA: Tars No. 1

The Newport Harbor High girls volleyball team will open its season

Sept. 12 with the No. 1 ranking in CIF Southern Section Division

II-AA, it was announced Wednesday.

Coach Dan Glenn’s Sailors, who debut at home against Laguna Beach,

were runners-up in Division II-AA last season.

Corona del Mar, which also opens Sept. 12 against visiting Marina,

is ranked No. 3 in Division III-A.

Mira Costa, which won the II-AA title last season, sweeping

Newport Harbor, 15-8, 15-3, 15-10, in the title match, is ranked No.

2 in Division I-A.

Westlake, Huntington Beach, Santa Barbara and Chaparral round out

the top five in Division II-AA.

Harvard-Westlake, bidding for its sixth section title in eight

years, is top-ranked in Division III-A.

Bishop Montgomery, which lost to Harvard-Westlake in last year’s

division title match, is ranked No. 2, one spot ahead of Coach Bill

Christensen’s Sea Kings.

The volleyball polls are compiled by section coaches.

CIF Southern Section

preseason polls

Division II-AA

1. Newport Harbor

2. Westlake

3. Huntington Beach

4. Santa Barbara

5. Chaparral

6. Troy

7. Foothill

8. Centennial (Corona)

9. Woodbridge

10. El Dorado

Others: Dos Pueblos

Division III-A

1. Harvard-Westlake

2. Bishop Montgomery

3. Corona del Mar

4. Notre Dame Academy

5. La Canada

6. El Segundo

7. Bishop Amat

8. San Dimas

9. Chaminade

10. Santa Ynez