Baseball, softball rankings: Bonita, Chino wire-to-wire No. 1 teams

BASEBALL
1. Bonita (24-3) Locked up Hacienda League title by beating Diamond Bar
2. Kaiser (22-3) Allowed an average of 1.2 runs the last nine games
3. Los Osos (19-5) Clinched Baseline title with no-hitter against Glendora
4. San Dimas (22-6) Two clutch wins over Northview won Valle Vista title
5. Carter (18-6) San Andreas League champs have won 10 of their last 11
6. Diamond Bar (19-5) Brahmas fell short against Bonita in bid for league title
7. Chino (16-9) Won last eight league games to share Mt. Baldy title
8. Montclair (18-6) Outright bid for Mt. Baldy title derailed by Chino
9. Don Lugo (20-6) Caught late breaks to finish with share of Mt. Baldy title
10. Claremont (12-11) Wolfpack holding on to second in wild Sierra race

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Daily Bulletin baseball, softball rankings: Los Osos No. 3 despite loss

BASEBALL
1. Bonita (16-2-1) Bounced back from loss, tie to win two 1-run games
2. Kaiser (16-3) Cats have scored double-digit runs in four strait games
3. Los Osos (13-4) Fell into a tie for first after 5-run loss to Etiwanda
4. San Dimas (16-5) Smooth sailing until season-ending series with Northview
5. Diamond Bar (15-3) Building to two-game series with Bonita to end season
6. Carter (12-5) Next up for 1st-place Lions: 2nd-place San G and 3rd-place Rialto
7. Montclair (14-5) One-game lead on hard-charging Chino with five to play
8. Don Lugo (15-6) Followed loss to Monrovia with big win over Diamond Bar
9. Damien (11-7) Race for 2nd in Sierra League promises to be interesting
10. Chino (11-7) Can pull into first-place tie with win over Montclair Tuesday

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Daily Bulletin baseball, softball polls: Bonita, Chino wire-to-wire No. 1s?

BASEBALL
1. Bonita (14-2-1) A loss and a tie in last five games doesn’t faze Bearcats
2. Kaiser (14-3) 7-0 in Sunkist League, but yet to face second-place Fontana
3. Diamond Bar (14-2) Followed second loss of season with two gutsy 1-run wins
4. Los Osos (12-3) Allowing an average of just one run per game in last six
5. San Dimas (14-5) Big accomplishment to be first in a deep Valle Vista League
6. Carter (11-5) Three of Lions’ losses: Los Osos, Bonita and Diamond Bar
7. Montclair (13-5) Didn’t lose 1st league game until falling to Chino Thursday
8. Don Lugo (13-4) Lost twice to first-place Montclair, but is only a game back
9. Claremont (8-6) Four of six losses have come by two runs or less
10. Ayala (13-6) Big two-game series looming with Chino Hills next week
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Daily Bulletin baseball, softball top 10: Los Osos on the rise in both polls

BASEBALL
1. Bonita (7-1) Team ERA is 1.26 for Bearcats, whose only loss is South Hills.
2. Kaiser (6-2) Cats open Sunkist League play against hot Summit team.
3. San Dimas (7-2) It took Bonita 12 innings to beat Saints last week.
4. Los Osos (6-1) Grizzlies league frontrunner after beating Glendora.
5. Diamond Bar (7-1) Previously unranked Brahmas shooting up the charts.
6. Don Lugo (8-2) Will anybody challenge Lugo in Mt. Baldy League?
7. Carter (7-4) Lions have already beaten Upland and Rancho Cucamonga.
8. Upland (9-2) Hoping to avoid 0-2 start in Baseline League.
9. Ayala (6-3) There could be plenty of parity in Sierra League.
10. Summit (8-4) Winners of Cougar Classic face league foe Kaiser next.
Dropped out: No. 4 Rialto (8-6), No. 9 Claremont (4-4), No. 10 Damien (4-4).
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It’s the debut of the Daily Bulletin baseball, softball top 10s

BASEBALL
1. Bonita (5-1) Bearcats lost Garza, but pitching is now deeper.
2. Kaiser (5-2) A once young team is maturing this year.
3. San Dimas (6-2) Saints have lost only to Bonita, Chaparral.
4. Rialto (5-3) Three of Knights’ losses have been by one run.
5. Don Lugo (5-1) Conquistadores have scored 71 runs in first six games.
6. Ayala (5-2) Has lost a pair after best start in school history.
7. Los Osos (3-1) Hoping to bounce back after fourth-place finish in 2012.
8. Upland (6-0) Consistently quality program appears quality again this year.
9. Claremont (3-3) All three losses are to top-flight teams.
10. Damien (3-2) Two of the Spartans’ pitchers are committed to UCLA.

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CIF-SS girls water polo polls: Bonita holds down top spot in Division 4

DIVISION 1
1. Corona del Mar; 2. Foothill; 3. Newport Harbor; 4. Los Alamitos; 5. Santa Barbara; 6. Laguna Beach; 7. Dos Pueblos; 8. Edison; 9. San Marcos; 10. Huntington Beach. Others: Irvine, Villa Park

DIVISION 2
1. El Toro; 2. Santa Margarita; 3. Montebello; 4. Corona Santiago; 5. Agoura; 6. Murrieta Valley; 7. Mater Dei; 8. San Clemente; 9. Long Beach Wilson; 10. King. Others: Rosary.

DIVISION 3
1. Harvard Westlake; 2. Palos Verdes; 3. Los Osos; 4. Mira Costa; 5. Arroyo Grande; 6. Upland; 7. St Lucy’s; 8. Ayala; 9. Peninsula; 10. Righetti. Others: Louisville, Paso Robles.

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CIF-SS Soccer polls: Upland girls climb to No. 4 in Division 1, Los Osos No. 9

BOYS
DIVISION 1
1. Ventura; 2. San Clemente; 3. Loyola; 4. Millikan; 5. Palos Verdes; 6. Leuzinger; 7. Valley View; 8. Santa Barbara; 9. Los Alamitos; 10T. El Toro, South Hills.

DIVISION 2
1. Sunny Hills; 2. Paramount; 3. Esperanza; 4. Coachella Valley; 5. King; 6. Ocean View; 7. Sonora; 8. Warren; 9. Troy; 10. Colton.

DIVISION 3
1. Crescenta Valley; 2. El Rancho; 3. Channel Islands; 4. Rio Mesa; 5. Anaheim; 6. Placentia Valencia; 7. Oxnard Pacifica; 8. La Sierra; 9. Palmdale; 10. Woodbridge.
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