The girls volleyball season officially opens Thursday, and there are a number of very good teams from the area as you can see from the CIF-SS preseason rankings below.
The best league race should come from the Moore League, where Wilson, Poly and Lakewood - all in the top 6 in Division IAA. Downey and Warren should fight it out in the SGVL and La Mirada and Cerritos are favored in the Suburban League.
Our full volleyball preview will run within the next week or so, but until then enjoy the CIF poll info.
DIVISION I-AA
1. Santa Margarita
2. Mira Costa
3. Wilson
4. Los Alamitos
5. Poly
6. Lakewood
7. Newport Harbor
8. Capistrano Valley
9. Orange Lutheran
10. Murrieta Valley
Other area teams in the rankings...
St. Joseph (15th in D-II-AA)
Downey (7th in D-III-AA)
Warren (11th in D-III-AA)
Valley Christian (13th in D-III-AA)
La Mirada (4th in D-III-A)
Cerritos (6th in D-III-AA)



Mayfair volleyball should do pretty good as well this year for the Suburban League.