Drew Rutter, Blake Balsz, Colin Clarke and Charlie Lapp all had a hand in new No. 1 Santa Margarita’s eight-run inning that pushed the Eagles past La Mirada in the CIF Southern Section D1 quarterfinals. Photo: Tom Connolly / For OC Sports Zone.
Santa Margarita moves up to No. 1 after big upset of previous No. 1 Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks by Corona. All four of the CIF Southern Section D1 semifinalists are in the top eight. We also have big moves for Bullard of Fresno, Whitney of Rocklin and Rancho Bernardo of San Diego. Newcomers this week are South Hills of West Covina, Calabasas, Clayton Valley of Concord and San Ramon Valley of Danville.
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(Previous rank in parentheses)
(Through games played on Saturday, May 13)
(No results counted for Monday, May 15 or Tuesday, May 16)
Thanks to Orange County correspondent Chuck Nan for support. He’s a WCAL alum.
