By Richard Gonzalez
Editor, DyeStatCal.com
(SEPTEMBER 6, 2007) -- Right on
the eve of the CIF-Southern Section season, Division III became a whole lot tougher on Wednesday afternoon. And Division IV became just a tad bit easier.
The CIF-SS learned that member school Orange Lutheran apparently had incorrect and outdated student enrollment information on file with the State Department of Education, which in turn then relayed those faulty numbers to the CIF-State office and ultimately the CIF-SS office.
But the inaccuracy was discovered this week and the CIF-SS notified our website on Wednesdsay that the Lancers will be immediately re-classified into Division III rather than the Division IV affiliation it was previously given in the official CIF-SS Season Preview Bulletin.
That's probably a sigh of relief for top Division IV schools, but not good news for Division III members. Orange Lutheran was ranked first in Division IV in both the State and CIF-SS Preseason Rankings released on Tuesday. With the CIF-SS's declaration of the Lancer's new division, those rankings have been revised:
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CIF-State Division 3 Boys Rankings
1. Barstow
2. Orange Lutheran
3. Oak Park
4. Servite
5. Acalanes
6. Cabrillo-Lom
7. Campolindo
8. Santa Margarita
9. Palos Verdes
10. North Monterey County
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CIF-State Division 3 Girls Rankings
1. Corona del Mar
2. Oak Park
3. Placer
4. Del Oro
5. University City
6. Our Lady of Peace
7. Sarstoga
8. Laguna Hills
9. Orange Lutheran
10. Rim of the World
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CIF-SS Division 4 Boys Rankings
1. Big Bear
2. Morro Bay
3. Maranatha
4. Laguna Beach
5. Oaks Christian
6. Harvard/Westlake
7. Paraclete
8. Notre Dame-SO
9. Nordhoff
10. Templeton |
CIF-SS Division 4 Girls Rankings
1.
Morro Bay
2. Big Bear
3. Laguna Beach
4. La Reina
5. Flintridge SH
6. Louisville
7. Marlborough
8. Fillmore
9. Paraclete
10. Notre Dame-Riv |
