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St. Margaret's Girls Take Third in 2010-11 Commissioner's Cup Race

CIF Southern Section championships in volleyball, tennis and soccer help Lady Tartans finish behind only Oaks Christian and Harvard Westlake among 578 schools in annual section-wide competition.

girls athletic program finished third in the 20th annual CIF Southern Section Commissioner’s Cup competition, where places were determined by a point system awarded for advancing in the section’s 2010-11 playoffs.

The Tartans' girls won team championships in and and tennis (Division 3) and were fourth in cross-country (Division 5). They finished with as many points (16) as runner-up Harvard-Westlake of North Hollywood but were third because of the tie-breaker system. The Wolverines were looking for their fourth title.

Oaks Christian of Westlake Village won the girls title with 18 points, acquiring section titles in softball and soccer, finishing runner-up in basketball and track and field and as a semifinalist in volleyball. It marks the first Commissioner’s Cup victory for the Lady Lions.

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On the boys side, Loyola of Los Angeles won its third consecutive boys title, edging Oaks Christian, 20-19. The Cubs won section titles in boys basketball, swimming and diving and track and field and were a semifinalist in water polo and runner-up in cross-country.

Corona del Mar was fifth and Mission Viejo ninth in the boys competition.

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Santa Margarita has won six Commissioner's Cups (three by the boys and three by the girls), which is more than any other school in the 578-member section has won since the award was established during the 1991-92 school year.

Corona del Mar’s girls have five cups, all between 2003 and 2009, while Loyola has won five boys titles, including the last three.

“We at the CIF-SS are very proud of these outstanding programs for their hard work and dedication that has resulted in success on the field and courts,” Southern Section commissioner Rob Wigod said in a release. “Their determination and teamwork has resulted experiences that will last them a lifetime.”

Scoring included five points for a division championship; three for a division runner-up finish; two for advancing the the semifinals or for a third-place finish in a team-place sport (ie. cross-country, golf, swimming and diving and track and field), and one for finishing fourth in a team-finish sport.

In cases where a tie occurred, the top 10 schools’ places were determined by several tie-breaker methods, according to the section.

2010-11 CIF SOUTHERN SECTION COMMISSIONER’S CUP RESULTS

GIRLS

1. Oaks Christian -- 18 points (5 for soccer; 5 for softball; 3 for basketball; 3 for track and field; 2 for volleyball).

2. Harvard-Westlake -- 16* (5 for water polo; 5 for track and field; 3 for basketball; 3 for cross-country).

3. St. Margaret’s -- 16* (5 for tennis; 5 for volleyball; 5 for soccer; 1 for cross-country).

4. Chadwick -- 13 (5 for cross-country; 5 for volleyball; 3 for basketball).

5. Serra -- 12 (5 for basketball; 5 for track and field; 2 for volleyball).

6. Anaheim Canyon -- 11* (5 for basketball; 3 for softball; 2 for golf; 1 for cross-country).

7. Bishop Amat -- 11* (5 for soccer; 2 for basketball; 2 for softball; 2 for track and field).

8. Mater Dei -- 10* (5 for basketball; 5 for track and field).

9. Dos Pueblos -- 10* (5 for water polo; 5 for softball).

10. Long Beach Poly -- 10* (5 for volleyball; 5 for track and field).

BOYS

1. Loyola -- 20 points (5 for basketball; 5 for track and field; 3 for cross-country and 2 for water polo).

2. Oaks Christian -- 19 (5 for football; 5 for basketball; 3 for track and field; 2 for water polo, 2 for soccer and 2 for baseball).

3. Pasadena Poly -- 17 (5 for baseball; 3 for water polo; 3 for track and field; 2 for football; 2 for basketball; 2 for volleyball).

4. Servite -- 16* (5 for football; 5 for golf; 3 for wrestling; 3 for track and field).

5. Corona del Mar -- 16* (5 for water polo; 5 for volleyball; 2 for football; 2 for soccer; 2 for swimming and diving).

6. Mater Dei -- 16* (5 for water polo; 5 for volleyball; 2 for football; 2 for basketball; 2 for track and field).

7. Harvard-Westlake -- 13 (5 for cross-country; 5 for basketball; 3 for tennis).

8. Viewpoint -- 12 (5 for swimming and diving; 5 for tennis; 2 for volleyball).

9. Mission Viejo -- 11* (5 for baseball; 3 for basketball; 3 for football).

10. Oak Hills -- 11* (5 for baseball; 3 for wrestling; 3 for soccer).

* Decided by tie-breaker rules

PAST COMMISSIONER’S CUP WINNERS

1991-92: Boys -- San Marino; Girls -- Peninsula

1992-93: Boys -- Esperanza; Girls -- Pasadena Poly

1993-94: Boys -- Santa Ana Calvary Chapel; Girls -- Newport Harbor

1994-95: Boys -- Santa Barbara; Girls -- Long Beach Poly

1995-96: Boys -- Santa Margarita; Girls -- Buena

1996-97: Boys -- Santa Margarita; Girls -- Woodbridge

1997-98: Boys -- Santa Margarita; Girls -- Marina

1998-99: Boys -- Long Beach Poly; Girls -- Santa Margarita

1999-00: Boys -- Long Beach Poly; Girls -- Santa Margarita

2000-01: Boys -- Paso Robles; Girls -- Harvard-Westlake

2001-02: Boys -- Long Beach Poly; Girls -- Harvard-Westlake

2002-03: Boys -- Loyola; Girls -- Santa Margarita

2003-04: Boys -- Loyola; Girls -- Corona del Mar

2004-05: Boys -- Oaks Christian; Girls -- Corona del Mar

2005-06: Boys -- Oaks Christian; Girls -- Corona del Mar

2006-07: Boys -- Viewpoint; Girls -- Marlborough

2007-08: Boys -- Oaks Christian; Girls -- Corona del Mar

2008-09: Boys -- Loyola; Girls -- Corona del Mar

2009-10: Boys -- Loyola; Girls -- Harvard-Westlake

2010-11: Boys -- Loyola; Girls -- Oaks Christian


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