Local schools honored for athletic excellence
Mira Costa’s football team celebrates it CIF Western Division title after a 24-21 win over Alemany. Photo Loyola High School captured its second consecutive and fourth overall CIF Southern Section Commissioner’s Cup while El Segundo and Mira Costa earned the third and tenth spots, respectively, in rankings that indicate the most successful high school athletic programs. Chadwick placed second among girls sports. Winners are determined by a point system that provides: five points for a divisional championship; three points for a divisional runner-up finish; two points for advancing to the semifinal round or a third place finish in a team-place finish sport (i.e. cross country, golf, swimming and diving, track and field); and one point for a fourth place finish in a team-place finish sport. Several tie-breaking methods are used to determine finishes. El Segundo joined Servite and Serra (Gardena) with 15 points but emerged with the highest tie-breaker to place third behind Loyola (19) and Mater Dei (16). The Eagles won CIF titles in water polo and volleyball and earned 3 points in swimming and diving and 2 points in baseball. Mira Costa finished with 11 points, winning a CIF title in…
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