The Preps : Laguna Hills Ends Season Ranked No. 1

Laguna Hills High School, which has won 19 of its past 20 games, is the top-ranked team in the final Orange County Sportswriters’ Assn. prep baseball poll.

Laguna Hills (22-4) becomes the sixth team in six years to win the county’s mythical championship, following El Dorado (1988), Esperanza (1987), Sonora (1986), Mater Dei (1985) and Capistrano Valley (1984).

The writers’ poll:

Pos. School (League): Record

1. Laguna Hills (Pacific Coast): 22-4

2. Mater Dei (Angelus): 20-5

3. Kennedy (Garden Grove): 21-5

4. Mission Viejo (South Coast): 18-6

5. Fountain Valley (Sunset): 17-8

6. La Quinta (Garden Grove): 21-5-1

7. Westminster (Sunset): 18-7-1

8. Capistrano Valley (South Coast): 16-9

9. El Dorado (Empire): 18-8

10. Foothill (Century): 18-7

Others Receiving Votes: Anaheim (17-9), Ocean View (17-9), Loara (14-11) and Sunny Hills (18-8).