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O.C. PRESEASON TOP 10

1. Trabuco Hills: Expectations are sky high this year for the Mustangs.

2. Capistrano Valley: Grace Schafer, Rebecca Deitch and Ashley Licata have the Cougars in position to build on last season’s county championship.

3. Dana Hills: The Dolphins are the third South Coast League team in the county top three, but Coach Chris Cota will have another solid team.

4. Northwood: The loss of star Bethan Knights would be a big blow to any program, but look for sophomore Sami Murphy to help ease the transition.

5. San Clemente: The Tritons, who finished the season ranked fourth in the county a year ago, will be led by seniors Kelsey and Katie Carroll and sophomore Isabella Alston.

6. Laguna Hills: The Hawks are expected to make some noise in CIF-SS Division 3.

7. Corona del Mar: Lilly Schmidt and Jackie Choe should make the Sea Kings a contender for the Pacific Coast League title.

8. Esperanza: Katherine Gallaher, Melissa Ledesma and Shannon Mackellar will make the Aztecs a contender.

9. Laguna Beach: Janie Crawford and Brenna Merchant are solid for a Breakers team that was the runner-up in Division 4 at the state championships in 2013.

10. JSerra: The Lions have won four consecutive CIF-SS Division 4 titles, but they want to capture a state championship after falling short last year.

Contact the writer: amorales@ocregister.com