Winter sports prep playoff report

and Wolfpack. Great Oak, taking on Chaparral, took a 28-11 lead at the half, never looking back on their way to a 53-38 win. Tony Sheron led the Pack with 27 points see LEAGUE, page C-2 earned the No. 4 seed for this year’s playoffs and will be home this week to face Mira Costa in their first-round matchup.

Another top team from the area was Elsinore, who claimed the Inland Valley League crown with a 1-0 victory in their final game of the season over Moreno Valley. It’s the first league title under first-year coach Amanda Acosta for Elsinore (9-8-3 overall, 6-0-2 in league).

Other area teams include the following:

CIF-SS GIRLS SOCCER

PLAYOFFS (Matches at 3 p.m. or 5 p.m. Dates, sites and time subject to change.)

DIVISION 1

First-round

Mira Costa at Temecula Valley

DIVISION 2

First-round

Vista Murrieta at Citrus Valley

DIVISION 3

JP Raineri & Derryl Trujillo Sports Writers

With the high school winter sports season being one of the shorter seasons of the school year, due to the holiday break, the overall goal is still the same when it comes to winning. With the end of the regular season in the rearview mirror, this week marks the start of the postseason for boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling and soccer, as well as girl’s water polo.

This past weekend, the CIFSouthern Section announced the playoff division pairings for the 2022-2023 winter prep sports programs moving on, and there are plenty of teams to cheer for from inside the Valley News sports coverage area.

Starting on the soccer fields, the Hemet girls’ soccer team was the only area team to receive a top seed in their respective division.

The Bulldogs, who were the Ivy League runner-up and CIF-SS Division 5 runner-up last season, will open the Division 5 playoffs at home in the first round against Miller.

Temecula Valley, who has now won six straight Southwestern League titles, going undefeated in league play again this year, are also the defending champion in Division 1. The Golden Bears

First-round

St. Margaret’s at Murrieta Valley

DIVISION 4

Wild-card matches

Linfield Christian at Bloomington (Monday)

Paloma Valley at Yucaipa

(Monday)

El Rancho at Tahquitz

(Wednesday)

Santa Clara at Temescal Canyon

(Wednesday)

DIVISION 5

First-round

Miller at Hemet

Rancho Verde at Monrovia see PLAYOFFS, page C-3