The high school girls volleyball season is underway all across the state, with several teams having already competed in prestigious tournaments and other elite events and matchups scheduled in the days and weeks ahead.
Here is a look at the top girls volleyball programs in each of the 10 sections that highlight fall competition in California (records updated through Sept. 5):
CENTRAL SECTION
1. Clovis North (13-2)
2. Buchanan (14-1)
3. Bakersfield Christian (10-6)
4. Bakersfield Centennial (14-6)
5. Clovis West (7-7)
CENTRAL COAST SECTION
1. Archbishop Mitty (2-0)
2. St. Ignatius (1-0)
3. Mountain View St. Francis (1-0)
4. Menlo-Atherton (2-1)
5. Sacred Heart Prep (2-1)
L.A. CITY SECTION
1. Venice (4-0)
2. Granada Hills (5-0)
3. Taft (4-3)
4. Palisades (2-1)
5. Marshall (2-0)
NORTH COAST SECTION
1. Carondelet (5-0)
2. Ross Branson (1-1)
3. Larkspur Redwood (5-0)
4. Tamalpais (5-0)
5. Marin Catholic (2-2)
NORTHERN SECTION
1. Palo Cedro Foothill (19-1)
2. Chico (13-2)
3. Pleasant Valley (7-3)
4. Shasta (7-2)
5. Pierce (10-3)
OAKLAND SECTION
1. Skyline (2-1)
2. Oakland Tech (1-0)
3. KIPP King (5-0)
4. Oakland (2-1)
5. Castlemont (0-0)
SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION
1. Stockton St. Mary’s (2-0)
2. Rocklin (11-1)
3. Folsom (7-2)
4. Pleasant Grove (9-1)
5. Vacaville (12-3)
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SAN DIEGO SECTION
1. Torrey Pines (3-2)
2. Cathedral Catholic (10-1)
3. Francis Parker (10-3)
4. San Marcos (15-2)
5. Westview (11-3)
SAN FRANCISCO SECTION
1. Lincoln (4-2)
2. Lowell (1-2)
3. Balboa (2-0)
4. Mission (0-0)
5. KIPP San Francisco College Prep (0-0)
SOUTHERN SECTION
1. Mater Dei (5-2)
2. Mira Costa (9-3)
3. Marymount (12-2)
4. Redondo Union (9-3)
5. Huntington Beach (11-0)