High School Sports

Bill Harrison’s softball rankings

By Bill Harrison

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Top 10 teams with records and last week’s ranking

1. Manteno 23-0 (1)

2. Benet 16-1 (2)

3. Lincoln-Way West 18-1 (3)

4. Marist 14-3 (4)

5. New Trier 14-1 (5)

6. Downers South 16-1 (7)

7. Conant 12-0 (NR)

8. Downers North 11-2 (6)

9. Naperville Central 12-3 (8)

10. Morris 16-1 (NR)

Others: Mother McAuley, St. Charles East, Joliet West, Bishop McNamara, Elk Grove, Libertyville, Minooka, Bartlett, Tinley Park, Peotone

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