JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers GIFT OF GRAB—Royal High's Clayton Elliott hauls in a line drive during the Easton Showdown. Predicted order of finish

After speaking with all eight Marmonte League baseball coaches—see our league preview on the following two pages—The Acorn's sports department has come to a simple conclusion: It's impossible to predict a Marmonte champion this early in the season.

So, naturally, we'll give it a shot anyway. Here it goes: 1) Simi Valley 2) Royal 3) Thousand Oaks 4) Westlake 5) Newbury Park 6) Moorpark 7) Agoura 8) Calabasas