The Claremont and Chino Hills kids beach ball teams finished behind Upland in the Baseline League standings, however the Wolfpack and Huskies find themselves in position to make a run at a championship in the CIF Southern Section playoffs.

Claremont, the Baseline League runner-up, got the No. 1 seed in the Division 4 bracket when the pairings were launched Saturday. The Wolfpack will open at home Thursday, April 27, against Lancaster or Maranatha.

Chino Hills, which finished third in the Baseline League, made the No. 2 seed in the Division 4 playoff bracket. In spite of that high seeding, the Huskies will be making a trip to Miller for a wild-card match Tuesday night.

As for Upland, the Baseline League champs ended up No. 10 in the last Division 2 rankings. The Highlanders will host Arcadia in a first-round match Thursday evening. Upland was the Division 3 runner-up last season.

The Division 3 bracket functions 20 groups that won league titles, suggesting there are a few first-round matches in between league champs. The most intriguing pits Southwestern League champion Vista Murrieta against Ivy League champion Elsinore.

CIF-SS BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS

( Matches set up for 6 p.m. Dates, sites and times subject to alter,).

Division 2.

Thursday's first-round matches.

Arcadia at Upland.

King at St. Francis.

Santiago at Millikan.

Division 3.

Tuesday's wildcard match.

Torrance at Paloma Valley.

Thursday's first-round matches.

Hillcrest at Cerritos.

Elsinore at Vista Murrieta.

Roosevelt at Fairmont Prep.

Department 4.

Tuesday's wild-card matches.

Bell Gardens at Ramona.

Beaumont at West Covina.

Perris at Murrieta Mesa.

El Rancho at Yucaipa.

Thursday's first-round matches.

Lancaster or Maranatha at Claremont.

Xavier Prep at Redlands.

San Gabriel at Fontana.

Oxford Academy at Diamond Ranch.

Division 5.

Monday's wild-card matches.

Rancho Cucamonga at Aquinas.

La Mirada at Norte Vista.

Indian Springs at Valley View.

Tuesday's wild-card matches.

Rancho Cucamonga or Aquinas at San Dimas.

Temecula Valley at Orange Vista.

La Mirada or Norte Vista at Riverside Poly.

San Gorgonio at Vista del Lago.

Eastside at Ganesa.

Indian Springs or Valley View at Arrowhead Christian.

Chino Hills at Miller.

Thursday's first round matches.

La Mirada, Norte Vista or Riverside Poly at Woodcrest Christian.

Artesia, St. Bonaventure or Godinez at Nuview Bridge.

Santa Ana, Santa Ana Valley or Ambassador Christian at Garey.

San Gorgonio or Vista del Lago at Temescal Canyon.

Eastside or Ganesha at Rancho Verde.

Valley View, Indian Springs or Arrowhead Christian at West Valley.

Division 6.

Thursday's preliminary matches.

Geffen Academy at Summit.

LA International School at San Jacinto Valley Academy.

Jurupa Valley at Pilgrim.

California Military Institute at Cathedral City.

Bloomington at Glendale Adventist.