Another Friday, another Notebook, this one full of stats and playoff coverage. Yowza!
Southern Section jumps into the pool
As forecast, Div. 1 of the Southern Section playoffs – the only playoff in the section to be pool play rather than bracket play -- wound up with these eight teams:
Pool A
Mater Dei
Sierra Canyon
Marymount
Palos Verdes
Pool B
Mira Costa
Huntington Beach
Alemany
Los Alamitos
All eight teams are ranked within the top 20 in the latest statewide rankings.
Play got underway in Div. 1 on Wednesday with three sweeps and a five-set thriller.
Top-seeded Mater Dei won a close Game 1 versus Palos Verdes on its way to a sweep. Isabel Clark and Cymarrah Gordon teamed for 32 kills and Julia Kakkis had 40 assists, 10 kills, three blocks, and two aces in the win.
In the other Pool A match, Marymount avenged two losses to league foe Sierra Canyon by winning in five, 15-12, on an ace serve from Annika Anderson. OH Grace Martin shined in the win for the Sailors.
In Pool B, No. 2 overall seed Mira Costa dominated Los Alamitos. Simone Roslon, one of two outstanding sophomore left sides, had 11 kills, six digs, and three blocks to lead the Mustangs.
Huntington Beach dominated Alemany in the other match. Haylee Lafontaine had 18 kills and Dani Sparks had a whopping 51 assists in the three-set win.
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State No. 10 Beckman finds itself in Div. 3. The Patriots were determined to be “Div. 3 quality” based on a rankings system that considers results over the previous two years. Coach Darin McBain said that he was shocked to learn that his team, which is currently 28-5, was in Div. 3. The team went 1-2 during the regular season versus Div. 1 teams, with a win over Palos Verdes and losses to both Mater Dei and Sierra Canyon.
Dancing on the sand?
Rio Americano had a banner weekend at the NorCal Invitational
Despite being down two players, Rio Americano swept its way through the Nor Cal Invitational on the weekend. It helped ease the sting of a sweep at the hands of Christian Brothers the Monday before.
“This weekend they had a goal to hold every team under 20 points, by focusing on limiting our errors, by being more defensively focused, and by making sure we established our middles early and kept them active,” said coach John Grix.
The tournament title was the third for the Raiders this season.
Sophomore OH Camden Kallhoff led the team with 33 kills, 10 aces, 25 digs, and 33 receptions at a 2.0 clip. Senior middles Emilie Thoreson and Alice Tully contributed 23 kills and eight blocks and 21 kills and 10 blocks, respectively. Senior Grace Stone put up 105 assists, averaging more than 10 per set. Libero Livia Bacchi had 30 receptions passing a 2.2, along with eight aces and 33 digs.
A Pleasant Saturday in Chico
Viking Classic champions Pleasant Valley of Chico
Pleasant Valley won its Viking Classic on Saturday, defeating Christian Brothers for the second time this season in the championship match.
All five seniors shined in their final Viking Classic. OH Sophia Winter had 10 kills and zero errors on 19 swings and libero Kendal Thau had 19 digs in the championship match. OH Kayla Johnson, RS Sadie Moore, and setter Grace Ferro, the tournament MVP, also played with distinction.
Who’s the best?
The Sierra Foothill League in the Sac-Joaquin Section has been competitive in 2023.
Five of the six teams have been state or region-ranked this year
Four teams, Rocklin, Folsom, Oak Ridge, and Granite Bay, are ranked among the top 16 in yesterday’s North Region top 25.
And those teams have been beating each other up!
Rocklin won the league, at 8-2, with a sweep of Whitney last night, but has five-set losses to both Folsom and Granite Bay.
Oak Ridge took second after yesterday’s five-set win over Folsom. Oak Ridge couldn’t solve Rocklin, but is 3-0 over Folsom and has split with Granite Bay.
Folsom and Granite Bay both finished 6-4 in league. Five of Folsom’s seven losses all year have come versus league opponents. Granite Bay is suddenly super hot, with wins over each of its league opponents over the past two weeks after starting 1-4.
“This year seems to be a little more parity than usual,” said Rocklin head coach Dave Muscarella.
“The SFL has been the strongest league for several years,” asserted Oak Ridge coach Trevin Morgan. “Each year you may have one stand out but every match is tough and could go either team’s way. This year the gap between the top teams has narrowed, which has just made each team stronger. Case in point: Granite Bay. Last year they were 0-10 in this league and, with their new coach, have turned things around.
Playoff brackets have yet to be determined but look for all four to contend for SJS titles, with everyone likely in Div. I other than Granite Bay, which should be Div. II.
Over the last four years, there has been an SFL representative in a section title game.
“In the last two, the SFL has won multiple SJS Section titles each year (Oak Ridge & Granite Bay 2021, Oak Ridge & Whitney 2022),” said Morgan. “I think parity is just part of the SFL DNA and, next year, will be even more so with the addition of St. Francis and Davis.”
In action last night from the state top 25…
The state top 25 went 7-1 last night, with the only loss, by No. 21 St. Ignatius, coming at the hands of No. 20 Sacred Heart Prep in four sets in WCAL action. No. 5 Saint Francis of Mountain View also prevailed in that league, sweeping Archbishop Riordan.
The five other wins all came in Southern Section playoff action.
No. 10 Beckman and No. 16 Campbell Hall both won in Div. 3. No. 18 Redondo Union, No. 19 JSerra, and No. 25 South Pasadena all won first-round matches in Div. 2.
Jessica Bates had a big night in JSerra’s win, producing 20 assists, 17 digs, and six aces.
Ingrid Zahn and Jenna Garner teamed for 24 kills and Kendall Taylor added 29 assists in South Pasadena’s win over Chaparral.
News and notes…
Newport Harbor stunned 2022 state Div. II champion Chaminade in five sets in Southern Section Div. 2 play on the road. The Sailors, who played Div. 1 last year but were hit hard by graduation, got 34 kills, 14 digs, and three aces from freshman OH Ella Olson. Newport’s other freshman attacker, Vladimira Kotzakov, added 16 kills, while senior setter Drue Coberly contributed 41 assists and seven digs…
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Keep an eye on Eagle Rock in the Los Angeles City Section in the coming years. The Eagles core group includes three sophomores, setter Iliana Diaz, MB/RS Victoria Dennis, and MB Ella Smith, and two freshmen, outsides Milie Lopez and Angiel Salas…
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Tuesday’s sweep of Amador Valley helped Foothill of Pleasanton complete an undefeated run through the East Bay Athletic League for the Falcons. Junior Kaycie Burdick and senior Paige Bennett both notched double-doubles in the win, combining for 27 kills and 26 digs.
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Windsor, ranked sixth in the CIF State North Region rankings this week, won its league for the second straight year, with a perfect 10-0 showing. Before last season, the Jaguars had only won one league championship, in a three-way tie for first in 2016.
Windsor’s standout senior attacker Taylor Boyce hit two milestones this week. She passed 400 kills for the season and 1,000 kills over her high school career…
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Harbor of Santa Cruz went on the road and swept Santa Cruz on Tuesday to wrap up a league title. Isla Johnson led the way for the Pirates with 15 kills. Both of Santa Cruz’ league losses this season came to Harbor.
Harbor’s league title is its first outright since 2012. The Pirates last won league in 2019, when they shared the title.
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Palo Alto clinched the SCVAL-De Anza Division title with a five-set win at Los Gatos on Tuesday, then followed up yesterday with a sweep of Mountain View.
The Vikings won the league (11-0 with one match remaining) after last year’s injury-riddled campaign saw them go 3-9. Paly has benefited from the arrival of freshman OH Maura Hambly, who provides a nice 1-2 punch with senior attacker Kylie Yen, the team’s leading hitter.
Mighty Mites
We asked coaches this week to tell us about their “Mighty Mites.”
A Mighty Mite is a six-rotation or front row player who stands 5-6 or shorter and is making major contributions to her team this year. She is not a three-rotation setter or just a back row contributor.
Here’s what we received:
Alyssa Chu, 5-5 Soph. OH, Patrick Henry – Chu consistently competes at the net and is always able to find different ways to score. “She often gets overlooked by other teams because of her height,” said coach David Chau. “Until she jumps…”
Kennedy Cutler, 5-6 Sr. OH, Redwood (Visalia) – Cutler leads the Central Region-ranked Rangers in kills with 296 and is one of Redwood’s impact players in the back row as well. She is a smart, toolsy hitter and has earned her captaincy by being a true leader.
Iliana Diaz, 5-4 Soph. S, Eagle Rock – Targeted for an outside hitter role, Eagle Rock’s coaches saw Diaz setting in a pickup game and made other plans. She took over the starting role at the beginning of the season and never looked back as she learned on the job. She projects as an impact player for the Eagles over the next two seasons.
Gyneth Guevarra, 5-6 Fr. MB, Northwood (Irvine) – The team leader in blocks, Guevarra hit .222 for the year and even made an impact serving and playing back row defense. Coach Nicole Grau shared that a referee said this to her after one match: “I thought you were crazy for putting this short girl in the middle, but then I saw her jump and swing!” This impact freshman would be Freshman of the Year in conference if such an award existed in the Pacific Coast.
Sade Ilawole, 5-2 Sr. S, Sierra Canyon – One of the most exciting players in California, Ilawole leads the defending Southern Section Div. 1 champs by using her athleticism and intelligence to deliver beautiful sets to a cadre of terminal hitters. She is intense and skilled in the back row and even has 27 blocks playing against the toughest competition in the state.
Dani Lee, 5-5 Jr. S, University (San Francisco) – Lee starts and plays all six rotations every match for the Red Devils because she brings precision and consistency, exceptional decision-making, and quiet fire, noted coach Bob Hillman. “Not only that, but she figures out how to score under unusual circumstances, such as when she set a back three to the middle of the court from out of bounds in last year's NorCal tournament,” Hillman added. “She had 1155 assists as a sophomore and would have at least that many this year if she hadn't missed a month with an ankle sprain. Oh, and I wouldn't want to stand in zone 1 against her jump serve!!!”
Madden Mesina-Rowe 5-6 Jr. OH, Pomona Catholic – One of the top attackers in Div. 7 of the Southern Section, both in number of kills and hitting percentage, Mesina-Rowe’s personality is as big as her vertical, said coach Brenda Ramirez.
Sophia Neeley, 5-5 Sr. OH, Yosemite – Neeley is an impact player in all rotations for the 30-13 Badgers. She is scrappy on defense, where she has amassed 424 digs; strong on attack, with 147 kills; spectacular on serve receive, having notched 197 perfect passes; and excellent behind the service line, with 47 aces and 95 percent serving.
Annika Ramirez, 5-5 Sr. OH, Bullard – Ramirez was Bullard’s best player in 2023, leading the team in kills with 352, aces with 81, digs with 407, AND passing rating at 2.07.
Sophie Shonauer, 5-5 Sr. OH, Stockdale – Coach Maria Collatz calls Shonauer “brutally explosive.” The athletic, big-leaping senior has 275 kills for a surprise team and also has amassed 355 digs. Collatz said that she is the team’s go-to hitter, best passer, and “one of the best defensive players I have coached in 38 years.”
Hailey Song, 5-4 Sr. OH, Eagle Rock – Song was an All-City libero as a sophomore before taking last year off to focus on club beach volleyball. She returned to the court for her senior year and became an impact attacker despite a nagging injury and lingering illness. “The team is notably better with her in the lineup, and poised to make a run at LACS D2,” noted coach Jeff Elam.
Ava Santos, 5-5 Sr. MB, Salesian College Preparatory – “Our Mighty Mite is AMAZING!” exclaimed coach Michaela Ahlenslager. “Ava is an impact player from her leadership down to her work ethic.” Extremely explosive and as high off the ground as she is fast off of it, this senior captain will leave a void next year that will be hard to fill.
Layla Tejeda, 5-5 Jr. OH, Canyon (Canyon Country) – The junior gets it done front row and back, with 124 kills and a 1.76 serve-receive rating.
Olivia Tenedora, 5-4 Sr. OH, Mammoth – Tenedora uses a vertical leap near 30 inches and brute strength to terrorize opponents. A joy to watch, she has 200 kills on the year for the Huskies.
Unsung Heroes
We asked coaches last week to tell us about their team’s “unsung hero.” An unsung hero is a player who probably does not start or, if she does, is not one who fills the stat sheet, but is integral to team success for any number of myriad reasons.
Here are the ones we received since first publishing:
MaeLana Clark, 6-2 Sr. MB, Pacific (Garden Grove) – The first to volunteer for anything, Clark is an amazing leader and extremely dedicated to the program. She is willing to do whatever it takes on the floor and off of it.
Ava Morandi, 5-7 Sr. libero/DS, University (San Francisco) – Part of a large and talented senior class, Morandi doesn’t play as much as she’s like. Nevertheless, said coach Bob Hillman, “She's a captain of our team and a vocal leader who pushes us in practice, provides a steadying influence with her ball control off the bench, and - above all - sets an example for younger athletes with her commitment and focus. Oh, and she creates the best hype videos in the school and probably the entire North Coast Section!”
Stat stars
We are compiling astounding single-game statistical achievements! We will keep a running tally of players who stat at these levels for a single match:
50 assists or more in a match
30 kills or more in a match
30 digs or more in a match
8 blocks or more in a match
10 aces or more in a match
Here’s what we have so far…
50 assists in a match
65 -- Rebecca Woodward, 5-8 Jr. S, Bakersfield Christian – Oct. 12 v. Garces Memorial
61 -- Katie Salonga, 5-7 Sr. S, Foothill (Pleasanton) – Sept. 19 v. Amador Valley
56 – Althea Morris, 5-10 Sr. S, Campbell Hall – Sept. 7 v. Chaminade
55 -- Drue Coberly, 5-5 Sr. S, Newport Harbor – Sept. 15 v. Edison
51 – Dani Sparks, 5-6 Sr. S, Huntington Beach – Oct. 18 v. Alemany
50 -- Lauren Reiter, 5-7 Jr. S, Redlands – Aug. 22 v. Serrano
50 – Sade Ilawole, 5-2 Sr. S, Sierra Canyon – Oct. 5 v. Alemany
50 -- Isabelle Anderson, 5-10 Soph. S, Oakwood – Oct. 16 v. Anzar
30 kills in a match
37 – Izzy Watson, 5-10 Soph. OH, Thomas Downey – Oct. 11 v. Gregori
35 – Sadie Proctor, 5-11 Jr. OH, Coronado – Sept. 28 v. Mission Bay
33 -- Keonahi'ilani Solaita, 5-9 Jr. OH, Oak Hills – Aug. 30 v. Barstow
31 -- Julia Tolstova, 5-11 Sr. OH, Redlands – Aug. 22 v. Serrano
30 -- Amiah Cornejo, 5-11 Sr. OH, University Preparatory School (Redding) – Sept. 27 v. Colusa
30 – Westley Matavao, 6-0 Fr. OH, Orange Lutheran – Sept. 5 v. Ontario Christian
30 -- Eliana Urzua, 6-2 Jr. OH, Bishop Diego – Sept. 21 v. Foothill Tech
30 -- Amy Herman, 6-1 Sr. OH, Bakersfield Christian – Oct. 12 v. Garces Memorial
30 digs in a match
56 -- Maddux Rossman, 5-5 Jr. libero, University Preparatory School (Redding) – Sept. 27 v. Colusa
37 – Maddux Rossman, 5-5 Jr. libero, University Prep (Redding) – Oct. 5 v. Yreka
36 -- Kendyll Winn, 5-6 Jr., Mountain View – Oct. 10 v. Los Gatos
35 – Mishelle Dominguez, 5-7 Jr. OH, Sultana – Sept. 27 v. Serrano
34 – Annika Ramirez, 5-5 Sr. OH, Bullard – Sept. 21 v. Sanger
33 -- Kendyll Winn, 5-6 Jr., Mountain View – Sept. 11 v. Monta Vista
33 – Jaedyn Houston, 5-7 Jr. libero, Orange Lutheran – Oct. 3 v. Santa Margarita Catholic
33 -- McKenna Giles, 5-4 Soph. libero, Centennial (Corona) – Sept. 5 v. Temescal Canyon
33 -- Rylie Ronk, 5-5 Soph. libero, Bakersfield Christian – Oct. 12 v. Garces Memorial
32 -- McKenna Giles, 5-4 Soph. libero, Centennial (Corona) – Aug. 17 v. Chaparral
32 -- Kassidy Conway, 5-9 Sr. S, University Prep (Redding) – Oct. 5 v. Yreka
32 – Ellie Yeates, 5-7 Jr. libero, Woodcreek – Oct. 10 v. Inderkum
31 -- McKenna Giles, 5-4 Soph. libero, Centennial (Corona) – Oct. 2 v. Norco
31 -- Olivia Lorenzana, 5-1 Sr. libero, Otay Ranch – Aug. 29 v. Helix
30 -- Kendyll Winn, 5-6 Jr., Mountain View – Oct. 3 v. Monta Vista
8 blocks in a match
11 – Emery Tubbs, 6-1 Jr., Santiago (Corona) – Sept. 20 v. King
10 – Manaia Ogbechie, 6-3 Jr. MB, Oaks Christian – Sept. 28 v. Thousand Oaks
9 -- Zoe Gaa, 6-1 Sr. MB, Newport Harbor – Sept. 23 v. Hart
9 – Daisy Manako, 5-9 Sr. MB, Santa Cruz – Sept. 14 v. Soquel
10 aces in a match
16 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Jr. OH, Indian Springs – Aug. 28 v. Enterprise
14 – Ella Gutierrez, 5-6 Jr. S, Oakwood – Sept. 19 v. Trinity
12 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Jr. OH, Indian Springs – Aug. 14 v. Bloomington
12 -- Keely Hummel, 5-10 Sr. S, St. Mary’s (Stockton) – Sept. 26 v. Tokay
12 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Jr. OH, Indian Springs – Sept. 14 v. Pacific
12 – Nina Hemsley, 5-11 Jr. OH/MB, Etiwanda – Oct. 12 v. Los Osos
12 -- Isabelle Anderson, 5-10 Soph. S, Oakwood – Aug. 22 v. Greenfield
11 – Sophia Gomes, 5-9 Sr. OH, Oakwood – Sept. 15 v. Kirby
10 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Jr. OH, Indian Springs – Aug. 17 v. Public Safety Academy
10 -- Kelsy Garcia, 5-2 Sr. DS, Eagle Rock – Sept. 27 v. Wilson (Los Angeles)
10-- Arielle Arca, 5-3 Jr. DS/OH, Southlands Christian School – Aug. 24 v. Calvary Baptist
10 -- Gwen Chenoweth, 5-7 Jr. S, Santa Barbara – Sept. 14 v. Ventura
10 -- Sofia Yang, 5-2 Sr. libero, Southlands Christian Schoool – Aug. 24 v. Calvary Baptist
Season-long stat stars
This week, I asked coaches on our bulk email list to help me identify our season-long stat stars: those players who have reached or exceeded these thresholds for the 2023 fall season. Note: the thresholds might go up if overpopulated.
Kills -- 250 or more
Assists -- 500 or more
Digs -- 250 or more
Blocks -- 60 or more
Aces -- 75 or more
Any coaches may email jtawa@cifstate.org to add to the list at any time.
Here’s what we have so far:
Kills (250 or more)
480 – Leila Ballard, 5-10 Jr. OH, Saugus
471 -- Eliana Urzua, 6-2 Jr. OH, Bishop Diego
467 – Ximena Cordero, 5-10 Sr. OH, Otay Ranch
462 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City
456 – Kendall Beshear, 6-0 Sr. OH, Palos Verdes
447 – Mackenzie Parsons, 6-2 Sr. MB, Poway
436 -- Mila Mijailovic, 5-10 Sr. OH, Campbell HalL
413 – Cleo Hardin, 6-4 Sr. OH, Menlo School
398 – Ashby Zubchevich, 6-1 Jr. OH, La Canada
388 – Nicole Patton, 6-0 Sr. OH, Pacific Ridge
385 -- Amy Herman, 6-1 Sr. OH, Bakersfield Christian
384 -- Taylor Boyce, 5-11 Sr. OH, Windsor
384 – Haley Clark, 5-11 Sr. OH, La Canada
381 – Taylor Williams, 6-2 Sr. OH, Saint Francis (Mountain View)
377 -- Julia Tolstova, 5-11 Sr. OH, Redlands
377 -- Madison Triplett, 5-9 Sr. OH, El Capitan (Lakeside)
375 – Kayla Taylor, 5-9 Sr. OH, Sunny Hills
373 – Finn Krystkowiak, 6-4 Soph. OH, Torrey Pines
368 – Camden Bolane, 6-2 Sr. OH, Pacific Ridge
367 -- Fallyn Blotzer, 6-1 Jr. MB, Santiago (Corona)
365 – Westley Matavao, 6-0 Fr. OH, Orange Lutheran
365 – Lillinoe Spencer, 6-1 Sr. OH, Central Valley Christian
364 – Audrey Flanagan, 6-1 Soph. OH, Mira Costa
358 – Jordan Vander Veen, 5-9 Sr. OH, Ripon Christian
356 -- Simone Huarte, 6-1 Soph. OH, Christian Brothers
352 -- Annika Ramirez, 5-5 Sr. OH, Bullard
347 – Andrea Torres, 5-10 Sr. RS, Otay Ranch
346 – Keonahi’Ilana Solaita, 5-10 Jr. OH, Oak Hills (Hesperia)
345 – Lauren Parker, 6-2 Jr. OH, Turlock
343 – Erin Curtis, 6-0 Sr. OH, Saint Francis (Mountain View)
339 -- Haven Rich, 5-8 Sr. OH, Exeter Union
327 -- Asia Udo-Ema, 6-0 Fr. OH, Centennial (Corona)
320 -- Taylor Rice, 5-10 Jr. OH, Woodcreek
296 – Kennedy Cutler, 5-6 Sr. OH, Redwood (Visalia)
293 -- Sandie Souza, 5-10 Fr. OH, Hillcrest (Riverside)
287 -- Kylie Yen, 6-0 Sr. OH, Palo Alto
285 -- Vienna Perier, 5-9 Jr. S/RS, Stockdale
284 -- Ava Van Brasch, 5-9 Jr. OH, San Luis Obispo
279 -- Isabel Clark, 6-0 Sr. OH, Mater Dei
275 – Ashlyn Guenter, 5-10 Sr. RS, Redwood (Visalia)
275 -- Sophie Shonauer, 5-5 Sr. OH, Stockdale
265 -- Lilli Saldivar, 6-2 Soph. OH, Woodcreek
262 -- Megan Hair, 5-7 Jr. OH, Bakersfield Christian
256 --Saniyah Sobers, 5-6 Jr. OH, Redlands
256 -- Madelyn Wutzke, 6-0 Jr. OH, El Capitan (Lakeside)
254 -- Layli Ostovar, 5-11 Soph. OH, Mater Dei
254 -- Kinnari Atluru, 6-1 Sr. OH, University (San Francisco)
253 -- Cymarah Gordon, 6-1 Sr. RS, Mater Dei
253 – Layla Williams, 5-11 Sr. OH, Torrey Pines
Assists (500 or more)
1,072 – Payton Rowell, 5-6 Sr. S, Pitman
942 -- Lily Kautai, 5-9 Jr. S, Menlo School
910 -- Rebecca Woodward, 5-8 Jr. S, Bakersfield Christian
883 – Hannah McGuire, 5-10 Sr. S, Saint Francis (Mountain View)
878 -- Thea Morris, 5-10 Sr. S, Campbell Hall
858 – Calista Lowery, 5-7 Soph. S, Pacific Ridge
856 – Sade Ilawole, 5-2 Sr. S, Sierra Canyon
846 – Morgan Guardado, 5-8 jr. S, Saugus
841 -- Morgan Weststeyn, 6-2 Sr. S, Ripon Christian
837 – Maya Baker, 5-9 Jr. S, Archbishop Mitty
823 -- Jocelyn Bennitt, 5-6 Soph. S, Bullard
799 -- Julia Kakkis, 6-0 Sr. S/RS, Mater Dei
770 -- Avery Barber, 5-10 Sr. S, Exeter Union
761 – Keely Hummel, 5-10 Sr. S, St. Mary’s (Stockton)
743 – Ruby Ennis, 5-9 Sr. S, El Capitan (Lakeside)
729 -- Brielle Galli, 5-9 Jr. S, Windsor
708 -- Sophie Miles, 5-8 Jr. S, Palo Alto
703 – Laela Burgess, 5-7 Jr. S, San Luis Obispo
681 – Kiki Remensperger, 5-9 Sr. S, Poway
675 -- Londyn Neal, 5-7 Fr. S, Centennial (Corona)
645 – Emery Gonzales, 5-9 Fr. S, Torrey Pines
610 -- Lauren Reiter, 5-9 Jr. S, Redlands
604 -- Grace Carollo, 5-9 Jr. S, Christian Brothers
604 -- Madeline Le Francois, 5-9 Sr. S, Mammoth
602 -- Jayla Johnson, 5-10 Sr. S, Santiago (Corona)
591 – Audrey Hyde, 5-10 Sr. RS/S, Redwood (Visalia)
551 – Antonia Wilson, 5-10 Sr. S, Santa Cruz
549 – Emmy Sandgren, 6-1 Fr. S, Tamalpais
519 – Toni Devito, 5-4 Soph. S, Yosemite
504 – Marley Robinson, 5-7 Fr. S, Orange Lutheran
Digs (250 or more)
470 – Havani Embry, 5-4 Soph. libero, Poway
459 – Devyn Castaneda, 5-6 Sr. libero, Redwood (Visalia)
457 – Julianna Bondoc, 5-4 Sr. libero, James Logan
448 – Kendyll Winn, 5-5 Jr. libero, Mountain View
425 – Taylor Deckert, 5-8 Jr. libero, Mira Costa
424 – Sophia Neeley, 5-5 Sr. OH, Yosemite
421 -- Payton Mossbarger, 5-7 Sr. libero, JSerra
414 -- Malyssa Cawa, 5-6 Sr. libero, Mater Dei
413 -- McKenna Giles, 5-4 Soph. libero, Centennial (Corona)
407 -- Annika Ramirez, 5-5 Sr. OH, Bullard
391 – Sienna Sabotta, 5-3 Sr. libero, Torrey Pines
376 -- Madison Liedecke, 5-5 Sr. libero, El Capitan (Lakeside)
370 -- Megan Hair, 5-7 Jr. OH, Bakersfield Christian
369 -- Ellie Yeates, 5-7 Jr. libero, Woodcreek
361 -- Carly Hogg, 5-5 Sr. libero, Stockdale
354 – Whitney Wallace, 5-8 Sr. libero, Saint Francis (Mountain View)
345 – Cooper Piepgrass, 5-6 Soph. libero, Exeter Union
344 -- Sophie Shonauer, 5-5 Sr. OH, Stockdale
336 -- Rebecca Woodward, 5-8 Jr. S, Bakersfield Christian
328 -- Bella Marrero, 5-7 Sr. libero, Campbell Hall
323 – Ruby Ennis, 5-9 Sr. S, El Capitan (Lakeside)
322 -- Ava Reyes, 5-8 Soph. libero, Redlands
320 – Rylie Ronk, 5-5 Soph. libero, Bakersfield Christian
316 -- JuJu Sio, 5-1 Fr. Libero, Moreno Valley
316 -- Hannah Li, 5-5 Sr. libero, Northwood (Irvine)
313 -- Vienna Perier, 5-9 Jr. S/RS, Stockdale
304 -- Saniyah Sobers, 5-6 Jr. OH, Redlands
303 -- Madison Triplett, 5-9 Sr. OH, El Capitan (Lakeside)
300 -- Sydney Wallin , 6-0 Jr. OH, Christian Brothers
292 -- Ella Lamanuzzi, 5-4 Sr. libero, Bullard
290 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Jr. OH, Indian Springs
288 -- Jenna Lynch, 5-6 Sr. libero, Mammoth
283 – Jaedyn Houston, 5-7 Jr. libero, Orange Lutheran
281 –Malia Parsons, 5-9 Sr. libero/OH, Tamalpais
278 -- Ava Wang, 5-4 Soph. libero, Menlo School
277 -- Victoria Solis, 5-3 Jr. libero, Indian Springs
274 -- Taylor Rice, 5-10 Jr. OH, Woodcreek
270 -- Haven Rich, 5-8 Sr. OH, Exeter Union
269 -- Brinkley Funkhouser, Jr. OH, Stockdale
268 -- Venus Bush, 5-8 Sr. S, Moreno Valley
264 – Alina Perales, 5-1 Jr. libero, Etiwanda
262 – Audrey Hyde, 5-10 Sr. RS/S, Redwood (Visalia)
259 – Kennedy Cutler, 5-6 Sr. OH, Redwood (Visalia)
259 – Liz Jung, 5-6 Soph. OH, Northwood (Irvine)
258 – Tessa Hurley, 5-7 Sr. DS, Mater Dei
257 -- Sierra Starkman, 5-7 Sr. OH, Campbell Hall
254 -- Jocelyn Bennitt, 5-6 Soph. S, Bullard
253 -- Mia Licon, 6-1 Jr. OH, Moreno Valley
252 – Camden Bolane, 6-2 Sr. OH, Pacific Ridge
Blocks (60 or more)
120 – Emery Tubbs, 6-1 Jr. MB, Santiago (Corona)
86 – Bryn Shankle, 6-4 Sr. MB, Mira Costa
82 – Emma Kingston, 6-4 Fr. MB, Mater Dei
82 – Mackenzie Parsons, 6-2 Sr. MB, Poway
77 -- Naama Green, 6-0 Jr. MB, Palo Alto
76 -- Tamia Hardwick, 6-1 Jr. MB, Moreno Valley
74 – Ella Fulton, 6-1 Soph. MB, Saint Francis (Mountain View)
64 – Andee May, 5-10 Soph. MB, Redwood (Visalia)
62 – Rachel Moglia, 6-0 Sr. MB, Mira Costa
Aces (75 or more)
205 – Samantha Donlucas, Soph. S, Lincoln (San Diego)
136 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Jr. OH, Indian Springs
122 – Leah Van Wyngarden, 5-8 Sr. OH/libero, Ripon Christian
116 -- Faith Di Mola, 5-11 Sr. OH, Excelsior Charter
100 -- Rebecca Woodward, 5-8 Jr. S, Bakersfield Christian
83 -- Venus Bush, 5-8 Sr. S, Moreno Valley
81 -- Annika Ramirez, 5-5 Sr. OH, Bullard
77 -- Elia Constancio, 5-5 Sr. libero, Christian Brothers
75 -- Joy Lee, 5-8 Sr. S, Beckman
75 -- Sydney Wallin, 6-0 Jr. OH, Christian Brothers
College-Bound!
In this space, we list those players, playing California high school volleyball in the current senior class and younger, who have made a commitment to attend a college or university of their choice and play volleyball. To date, we have 102 such players. Congrats! That’s a big number, but surely there are more! Please email jtawa@cifstate.org to add players to the list, using the format you see below, or to make any corrections.
Tea Abischer, 5-10 Sr. MB, San Luis Obispo – UC Davis (Beach)
Maya Baker, 5-9 Jr. S, Archbishop Mitty – Notre Dame
Jessie Bates, 5-11 Sr. S/RS, JSerra – UC Irvine
Addy Benefield, 6-0 Sr. OH, Redondo Union -- Boise State
Paige Bennett, 6-0 Sr. OH, Foothill (Pleasanton) -- Winthrop
Kendall Beshear, 5-11 Sr. OH, Palos Verdes – Cal Poly SLO
Fallyn Blotzer, 6-1 Jr. OH, Santiago (Corona) – Cincinnati
Camden Bolane, 6-2 Sr. MB/OH, Pacific Ridge – Yale
Monika Brinlee, 5-11 Sr. MB, Lowell (San Francisco) – University of Chicago
Reagan Brumfield, 5-5 Sr. libero, Justin Siena – University of Michigan-Dearborn
Laela Burgess, 5-7 Jr. S, San Luis Obispo - UC Davis
Katrina Catalan, 5-8 Sr. S, Vista Murrieta -- UCSB
Malyssa Cawa, 5-6 Sr. libero, Mater Dei -- Stanford
Isabel Clark, 6-0 Sr. OH, Mater Dei -- USD
Madison Clark, 6-0 Sr. MB, Redondo Union – UC Riverside
Madi Collins, 5-9 Sr. S, Redondo Union -- Long Beach State
Addison Collum, 5-11 Sr. OH, Kennedy (La Palma) – Arkansas State
Katelyn Cook, 5-10 Sr. OH, Archbishop Mitty -- Fairfield
Ximena Cordero, 5-10 Sr. OH, Otay Ranch – UC Davis
Dakota Conway, 5-8 Sr. DS, Cathedral Catholic -- FIU
Amiah Cornejo, 5-10 Sr. OH, University Prep (Redding) – Concordia-Irvine
Erin Curtis, 6-0 Sr. OH, Saint Francis (Mountain View) – North Carolina
Tessa de Albergaria, 5-10 Sr. libero/DS, Santa Barbara – George Washington
Taylor Deckert, 5-9 Sr. libero, Mira Costa -- USC
Gabby Destler, 6-1 Sr. OH, Marymount – Loyola Marymount
Kate Duffey, 6-0 Sr. S, Ventura – UCLA
Niki Egan, 5-8 Sr. DS, Cathedral Catholic – Washington (Beach)
Bella Ehrlich, 6-2, Jr. MB, Carondelet High School- Boston College
Jade Epps, 6-0 Sr. OH, Lakewood – San Jose State
Kate Fagundes, 5-5 Sr. libero, Oak Ridge – Vanguard University
Kyla Firestone, 5-8 Sr. S, Alemany -- Loyola Marymount University
Elena Fisher, 5-11 Jr. OH, Branson – Stanford (Beach)
Helena Foord, 5-10 Sr. OH, South Pasadena -- NYU
Reese Fraser, 5-10 Sr. S, Archie Williams – UC Davis (Beach)
Meghan Freck, 5-7 Sr. S/DS, Huntington Beach – UC Davis (Beach)
Charlie Fuerbringer, 5-11 Sr. S, Mira Costa – Wisconsin
Giselle Gallegos, 5-10 Sr. OH, Redondo Union -- Tulane (Beach)
Jenna Garner, 6-0 Sr. OH, South Pasadena -- Penn
Cymarah Gordon, 6-1 Sr. RS, Mater Dei -- Michigan
Gwen Grigsby, 5-3 Sr. libero, Harbor – Cal State Bakersfield (Beach)
Jenna Hanes, 6-3 Sr. MB, Cathedral Catholic -- Michigan
Brooke Hansen, 6-0 Sr. S/RS, Etiwanda – Cal Poly SLO
Anna Hanson, 5-11 Sr. RS, Justin Siena – St. Mary’s College
Cleo Hardin, 6-3 Sr. RS, Menlo – Yale
Jaden Hendrickson, 5-11, Sr., Redwood High School- Cal Poly, SLO
Victoria Henkel, 6-0 Sr. OH, Redondo Union – LSU (Beach)
Kaia Herweg, 5-8 Sr. S/OH, Los Alamitos – Grand Canyon
Abby Hoybjerg, 6-2 Sr. MB, Oak Ridge – BYU
Mikayla Hsieh, 510 Sr. S/RS, Flintridge Sacred Heart – Pomona-Pitzer
Keely Hummel, 5-10 Sr. S, St. Mary’s (Stockton) – Fresno State
Audrey Hyde, 5-10 Sr. RS/S, Redwood (Visalia) – Westmont College
Chloe Hynes, 6-1 Sr. RS, Mira Costa -- NYU
Kayla Johnson, 5-11 Sr. OH, Pleasant Valley – Utah (Beach)
Madison Johnson, 6-3 Jr. OH, Chaparral -- UCSD
Tatum Johnson, 6-0 Sr. MB, JSerra -- Colorado
Sadie Jeffrey, 6-0 Sr. OH, Santa Cruz – Cal Poly SLO (Beach)
Julia Kakkis, 6-0 Sr. S/RS, Mater Dei -- Brown
Charlotte Kelly, 6-3 Jr. MB, Amador Valley – Cal Poly SLO
Sienna Kennedy, 5-11, Sr., Redwood High School- Fordham University
Brooklyn Kostoff, 5-7 Sr. S, Santa Margarita Catholic – Azusa Pacific
Amiya Kuchibhotia, 6-1 Sr. MB, Archbishop Mitty -- NYU
Mallory Labreche, 5-11 Jr. RS. Palos Verdes – UCLA (Beach)
Molly Labreche, 5-7 Jr. libero, Palos Verdes – LSU (Beach)
Hayley LaFontaine, 6-0 Sr. OH, Huntington Beach – Cal Poly SLO (Beach)
Quinn Loper, 6-1 Jr. OH, San Clemente -- USC
Lauren Lynch, 5-6 Jr. libero, Sierra Canyon – San Diego
Isabella Marrero, 5-6 Sr. libero, Campbell Hall - American University
Kate Martin, 5-10 Sr. OH, Marymount -- UCSB
Trixie McMillin, 5-6 Sr. libero, Mira Costa – Cal
Grace Mcqoid, 6-0 Sr. OH, Foothill (Palo Cedro) – Vanguard University
Mila Mijailovic, 5-10 Sr. OH/DS, Campbell Hall – Yale
Mackenzie Miller, 5-11 Sr. OH, Redondo Union -- USC (Beach)
Elon Milroy, 6-0 Sr. MB, Los Alamitos – San Jose State (Beach)
Ayva Moi, 5-11 Jr. RS, Cathedral Catholic – Hawaii (Beach)
Althea Morris, 5-9 Jr. S, Campbell Hall – St. Edward’s University
Sadie Moore, 5-11 Sr. RS, Pleasant Valley – Arizona (Beach)
Noa Nuez, 5-8 Sr. libero, Los Alamitos – Georgia State (Beach)
Manaia Ogbechie, 6-3 Jr. MB Oaks Christian -- Northwestern
Ayva Ostovar, 5-6 Jr.. S, Mater Dei -- UCSB
Kennedy Osunsanmi, 6-2 Sr. RS, West Ranch – UCLA
Malia Parsons, 5-9 Sr. libero/OH, Tamalpais – St. Olaf College
McKenzie Parsons, 6-2 Sr. MB, Poway -- Cornell
Nicole Patton, 6-0 Sr. OH, Pacific Ridge - Marist College
Summer Pederson, 5-7 Sr. libero, Santa Cruz – Concordia- Irvine
Taylor Ponchak, 6-2 Jr. RS, Huntington Beach – Stanford (Beach)
Faith Rabb-Patterson, 6-2 Sr. MB, Christian Brothers – UC Davis
Danica Rach, 6-2 Sr. OH, Sierra Canyon -- Boston College
Mauriana Rayford, 5-9 Sr. OH, Chaparral – Lamar University
Stacy Reeves, 5-8 Sr. libero, Beckman – TCU (Beach)
Charlotte Reff, 5-11 Sr. S, Buckley School – NYU
Kiki Remensperger, 5-9 Sr. S, Poway – South Carolina (Beach)
Amanda Saeger, 5-11 Sr. S, Cathedral Catholic – DePaul
Tmukisa Sagiao, 5-9 Sr. RS, Helix Charter – Cal State San Bernardino
Katie Salonga, 5-7 Sr. S, Foothill (Pleasanton) – Colorado
Nicole Schuetz, 6-3 Jr. RS/MB, Santa Barbara – Loyola Marymount
Bryn Shankle, 6-4 Sr. MB, Mira Costa -- TCU
Sarah Shaw, 6-2 Jr. MB, La Reina – Brown
Reagan Shields, 5-10 Sr. OH, Santa Margarita Catholic – Oregon State
Katelyn Sicklick, 5-11 Sr., MB/RS, Redwood (Larkspur) - Denison University
Sadie Snipes, 6-0 Sr. OH, Branson – Santa Clara (Beach)
Dani Sparks, 5-7 Sr. S, Huntington Beach – Cal Poly SLO (Beach)
Birdie Stone, 5-11 Sr. OH, San Juan Hills -- Montana
Cayla Sutton, 5-10 Jr. RS, Clovis North -- Stetson University (Beach)
Kayla Taylor, 5-9 Sr. OH, Sunny Hills – Dennison University
Zaria Thornton, 6-0 Sr. MB, Lakewood – Oregon State
Anaya Thrower, 6-4 Sr. OH, Vanden -- Oregon
Taylor Treahy, 6-1 Sr. RS, Sierra Canyon -- George Washington
Madison Triplett, 5-9 Sr. OH, El Capitan (Lakeside) -- UCSB
Victoria Turner, 5-7 Sr. S, Beckman -- UCSD
Logan Tusher, 5-11 Sr. S, Branson - Stanford (Beach)
Eliana Urzua, 6-3 Jr. OH, Bishop Diego -- UCLA
Miliani Villareal, 5-9 Sr. libero, Vista Murrieta – Sacred Heart University
Alana Villela, 6-1 Sr. MB, California High School – University of Portland\
Madeline Way, 6-2 Sr. MB, Sierra Canyon -- Hawaii
Elle Weaver, 5-10 Sr. OH, Oak Ridge -- Brown
Dylan Whisenant, 5-4 Sr. DS, Branson – Tufts University
Sofia Williams, 5-9 Sr. OH, San Clemente -- Yale
Taylor Williams, 6-2 Sr. OH, Saint Francis (Mountain View) -- Duke
Sophia Winter, 5-10 Sr. RS, Pleasant Valley – Arizona (Beach)
Preslie Yates, 6-1 Sr. MB, Berkeley High School – Long Beach State University
Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. S, Temple City -- Stanford
Ava Zamora, 5-10 Jr. S/RS, Westview – Stony Brook
Ashby Zubchevich, 6-0 Jr. OH, La Canada – Duke
Be back next week with more news and notes on volleyball in the Golden State…