In this week’s Notebook, we have a section about the Section playoffs. It’s an intersection of fun and competition, rather than a dissection of everything that happened.
Upsetting situations?
The Section playoffs are nearing their conclusion. I have a conclusion of my own:
There have been very few big upsets, and not one that has made me say, “Wow!”
As someone who does the state and regional rankings every week for CIF State, massive upsets are difficult to process because they don’t fit neatly into a rankings model. How does one make sense of a team that’s well under .500 knocking off a team that was 25-1?
Last night, in the Central Coast Section Div. I semifinals, Los Gatos knocked off Branham in four sets. An 18-win team upended a 21-win team. A team that had been in the Central Region rankings defeated a team currently sitting in the No. 18 slot.
That’s as big of an “upset” as we’ve had in this year’s playoffs.
With that in mind, let’s roll through what has happened in the past week…
Playoff fever…catch it!
Let’s start in the Central Section, which held its championship matches last night.
Buchanan, the No. 7 team in our Central Region rankings, upended No. 6 San Luis Obispo in four sets to win Div. I. The Bears rode a hot streak at season’s end all the way to the title, one year after winning Div. II.
The teams were tied at a set apiece before Buchanan rallied to win the next two, 25-19, 25-20, to capture the title. Sammie Aaron led the offense with 21 kills. Clara Garcia and Grace Goudy teamed for 55 digs.
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Two red-hot teams met for the Div. II title, with Bakersfield Christian coming away with the 3-1 win over Exeter Union.
The Eagles, who also defeated Exeter in August, won their first Valley title since 2019.
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Kingsburg repeated as Div. III champions, downing Bullard in four sets. Fresno Christian won a thriller over host Mammoth, 17-15 in the fifth, to repeat as Div. IV champions. California City and Roosevelt of Fresno won Div. V and VI, respectively.
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Finals are set in the San Diego Section. As expected, Cathedral Catholic and Torrey Pines will meet for the Open title. Cathedral Catholic, last year’s Open State Champion, won its semifinal in four over Bishop’s. The Dons overcame a Game 1 loss to win the next two, 25-5, 25-13, on the way to the win.
Torrey Pines was pushed in the playoffs by both San Marcos and Westview, but the Falcons continue a trend of bending but not breaking. The five-set semifinal win over Westview was their 17th in a row.
The two teams met in September, with Cathedral Catholic winning in five.
Torrey Pines coach Brennan Dean knows what it will take to knock Cathedral Catholic from its perch atop the section.
“We need to defend and win the serve and pass game,” he said. “It will be tough but I like being the underdog.”
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Div. I went as expected, with the top two seeds, El Capitan of Lakeside and Francis Parker, qualifying for tomorrow’s championship match.
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In Div. II, Pacific Ridge, which has had its share of big wins this season, is seeking its first-ever title against the Academy of Our Lady of Peace, which surprised Helix in the other semifinal.
“Pacific Ridge’s finals run can be attributed to the team’s clear sense of their identity through preparation, togetherness, and consistent growth,” said coach Jed Stotsenberg. “They know who they are, what their teammates need, keep each other accountable, control what they can control while leaving everything on the floor every match. They are getting better and better as the playoffs continue and the key to winning is letting the foundation they have built this season shine Friday night.”
San Pascual/Mission Hills and Valley Center/Oceanside will clash for the Div. III and IV titles, respectively.
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The Los Angeles Section Open final will pit El Camino Real and Taft. ECR owns a 2-1 edge this season over Taft, which has won 40 matches. ECR last won in 2015, and Taft in 2006.
Marshall and Verdugo Hills qualified for the Division I final. GALA, which won Div. III last year will meet the Los Angeles CES Unicorns in the Div. II championship match.
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The marquee event in the Southern Section is state No. 1 Mater Dei versus No. 2 Mira Costa for the Division 1 title. The same two teams met in the championship match of the Durango Fall Classic in September, with Mater Dei rebounding from a Game 1 loss to win.
Mater Dei made the finals by overpowering Sierra Canyon in its last match to finish up pool play 3-0. The key, coach Dan O’Dell said, was his team’s strength on the pins, as Isabel Clark, Layli Ostovar, and Cymarrah Gordon combined for 43 kills.
“Those three have been dynamite for the playoffs,” said O’Dell. Clark has averaged more than five kills per set, with Ostovar and Gordon at or over four kills per.
O’Dell also praised senior libero Malyssa Cawa for picking everything up off the floor and setter Julia Kakkis for being a steady floor general.
Mira Costa and Huntington Beach were both 2-0 in their pool heading into Tuesday’s showdown for a spot in the final. Huntington Beach, with its roster full of scrappy and veteran beach players, scrapped and dug and led significantly in the first set and had leads in all three, but the Oilers ultimately were worn down by Costa, which separated itself by winning the longer rallies.
“I was impressed by our fight,” Mustang coach Cam Green said.
Mira Costa will need to fight on Saturday to knock off Mater Dei for the crown.
“It will come down to serve and pass,” Green observed. “They won that battle in sets 2 and 3 in Durango. We’re going to have to win that. At the end of the day who gets the other team out of system more will have the greatest chance for success.”
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Division 2 sees JSerra and Orange Lutheran. OLu made the final match by knocking off Redondo Union in a mild upset. Freshman Westley Matavao had 27 kills and junior Maylynn Mitchell added 18 for OLu in the five-set win.
Orange Lutheran and JSerra have split matches this season.
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State-ranked Beckman and Campbell Hall will play for the Div. 3 title.
Beckman knocked off Canyon of Anaheim in one semifinal, while Campbell Hall outlasted South Torrance in the other.
“The semi-final against South was a well-fought match on both sides,” said Kat Thyer, Campbell Hall’s first-year head coach. “South made some great in-game adjustments and forced us to make changes as well. I'm proud of how we kept our composure and continued to adjust throughout, leading us to a spot in the championship match.”
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El Dorado and Capo Valley Christian will meet for the Div. 4 title, while Temple City and Rancho Christian will square off in Div. 5.
Temple City celebrates its first Section final since 2002
Temple City made the final by defeating much taller Corona Centennial in one semifinal. The Rams have been relying all season on Stanford-bound setter turned outside hitter Taylor Yu and that match was no different, as the senior recorded 33 kills and five aces in the sweep.
Temple City is making its first appearance in a final since 2002. Its opponent, Rancho Christian, is similar in size and personnel, said Temple City coach Nathan Yu.
“If we stay true to who we have aspired to be all season long (serve tough, keep balls off the ground, and let Taylor finish off rallies), I like our chances,” the coach said.
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In Div. 9, Moreno Valley will play for a Southern Section title for the first time against top-seeded Rosemead.
Moreno Valley, which entered the playoffs under .500 on the season, had to go through cross-town rivals Canyon Springs in the semifinals, prevailing 3-1. The Vikings are very young, with three freshmen, three sophomores, and two juniors on varsity, but have rallied around only senior, Venus Bush, during the playoff run.
“It is amazing when the culture and resiliency are positively strong how far a young and rebuilding team can go,” said assistant coach Jennifer Strawn.
Strawn added that head coach Lea Snell has been an inspiration to all. A coach for almost two decades, Snell was going to retire after last season, “but we talked her back into one more year,” Strawn said. “She knew coming into this year that it would be a rebuilding year for us but didn’t realize how well our super young rebuilding team would be. It is always great when the girls get along and support each other. She is so excited that she stayed the extra year and that we are making history. It is always nice to go out on top.”
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Two Northern California powerhouses, Saint Francis of Mountain View and Archbishop Mitty, will play for the Central Coast Section Open Division title. Saint Francis won it last year. The teams have split four meetings in 2023.
In Div. I, it’s Los Gatos and Salinas. Salinas has been hot of late and the Cowboys swept Mountain View in a semifinal yesterday. Mountain View coach Dave Winn coached Salinas coach Chloe Goldman at City Beach, but the pupil got the best of the master last night.
Woodside and Aragon will be Div. II combatants. Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep and Burlingame will play for Div. III, while Harbor and Notre Dame Belmont will vie for the Div. IV title.
Harbor, sparked by OH Isla Johnson, has been on a hot streak and got revenge on Mercy of Burlingame in a semifinal yesterday. Mercy swept the Pirates in the Section final last year.
NDB seems to have caught fire in the playoffs after a tough stretch to finish off the regular season.
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In the San Francisco Section, Lowell and Balboa will seek the title. Lowell is region-ranked and the favorite, but Balboa has been competitive in two losses this season.
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In the Sac-Joaquin Section, St. Mary’s of Stockton and Rocklin are the last two standing in Div. 1. While the Rams have rolled through opponents, Rocklin needed five sets to get by Oak Ridge in a classic semifinal. Sophomore outsides Addy Scheitlin and Gianna Bogan combined for 36 kills in the win.
Granite Bay and Roseville headline the Div. 2 card.
Christian Brothers, getting nice work from libero Elia Constancio, OH Sydney Wallin, and MB Faith Rabb-Patterson, rolled into the Div. III title tilt, where it will face Central Catholic. The Ripons, Christian and regular, will meet to determine Div. 4.
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The North Coast Section Div. 1 championship match will be a heavyweight battle between state-ranked Foothill of Pleasanton and Marin Catholic. Foothill, led all year by setter Katie Salonga and OH Paige Bennett, has lost just once all year, to an Amador Valley team it subsequently defeated three times, including in the semifinals.
Branson, the defending state champion in Div. I, and Redwood of Larkspur will clash for the Div. 2 title.
It'll be Tamalpais and University School of San Francisco for the Div. 3 title.
Tamalpais is excited to be going to the finals in the North Coast Section
Tam won its first two playoff matches down two starters, but both senior MB Zoe Lyko and junior OH Natalia Clifford returned for the semifinal against Acalanes, a sweep. Grace Widdifield led the team with eight kills including a thunderous kill towards the end of Game 3 to give Tim the lead for good. Emmeline Sandgren added 26 assists and three aces.
Coach Ray Karter said that the addition of Long Beach State alum Raimi Mitchell-Young to the coaching staff has been key to the team’s success.
“She brings such a wealth of knowledge and understanding for the game as well as a practiced eye to help see both what our team needs to do and what the other team is doing so we can make adjustments,” Karter said. “We are so lucky to have her.”
Karter added that San Francisco University will be a challenging championship match opponent.
“They are a strong hitting team, so we will need to serve tough and pass well enough to be able to attack as much as possible to keep their hitters from getting into a rhythm,” he explained. “When they do pass well we will have to set up the block well to give our defense a chance against their hitters.”
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Head-Royce made the Div. 4 final by defeating top-seeded Cardinal Newman.
“Our middles are slowly getting better, which is a bonus to a pretty good pin attack,” said coach Tate Walthall.
The Jayhawks take on Justin-Siena and OH Anna Hanson for the title.
“If we are going to do well on Saturday and beyond we are going to have to find a level of consistency that is much higher than what we are creating at this point,” Walthall said. “Our libero is very good, our setter continues to grow and we are only missing a little consistency that I’m counting on as we go on this season.”
In Division 5, defending state Div. V champion Berean Christian will take on Bay School for top-dog status.
“Coming off our first-ever DV State Championship last year, we had high expectations for this season, only graduating two seniors from last year,” said coach Lucas Abbott. “Our libero, Megan Rost, has been doing an amazing job keeping us in some tougher matches with great defense, and our offense has many powerful options including OH Sophie Hall, OH Annasophia Vranjes, and MB/OH Marley Seelye. Our setter, Le Ana Cimarra, has done a great job spreading the ball around and has really improved a lot this season. We added three players this season to the returning eight, including a ninth-grader, Hanna Lavino, who is making an immediate impact at middle. We won our league, going 10-0, and are undefeated at home this year thus far.”
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Finally, in the Northern Region, region-ranked Pleasant Valley will face Foothill of Palo Cedro for the Div. 2 title (There are no Div. 1 schools by enrollment in the entire section).
West Valley and Orland will meet to determine Div. 3, Willows and U-Prep are the Div. 4 finals representatives and East Nicolaus and Trinity will face off in Div. 5.
Trinity, after its big win over Hamilton in the Northern Section
Trinity advanced to the finals by knocking off Hamilton, the No. 2 seed, in five sets.
“Trinity has a trifecta of passing (Jaden Brown), setting (Gwen Hansen), and hitting (Chloe Albiez),” said head coach Denice Cody. “This team has the grit to pull off wins when it counts. We are on a 22-game win streak and looking for one more going into the section championship this Saturday vs. East Nicolas.”
Albiez is the No. 2 kill leader in all of California.
“To beat East Nic we will need to have the passing so our offense can do their job,” Cody said. “If we get the ball to our setters, we will win the game.”
Stat stars
We continue to compile 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
50 – Grace Stone, 5-9 Sr. S, Rio Americano – Oct. 26 v. Vacaville
10 aces in a match
10 - Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City - August 31 vs Alhambra
30 kills in a match
41 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Oct. 21 v. Valencia
41 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Sept. 26 v. Rio Hondo Prep
39 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Oct. 19 v. Woodbridge
37 – Izzy Watson, 5-10 Soph. OH, Thomas Downey – Oct. 11 v. Gregori
36 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Oct. 25 v. Ventura
35 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Aug. 15 v FSHA
35 – Sadie Proctor, 5-11 Jr. OH, Coronado – Sept. 28 v. Mission Bay
34 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Sept. 21 v. San Marino
34 – Ella Olson, 5-9 Fr. OH, Newport Harbor – Oct. 19 v. Chaminade
33 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Oct. 28 v. Corona Centennial
33 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Aug. 23 v. Pasadena
33 -- Keonahi'ilani Solaita, 5-9 Jr. OH, Oak Hills – Aug. 30 v. Barstow
32 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Sept. 14 v. Monrovia
31 – Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Oct. 10 v. San Marino
31 -- Julia Tolstova, 5-11 Sr. OH, Redlands – Aug. 22 v. Serrano
31 – Ella Olson, 5-9 Fr. OH, Newport Harbor – Oct. 25 v. Poly (Long Beach)
30 – Ella Olson, 5-9 Fr. OH, Newport Harbor – Oct. 21 v. Santa Margarita Catholic
30 -- Amiah Cornejo, 5-11 Sr. OH, University Preparatory School (Redding) – Sept. 27 v. Colusa
30 -- Amiah Cornejo, 5-11 Sr. OH, University Preparatory School (Redding) – Oct. 26 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 - Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Sept. 6 v. San Gabriel
30 - Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Sept. 28 v. South Pasadena
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
32 -- Maddux Rossman, 5-5 Jr. libero, University Preparatory School (Redding) – Oct. 26 v. Colusa
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
16 – Jaden Cardoso, 5-6 Jr. S, Pomona Catholic – Sept. 5 v. San Gabriel Mission
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
12 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Jr. OH, Indian Springs – Oct. 19 v. Pacific Lutheran
11 – Sophia Gomes, 5-9 Sr. OH, Oakwood – Sept. 15 v. Kirby
11 – Alexa Pomeroy, 5-11 Jr. OH, Pomona Catholic – Oct. 11 v. St. Mary’s Academy (Inglewood)
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
10 - Taylor Yu, 6-0 Sr. OH, Temple City – Aug. 31 v. Alhambra
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)
Megan Hair, 5-8 Jr. OH, Bakersfield Christian - University of South Florida (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)
Maggie Rhew, 5-8 Jr. S, Oaks Christian - Montana State
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)
Saniyah Sobers, 5-6 Jr. libero, Redlands – Santa Clara
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…