High School-Southern California
Thomas Fakehany
Laguna Beach's Styles Is Academically Ineligible for Volleyball Playoffs
Laguna Beach's Dan Styles has been DECLARED ACADEMICALLY INELIGIBLE
for the Southern Section Division I volleyball playoffs that began Friday.
Styles was a first-team all-county selection last season and helped
the Artists (15-1), the top-ranked team in Orange County, earn the No. 3
seeding for the playoffs. Laguna Beach plays host to Santa Margarita
Friday.
BOYS' VOLLEYBALL
Montclair Prep* d. Imperial, 12-15, 15-8, 15-7, 15-8--Carlos Roubicek
had 20 kills and Brian Reder added 10 for the winners in the wild-card
match of the Southern Section Division III playoffs.
Josh Holtzman added 30 assists for Montclair Prep (9-6), which plays
at Village Christian in a first-round match Friday. * Lost in Fridays
match to Village Christian in 3. I was an Official. More later when I
find my notes on the match.
L.A CITY VOLLEYBALL
University will defend its City Section 4-A boys' volleyball title
Friday night. Fairfax will play for the 3-A championship. But one area
school will be conspicuously missing from what use to be an all-Westside
event. Despite holding a two-game edge, Venice could not stop the
hitting of Dickie Purcell and Rudy Flores. Bell defeated the Gondoliers,
12-15, 9-15, 15-12, 15-6, 16-14, in the 4-A semifinals Tuesday at Venice.
The Gondoliers, who have two of the best outside hitters in the City,
suddenly find themselves with a power shortage. Flores had 27 kills
and Purcell had 22 to lead the Eagles. Pat Lennon (19 kills) and Jon
Gaydowski (11 kills, eight blocks) led the Gondoliers (15-3).
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
Area high schools open play Friday in the Southern Section boys'
volleyball playoffs. Here's a look at the matches involving area teams
by division:
Division I: Arcadia play host to Esperanza.
Division II: Saugus at San Gabriel and Claremont at Santa Fe.
Division III: South Pasadena at Campbell Hall; Stephen Wise or
Murphy* at San Marino; Glendale Academy at La Salle and Bishop Amat at
Bosco Tech. *Murphy won this seed match in 3 going away. I had a
ringside seat next to the net.
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Division I matches:
San Clemente 3, North Torrance 0--Gabe Gardner had 17 kills and Corin
Bemus added 12 as San Clemente edged North Torrance, 15-7, 15-12, 15-12.
Huntington Beach 3, Laguna Hills 0--Jeremy Bart had 10 kills in the
15-11, 15-5, 15-5 victory. Huntington Beach (16-2) will face Capistrano
Valley.
Irvine 3, Trabuco Hills 0--Luke Carlson had 16 kills in the 15-8, 16-
14, 15-5 victory for Irvine (15-2). Blair Eldridge added 14 kills and
Mark Ramirez 10. Fifth-ranked Irvine will face No. 2 Fountain Valley on
Tuesday.
Esperanza 3, Arcadia 1--Dan Harrington had 19 kills and Ryan Rex
added 16 in the 15-11, 15-4, 10-15, 15-7 victory for Esperanza (11-6).
Geoff Cunningham had 35 assist and Jon Alleman added 13 kills.
South Torrance 3, Newport Harbor 2--Greg Slick had 28 kills for
visiting Newport Harbor, which lost, 15-9, 15-9, 11-15, 10-15, 15-13. The
Sailors finish 7-8.
University Size Wins LA CITY VOLLEYBALL FINAL
The University High boys' volleyball team, using a front row with an
average height of 6 feet 5, did just that in wearing down undersized Bell,
15-3, 15-8, 15-13, in the City 4-A final Friday night at Cal State
Northridge.
In the 3-A final, Fairfax defeated two-time defending champion Marshall,
4-15, 17-15, 15-13, 15-9.
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Division I Southern Section volleyball playoffs with a 17-15, 7-15, 15-10,
15-6 victory Friday at Laguna Beach. Laguna Beach (15-2), ranked No.
1 in the county, was without star player Dan Styles, who was declared
academically ineligible last week--covered in a previous post.
Capistrano Valley 3, El Toro 1--Momentum shifted like the wind early in
the match. Luckily for Capistrano Valley, it tilted in its favor down the
stretch.
Host Capistrano Valley defeated El Toro, 15-13, 15-12, 10-15, 15-13.
The Cougars advance to play Huntington Beach in the second round Tuesday.
Robert Schildts had 12 kills to help host Calvary Chapel to a sweep of
Canyon in the first round of the Southern Section Division II boys'
volleyball playoffs Friday.
Jose Cervantes added nine kills and Matt Wright had 34 assists for
host Calvary Chapel (12-3), which won, 15-3, 15-5, 15-8. The third-seeded
Eagles play La Quinta on Tuesday in the second round. Because both
teams were home in the first round, a coin flip will determine the site.
In other Division II games:
La Quinta 3, El Dorado 0--Dino Dukovic and Scott Ogilvie each had
nine kills for La Quinta (15-2), which won, 15-5, 15-7, 15-9.
Tustin 3, Capistrano Valley Christian 0--Curtis Jackson had 10 kills
and four aces for top-seeded Tustin (14-1), 15-2, 15-1, 15-5. Alan Hoang
added 10 kills for the Tillers.
Foothill 3, Elsinore 0--Ryon Ellis had 11 kills, Matt Nichols had 10
kills and Stewart Lambourne and Nick Sveslosky each added nine kills for
host Foothill, which won, 15-4, 15-13, 15-4. Foothill will play Tuesday
at Long Beach Poly.
Orange 3, Garden Grove 1--Danny Garcia had 26 kills and John Tran
added 64 assists for visiting Orange, which won, 10-15, 15-12, 16-14, 15-
12. Orange plays host to Lynwood Tuesday in the second round.
In Division III:
Torrance Bishop Montgomery 3, Orangewood Academy 0--Michael Lloyd had
10 kills for Orangewood Academy (14-6), which lost to Bishop Montgomery,
3-15, 10-15, 11-15.
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Southern Section Division I playoffs, members of the Royal High boys'
volleyball team gasped, wheezed and nearly passed out. Then, out of
the sky dropped a pair of oxygen masks, one marked Danny Rizzo, the other
Defense. Soon thereafter, the Highlanders recovered and defeated
Buena, 15-9, 13-15, 15-13, 14-16, 15-3 in first-round action Friday at
Royal.
CAMPBELL HALL ADVANCES
Eric Hassan had 27 kills and Dylan Herrick added 15 kills and 12 digs as
Campbell Hall defeated South Pasadena, 15-11, 15-6, 14-16, 15-0, in a
first-round Southern Section Division III volleyball match at Campbell
Hall. South Pasadena was the second-place entry from the Rio Hondo League.
Village Christian d. Montclair Prep, 15-3, 15-1, 15-7--( I officiated
this Game) Chad Hanson had 11 kills and David Ludwig ( University of
Southern California bound) contributed 29 assists for the Crusaders in a
first-round Southern Section Division III match at Village Christian.
Kiko Banos added 10 kills and six digs, while Mike Mitchell made five
blocks for Village Christian.
Paso Robles d. Queen of Angels, 15-11, 9-15, 15-11, 15-5--Peter Tran
had 15 kills and Khoa Nguyen made 25 assists, but the Angels (19-1) lost
their dreams of a perfect season in a first-round Southern Section
Division III match.
St. John Bosco d. Viewpoint, 15-5, 15-2, 15-9--The Patriots were
swept by the Braves in the first-round Division III playoff match at St.
John Bosco.
Phil McKay had 10 kills, five assists and three blocks for the the
Braves (9-8).
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But Baron middle blocker Dave Arvesen had only three words after
watching his team's thrilling five-game victory.
"That was insane," Arvesen said.
No one would have blinked if Sunset League champion Fountain Valley
had bowed out of the Southern Section Division I boys' volleyball
playoffs after Tuesday's second-round match. But the Barons rallied after
trailing two games to one and facing a 14-12 deficit in Game 5.
But Fountain Valley (16-2) didn't flinch. At least Coach Lori
Biller's players didn't after posting a 15-13, 7-15, 10-15, 15-12, 17-15
victory.
"I don't know where this one came from," Biller said. "The guys keep
telling me they're going to make me a comeback coach. I don't like this
kind of match. But when we were down, the guys were out there smiling."
The Barons had plenty to celebrate after Kurt Seckington, who had 76
assists, blocked Jeff Miller at match point. Middle blocker Phil Domingo
had nine of his 20 kills in Game 5 and Chris Kosty (29 kills) and Ed
Ratledge (27 kills) provided the firepower to help the Barons advance.
Fountain Valley will play San Clemente in the quarterfinals Friday
although one of its top players, Arvesen, watched from the sideline.
Arvesen, an All-Sunset League middle blocker last season, has been
sidelined after being diagnosed with a heart arrythmia. According to
Biller, Arvesen has a similar heart condition to the one that former
Loyola Marymount basketball player Hank Gathers had. Gathers died playing
college basketball in 1990.
"It's a condition that's caused by adrenaline," Biller said. "So Dave
can't do anything that would stimulate that."
Just watching Tuesday's match made Arvesen nervous.
Mark Ramirez (33 kills), Luke Carlson (23 kills, five blocks) and
setter Grant Donaldson (80 assists) helped Irvine (15-3) take control
with convincing victories in games 2 and 3.
"Irvine is so well-coached, it's hard to find a weakness," Biller
said.
If the Barons didn't find the weakness, they still found a way to win.
Fountain Valley also trailed, 15-14, in Game 5 but still managed to
rally.
"It might be harder watching than playing," Arvesen said.
In other Division I matches:
San Clemente 3, Santa Margarita 1--Gabe Gardner had 24 kills for
visiting San Clemente (15-5) which won, 16-14, 15-11, 13-15, 15-10. Santa
Margarita ends 10-10.
Huntington Beach 3, Capistrano Valley 0--Jody Cook-Fisher had nine
kills and Zack Montgomery had six kills to lead Huntington Beach (17-2)
over Capistrano Valley 15-5, 15-6, 15-8. The Oilers will play top-seeded
Los Angeles Loyola Friday.
Capistrano Valley, the South Coast League champion, ends 12-6.
Los Angeles Loyola 3, Mater Dei 0--Brad Walsh had 12 kills for Loyola
(17-1), which won, 15-4, 15-2, 15-12. Mark Pozsgai had eight kills for
Mater Dei (10-8).
Santa Barbara 3, Esperanza 1--Ryan Rex had 22 kills, Dan Harrington
had 18 kills and Geoff Cunningham had 33 assists for Esperanza (11-7)
which lost to third-seeded Santa Barbara 15-11, 15-12, 15-5, 15-7.
In Division II:
Tustin 3, Upland 0--Curtis Jackson had 15 kills, Luke Loveless had 10
kills and Greg Logan had 41 assists for top-seeded Tustin (15-1), which
defeated Upland (16-2) 15-5, 15-3, 15-7. Tustin advanced to play Cypress,
a 15-10, 8-15, 11-15, 15-13, 15-6 winner over Cerritos Valley Christian.
Calvary Chapel 3, La Quinta 0--Robert Schildts had 17 kills in the 15-
5, 15-9, 15-2 victory for third-seeded Calvary Chapel (13-3), which
advanced to play Long Beach Poly, a 15-3, 15-6, 15-13 winner over
Foothill (11-5).
Trung Khuu had six kills for Garden Grove League co-champion La
Quinta (15-3).
Orange 3, Lynwood 0--Andy Lauridsen had 19 kills and John Tran had 40
assists for Orange (18-2), which won 15-12, 15-8, 15-11. Orange will play
the Canyon Country Canyon-Lakewood winner.
Other Action around Southern California
Campbell Hall d. Windward, 15-10, 17-15, 15-8--The Vikings overpowered
the Wildcats to advance to the Division III quarterfinals with a sweep at
Windward. Outside hitter Eric Hassan had 22 kills and middle blocker
Dylan Harrick had 15 kills and 11 blocks.
Tim Nolan added 45 assists and nine digs for the Vikings (15-3).
Royal d. South Torrance, 15-10, 15-10, 13-15, 7-15, 15-5--Scott
Hambly had 25 kills and 19 digs for visiting Royal (16-2) in a Division I
second-round match.
Eric Carlsen added 25 kills and 14 blocks for the Highlanders, and
Dan Rizzo had 21 kills and 22 service points, including three aces.
Lakewood d. Canyon--15-10, 15-8, 15-6--Kevin Fleck had six kills and
Steve Snow had five for host Canyon (16-4) in a Division II match against
fourth-seeded Lakewood (14-2). Jeff Waller had 21 assists for Canyon.
Warren d. Saugus--15-7, 8-15, 15-11, 15-3--Dusty Bowman had 12 kills,
and Ryan Berg had six kills and six blocks for host Saugus (14-4) in a
Division II
Highland d. Santa Fe, 16-14, 15-8, 15-9--Ryan Millar led second-
ranked Highland (18-0) with 26 kills in a Division II match at Highland.
Sean Crosier added 10 kills and Brandon Kimball had 48 assists.
Dos Pueblos d. Channel Islands, 15-8, 15-1, 9-15, 15-7--The Chargers
(14-3) defeated the Raiders to move into the Division I quarterfinals.
Chris Valoaga recorded 13 kills and Junior Mosenes added 43 assists
in losing effort for the Raiders (13-5).
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Ryan Millar of Highland High met his match. And as a result, the Bulldogs
lost their match. An All-American middle blocker, Millar found himself
going kill for kill with Robert Tauler of Warren. Millar won that
category, 35-28.
But Tauler, nearly a foot shorter at 5 feet 10, captured the statistic
that counted: a victory. Warren shocked Highland with a 15-13, 3-15, 15-
11, 5-15, 15-12 upset in the Southern Section Division II quarterfinals
Friday night at Warren.
Other Contests
Santa Barbara d. Royal, 13-15, 15-10, 3-15, 15-12, 15-13--Eric Carlsen
had 27 kills and 12 blocks as the Highlanders (16-3) lost their
quarterfinal match.
Campbell Hall d. Bishop Montgomery, 15-9, 15-12, 11-15, 15-9--Outside
hitter Eric Hassan and middle blocker Dylan Herrick controlled the net as
Campbell Hall (16-3) advanced to the Division III semifinals for the
first time since 1989. Village Christian d. Bosco Tech, 15-5, 15-8, 15-
5--Kiko Banos had 15 kills and 11 digs as the Crusaders (19-0) reached
the Division III semifinals for the first time.
Tom/Malibu,CA
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Huntington Beach finally got to see what it had only heard about. When
it was over, Los Angeles Loyola had showed why it is the top-seeded team
in Division I boys' volleyball, defeating the Oilers, 15-1, 17-15, 15-2
in the quarterfinals Friday at Loyola. Loyola came within an eyelash of
meeting the Oilers in the final last season, but lost a grueling 3 1/2-
hour match to Laguna Beach, which then fell to Huntington Beach in the
title match. The Cubs (18-1) needed only 1 1/2 hours to dispose of the
defending champions and return to the semifinals, where they will face
Santa Barbara Wednesday. Huntington Beach (17-3) received a quick dose
of the Cubs' abilities in the first game when the Oilers fell behind, 7-0.
Matt Belikoff and Greg Markham provided a block to get Huntington
Beach on the board, but Loyola finished the game with eight consecutive
points. The Oilers put together its first run of the match midway
through Game 2 as Zack Montgomery served five points in a row to give his
team a 7-4 lead. However, Loyola answered with a run of its own and Lee
Bennett and Brad Walsh blocked to give Loyola a 14-7 lead. But Huntington
Beach dug in its heels and moved back ahead, 15-14, on Jody Cook-Fisher's
kill. After trading several sideouts, Cook-Fisher lined his spike wide
and setter Greg Markham was called for bumping the net. Walsh and Bryan
Dunne then came up with two tough digs and Patrick Klein-son of Bob Klein
the former Rams and Chargers tightend, and brother of Stanford great
Christin Klein- slammed his spike off the floor for the game-winning
point.
In Division II matches:
Tustin 3, Cypress 0--Curtis Jackson had 21 kills, Aaron Kraus had 10
kills and three aces and Greg Logan had 53 assists to lead Tustin (16-1),
15-9, 15-4, 17-15. Top-seeded Tustin will play Lakewood, which defeated
Orange, 15-10, 15-17, 15-11, 12-15, 15-9.
Calvary Chapel 3, Long Beach Poly 2--Aaron Fountain had 27 kills and
Jason Mandall added 26 for third-seeded Calvary Chapel which won, 13-15,
15-11, 11-15, 15-9, 15-11. Calvary Chapel (14-3) will play the Downey
Warren-Palmdale Highland winner.
Tom Fakehany Malibu, CA
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Volleyball: Southern Section Playoff Pairings
BOYS
Semifinals, Tonight at 7
DIVISION I
Santa Barbara at Loyola; Mira Costa at San Clemente.
DIVISION II
Lakewood at Tustin; Santa Ana Calvary Chapel at Warren.
DIVISION III
Campbell Hall at Santa Ynez; San Marino at Village
Christian.
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Semifinals
DIVISION I
Loyola d. Santa Barbara, 15-9, 15-7, 15-3.
San Clemente d. Mira Costa, 15-11, 13-15, 10-15, 18-16, 15-11.
DIVISION II
Tustin d. Lakewood, 15-2, 15-9, 15-6.
SA Calvary Chapel d. Warren, 15-8, 15-6, 15-11.
DIVISION III
Santa Ynez d. Campbell Hall, 15-5, 15-8, 15-4.
Village Christian d. San Marino, 15-2, 15-4, 8-15, 15-9.
Finals Cypress College this Saturday, 5/27.
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Tag-Team Attack Wins for Village Christian--
They could switch uniforms and, except for a slight height difference,
could almost get away with it. Tag-team leaders of the Village
Christian offense, they've taken turns driving the Crusaders to the
Southern Section Division III boys volleyball final. Chad Hanson had 22
kills, Kiko Banos added 21 and Village Christian earned a date with Santa
Ynez with a 15-2, 15-4, 9-15, 15-9 semifinal victory over San Marino
Wednesday night at Village Christian.
Saturday's championship match will be against top-seeded Santa Ynez at
Cypress College at 2 p.m. It's taken the second-seeded Crusaders (20-0)
four years under their new coaching program to make it to the climactic
match in Division III.
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It took just over an hour for middle blocker George Romaine to lead top-
seeded Santa Ynez High to a 15-5,15-8, 15-4 victory over Campbell Hall in
a semifinal match of the Southern Section Division III boys' volleyball
playoffs Wednesday night. Romaine, a 6-foot-7 senior who is headed to
Pepperdine, had 25 kills, nine blocks and four digs for the Pirates (21-
0). Middle blocker Dylan Herrick had 10 kills, six blocks, three digs
and three aces for Campbell Hall (16-4) and outside hitter Eric Hassan
added 12 kills, four digs and four blocks. But an inability to contain
Romaine did in the Vikings. The Vikings tied the score in the first
game, 1-1, on ace by Hassan, but it was a case of too much Romaine for
the Vikings as the setter-hitter combination of Mike Shackelford-to-
Romaine translated into a 15-5 victory. Santa Ynez took a 4-0 lead in
the second game with Romaine accounting for three of the points on kills.
The Vikings cut the deficit to 7-4 on a Herrick kill, but consecutive
aces by Romaine stopped the rally. Outside hitter Andy Witt followed
with three kills to fuel a 15-8 victory. The third game started slowly,
but Romaine changed that with an emphatic kill to send the Pirates on
their way. Santa Ynez led, 3-2, before taking a 7-2 lead.
Campbell Hall trimmed the deficit to 8-4, but could draw no closer.
The Pirates closed out the game--and the match--with a 7-0 run.
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Top-seeded Loyola took a big step in its drive to win the Southern
Section Division I boys' volleyball title by eliminating Santa Barbara,
15-9, 15-7, 15-3, in the semi-final Wednesday night at Loyola.
The Cubs (19-1) received another balanced attack with Pat Klein
generating 16 kills, Dan Farmer 15 and Brad Walsh 14. Defensively, Loyola
was led by Walsh and Farmer with eight digs. Klein produced six blocks.
Loyola's Youthful Coach Eric Wells, 21, principled the Cubs as they
fought side-out to side-out with the Dons, for the first 30 minutes of
game one. Exploding in mid-game with a run of 7 points, the Cubs started
to mentally dominated the "yellowed hairdoed" Don's--who had dyed their
hair to match the color of their olive and yellow uniforms and to show
team unity.
Game 2 and 3 were repeats of game one, only in each of the following
games the Don's quit their scoring charge early then earlier in the game.
Total match time one hour and forty minutes.
Boasting 11 Seniors and 4 Juniors, the Clubs average team height is 6'3"
and 190 Pounds. For those of you on Prodigy and AOL who correspond with
Senior Geoff Brown, Loyola #16, He sat on the bench and did not play in
any of the match. Geoff is a Middle Blocker, 6'5" and 205 pounds,
University of California Santa Barbara bound, the fact that he didn't
play in this match shows the level and depth of talent the Cubs have this
season. It's conduct of players like Geoff Brown, and the other 8
players who didn't enter the match for Loyola, that place the Cubs as the
number one seed against San Clemente--who defeated Mira Costa in five--
this weekend at Cypress College.
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the high school level, with 327,616 participants in 12, 403 schools,
according to the 93-94 athletics participations survey conducted by the
National Federation of High Schools. A total of 26, 208 boys
participated in volleyball in 1,207 schools.
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four years under their new coaching program to make it to the climactic
match in Division III.
A lot of that has to do with the fact that Calvery Chapel SA and Whittier
Christian were moved (along with everybody else in their league) up to
Division II. In any case, congrats to Village and best of luck against Santa
Ynez.
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In Division 1 this was supposed to be Loyola's year to win the
Southern Section boys' volleyball championship. The Cubs didn't
disappoint their fans. Senior Dan Farmer had 23 kills and twin brother
Tim Farmer added 17 to help top-seeded Loyola defeat San Clemente, 13-15,
15-12, 15-5, 15-8, in the championship match at Cypress College on
Saturday. The Cubs (20-1) won their first title since 1988, giving them
six championships, most of any school in the section. But No. 6 came
after the Cubs weathered a strong Game 1 performance from the unseeded
Tritons (17-6). San Clemente, playing in its first final since 1981,
was led by 6-foot-9 outside hitter Gabe Gardner, who had a match-high 29
kills and four blocks, and Corin Bemus, who had 22 kills. But Loyola
had too much balance, strength and size. Setter Steve Dunne (62
assists) led the balanced attack. In addition to the 6-4 Farmer twins, 6-
4 outside hitter Pat Klein had 12 kills, 6-5 middle blocker Lee Bennett
had 11 and 6-2 outside hitter Brad Walsh had 10.
In the Division II match, Curtis Jackson had 23 kills and four blocks
and Donnie Rafter had 14 kills for top-seeded Tustin (20-1), which
defeated Calvary Chapel, 15-4, 13-15, 15-2, 17-15. Robert Schildts had 19
kills for Calvary Chapel (14-4).
In Division III, George Roumain had 27 kills and Larry Wittadded 22
for top-seeded Santa Ynez (21-0), which defeated Village Christian, 15-4,
15-6, 16-14. Village Christian ends 20-1.
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Second Place--Field and Track
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San Clemente's Gabe Gardner and Newport Harbor's Misty May are among the
top players scheduled to appear in the Orange County high school
volleyball all-star match Thursday at Newport Harbor High. May, who
has signed a letter of intent with Long Beach State, helped the Sailors
win the Southern Section and State Division I titles. Newport Harbor
finished ranked No. 1 in the nation by some publications. Gardner, a 6-
foot-9 outside hitter who has signed with USC, helped the Tritons reach
the Division I volleyball title match for the first time since 1981. A
multisport standout, Gardner was named the Times Orange County player of
the year in water polo. The girls' match begins at 6 p.m. with the
boys' match to follow at 7:30 p.m. The rosters:
NORTH BOYS--Jeremy Bart (Huntington Beach), Steve Cavella (Marina),
Jody Cook-Fisher (Huntington Beach), Phil Domingo (Fountain Valley), Mike
Gaitley (Cypress), Chris Kosty (Fountain Valley), Andy Lauridsen (Orange),
Ed Ratledge (Fountain Valley), Ryan Rex (Esperanza), Robert Schildts
(Calvary Chapel), Kurt Seckington (Fountain Valley), Matt Wright (Calvary
Chapel), Ryan Villmer (El Modena). Coaches--Lori Biller (Fountain Valley)
and Chuck Wright (Calvary Chapel).
SOUTH BOYS--Corin Bemus (San Clemente), Sean Callahan (El Toro),
Grant Donaldson (Irvine), Blair Eldridge (Irvine), Gabe Gardner (San
Clemente), Kurt Nelson (Laguna Beach), Mark Pozsgai (Mater Dei), Donnie
Rafter (Tustin), Mark Ramirez (Irvine), Omar Rawi (Capistrano Valley),
Kevin Reid (Woodbridge), Greg Slick (Newport Harbor). Coaches--Mark
Mednick (Irvine) and Ken Koci (Tustin).
NORTH GIRLS--Jill Butts (Edison), Tegan Catlin (Sunny Hills),
Jennifer Coopman (Sunny Hills), Laura Echolds (Esperanza), Lindsay Jones
(Los Alamitos), Kristy Kierulff (Esperanza),*CHRISSIE LUKASIEWICZ
(UNIVERSITY)*, Erin McCown (Edison), Kristin Moro (Fountain Valley),
Katie Pierce (Los Alamitos), Jennifer Porterfield (Edison), Kim Watts
(Huntington Beach). Coaches--Dave Mohs (Edison) and Ron Kasser (Sunny
Hills).
SOUTH GIRLS--Tina Bowman (Newport Harbor), Christy Collison (Laguna
Beach), Charlene Conley (Orange), Sara Fairborn (Newport Harbor), Tricia
Jenssen (Dana Hills), Jenny Kessy (Dana Hills), Lynn Lovingier (Calvary
Chapel), Misty May (Newport Harbor), Courtney Owens (Calvary Chapel),
Lisa Ravensberg (Laguna Beach), Sara Roberts (Calvary Chapel), Melissa
Schutz (Newport Harbor). Coaches--Dan Glenn (Newport Harbor) and Jim
Downey (Calvary Chapel). * My personal favorite. ( Her mother begged me
to post this) Happy now Linda.........
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Boys' Volleyball
SEA VIEW LEAGUE
Co-MVPs--Luke Carlson (Irvine), Sr.; Blair Eldridge (Irvine), Sr.
First team--Chris Brigham (El Toro), Sr.; Grant Donaldson (Irvine), Sr.;
Jeff Miller (Irvine), Sr.; Trey Nelson (Santa Margarita), Jr.; Mark
Ramirez (Irvine), Sr.; Kevin Reid (Woodbridge), Sr.; Greg Slick (Newport
Harbor), Sr.
Second team--Wes Badorek (Newport Harbor), Jr.; Brian Coleman (Corona
del Mar), Jr.; Justin Deblasio (Santa Margarita), So.; Steve Jobes
(Woodbridge), Sr.; Matt Mauney (El Toro), Jr.; Josh Richardson (Newport
Harbor), Sr.; Max Spooner (Newport Harbor), Sr.; Ryan Wesierski (Santa
Margarita), Sr.
SUNSET LEAGUE
MVP--Jeremy Bart (Huntington Beach), Sr. and Kurt Seckington
(Fountain Valley), Sr.
First team--Steve Cavella (Marina), Sr.; Jody Cook-Fisher (Huntington
Beach), Sr.; Chris Kosty (Fountain Valley), Sr.; Ed Ratledge (Fountain
Valley), Sr.; Ryan Rex (Esperanza), Sr.; Chris Shay (Edison), Sr.
Second team--Jon Alleman (Esperanza), So.; Tim Cockriel (Los
Alamitos), Sr.; Phil Domingo (Fountain Valley), Sr.; Dan Harrington
(Esperanza), So.; Evan Hook (Huntington Beach), Jr.; Greg Markham
(Huntington Beach), Sr.; Tim Mays (Edison), Sr.; Corey Meyer (Marina), Jr.
; Brian Myers (Fountain Valley), Sr.
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be exact) I was able to put together more information on the High School
All-Star volleyball games that will be played on Thursday at Newport
Harbor High-- the things I do to cover Volleyball at it's finest. The
girls match will start at 6 p.m.. The North-South team structure will
feature a scoring format of three games to 31 points with rally scoring
(a point scored on every serve). High school seniors from many of the
county's top volleyball schools will be competing. The 1994-95 Orange
County high school girls season found Calvary Chapel, Newport Harbor and
Huntington Beach playing for state championships and many other county
teams in sectional and state playoffs. Newport Harbor's girls won the
mythical national high school championship.. Rosters for Thursday's
girls match, with high school, position and college plans follow:
NORTH GIRLS
1. Erin McCown, Edison, oh, UC Santa Barbara;
2. Kristy Kierulff, Esperanza, oh, Long Beach State;
3. Kristin Moro, Fountain Valley, oh, U.San Diego;
4. Jennifer Coopman, Sunny Hills, oh, UCLA;
5. Jennifer Porterfield, Edison, mb, Duquesne;
6. Laura Echolds, Esperanza, mb, Santa Clara;
7. Tegan Catlin, Sunny Hills, mb, Bradley;
8. Chrissie Lukasiewicz, University, mb, Duke;
under rated player she will go far in the sport
9. Kimberly Watts, Huntington Beach, oh, Golden West;
10. Lindsay Jones, Los Alamitos, oh, Hawaii-Hilo;
11. Jill Butts, Edison, s, Cal Poly SLO;
12. Kate Pierce, Los Alamitos, s, (not available).
Coaches: Dave Mohs, Edison; Ron Kasser, Sunny Hills
SOUTH GIRLS
1. Sara Roberts, Calvary Chapel, oh, Biola;
2.Courtney Owens, Calvary Chapel, oh, Glory Glory Colorado;*
* can you guess where I went to College
3. Lynn Lovingier, Calvary Chapel, opp,Tennessee;
4. Charlene Conley, Orange, oh, UC Santa Barbara;
5. Misty May, Newport Harbor,oh, Long Beach State;*
* most likely the best prospect in the country
6. Sara Fairborn, Newport Harbor, oh, Georgetown;
7. Jennifer Kessy, Dana Hills, oh, USC;
8. Christina Bowman, Newport Harbor, mb, UCLA;
9. Melissa Schutz, Newport Harbor, mb, Colorado;
*That's two Boulder bound
10. Lisa Ravensberg,Laguna Beach, mb, San Diego State;
11. Trisha Jenssen, Dana Hills, mb, Cal Poly SLO;
12 Christina Collisson, Laguna Beach, s, William &Mary.
Coaches: Dan Glenn, Newport Harbor; Jim Downey, Calvary Chapel.
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of the expected and unexpected in the girls' Orange County All-Star
matches. It was just another typical, feel-good, all-star gathering
Newport Harbor's Misty May, everyones Orange County player of the year,
was named MVP of the girls' match after leading the South to a three-game
sweep of the North, 21-10, 22-20, 21-16--rally scoring to 21 points.
May, who will play at Long Beach State next season, played setter,
outside hitter and roamed just about everywhere, displaying the talents
that helped the Sailors win the State and Southern Section Division I
championships this season. Her coach, Newport Harbor's Dan Glenn, was
on the sidelines with Calvary Chapel's Jim Downey coaching a loaded South
unit. Although Esperanza's Laura Echolds (five kills) and Kristy Kierulff
and Fountain Valley's Kristin Moro tried to rally the North, the South
was too overpowering. Dana Hills' Jenny Kessy, the South Coast League
MVP who will play at USC next season, had seven kills for the South in
Game 1, mostly on sets from May. Laguna Beach's Lisa Ravensberg, who has
signed with University of San Diego, had three blocks in Game 1.
How deep was the South's first unit? Two Colorado ( Glory Glory
Colorado---stand here and sing CU fight song ) recruits--Newport Harbor's
Melissa Schutz and Calvary Chapel's Courtney Owens--were virtual non-
factors in Game 1 and it still cruised to a 21-10 victory. Schutz, who
shared league MVP honors with May, and Owens, the section and state
Division IV MVP, each had only one kill in Game 1.
How was it for University High School's Chrissie Lukasiewicz, playing
her last Orange County game for the North you ask. "It was a long night
and just once I'd like to have Kristy (May) on my side of the net." As
Lukasiewicz is on her way to Duke, and May will be playing for Long Beach
State next season this will most likely never happen. When interviewed
after the game Linda Lukasiewicz, Chrissie's mother was too emotional to
talk, unlike the kid pulling on her arm asking if he got Chrissie's room
when she went away to Duke.
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TOPIC: VOLLEYBALL
TIME: 06/02 10:14 PM
TO: THOMAS FAKEHANY (JNWS61B)
FROM: PERRY BRISSETTE (DWJN01A)
SUBJECT: LUKASIEWICZ ALL-STAR
Tom,
<With CU fight song in the background...>
I think it is appropriate to mention that as a result of
the signees you mentioned -- Courtney Owens (Calvary Chapel
HS), Melissa Schutz (Newport Harbor) -- as well as two other
sensational players -- Tegan Lynch (Aptos in Northern
Calif.) and Sarah Lodge (Cypress Creek in Houston, Tx.)...
Colorado, your ala mater, has put together "what may be
the most highly-touted class of recruits in Colorado
volleyball history"... and certainly one of the best,
most complete classes of recruits in the country...!!!
-- Perry B.
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Steve Nimocks
class in the country with Avery, Saunders, Nepo, and Krondak.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
STEVE NIMOCKS
Assistant Volleyball Coach University of Washington
Box 354080 Seattle, WA 98195-4080
206-543-0810 206-685-1677 FAX
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Perry Brissette
>
>It had better be good (and it is) because Nebraska may have had the best
>class in the country with Avery, Saunders, Nepo, and Krondak.
>
Steve, Tom...
(...in my humble opinion)
I would say that, in '95, Nebraska and Colorado out-recruited all the
Pac-10 programs combined... (!)
Yet more evidence that the center of vollyeball gravity is shifting
further and further east of California every year...
-- Perry B.
Thomas Fakehany
Orange County All League CIF Boys' Volleyball
GARDEN GROVE LEAGUE
MVP--Mike Blackner (Garden Grove), Sr.
Coach of the Year--Larry James (La Quinta).
First team--Ricky Brannon (Garden Grove), Sr.; Mike Parsons
(Pacifica), Sr.; Tony Nguyen (Garden Grove), Sr.; Tim Schroeder (Bolsa
Grande), Sr.; Ape Tuato (Los Amigos), Sr.; Hau Vo (La Quinta), Jr.
Second team--Jeremy Dawid (Santiago), Jr.; Binh Lam (Rancho Alamitos),
Sr.; Thien Nguyen (Garden Grove), Sr.; Scott Ogilvie (La Quinta), Sr.;
Dave Rosenthal (La Quinta), Sr.; Vapeni Sam (Santiago), Sr.
GOLDEN WEST LEAGUE
Co-MVPs--Curtis Jackson (Tustin), Sr. and Donnie Rafter (Tustin), Sr.
First team--Jevon Borja (Saddleback), Sr.; Cam Carr (Ocean View), Sr.;
John Gordon (Ocean View), Sr.; Alan Hoang (Tustin), Sr.; Tim Holmes
(Westminster), Sr.; Greg Logan (Tustin), Sr.; Tony Marusich (Servite), Sr.
; Ryan Schley (Servite), Sr.
Second team--Jake Cope (Westminster), Sr.; Jerry Jamal (Saddleback),
Sr.; Aaron Kraus (Tustin), Sr.; Luke Loveless (Tustin), Sr.; Todd Mann
(Westminster), Sr.; Ted Norman (Ocean View), Jr.; Christian Ponce
(Servite), Jr.; Glenn Tanner (Ocean View), Jr.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
First team--Cory Chandler (Aliso Niguel), So.; Donald Chen
(University), Jr.; Justin Maison (Laguna Beach), Sr.; Jamie Mann (Laguna
Hills), Jr.; Bryan Todd (Aliso Niguel), Jr.; Max Weiss (Laguna Hills), Sr.
; Trevor Whalley (Laguna Beach), Jr.
Second team--James Kimball (Laguna Beach), Jr.; Jon Marshall (Laguna
Hills), Jr.; Ryan McIntosh (Estancia), Sr.; Andy McNally (Costa Mesa), Sr.
; Greg Shagam (Aliso Niguel), So.; Scott Shibata (University), Jr.
SOUTH COAST LEAGUE
Co-MVPs--Corin Bemus (San Clemente), Sr.; Gabe Gardner (San Clemente),
Sr.
First team--Steve Carter (Trabuco Hills), Sr.; Chris Congo (Trabuco
Hills), Sr.; Scott Lister (Capistrano Valley), Sr.; Mark Pozsgai (Mater
Dei), Sr.; Omar Rawl (Capistrano Valley), Sr.; Chris Seiffert (Capistrano
Valley), Jr.
Second team--Rick Bruce (San Clemente), Sr.; Marc Carrigan (Mater
Dei), Sr.; Matt Grace (Trabuco Hills), Sr.; Kevin Kelly (Trabuco Hills),
Sr.; Andy Matlaff (Capistrano Valley), Sr.; Mike Tully (Capistrano
Valley), Jr.; Miah Watt (Dana Hills), Sr.
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BOYS' VOLLEYBALL
ALL-LOS ANGELES CITY 3-A DIVISION
Luis Alvarado, Belmont, Sr.; Ricardo Hernandez, Van Nuys,
Sr.; Matt Holle, Marshall, Sr.; Alben Lasola, Fairfax, Sr.;
Kevin Lee, Fairfax, Sr.; Melvyn Lemus, Sylmar, Sr.
Joe Manahan, Marshall, Sr.; Charlie Maranan, Fairfax, Jr.;
Dickie Santiago, Van Nuys, Sr.; Edward Terry, Sylmar, Sr.
Co-Players of the Year--Alben Lasola, Fairfax, and Joe
Manahan, Marshall.
ALL-CHANNEL LEAGUE
David Callahan, San Marcos, Sr.; Jesse Spring, Ventura, So.;
Cameron Ohl, Buena, Sr.; Dave Andreasen, Dos Pueblos, Sr.; Matt
Williams, Dos Pueblos, Sr.; Cameron Mount, Dos Pueblos, Jr.;
Blake Cantrell, Santa Barbara, Sr.; Chad Arneson, Santa
Barbara, Sr.; Joe Tuchscherer, Santa Barbara, Jr.; Justin
Romain, Santa Barbara, Jr.
Co-Players of the Year--Blake Cantrell and Chad Arneson,
Santa Barbara.
ALL-GOLDEN LEAGUE
Ryan Millar, Highland, Sr.; Brandon Kimball, Highland, Jr.;
Mike Phillips, Highland, Jr.; Iain Bagnall, Highland, Sr.;
Kevin Fleck, Canyon, Sr.; Jeff Waller, Canyon, Jr.; Matt
Gillis, Saugus, Sr.
Dusty Bowman, Saugus, Sr.; Sean Mackin, Hart, Sr.; Murad
Dibbini, Palmdale, Jr.; Scott Jump, Quartz Hill, Sr.; Daniel
Dow, Antelope Valley, Jr.; Jim Day, Ridgecrest Burroughs, Jr.
Player of the Year--Ryan Millar, Highland.
ALL-MARMONTE LEAGUE
Eric Carlsen, Royal, Sr.; Dan Rizzo, Royal, Sr.; Scott
Hambly, Royal, Sr.; John Baxter, Royal, So.; Joe Olsen, Royal,
Jr.; Jason Lee, Westlake, Jr.; Zack Elam, Agoura, Sr.
Melanio Lopez, Channel Islands, Sr.; Junior Mosones, Channel
Islands, Jr.; Christmas Valoaga, Channel Islands, So.; Jeff
Nowak, Thousand Oaks, Sr.
Co-Players of the Year--Eric Carlsen and Dan Rizzo, Royal.
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