Chargers wind up in 11th at Best of West

An 11th place finish in what coach Chris Hughes considers the best boys volleyball tournament in the country made for a productive weekend for Dos Pueblos.
“We made a giant leap forward, and that’s kind of why we play tournaments,” he said after the Chargers finished up at the Best of the West Tournament on Saturday [...]

Royal spikers win pool, fall in quarterfinals

San Marcos won its pool Saturday at the Arcadia boys volleyball tournament before falling to West Ranch in the quarterfinals, 25-23.
Coach Roger Kuntz highlighted the play of Ben McKenzie as well as Matt Welsh, a 6-foot-6 senior middle blocker brought over from the basketball team.
The Royals began by beating La Mirada 25-20, 25-7 and then [...]

Chargers solid on first day in Poway

Facing Loyola, the top prep boys volleyball team in the nation, was a tough way to open the Best of the West Tournament in Poway. Dos Pueblos, however, put up a solid fight and fell to the Cubs 25-18, 25-19 before winning their next two matches on Friday to advance in the Gold Division.
“Some of [...]

Malibu takes five to undo Cardinals

Bishop Diego extended Malibu to five games on Thursday, ultimately falling 25-11, 19-25, 25-13, 23-25, 15-8 to the Sharks.
Cardinals head coach Joe Reiken was happy with his team’s performance, thinking it much better than the night before at Santa Ynez.
“Compared to last night, there was an exponential difference,” he said, crediting improved blocking with helping [...]

Vikings sweep Santa Barbara in rivalry match-up

After sweeping old-nemesis Valencia at J.R. Richards Gym last year, Santa Barbara High’s boys volleyball team got a taste of the Vikings’ vengeance in a 25-19, 25-17, 25-22 road loss on Wednesday.

“Overall they are a young team but a really good team. They’re disciplined, and their passing was on key tonight,” said Santa Barbara coach [...]

Chargers deflect Oxnard with ease

Dos Pueblos’ boys volleyball team was a little too hot to handle for Oxnard on Wednesday as the Chargers posted a 25-13, 25-19, 25-13 sweep of the Yellowjackets.
“It’s a good chance for all the guys to play and play well,” said DP’s head coach Chris Hughes.
The Chargers improve to 2-1 on the season and play [...]

Pirates put Cardinals down in three

Bishop Diego’s boys volleyball team faced off against Division III’s ninth-ranked team in its season opener on Wednesday, falling to Santa Ynez 25-13, 25-14, 28-26.
“It’s actually good to have a season opener like this,” said Cardinals head coach Joe Reiken, wanting his young team to get a feel for the tougher competition he expects come [...]

Owls make quick work of Cornerstone

First-year player Ben Abrams had five kills for the Laguna Blanca boys volleyball team in a 25-12, 25-6, 25-12 domination of visiting Cornerstone Christian on Wednesday.
Pascal Karam had four kills with three digs and Parker Lilly had four kills with a pair of blocks.
Jack Stegall also put away four kills in the match, which was [...]

Royals victory is very grande

San Marcos was on its game Tuesday night and it showed. The Royals swept visiting Arroyo Grande 25-20, 28-26, 25-19 to improve to 2-1 on the season.
“They were a much better team than Arcadia, who we went 5 with, but we played really well tonight,” said Royals head coach Roger Kuntz. “I thought our athletiscm [...]

No. 1 Westlake gives little to DP

Dos Pueblos’ boys volleyball team was able to draw blood against Division II’s top-ranked team on Monday, but the wounds were far from deadly and Westlake was able to put away the Chargers 25-19, 25-23, 23-25, 25-19.
Will McCracken put down 16 kills for DP while Jay Larinan and Kyle Hoffman tallied eight more each. Libero [...]