Cate's boys volleyball team clinched the Condor League title outright on Saturday after a 25-8, 25-23, 25-20 victory over Dunn.The Rams are 5-0 in league play with one match against Besant Hill remaining in Condor League play.Spencer Whiteman led Cate with 12 kills and Bowen Baker put away eight kills. … [Read more...]
Royals lean on seniors in sweep
Thursday, April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
San Marcos' boys volleyball team closed out its Channel League season on Thursday with a 25-12, 30-28, 25-22 sweep of Buena at the Thunderhut.Seven San Marcos seniors were recognized on senior night. In what will most-likely be their last high school match in the Thunderhut, Spencer Johnson, Kyle Estabrooks, BJ Elton, Aaron Duke, Ian Dahill, Cody Martinez and Jack Shields went out on top.The Royals (11-11, 3-5) finish league play in fourth place and will apply for an at-large playoff … [Read more...]
Cardinals clip Owls in crosstown clash
Thursday, April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bishop Diego's boys volleyball team topped Laguna Blanca on Thursday in a 25-23, 25-22, 26-24 non-league victory.The Cardinals rallied from a 21-23 deficit in the final set to win on Ryan Inglehart's sixth kill of the night.Matt Hill led the Cardinals with eight kills and added six digs. Brandon Gonzalez dished out 22 assists."It was a good, competitive, cross-town match," said Cardinals assistant coach Blake Dorfman.Bishop Diego improves to 5-10 overall and will play in … [Read more...]
SBVC’s 18-Smack team wins pool in Anaheim
Thursday, April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Competing in Division I, Santa Barbara Volley Club's 18-Smack team won its pool to go on and compete in the first two playoff rounds this weekend in Anaheim. The 18-Blue team, 16-Smack and 16-Blue team also competed in the tournament.The 18-Smack team beat Surf City 18-Craig, Rancho Valley 18-Premier,and Bakersfield Jamba 18-Tom to win the pool.The team also took down Sports Shack 18-Asics (25-11, 25-17) and Long Beach 18-Rockstar (26-24) in the first two playoff rounds before a one set … [Read more...]
Balanced attack guarantees Chargers second in Channel League
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Solid offensive performaces from several players on the Dos Pueblos boys volleyball team led a victory in consecutive sets, and the Chargers are now guaranteed to finish in second place or higher in the Channel League.The game scores were 25-19, 25-18 and 25-17."We passed excellently and played very disciplined defense," head coach Chris Hughes said.Matt Sessler was one of several Chargers with impressive performances and finsihed with three kills. Jordan Foster also turned in three … [Read more...]
Warriors get momentum in win over Bishop Diego
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Carpinteria boys volleyball team faced a 24-19 deficit in the first set of its match against Bishop Diego, but came back to win the game and sweep the Cardinals.The set scores for Tuesday's matchup were 27-25, 25-19 and 25-15."We let them come all the way back," Bishop Diego coach Blake Dorfman said. "From there we just couldn't mentally get back in the game."Highlights for the Cardinals incolude four digs from Casey Conneely, seven kills and two aces from Nic Mon and three more … [Read more...]
Aubrey leads Laguna Blanca sweep
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
J.T. Aubrey turned in an excellent all-around performance to lead the Laguna Blanca boys volleyball team to victory over Besant Hill in consecutive sets on Monday.The game scores were 25 - 17, 25 - 19 and 25 - 21.Aubrey finished the match with 13 kills and 20 digs. Other highlights included nine kills form Andrew McCaffery and seven kill each form Andrew Vignolo and Stephen McCaffery.The Owls play next tomorrow at Cate. … [Read more...]
Busy weekend for SBVC in Anaheim
Monday, April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Several teams from the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club competed at the American Sports Center in Anaheim on the weekend of April 13-14.Starting on Saturday, the 14-Smack had a roller coaster of a day placing 3rd in its pool in division 2.“At times we struggled and other times we were flawless,” Coach Greg Novak mentioned. “Emily Robertson was steady in the back row, while Lourda Weger shined on the outside.”The team entered into a nail-biter playoff match against Wave 14-Janna … [Read more...]
Rogers-Dalhausser start FIVB season with a title in Brazil
Sunday, April 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Todd Rogers let the beach volleyball world know that he is back at full strength.Nine months after a knee injury ended his 2011 season, Rogers and 6-foot-9 partner Phil Dalhausser won the opening event on the 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The Santa Barbara duo defeated fellow Americans Matt Fuerbringer and Nick Lucena to capture the $380,000 Brasilia Open in Brazil on Sunday. The set scores were 21-17, 21-18.The title clinches a berth in the London Olympics for the defending … [Read more...]
Rams rout Besant Hill in straight sets
Friday, April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Cate School boys volleyball team moved past Besant Hill in consecutive sets on Friday at home.The game scores were 25-14, 25-14 and 25-23.Spencer Whiteman and Walker Ross led the impressive victory with five kills each. Ross also had an excellent night in service and finished the match with six aces.The Rams (4-4 overall, 2-0 Condor League) will continue their season tomorrow at home against Dunn. … [Read more...]
