The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 16-Smack team was missing four players due to injury or illness and had just one sub at the Regionals in Anaheim, but it managed to pick up some wins in preparation for Junior Nationals.The team won its first match again Golden West thanks to some nice setting in the 5-1 offense by Hannah Porter. Sarah McKinney also thrived as a fill-in at the opposite hitter position."We had some great plays and great rallies but just like the Lakers, we couldn't … [Read more...]
Spieler sisters earn AAA beach rating in Hermosa
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 By 4 Comments
Local sisters Cara and Katie Spieler won this weekend's California Beach Volleyball Association AA Tournament in Hermosa Beach to earn an AAA-rating — the highest achievable.Cara, 19, played for Jon Lee at San Marcos and now plays for Tufts University in Boston. Katie, 15, was a sophomore on this year's CIF Champion Dos Pueblos squad. It is her first-ever rating.The CBVA schedule will be rolling through East Beach beginning in late May. … [Read more...]
SBVC 18-Smack finds perfection in Open Division
Friday, March 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 18-Smack team won the Open Division of the Southern California Volleyball Association’s 3-day Junior National Qualifier Tournament this past weekend, earning a bid into the Open Division (top 32 teams across the nation) of the Annual USA Volleyball Junior National Championships which will be held in Reno, Nevada this year in July.FULL RESULTSThe team was seeded 7th and went 10-0 for the three days, finishing things off with a 26-28, 25-21, 15-9 win … [Read more...]
Youngsters on 12-Smack move up to Division V
Thursday, March 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On Saturday in Anaheim, the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club 12-Smack team won all of its matches in pool play to place first for the day and move up to Division V. The team beat San Gabriel 12-Premiere 25-20, 24-26, 15-8, Sunshine 12-Premiere 25-23, 25-20, and TCA OC 12-Pink 25-20, 25-21.“It was an exciting day for the 12-Smack with everyone contributing to the win,” said coach Cary Whittaker. She was impressed with Lourda Weger who “…served tough all day with some great kills in the … [Read more...]
SBVC 14-Smack makes it to top division in Anaheim
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 14-Smack team made it all the way to the finals of Division-II play this weekend in Anaheim and subsequently moved up to Division I.After a disappointing finish in the previous qualifying round, the team had only one thing on its collective minds…Get to Division I.“The team spent two weeks of focused practice with that goal in mind, and this past Saturday the hard work paid off,” explained coach KC Collins.The team had a shaky start, … [Read more...]
SBVC: 18-Smack makes semis in San Diego
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 18-Smack team, competing among the top 16 teams of Southern California, made it to the semi-finals of the Division I bracket and placed third overall at the Mandatory #1 Tournament in San Diego last weekend.After a disappointing loss to Rancho Valley in the first match of pool play, the team rallied back to defeat SCVC and Sunshine VC, taking first in the pool.Moving into playoffs, the team beat Mizuno Long Beach in three games, 18-25, 25-19, 15-9. … [Read more...]
16-Smack smacks competition in Anaheim
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It was a busy weekend for the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club teams, finishing up their qualifying rounds to secure the divisional placement to start the regular season.On Saturday in Anaheim, Greg Novak’s 16-Smack team took first on the day in the Gold Bracket, cruising through its first two matches by beating New Wave 25-10, 25-12 and 805 Elite 25-18, 25-15.“The team’s near-perfect passing allowed us to easily sweep the first two opponents of the day,” said Novak.In the … [Read more...]
Caughey’s 15-Red team sweeps up all three
Friday, February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 15-Red team, coached by Mickey Caughey, went 3-0 without losing a single game in their pool of the second qualifying round of the SCVA this past weekend.The team defeated Orange County 15-Green 25-11, 25-14, La Jolla Torreys 15s 25-17, 25-17, and Premier 15-2 Red 25-16, 25-17.“What a great day! Our serving was just incredible,” remarked Caughey. “Our block was intimidating…Our back row defense hungrily scooped up balls and returned digs … [Read more...]
SBVC 14-Smack goes 3-0 in Gold Division
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 14-Smack team was tested in its first Southern California Volleyball Association tournament of the season on Saturday, but still pulled off a perfect 3-0 finish for the day in the first qualifying round of the Gold Division.The team beat Nevada Jrs 14-Black in 2 games, opening up with a jittery 25-23 victory in the first game a dominant 25-12 showing in the second.Lucie Simmons’ 4-point service run helped to finish the match on a high note.The … [Read more...]
Boys 16s stage two huge comebacks, make Open Division
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Page Youth Center/Santa Barbara Spikers Boys Volleyball Club finished the Junior National Qualifier with the U-16 team earning a bid for the Open Division for the Junior National Championships in Austin, Texas in July 2010. All other age groups are going to the Club Division for the same event.The Santa Barbara 16s Spikers finished 11th place out of 66 teams from all over the country, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada."The 16s team is our strongest team in the program, since the … [Read more...]
15-Smack wins qualifying round, earns SCVA bye
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 15-Smack team coasted through the competition at the first qualifying round for the Southern California Volleyball Association this past weekend, taking first place and earning a bye for the second qualifying round.The team started out the day with a strong service effort, handling Golden West 15-Black 25-8, 25-14. The team moved on to another equally lopsided affair against Sports Shack 15-BL, winning 25-12, 25-15. A solid 25-16, 25-21 win over a … [Read more...]
SBVC’s 16 and 18 Smack squads sweep pools
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 16-Smack and 18-Smack teams began their club season this past weekend by sweeping their pools in the first qualifying round of the Southern California Volleyball Association competition.The 16-Smack team started the first match on Saturday against Channel Islands 16-Premier with a 0-5 point deficit, “but we calmed down and found our groove to win the game and the match,” stated Coach Greg Novak.The second match, against Golden West 16-Black, proved … [Read more...]
