SBVC 15s enjoy a terrific start to the season

Emma Harrah, left, and McKenna Goss combine on a block for the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 15-Smack team.

Three Santa Barbara Volleyball Club 15s teams opened their seasons in impressive fashion, with two of them earning byes in the second qualifying round in the Gold Bracket and the other going unbeaten in the Silver Bracket.The 15-Smack team steam rolled through its Gold bracket pool on the first round of the qualifying matches at El Camino College. Using six different lineups in its six games of the day, the team provided a versatile and solid performance all day. The day started with a win … [Read more...]

SBVC 15-Smack win bracket at AAU Juniors in Orlando

The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 15-Smack team captured the Red Bracket title at the AAU Junior Championships in Orlando, Fla.

 The first Santa Barbara Volleyball Club team to play in the AAU Junior Championships came home with a trophy.The SBVC’s 15-Smack captured the Red Bracket and finished 28th overall in the four-day, 62-team tournament at the ESPN World Wide of Sports Center and the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.Santa Barbara started out in the Gold Bracket and finished in a three-way tie for second place. That set the stage for a one-game playoff against Wildcats Jrs. … [Read more...]

SBVC 15-Smack place 13th at regionals

The 15-Smack team of the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club tuned up for the AAU Junior Nationals by going 4-3 at the Southern California Volleyball Association Regionals in Anaheim.The team went 1-2 in pool play on Saturday and came back to go 3-0 on Sunday before falling to SMBC 15-Brad to finish 13th overall.   “The team played with a lot of enthusiasm and consistency,” said Coach Jake Hong. “We hope to transfer this positive energy to Florida at the AAU National … [Read more...]

SBVC 15-Smack in top 8 after first tourney in Division 1

The Santa Barbara Volleyball Club’s 15-Smack opened the Southern California Volleyball Association regular tournament season by finishing in the top eight in Division 1 competition in Huntington Beach last Saturday.The team placed second in pool play, and lost in the first round of playoffs to tie for fifth. In pool play, the team beat SVVC 15-Chris and Wave 15-Jackie, but lost to Bakersfield Jamba 15.“Finishing second in our pool, we were able to end up in the top half of Division … [Read more...]

SBVC 15-Smack earn spot in top division

Sydney Riegert of the Santa Barbara Volleyball Club's 15-Smack team goes up for a spike as teammates Evanne Jimenez (3) and Sarah Scarminach (8) looking cover for the block.

One Santa Barbara Volleyball Club team earned Division 1 status, while three others will open the Southern California Volleyball Association regular season in Division 4 after their finishes at the third round of qualifying tournaments last weekend in Anaheim.The 15-Smack team won all of its games in the Gold Bracket to place first in its pool and will start in Division 1.“The team really has improved in many facets of the game since our first tournament and it showed,”  coach Jake … [Read more...]