Santa Barbara High's girls volleyball team succumbed to second-seeded Long Beach Poly on Thursday, falling out of CIF contention in Division I-AA after a 25-15, 27-25, 25-11 decision.The Dons almost pulled out a win in the second set, but momentum stalled after Santa Barbara won 5 of 6 points to draw even at 23-23."We really needed to get that game to make a match of it," explained Dons head coach John Gannon, whose team finishes its season with a 21-10 record. DIVISION I-AA CIF … [Read more...]
Owls claim quarterfinal spot over Twentynine Palms
Thursday, November 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Laguna Blanca's "Big Three" showed up in the Owls' CIF opener on Thursday night as Twentynine Palms was knocked from Division IV-AA's CIF playoff 25-20, 25-16, 25-22 in Merovick Gym.Amanda Harvey, Amanda Schulenberg and Lillie Hidges carried the load with a couple of the Owls playing out of position because of injuries."We had to plug in a lineup we've never played with," said Laguna Blanca head coach Jim Alzina, whose team will likely be playing at home again on Saturday's … [Read more...]
Dons pounce on Panthers, now face No. 2 Poly
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A unfair draw in the CIF Division I girls volleyball playoffs has left Santa Barbara High's team feeling a little frustrated, but there wasn't much to be frustrated about against visiting Peninsula on Tuesday night in a 25-18, 25-22, 25-17 sweep to advance to the second round.Eve Ettinger and Dani Rottman tallied 11 kills apiece and Katy Villanueva added six. Setter Kira Schleich had 10 digs, six blocks and a pair of aces for the Dons, who faced a relatively one-dimensional attack from … [Read more...]
Cardinals finish with first-ever win over Seraphs
Thursday, November 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
An up-and-down season for the Bishop Diego girls volleyball team ended on a very high note on Thursday, as the Cardinals defeated visiting St. Bonaventure 25-19, 25-21, 11-25, 25-22. Coach Erika Lilley said she believes it was Bishp's first-ever win over the Seraphs."It was Senior Night, and there were a lot of loud fans. It was just a great way to end the season," said Lilley.Diana Sleep led the way with 14 kills while Lauren Underwood notched eight. Libero Maddie Ballard also had a … [Read more...]
Bishop falls to Rangers at Brickhouse
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A big crowd which included a fan in a banana costume and another in a gorilla suit wasn't enough to boost the flu-ridden Bishop Diego girls volleyball team to victory on Tuesday, as the Cardinals were swept by visiting Nordhoff 25-19, 25-23, 25-20.Diana Sleep put away 12 kills and McKenna Hogue added eight, while Greta Rennacker had five aces."We didn't handle the pressure very well tonight... I give a lot of credit to Nordhoff for coming to our home court and beating us," said coach … [Read more...]
Carpinteria spikers sweep on Senior Night
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Erin Calloway had nine kills with no errors and Meli Musson added five kills and a pair of aces in Carpinteria's 28-26, 25-11, 26-24 girls volleyball sweep of visiting Fillmore on Tuesday."It was Senior Night, and all four seniors played pretty well," said coach Katie Dolge. "We came out a little shaky in game one, and a lot of times we have a hard time regaining the lead after we get down four or five points, but we were able to regain it with tough serving."Libero Shelby Dunlap added … [Read more...]
TOC: Presentation tops Harvard-Westlake for title
Saturday, October 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The 2010 edition of the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions girls volleyball tournament is in the books, with San Jose's Presentation crowned as a first-time TOC champion.Presentation - led by tournament MVP Emily Sklar - fought off La Costa Canyon in the semifinals, then took out Harvard-Westlake in the final 25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 25-18.La Costa defeated rival Torrey Pines 25-23, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18 in the third-place match.The host Dons were happy with their result, a … [Read more...]
TOC Update: Dons to play for fifth
Saturday, October 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
With the semifinal matches currently in progress, the fifth place match will be played at 2:15 at Santa Barbara High between the host Dons and Cathedral Catholic.The Championship match of the Tournament of Champions is tonight at 6:15 p.m. Harvard-Westlake held a slight lead in game 1 of its semifinal match-up with San Diego's Torrey Pines. Presentation and La Costa Canyon are playing simultaneously in the other semifinal. [UPDATED: Harvard-Westlake and Presentation will meet in the final; … [Read more...]
Cardinals defeated in sweep at La Reina
Thursday, October 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Nicole Tetherow dished out 19 assists and notched four kills on Thursday, but it wasn't enought to save the Bishop Diego girls volleyball team from a 25-11, 25-10, 25-18 loss at La Reina."They're a good team, but we as a team played very lackluster volleyball," said coach Erika Lilley, who praised Tetherow for showing good energy.The Cardinals have been battling a flu all week which has left Lilley without two starting middle blockers.Diana Sleep and Lauren Underwood each added six … [Read more...]
Davis leads Carp spikers past Santa Paula
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Amy Davis had the hot hand for the Carpinteria girls volleyball team on Tuesday, pounding 16 kills with just three errors as the Warriors picked up a 25-20, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20 win at Santa Paula."She was on fire, and I just kept telling my setter to go to her no matter what," said coach Katie Dolge of Davis.The setter, Genny Annable, racked up 28 assists with four aces for the Warriors (3-10, 3-4), who play at Malibu on Thursday.Dolge said she was particularly happy to see her team … [Read more...]
Chargers finish off close sets against Dons
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 By 1 Comment
This one came down to finishing.The first, second and fourth sets all had tie scores of 23-23 in Tuesday night's girls volleyball match between Santa Barbara High and Dos Pueblos at Sovine Gym. The host Chargers did the better job finishing, pulling out a 27-25, 25-23, 13-25, 27-25 victory to all but guarantee a third consecutive Channel League title.Taylor Racich cranked out 21 kills and her twin sister Tristan dished out 43 assists for the Chargers, who became a bit more seasoned after … [Read more...]
