Arri Jeschke and Jorge (Jorgeño) Richardson won their California Beach Volleyball Association “A” ratings by capturing the Santa Barbara Men’s B Tournament on Saturday at East Beach.
Jeschke-Richardson defeated the fellow East Beach team of Matt Riley and Hayden Millington. Millington is a junior outside hitter at Santa Barbara High.
In the Women’s AA, Josephine Kremer (Pacific Palisades) and Kamila Tan (San Diego) earned their AAA ratings, beating Lindsey Knudsen (Valencia) and Isabelle Carey (Westlake Village) in the final.
The Fishhouse was one of the tournament sponsors.
In other weekend beach volleyball results involving Santa Barbara teams, Katie Spieler and Delaney Knudsen finished second at the San Diego Ocean Beach Women’s “AAA” and earned their “AAA” ratings. Spieler, a Dos Pueblos alum, is a sophomore at Hawaii, and Knudsen is a freshman at Pepperdine. They lost in the final against Betsi Metter (Loyola Marymount senior) and Kelley Larsen (Pepperdine senior).
In the Ocean Beach Men’s “AAA”. the local team of Dillan Bennett and Matt Jones finished fifth. Last week, the duo finished second at the Santa Cruz Open and earned “AAA” ratings.
Santa Barbara Women’s AA
1. Josephine Kremer/Kamila Tan – Pacific Palisades/San Diego
2. Lindsey Knudsen/Isabelle Carey – Valencia/Westlake Village
3. Katherine Wanket/Erin Lam – Dove Canyon/Rolling Hills
3. Nora Tobin/Jennifer Filipko – Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Men’s B
1. Arri Jeschke/Jorge Richardson – Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara
2. Matt Riley/Hayden Millington – Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara
3. Miles Maassen/Kevin Davidson – Santa Ynez/Solvang
3. Jason Gadbury/Kenny Newendorp – Santa Barbara/Santa Barbara