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The Sunshine 12 Westside girls volleyball team won the Southern California Volleyball Association (SCVA) National Qualifier at the Anaheim Convention Center Sunday afternoon after an amazing weekend tournament that sported twists and turns and saw the girls pressured to win three matches in a row before they won the championship game in the gold round. Sunshine 12 Westside girls volleyball Head Coach Lenka Jamrichova said that the girls gave it their all in order to win the SCVA tournament. "Going 1-2 on the first day was not ideal but I still knew we could get back into it if we played like we did in St. Louis and in the last regional tournament," said Jamrichova.

The Sunshine 12 Westside girls volleyball team celebrates after winning the Mideast Qualifier in St. Louis on March 17. With the win, the Sunshine 12 Westside girls volleyball team qualified to play in Junior Nationals.

Sports, Volleyball, Santa Monica, Lincoln Middle School, Club Teams

Sunshine 12 Westside Girls Volleyball Team Sets Gold Goal After Winning Mideast Qualifier

Posted Mar. 29, 2013, 4:48 pm

The Sunshine 12 Westside girls volleyball team won the 2013 Nike Mideast Qualifier volleyball tournament after grinding through three grueling days of volleyball matches against top club volleyball teams in the nation in St. Louis March 15-17. With the prestigious national tournament win, the Sunshine 12 Westside girls volleyball team qualifies to play in the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships in Dallas,Texas June 28-July 5.

Crossroads outside hitter Aaron Lipp (right) gets a kill against Brentwood's middle blocker Shane McDonald (left) during the second set at Brentwood High School Friday night. Crossroads won the game 3-1.

Sports, Crossroads, Volleyball, Santa Monica, Brentwood

Crossroads Boys Volleyball Grits Out Win Over Brentwood 3-1

Posted Mar. 9, 2013, 1:19 pm

Crossroads (4-0) boys volleyball won their first league game against Brentwood (1-2) soaring over the Eagles 3-1 at Brentwood High School Friday night. The Roadrunners lost the first set 27-25 before climbing back on top to win the next three sets 25-19, 25-23, and 25-15. Crossroads Boys Volleyball Head Coach Mary Jo Deutschman said the Roadrunners played well against the Eagles. "It's our first league game and I think we played well," said Deutschman. "We lost the first game but then we just buckled down and came back tough and gritted it out."

Santa Monica College outside hitter Charlie Schmittdiel goes up against Evan Bender of Pierce College late in the third set at home Friday night.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Volleyball, Santa Monica

SMC Corsairs Volleyball Drop Conference Opener To LA Pierce Brahmas 3-1

Posted Mar. 2, 2013, 2:33 pm

The third set was tied after outside hitter Zach Brown of Santa Monica College (3-5) evened the score against LA Pierce 29-29 with the Corsairs looking for their first Conference win of the season over the LA Pierce Brahmas (3-4) at home Friday night. But the Corsairs were stopped short of the victory after four sets 3-1 by Setter Tyler Yanez who managed to place in a point after a long volley to put the Brahmas ahead 30-29.

Santa Monica College middle blocker Jason Mallek goes up for a kill against the defense of Irvine Valley College during the second set at home Friday night.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Volleyball, Santa Monica

SMC Corsairs Grow In Volleyball Loss To IVC Lasers 3-2

Posted Feb. 19, 2013, 8:55 am

Santa Monica College (3-2) lost to Irvine Valley College (5-0) in volleyball in a close five-set match 20-25, 25-21, 14-25, 25-18, 15-11 Friday night at home. SMC Volleyball Head Coach John Mayer thought that even though the Corsairs lost to the Lasers that they competed well.

Windward's Hannah Holmes serves the ball against Santa Monica High School in the CIF Semi-Finals during the second set at Windward on Nov. 13.

Sports, Volleyball, Mar Vista, Windward

Windward Volleyball Beats Hoover 3-1 In SoCal Regionals

Posted Nov. 21, 2012, 12:20 pm

The Windward Wildcats Volleyball team are still alive in the state playoffs and have crossed into another phase of their 2012 season this time playing in the Southern California Regionals of the California State Volleyball Championships tournament beating Hoover 3-1 in Fresno Tuesday, Nov. 20.

Windward's libero Alex Saghian serves the ball for an ace against the Santa Monica High School Vikings in the CIF Semi-Finals to put the Wildcats up 12-8 in the second set at Windward on Nov. 13.

Sports, Volleyball, Mar Vista, Windward

Rim Of The World Defeats Windward In Volleyball CIF Finals

Posted Nov. 18, 2012, 4:24 am

Mountain Valley League Champions Rim of the World (26-1) defeated Windward (15-5) in three sets in the CIF Southern Section 3AA finals Saturday night. According to Windward Volleyball Head Coach Michelle McGuire, the Wildcats fought through bouts of ball control issues against a "scrappy Rim team" but came up short in the championship match.

Jordan Matthews (left), Joslyn Hayes (center), and Dane Keckin(right) smile after signing athletic contracts to go to college on full rides on Wednesday at Santa Monica High School.

Sports, Samohi, Basketball, Volleyball, Santa Monica

Samohi Seniors Matthews, Hayes, And Keckin Sign To Play Sports In College

Posted Nov. 14, 2012, 7:05 pm

Santa Monica High School seniors Jordan Matthews, Joslyn Hayes, and Dane Keckin signed contracts to play sports while attending college during a ceremony held to honor the athletes Wednesday afternoon at Samohi.

Windward's Tae-Leon Butler gets a kill against Vikings defenders Jordan Levy (left) and Joslyn Hayes (right) to put the Wildcats up 7-5 in the first set Tuesday night at Windward.

Sports, Samohi, Volleyball, Mar Vista, Santa Monica, Windward

Windward Upsets Samohi 3-0 In CIF Volleyball Semi-Finals

Posted Nov. 14, 2012, 12:02 pm

Windward High School (15-4) defeated Santa Monica High School (12-3) upsetting a top-notch Vikings team in three sets 25-13, 25-22, and 25-13 Tuesday night at Windward High School.

Kiani Lane of Pacifica Christian serves in the quarterfinals game against the Archer Panthers Saturday, Nov. 10.

Sports, Volleyball, Santa Monica, Pacifica Christian

Pacifica Christian Volleyball Defeats St. Anthony In Semi-Finals

Posted Nov. 14, 2012, 4:18 am

Pacifica Christian defeated St. Anthony in the CIF semi-finals in volleyball with the Seawolves winning three out of four sets 25-18, 25-18, and 25-21 with the second set handed to the Saints 25-23.

Archer's Lauryn Brame goes up for a kill against the defense of Pacifica Christian's Shannon Volpis (left blocker) and Maile Lane (right blocker) during the second set at Crossroads High School Saturday night. The Seawolves large crowd cheers on the defense of the Seawolves as they attempt to stop an Archer comeback that could have cost the Seawolves the game.

Sports, Volleyball, Santa Monica, Pacifica Christian, Brentwood, Archer

Seawolves Slice Through Archer's Defenses In Volleyball Quarterfinals

Posted Nov. 11, 2012, 5:21 am

Pacifica Christian knocked out Archer winning the CIF quarter finals match between the rivals with the Seawolves battling through the Panthers to win 3-1 after a shocking first set loss before a packed gym of dedicated Seawolves and Panthers fans at Crossroads High School Saturday night.

Santa Monica College libero, sophomore Jane Siri, receives roses before the volleyball match against Citrus College in a ceremony that honored sophomore graduates on the Corsairs volleyball team at home Friday night.

Sports, Santa Monica College, Volleyball, Santa Monica

Corsairs Volleyball Team Exits 2012 Season In Style

Posted Nov. 11, 2012, 4:43 am

The Santa Monica College (7-12) volleyball team lost their final match of the season against Citrus College(13-8) in three sets 25-18, 25-12, and 25-21 but not before celebrating the accomplishments of the sophomore squad of Corsairs in a ceremony with roses at home Friday night.

Windward's outside hitter Christina Cornelius makes a kill during the first set to put the Wildcats up 1-0 over the Monsoons Saturday night at the Jackson Center.

Sports, Volleyball, Mar Vista, Windward

Windward Wildcats Win Volleyball Quarterfinal Game Against Mayfair

Posted Nov. 11, 2012, 2:48 am

Windward volleyball won its quarterfinalsmatch against Mayfair in three sets 25-15, 28-26, 25-19 wowing the home crowd with a second set comeback at the Jackson Center Saturday night. With the win, the Windward Wildcats advance to the CIF Southern Section semi-finals.

Vikings Nichelle Gray and Wiktoria Surowka attempt to block Viewpoint's Collette Franz during the CIF quarterfinals Saturday night at home.

Sports, Samohi, Volleyball, Santa Monica

Vikings Volleyball Wins CIF Quarterfinal Game Against Viewpoint

Posted Nov. 10, 2012, 12:47 pm

Santa Monica High School won their CIF quarterfinals match against Viewpoint at home Saturday night in three sets 25-18, 25-17, and 25-19 to advance to the CIF Southern Section semi-finals.

The St. Monica Mariners libero Blake Springer returns the ball during the third set against the Katella Knights at home Tuesday night.

Sports, St. Monica, Volleyball, Santa Monica

Mariners Rekindle Confidence With First Round Playoff Victory Over Knights

Posted Nov. 7, 2012, 12:24 pm

The St. Monica Mariners volleyball team beat the Katella High School Knights (6-11) in three straight sets 25-17, 25-16, and 25-20 in the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs at home Tuesday night before losing to Shadow Hills in the Second round Thursday night.

Archer's Jessica Culotti jumps to hit the ball against Bishop's Brooke Callahan during the first set at Santa Monica College Tuesday night.

Sports, Volleyball, Brentwood, Archer

Archer Volleyball Defeats Bishop and Vistamar To Advance To CIF Quarterfinals

Posted Nov. 7, 2012, 6:10 am

The Archer Panthers (15-3) defeated the Bishop Broncos in the first round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs in volleyball winning all three sets 25-15, 25-14, and 25-18 at Santa Monica College Tuesday night before beating Vistamar on Thursday night.

Freshman outside hitter Maddie Reasner serves the ball during the second set against the Duarte Falcons at Crossroads High School Tuesday night.

Sports, Volleyball, Santa Monica, Pacifica Christian

Pacifica Christian Volleyball Wins Playoff Games Against Duarte And Cate

Posted Nov. 7, 2012, 4:08 am

Pacifica Christian (15-1) easily won their first playoff game against the Duarte Falcons (8-9) in three sets 25-13, 25-6, and 25-20 Tuesday night at Crossroads High School. With the win, the Seawolves advance to the second round of the CIF playoffs.

Santa Monica High School's Greta Schmittdiel prepares the defense of the Vikings during the second set against the Palmdale Falcons Tuesday night.

Sports, Samohi, Volleyball, Santa Monica

Samohi Volleyball Wins First Two Playoff Games To Advance To CIF Quarterfinals

Posted Nov. 7, 2012, 3:35 am

Santa Monica High School (11-2) played their first playoff game against the Palmdale High School Falcons winning all three sets 25-18, 25-10, and 25-12 Tuesday night at home.

Santa Monica High School's Joslyn Hayes (left) and Jordan Levy (right) block Culver City Centaurs outside hitter Taylor Selfridge's attempted kill to put the Vikings up 11-6 in the first set home on Oct. 5.

Sports, Samohi, St. Monica, Volleyball, Mar Vista, Santa Monica, Pacifica Christian, Brentwood, New Roads, Archer, Windward

Westside Volleyball Teams To Begin CIF Playoffs

Posted Nov. 4, 2012, 6:02 am

Westside girls volleyball teams Santa Monica High School (10-2), Pacifica Christian (13-1), St. Monica (9-4), New Roads (9-8), Archer (13-3), and Windward (12-4) have all qualified for the CIF Southern Section playoffs.

Opposite hitter Briana Nixon makes a kill for St. Monica against St. Paul to put the Mariners within six at 22-16 during the third set at home Monday night.

Sports, St. Monica, Volleyball, Santa Monica, St. Paul

Mariners Shocked By Swordsmen In League Volleyball Championship Game

Posted Oct. 30, 2012, 4:05 pm

After winning the first volleyball set 25-15, St. Monica (9-4) looked like they were going to easily cruise to victory over St. Paul (8-6), but the Swordsmen came together and held fast against the onslaught of the Mariners to win the next three sets 25-23, 25-22, and 25-21.

Archer opposite hitter Ava Mandelbaum (center) celebrates with her team after she made a kill against Calvary Chapel to put the Panthers up 24-22 in the second set at Santa Monica College Wednesday, Oct. 24.

Sports, Volleyball, Brentwood, Archer, Calvary Chapel, Pacific Hills

Archer Volleyball Captures Delphic League Title

Posted Oct. 29, 2012, 7:04 am

The Archer (12-3) Volleyball team captured the Delphic League title with three recent league wins against Calvary Chapel (12-9), Pacific Hills (0-16), and Milkin. The Panthers are now 9-1 in league play with their only loss to Milkin earlier in the season avenged Wednesday, Oct. 31.

Windward's Mycayla Smith celebrates with the rest of the Wildcats after she made a kill during league play against Crossroads on Oct. 23.

Sports, Volleyball, Mar Vista, Brentwood, Windward

Windward Volleyball Wins Over Brentwood To Share Alpha League Championship

Posted Oct. 29, 2012, 6:02 am

Windward Volleyball (14-5) won over Brentwood (5-9) in three sets 25-11, 25-17, and 25-17 on Senior night at Brentwood High School Friday, Oct. 27. With the win, the Wildcats are guaranteed at least a share of the Alpha League Championship.

St. Monica's Chanel Smith battles the Stars Caroline Cosgrove for a point during the second set that tipped the game 19-16 in favor of the Mariners against Mary Star of the Sea High School at home Tuesday evening.

Sports, St. Monica, Volleyball, Santa Monica, San Pedro

Mariners Shoot Down Stars To Win Volleyball Game 3-1

Posted Oct. 25, 2012, 1:34 pm

The St. Monica (9-3) Mariners outplayed Mary Star of the Sea High School in volleyball capturing a 3-1 win to down the Stars after a number of intense and sustained volleys at home Tuesday night.

New Roads Summer Humes prepares to serve for a point against Lighthouse Christian to make the game 16-9 in the first set at Memorial Park on Oct. 23.

Sports, Volleyball, Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, Lighthouse Christian, New Roads

New Roads Volleyball Rolls Over Lighthouse Christian and Wildwood

Posted Oct. 24, 2012, 4:51 pm

New Roads (8-6) is on a winning streak with two wins this week beating Lighthouse Christian for the second time this season in a decisive three sets 25-18, 25-15, and 25-20 Tuesday afternoon with the second game won against Wildwood Wednesday in three sets 25-14, 25-19, and 25-17.

Windward's Asha Walker blocks a kill by Crossroads Nina Ferguson in the first set to put Windward up 22-7 Tuesday afternoon at Crossroads High School.

Sports, Crossroads, Volleyball, Mar Vista, Santa Monica, Windward

Windward Volleyball Breezes Past Crossroads 3-0

Posted Oct. 24, 2012, 7:16 am

The Windward (13-5) Volleyball team blew past Crossroads (3-13) for the second time this season winning all three sets easily 25-8, 25-13, and 25-14 to advance their standing in the Alpha League.

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