The Long Beach-based Cal Juniors and Mizuno-Long Beach came up short Friday in their bids for gold in the 16-under Open Division of the National Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships in the Dallas Convention Center.
The Cal Jrs were beaten in the semifinals (3-1) by Encinitas-based Wave 16 Jeanne Spalding, which then knocked off Mizuno-Long Beach (3-0) in the title match.
Both the Cal Jrs and Mizuno-Long Beach were unbeaten during the week before falling to the Encinitas squad.
Selected all-tournament were Kellie Culbertson, Kellie Woolever and Megan Moenog of Mizuno-Long Beach and Jane Croson and Janisa Johnson of the Cal Jrs.
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