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Redlands East Valley
Kills: Krista Vansant 21, Cherylain Dizon 6, Alyssa Mason 5
Blocks: Mason 8, Dizon 3, Vansant 2
Assists: Peyton Moyles 25, Hannah Logan 2
Digs: Emily Hairgrove 11, Vansant 6, Elizabeth Tidwell 5
Aces: Vansant 1, Hairgrove 1

Marymount
Kills: Kathleen Harris 20, Atlanta Moye-McLaren 13, Taylor Bantle 9, Manon Greskovics-Fuller 7.
Blocks: M. Greskovics-Fuller 2, Kaity Edwards 2.
Assists: Lauren Greskovics-Fuller 40.
Digs: Caroline Workman 17.
Aces: Victoria Shepherd 4, L. Greskovics-Fuller 2, Carly Wagenbach 2.

The Wildcats aren't going to give up the CIF title without a fight, as they defeated Marymount 25-20 in game 3 to continue the match. The Wildcats won the last six points of the game, as Alyssa Mason ended it with two blocks and a kill on game point.

Mason had a good game defensively, compiling six of her seven blocks. Krista Vansant also got going offensively, notching seven of her 14 kills. Peyton Moyles has 17 assists while Cherylain Dizon has five kills and four blocks.

Kathleen Harris leads Marymount with 15 kills while Lauren Greskovics-Fuller has 28 assists.

The Redlands East Valley volleyball team used some frequent flyer miles this summer to get their team ready for its quest for a fourth straight CIF championship, participating in a tournament in Hawaii to go along with various tournaments in Southern California.

The Wildcats flew out to the islands for a week, taking in the sights and enjoying the life as a tourist. They also honed their game, winning the tournament to cap off an ideal summer vacation and set the tone for another title defense.

"We got to bond as a team, win a tournament and got to go to the beach every day," junior middle blocker Alyssa Mason said. "It doesn't get much better than that."

Straight from the CIF-State statkeepers.

Redlands East Valley
Kills: Krista Vansant 14, Alyssa Mason 5, Danielle Newcombe 5
Blocks: Mason 2, Brianna Potter 2
Assists: Johnna Fouch 18, Kyla Oropeza 3
Aces: Vansant 2, Fouch 1, Newcombe 1
Digs: Fouch 9, Newcombe 8, Vasant 7

Archbishop Mitty
Kills: Rachel Williams 19, Kristina Graven 12, Shannon Fleming 9, Joan Caloiaro 8.
Blocks: Fleming 1, Graven 1
Assists: Caloiaro 43, Brittany Bozzinni 3, Ryan Shaffer 2
Aces: Williams 3, Bozzinni 2
Digs: Shaffer 14, Graven 8, Caloiaro 7

Once again, I don't have digs. But this is what I do have.

Corona del Mar
Kills: Morgan Boukather 19, Amanda Nickel 12, Hailey Senske 8,
Blocks: Claire Ham 3, Senske 2
Assists: Madison Smith 40
Aces: Nickel 2, Ham 1.

Redlands East Valley
Kills: Krista Vansant 26, Alyssa Mason 9, Johnna Fouch 6, Danielle Newcombe 6, Brianna Potter 6.
Blocks: Mason 8, Newcombe 4, Cherylain Dizon 4
Assists: Fouch 33, Kyla Oropeza 4
Aces: Fouch 3

The Wildcats seem to have refound the mojo they had earlier in the game, as they are starting to pull away from the Sea Queens. Johnna Fouch had a big block-kill on Morgan Boukather while Alyssa Mason had a powerful kill right before a CDM timeout.

REV is continuing the momentum it grabbed at the end of the first game, starting off game two with an 8-2 lead. Johnna Fouch is doing a great job mixing up her sets, getting Krista Vansant, Alyssa Mason and Danielle Newcombe involved on the attack.

After a slow start, the Wildcats got rolling, winning the first game over Corona del Mar 25-21. Krista Vansant had seven kills, including four in a game-ending 11-3 run. Alyssa Mason notched the last two points for REV on a block kill and a kill from an assist by Johnna Fouch, who had 11 assists in the game.

Game two about to start.

It was quite the wait, but the Redlands East Valley girls volleyball team finally began the defense of its CIF-SS Division II-AA crown Monday, sweeping Redlands 25-10, 25-6, 25-21 in its season opener.

After a seemingly endless amount of intrasquad practices, the Wildcats -- which graduated seven players from their CIF championship and state finalist team -- were relieved to finally get things going against another team.

"It's been a long wait, a lot of practicing," REV coach Tricia Vansant said. "It gets repetitive practicing against your teammates. You get antsy and you want to play against someone else."

While it took a while for REV's season to get started, it won't take long for it to get into high gear. The Wildcats play in the Durango Tournament in Las Vegas this weekend and the Capistrano Tournament in Orange County the weekend after.

Both should be sizable tests for the Wildcats, who are looking to fill their lineup around senior setter Johnna Fouch -- who committed to San Diego State late last week -- junior outside hitter Krista Vansant and senior libero Kyle Oropeza. 6-foot-2 sophomore Alyssa Mason also saw a good bit of time last year, but injury and illness have her taking it slow in the early going of the season.

The 48-team Durango Tournament features teams throughout the Western United States while the Capistrano Tournament will involve the elite teams in Orange County and Southern California.

"We are going to see a higher level of volleyball and get a good idea of where we stand and what we need to work on," Vansant said. "I want our girls to be tested, to be challenged, to see how they react to other teams pushing them."