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Not much credit for South Hills offense. Lai, Musulman, and Stewart were a thrill to watch. Silva great athlete but wasn't impressed by attitude. Walnuts defense is outstanding. As is South Hills these girls have some heart!

What is better... To be voted league mvp by the coaches or voted team mvp by your teammates?

as as club is concerned I've commented earlier in the season re: which clubs are best for your daughter (or son if he plays), insofar as each club will have their "A" team players and everyone else basically becomes back-up throughtout their high school careers. Almost anyone who posesses knowledge and experience in club volleyball can attest to this fact. I advice is spent your money wisely and don't believe everything you hear out of the clubs voices.

Does it really matter?

All the previous trash talking about who loss in 3, 4 or 5. A loss is a loss and a win is a win. How long it took you to do it is all irrelavant.

I've said it once and I'll say it again, it is not the size of the dog in the fight but the fight in the dog.

As for Club West, there are some great coaches and some not so great coaches and it depends if you have the cash to spend on the facility and its trainers. Otherwise, the club doesn't waste their time with people who can't afford it and if you leave their club; well each player can tell you what their experience has been. If you are not on a 1's team, I wouldn't waste time or money there. Not when you can get similar coaching for less money and similar exposure.

As for players of the year, I believe the top teams players should be looked at first since there is a reason why those teams are top. Why was Walnut so consistent and what players made that happen? What kept pushing South Hills to fight and the players that helped give them their fight? And What players took St. Lucy's from a third place league finisher to their Cinderella story Sierra League Championship? Etc, etc, etc. Lots of teams and great stories. Those are your All area athletes when you examine those questions.

Go Regents,

You're right, it's probably not worth much. I guess Ganesha can look at it like we could have made it to the finals, but we know that isn't always the case. We wish Mayfield the best in the Finals and State though-a real quality team with a classy and dedicated coach.

Take it for what it's worth, which probably is not much, but I will throw it out there anyway, the only two teams that beat SGV teams in the qtr finals and are still in it for the finals are Redlands East Valley (defeated South Hills) and Mayfield (defeated Ganesha).

eye in the sky:

Russell got worst after playing for club west?

who was her coach?

this blog had turned into bashing or praising club west blog...it is said that no one have school prides anymore everyone just care about individual stats and looking forward to another club season

She played for Club West for a special deal. Enough said

I agree, went backwards... did she change to another club team last year? And if she did, who was the club?

I agree, went backwards... did she change to another club team last year? And if she did, who was the club?

Russell has power, but she makes more mistakes than kills. She has the same setter as last year and played better last year. We took her out mentally and she was lost and frustrated. If she works hard, she can be a huge threat next year.

vball26: I think alot of us are upset with what happened that night. But why punished the team. PRATER was late and to me that should of been excused. Not in the Qtr finals. Prater leads the sierra league in kills why bench her agains Beckman. But anyways, season is over. You had a fantastic year. Good luck in club. Hope you get in USC...

Russell from LA has probably the quickest snap in the valley, I feel that the lack of consistant setting at LA this year brought her down a little. As a freshman she was dominating and scarry. And yes the setter from SH dumps well and is good but I feel that DB setter is just a little better all around, no knock on her but my first team goes to Pulone

Walnut, yes Silva deserves the attention.

Remember this is one persons opinion.

re: stats on players, no one player is being singled out (your being just a little sensitive towards your own, everyone understands that part) however no one player makes a team win, especially in a team sport, so don't be so sensitive and don't forget the contributions of all the teams members as well as the coaching staff in getting the program in a postion to compete for a league championship as well as CIF.

CH Parent:
i know because i am a player at SL and talked to him personally while we were both on the freeway on the way to the game.

vball26:

Just wondering what is the exact protocol to cancel the game? calling CIF first and then the other school or both? if the game was at SL how would St. Lucy's have contacted Beckman? and how come other schools were able to do so? what happen lets say god-forbid the bus on the way there had an engine problem and prevent the team to arrive to the other school, what would SL coach is suppose to do?
How come you know SL coach did call? So many misleading answers...who is really speaking the truth?

If Chino Hills is in the playoff next, I hope our coaches know what to do.

VBL
As far as stats: Many coaches in Southern California as well as thousands of coaches around the country enter their player's stats on Maxpreps' website. So, if you gauge a player's performance based on those stats I guess it accurate to say Christine Aguilera's performance this year was impressive. Remember, her rankings are based on the thousands of coaches around the country that entered their player's stats on Maxpreps' website.
Don't diminish a player's performance, because some local coaches in the area didn't enter their player's stats.

IMHO,
I may be biased toward Christine Aguilera, but I am also her biggest critic. Yes, she did make two errors in the Glendora game, but you failed to mention all the plays she made before and afterwards. I guess you didn't see them. Every player makes mistakes, but it's the ones that can overcome those mistakes that are the true stars of the game.
Oh Yeah, they did win the game, and tied for 1st in league. I guess she did something right.

Some teams dont enter in stats or dont enter in stats for all matches. 1st or 4th doesnt mean anything if all teams arent entering for all matches. There are teams in every league who do not for whatever reason enter in stats to Max Preps. Also, on many teams it is the bench girls keeping stats. Not the most reliable.

Steve,

Give me a break. I know your opinion of Aguilera is biased, but this sounds like you are running a campaign. She is great if the ball is hit right to her, but don't expect her to actually move her feet or God forbid, DIVE for a ball! She almost cost SL's the game against Glendora with consecutive errors. Just think there are better choices out there.

Steve I agree with you. Tootney I disagree with you. I do beleive Aguilera deserves to be ranked #1. Stats are documented by the coaches and given or entered into Max Prep. What is the purpose of Max prep if the numbers are wrong. I do beleive that Callen is ranked #4 in blocking for the Sierra League. Prater was ranked #1 on kills and #2 in Aces, Dalton is ranked #3 in kills, Miller is ranked 4 in kills, Mercado is ranked #5 in blocking, #2 in assist and she is not even a full time setter. Pretty much the ranking for the Sierra League is dominated by St Lucy's and Diamond Bar. That is why they are league champs. Congratulations ladies. Job well done.

GHigh,

Thanks

Tooney,
If you watched St Lucy's Aguilera play during the course of the year you would know her stats are not inflated.
What's not in the stats is the respect she receives from the Coaches and Club Players that know her abilities on the court. Most Club Players don't serve to her, because of her passing abilities. One of Riverside/Poly's mistakes was they continually served the ball to her thoughout the match. However, in the quarterfinals Beckman's players for the most part stopped serving to her after the 1st game.
Yes, she does make errors sometimes, but not many.
If you really want to know if she's as good as her stats go ask some of the Coaches in the Area and Club Players at Ayala, Bonita, Diamond Bar, Glendora, Los Osos, and Upland.

re: stats for H.S. Volleyball can and are routinely inflated to potentially give a team or players more exposure to either college programs or all-league recognition. Some schools count almost anything as a positive stat, and neglect any negative stats (such as missed hits, missed digs etc:). So i would say be very leery of some of these glowing stats on players, they could be self serving.

volleyballfollower, after looking at your list of all area players Im assuming you didnt see Walnut play this year.

rclancy-I'm sorry, I noticed that what I wrote could be taken the wrong way. I meant no disrespect to #23-we deal with so much talk about how our kids are from the ghetto I just wanted to explain what amazing student-athletes we have at Ganesha. The way it was taken is definitely not what I meant. I guess I blew it with that comment.

rclancy, note, and vball26-

Am I missing something. I never wrote anything about #23 not being an excellent student. I'm amazed at her athleticism and leadership, but how would I know how she performed in the classroom. Note-when did I say we worked hardest in the quarters. VBall26-what is your problem? I checked all of the posts thinking someone must have used my name, but I can't find anything. I don't get those comments at all.

GANESHA WHO???

Sean Douglas coach at SL DID try to postpone the game in fact he tried for over a hour...he called the CIF office but they were closed..he called beckman high school but their phones just rang and rang and rang. he tried for over an hour then sat on the damn freeway for another 2 and a half. if it were a home game says coach he would have postponed IMMEDIATELY. thanks to the great sportsmanship at beckman SL just had to deal with the circumstances.

Why...

you are correct Volleyballfollower needs to change some of the names. you name some southhills girls, but those hitter wouldnt be who they are without the awsome passers and setter that put the ball in the proper spot. Those girls passed nails, and chased balls out to the stands! The setter dumped better then anyone in SG valley.

Much like football you need defense for your offense to function.

Funny how volleyballfollower time and again bashes on LA, but names a sophmore who we picked on cause she couldnt pass, and also hit every other ball out.

I wounder if they are related.

The best OH hitters are the ones that can hit and play defense. You have a player or two on your team that can't pass and have even been taken out by their coach when they get to the back row because they are a liability on defense.

Try again.

Coach of the year- Coach from CO, What she did this year was nothing short of amazing. We all saw that team last year and to make that turn around. She didn't have the talent that Charm had at SH.

Player of the year - Melinda Gomez, able to dominate.

Setter - Pulone (DB)
OH - Donaldson (Bonita)
OH - Musselman (SH)
OH - Prater (SL)
OH - Russell (LA)
MB - Kelly (DB)
Libro - Aguleria (SL)

Biggest disappointment - Los Altos

Since our sister paper is the Star-News, it would be great to do something like basketball, Tribune all-stars vs. Star-News all-stars. There is great volleyball on both sides of the Valley. What do you all think?

It's late in the day for us to organize a girls volleyball all-star game, but if there is a school than wants to host one and the coaches get it together, we'd cover it and make it a big deal. Next year this is definitely something we should do. When I was at the Star-News, we created a softball game for area teams only and it was great. It's a great reward for seniors and obviously, it's a lot of fun putting all the best seniors on the same floor. Somebody make this happen and get in touch with us.

2nd worked the hardest is La Puente and then follow by St. Lucy and all got spanked 3-0

valerie brain is a mb i beleive?
not player of the year.
she was very inconsistent towards the end and she is only a middle blocker, (no setteing, serving, passing, or back row play)
i beleive player of the year belongs to an outside hitter of setter who has to play every element of the game. not just hitting and blocking.

Dear Ghigh,

Congratulations on being the team that got worked the hardest in the quarters
25-13, 25-14, 25-11

Total beating

GHigh and CH Parent - Thank you both for giving some info on clubs for my 9 year old.

As for an All-Star game, please let everyone know if something is set up, it would be great to see some of our top players play together. Just my opinion as the new guy, it should be seniors, and maybe you can have east vs west or south vs north

Player of the year...The entire Walnut Defense

Stats don't tell you missed hits, dropped balls or leadership qualities.

To CH Parent: Just because the libero has digs doesn't mean the blockers are last. St. Lucy's has one of the top middle blockers in the area. Lots of talent. I think Chino Hills saw that talent twice didn't they. No team is a one man show. Its a team.

Steve: Airbud is just trying to stir things up...again.

It sounds like there were other reasons for sitting the OH out for the first couple of games. Only a coach can deem that necessary and I think the gossip needs to stop.

Coach of the year...Charm Doyle at South Hills.

As far as an All-Star game goes, maybe you should do a Public vs. Private game like they do in Softball? Just a thought.

GHigh,

It is unbelievable that you would infer that #23 from Mayfield is not a STUDENT-Athlete because she is going to Georgia Tech.

First, all Mayfield athletes are required to be students first and athletes second.

Second, if you look at the list of Colleges and Universities that Mayfield graduates attend, they are the top schools in the country - with many girls achieving academic scholarships.

I would put Mayfield's Volleyball team up against any team in the country in an academic competition, and they would do great!

I realize that you are disappointed that Ganesha lost the game, but to say they lost because the Mayfield Athletes are not students is laughable.

The more I read about how CIF can postpone games to Monday and even a Qtr. final game to today (yes that is right!! Tuesday!!) plus they even move some Semi-final games to Wednesday, that really prove why "Steve" is so fustrated on how SL coach didn't take any action to postpone the game. The coach or whoever in charge at SL did not even give the team the best edge to win at a win-or-end the season situation...what a sad way to end the season with the best outside hitter sitting on the bench too. SL could still be playing this week!!

Which school have the best JV and frosh-soph team in the area?? We should rank them too.

If St. lucy 's libero is 1st in digs for sierra league then St. Lucy must be last in blocks for; Charter Oak and La Puente coaches should get coach of the year award; also apparently Top Gun have the worst staff and so is Club West La Verne but not Club West Anaheim.

usually 10 year olds play in the 12 and under division. Believe it or not, it gets very competitive. Some of these little ones improve so fast!! I know that some coaches dont mind have 9 and 10 year olds. Look around. I have also seen some parks have recreational teams, which is not as competitive.

What a great volleyball season. SH varsity was and is awesome. Setter Danielle
Stewart, Haley, Arie Curry,
what heart. You were all so
fun to watch, You will be very missed. You are all
AWESOME. And in my book all
player of the year. GREAT JOB. Huskies!!!!!

would love to see a SGV Volleyball Allstar game, but I think only seniors should play as this would be the last opportunity for all to see the outstanding seniors before they go forward to college or the careers of their choice.

Speaking of club-
Has anyone noticed how much weaker the coaching staff is at SG Elite this year. What happened? Club West took all the good ones?

Unfortunately not all coaches enter in stats at Max Preps. And some coaches enter in stats that shouldnt count. ie scrimmages & unofficial games. But those are impressive numbers regardless.

Since we are talking about the best players this year, how about some other best of categories.

Best Fans-if we are talking passion I would say St. Lucy's
Best Place to Watch a Game-???
Best Match of the Year-either South Hills 5 game thriller over Walnut 17-15 or Diamond Bar coming from 2 down to beat St.Lucy's
Coach of the Year-hopefully this category isnt jinxed. Last years winner was investigated and "stepped down"
Most Improved Team- Ganesha & Diamond Bar both improved a lot
Brightest Future-Bonita and St Lucy's both seem young and talented, Walnut only had 3 seniors.

Well how about citrus college thats a pretty big gym. Also how would the allstar be. Would it be Best of the Sierra league vs San Antonio league and other leauges out there... Let's get this rolling.

Christine Aguilera is a very good choice for the libero 1st or 2nd team.

You do need to keep in mind that those stats are only as good as the information that is provided. Maxpreps does not have stats from teams like South Hills, Glendora, etc.

Christine Aguilera is a very good choice. But I also want to mention that your stats are only as accurate as the information provided. Max preps for example doesn't have stats from South Hills, Glendora, etc.

Since we're now talking about the Inland Player of the Year and first and second Teams.
Take a look at St Lucy's (Libero) Christine Aguilera's stats on Maxpreps.
She's ranked:
33rd in the Nation for digs per game.
10th California for digs per gam.
7th in the Southern Section for digs per game.
1st in the Sierra League for digs per game.
No other player in the SG Valley has that high of ranking in California or the Nation.

I forgot to nominate Ashley Burchfield from San Dimas-quite a force on the outside and San Dimas' season shouldn't go unnoticed. If we have an all star game, which I doubt because we haven't heard anything from the people who could make it happen, the players should be from a large pool of area teams-and not just from the top ten. I know in basketball teams usually get their best senior in to play some.
I love Club West for club, but if we had as many people as a CIF match their bleachers wouldn't accomodate everyone-in my opinion.
I sure am disappointed we don't have an SGV team in the semi's-would have liked to root another team on to the finals tonight. Let's make it happen next year.

I know Club West has a lot of great programs for the younger kids. I believe Club starts with 10 year olds. During the summertime they have lots of clinics. I suspect other clubs may have that too. I would call a club near you.

I have seen Maxfeldt (Bonita) and she is very good. It will be exciting to see her progress over the next couple of years.

Way 2 go Lady Giants!!

Sucks that it had to end but what has been acomplished this year is something that won't be forgotten. The best is yet to come.

Great job coach, the things you have done for your girls volleyball program are extraordinary and won't go unnoticed.

We'll be there next year with our rally towels in hand!!

& man does mapquest suck!! lol

Viva los gigantes!!!

The New Guy - Nice to see the 'Tough' emails have stopped. It is great to see all the enthusiasm in volleyball and teams complementing one another of their seasons. I took my 9-year old daughter to the Bonita game and WOW what great atmosphere and what a game...I must say something though, the Bonita setter (Maxfeld?) why does no one talk about her, she seemed like an awesome player. But hey I am new to the sport so there might be something that I don't know. And as for club teams, is there any that take 9 year olds?

My last blog didnt post from some reason.
I said that I agree with everyones lists for all area players. There is a talented pool to pick from.

In regards to an all star game, I wonder how much bleacher space Club West has. Do they have enough to hold that kind of crowd? Not that it would be huge, I just havent seen alot of bleachers at club west. If we cant get the West to play the East perhaps we could just hold our own all star game. Underclassmen vs. Seniors. That way we could have some teammates playing against eachother(Stewart vs Gomez, Silva vs Sheller, La Pierre vs Donaldson etc)I think the girls would have a blast. The area coaches could select the teams and coaches from the top ranked schools could coach the all star teams. Venue and refs shouldn't be too hard to get.

Joe Amat,

Nice to see you on the VB blogs. I know you actively participate in FB blogs. Too bad we didn't get to see a BA/SL's matchup.

You bring up a good point about Club West hosting an event. They have the best venue outside of Anaheim. Lots of CW members here. I know Wayne has no problem pimping out his club (OK, bad choice of words...) With SGV volleyball booming right now, I think it's time to make this happen.

Possible Nominations:

Player of the year: Courtney Donaldson (Bonita), Danielle Stewart (South Hills); Jennifer Silva (Walnut)

Teams with Talent:
South Hills: Gomez, Stewart and Mussellman
Walnut: Silva, Shellar, Arenas
St. Lucy's: Prater, Callen, Aguilera
Bonita: Donaldson, Kirby, La Pierre
Diamond Bar: Dimitruk, Mommah, Pulone
Ganesha: Moreno
Glendora: Brain (as OH)

With many schools in rebuilding mode after this past weekend.

Now its time for club!!!!

Get your girls into club. Find a good location for your daughter, at a reasonable price, AND WITH A GOOD COACH!

Unfortunately most people who are on these blogs already know the importance of parent envolvement and CLUB.

This week is a big tryout week GOOD LUCK to all!!!

First I want to give big props to the volleyball community for the involvement in this blog. You guys shared a bunch of good info and kept it relatively tame... especially compared to the other topics. The number of posts seemed way up compared to years past, and the interest created is how the sport grows and things happen.

Several years ago the SGV All Star Game was cancelled and not played because of incidents in the Pasadena area deeming it unsafe. Bishop Amat's basketball coach stepped up and sponsored it's return using his connections to APU and the Tribune has since made it into a great annual event. Volleyball girls deserve something too.

Do you think it would be good thing for Club West to host?

They could also use it as a showcase for their facility. If they moved all of their bleachers around one court they could get a good amount of seating.

Maybe because they are a club they could even have underclasmen games as well.

Good to see volleyball thriving and congratulations

I have seen most of the top teams this year, here is my list.
All Area Team
-Prater OH St. Lucys- led the St.Lucys turnaround to Sierra league Champs
-Silva OH Walnut-the most consistant player on the most consistent team this year
-Stewart S South Hills-quarterbacked her team well all year long
-Donaldson OH-Bonita-led her team to undefeated league champs
-Parke Opp Diamond Bar-DB suprised a lot of people this year and won the Sierra league,Parke was a big reason
-Brain OH Glendora- Glendora's most valuable player in some impressive wins this year
-Gomez MB South Hills- A dominating force at the net
-Sheller MB Walnut- led her team in kills
-Moreno MB Ganesha-led the team to the best finish in school history.

If I was to select player of the year I would look at the highest ranked teams and I would lean towards Stewart or Silva.

Sorry to any of those I left off.

This year has proven to be a great one for the SGV. Lots of talent to choose from. These are my picks based on the whole season. Especially clutch games of stepped up and performed for their team.

Setters: Megan Pulone (DB), Danielle Stewart (South Hills), Ashley Maxfeldt (Bonita)
Outside Hitters: Courtney Donaldson (Bonita); Tara Prater (St. Lucy's); Haily Musselman (South Hills); Jennifer Silva (Walnut); Samantha Shellar (Walnut); and Cassandra Mommah (Diamond Bar)
Middle Blockers: Melinda Gomez (South Hills); Katie Kelly (Diamond Bar); Megan Callen (St. Lucy's); Allie La Pierre (Bonita)
Libero: Delilah Arenas (Walnut); Christine Aguilera (St. Lucy's); Glendora's libero (don't know her name)

Honorable mentions: Katie Kirby (Bonita) has really stepped up more recently and she is only a sophomore. Very promising future for Bonita. Deanna Dalton (St. Lucy's) is another favorite and is also another sophomore. Marcy Moreno (Ganesha) has improved each game and has been instrumental for Ganesha's big wins.

Forgive me if I mis-spelled anyones names and these are the ones that I thought really stood out to me. Especially the level of competition these above girls faced.

Let's try and get this all star game going-so our girls can play one more time representing their schools! Fred, can you make this happen. I'm sure there are many sites we could use. Would be great fun. Obviously there are a lot of fans who would attend.

I have to say, the game St Lucy's vs Beckman should of been postponed..

Regent Fans: I agree we need to move on. I would advise criticizing the coach or the player involved. No one knows the full story to be talking about either one of them intelligently. Lets try to respect everyone.

The League Champs Banner and the patch for the girls jackets is a huge honor. Congratulations to all who have earned this honor.

Amazing young women from Walnut/South Hills/St. Lucy's/Diamond Bar/Bonita/Ganesha/La Puente.

Lets talk about who should get All Area 1st team and 2nd team...

As previously mentioned, we should do an All Star game. Who can set this up..

Bloggers: Too much thrash talking and probably half of you doesn't even know half the story of what went down at Beckman. Coach had a reason why his star player was benched. The whole team arrived at Beckman on time. We all knew about the freeway closures so she should of left earlier. All I can say is Sean D, not bad for 1st year on the job. I can't wait to see the banner "LEAGUE CHAMPS". Great season ladies, thank you for having the passion for volleyball. Once again season is over MOVE ON....

Just a few parting comments re: St.Lucy's just completed season, a very good season coming after last years debacle. Coach Douglass is to be congratulated on a job well done. Comments from supposedly loyal fans (steve) etc. are not what's needed as the program goes forward. Good luck to the departing seniors & to those players juniors-freshman, keep up the good work & especially support your coaches and administrators.

Airbud: Get some help. 1st get a life....Season is over. Pick on the tennis players..LOSER.

How come volleyball players have the greatest athletic physique's? I know it sounds terrible, but just wondering, they're in incredible shape, whether it's college or beach volleyball, is their some kind of special program or what.

CH Parent, I can not speak for all private schools, but St. Lucy's does not pay it's coaches more than public schools, probably much less. St. Lucy's is an academic school. Athletics comes second and the funding for the programs comes through fund raisers, not through public tax money. This is actually beside the point. The point "Observer" was making, and a valid point it was, is that the coaches do not make a lot of money in any program and for someone to suggest they would betray their team or league is absolutely ridiculous.

Steve, we do not need people like you calling for another coach being fired. Please stop with that kind of banter immediately. Last year was a complete disaster and we do not need another wasted year for our VB program. Let's put this year behind us and move forward. Players develope and coaches do too, even the best make mistakes! Lets not form the lynch mob over one game.

I would just like to say great job to all the sgv girls Volleyball teams this year.
Now its time to look who is in the simi for water polo. Is that Walnut. Fred the duo of Steven Garcia and Matthew Morale is leading the valley in scoring this year. Also there is no better goalie then Josh Yu in the box. So Fred Show some love for the Walnut teams. One other thing
Walnut won league in Boy’s Water Polo, Girl’s Tennis, and Co Champs in Volleyball
How are the other schools doing this year?

It has been a great season and not any blogger can take that away.

I really like Sean Douglas as a coach and I hope no nonsense comes about after Saturdays game. I personally think sitting Prater out for being late (due to state emergency) was a very bad judgement call but it's a team. The coach makes mistakes, the girls make mistakes and we grow. We will grow under Coach Sean and by the way not a bad first season at SL to get league championship (the P.E. Coach did not get that one)and quarter finals.

A great coach once said the difference between coaching girls and boys was boys need to play great, to feel great and girls need to feel great to play great. I have found this to be true through being involved with girls sports for so long.

As for the snide comments about the P.E. Coach being as good as the current, or Beckman not being very good because Ganeshna almost beat them is absurd. I think any true competitor knows that it is anyone's game if played with enough heart. (Examples: Oregon State/USC; Iowa/Texas; etc)A true athlete never underestimates their oponent. Any one who loves sports knows that this is cardinal rule #1.

On a parting note, Congratulations to South Hills. You ladies are phenomonial. To my St. Lucy's regents: Seniors you tried hard and we are so proud of you. To the future SL. Bring it on. Callen, Dalton, Miller, Macy, Toy, Young, Aguilera, Warmington are ready. Especially Callen/Dalton/Miller. You guys are amazing. Keep going for the ring!

Our prayers are with all those in Brea/Diamond Bar/ Chino Hills communities. Please let the Volleyball community know how we can help. Regardless of the airbuds, we are a volleyball family. Stay Safe and God Bless!

Observer: varsity coach make at least 3 times the money than the lower level coaches make...as for SL 's who knows it could be 4 or 5 times more then avg. public school varsity coach make...as for SL's case their head coach probably want to start his club season right away, so he probably didn't want to postpone the game?? who knows? Doesn't he runs Arsenal club?

Airbud-I have no problem with the game being postponed, but that wouldn't be the coaches call and could distract from the game if that became the teams focus. I thought St. Lucy's would beat Beckman, and I thought Ganesha should have beaten Beckman last year (we were up 10-6 in the 5th). Still, they have some great athletes and a win is a win. St. Lucy's played some great volleyball at times this year and should be commended. I'm assuming that the player was benched for a good reason, because it seemed like the St. Lucy's coach felt very highly of her. The truth is that the more successful your program/school is the more complaints from the fans-it was easier from that perspective when Ganesha was a doormat.
Hey SGV-let's regroup, have a great club season, and win one next year. It will happen.
For all area please consider OH Mayela Ontiveros and MB Marcy Moreno from Ganesha. I could go over stats all day, but suffice it to say they would play on any team we've seen all year-including Mayfield!

Wow, so much angers at SL, it seems like an annual event to fire their head coach, might as well fire him as well to keep the tradition alive, he didn't take the team any further than their P.E teacher did last year, wasn't it quarterfinal as well? I have to agree with that crazy Airbud, the game should have been postponed to Monday for the safety of the players and parents and fans and also their coach.

"IF" the coach benched ANY player for issues regarding the recent fires he should be FIRED. Don't know any of the specifics but I will tell you alot of kids from St. Lucy's live in Chino Hills and Diamond Bar.

Anyone know the truth behind this?

I appreciate the passion that parents and fans have for their teams, but please don't ever doubt that a coach has the team's interest in mind. I understand that second-guessing coaches is a natural response after a loss, but to suggest the coach doesn't have the girls, team, or league in mind is ridiculous. Coaches coach for very little money, very little respect (as shown on this blog and just about any other you feel like reading), and a huge time and emotional commitment. To ask for some kind of newspaper "investigation" is nonsense. The coach has his/her reasons, whether you agree with them or not. If you want to coach, start coaching somewhere. But please do not suggest that ulterior motives were at work or imply that coaching is easy. If parents and family members show disrespect for coaches, players will soon begin doing the same. Let your daughters play and love the game. Don't ruin it for them. Only one team can win the division championship each year. Does that mean every other coach and team were failures? Your team made the quarters- congratulate them and celebrate it. Well done to all the teams who made it this far.

WHAT WAS THE COACH THINKING? BENCHING OUR STAR OUTSIDE HITTER, AND THE LEAGUE's LEADER IN KILLS AND ACES.
Clearly the coach doesn't have the girls, St Lucy's, or the Serra League's interest at heart. He should be called on the carpet by St Lucy's Administration and the League's Representitives and answer for his actions.
St Lucy's is going to have a very good team next year. Why do we need a coach like that.
Maybe, San Gabriel Tribune's sports reporter should write an article. It's kind of like benching Michael Jordan or Kobey Bryant in game 7 of the NBA Finals and expect the team to win.

Congratulations to the Regents on a great season. What you do when the chips are down matters most, and they were able to battle back from a 3rd place league finish to a 1st place finish. No one can take that away.

As far as last night goes, the long day I am sure had an impact on their play. More importantly, our star outside hitter got there just as the teams were shaking hands due to an unfortunate chain of events surrounding the fires. The coach elected to sit her out two games, which really was too bad, because we needed her out there. She is a fighter and would have had a huge impact. Our girls came out slow and made a lot of mental errors early on. Just when they would make it close, they just couldn't put it away. Beckman was an ok team, but definitely beatable. Their whole team is Lydia Bai, who was awesome.

Good luck to all the seniors in all your future endeavors!

Congratulations also to all the other SGV teams who lost last night on their successfull seasons. Look forward to all the continued rivalries next year!

Ghigh: Seriously, would you have played if you have to drive thru a firestorm? SL Fan is making excuses about how players were tired because of the fire, therefore they couldn't fight hard enough to beat a team that Ganesha almost beat last year. Is that mean Ganesha is as good as St Lucy? What can you tell us about Beckman what was their offense and defense is like? How did they match up with Ganesha last year?

And where is the concern for your students safety? Not to mention, you want your players to be ready to play and not feeling tired(according to SL FAN).

If CIF allowed other games to do so, why couldn't SL vs Beckman game be postponed also.

OK Airbud or Air**** this is the only time I have commented on you being a complete idiot. On Ganesha's way to Mayfield we got lost (that school is hard to find, and gorgeous-I love Pasadena!) and the fires were raging with pink skies and smoke. But guess what? All we thought about was taking it to our Mayfield sisters. Don't blame the coach for not cancelling the game and go find a trailer park in the OC if that's how you feel about SGV! I actually thought St. Lucy's was better than the Beckman team we almost beat last year, but that was the highlight of our season and they have quality athletes.
As far as Ganesha goes-what a ride. I believe we could compete with any team in our division, but Mayfield was extraodinary! I'm surprised they have any losses, period! But our girls had a shot in the 2nd game and took a lead, we just couldn't hold it. The girls celebrated our season on the ride home and they know the legacy they have left. Alumni from Ganesha and Pomona were in attendance-our crowd was almost as big as Mayfield's. Families in Pomona want success and our kids work hard-we appreciate all of the good will from the bloggers. After the match one of our players (I don't think names should be mentioned on blogs FYI) was talking about how impressed she was with #23 from Mayfield and that she was going to Georgia Tech, What's interesting is the school choice didn't impress her, "it's Bates or Scripps for me!." Ganesha's volleyball team is full of STUDENT-athletes who miss practice all the time to focus on the big goal. That's not to say they aren't dedicated, but that's where our emphasis is. We get academic scholarships-this year maybe some athletic as well.
We really hoped a team would win. Bonita, St. Lucy's, La Puente, South Hills and Ganesha made a strong showing-we have to play through and not let outside distractions (OC schools, private mansion schools, Air@#$$) get in our way. Next year, with the help of our local clubs(Club West!) we should break this Karma!
Thanks again and everyone enjoy the victories and get past the defeats. Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens Rock!

CIF-SS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
DIVISION I-AA
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Orange Lutheran at Mira Costa, ppd. to Monday, 7 p.m. at Mira Costa
Los Alamitos d. Thousand Oaks, 25-22, 29-27, 21-25, 21-25, 15-12
Santa Margarita d. Lakewood, 25-22, 25-16, 18-25, 26-24
Long Beach Wilson d. Newport Harbor, 26-24, 25-23, 25-12

DIVISION I-A
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Dos Pueblos d. Los Osos, 25-17, 25-19, 25-21
Laguna Beach d. El Dorado, 20-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-21
Marymount d. Arroyo Grande, 25-23, 25-23, 25-15
Santa Barbara at Valencia, ppd. to Monday, 7 p.m. at Valencia

DIVISION II-AA
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Redlands East Valley d. South Hills, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-10
Bishop Montgomery d. Irvine University, 22-25, 28-26, 25-19, 25-27, 15-13
Corona del Mar d. Lakewood St. Joseph, 25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 25-22
Beckman d. St. Lucy's, 25-19, 25-20, 27-25

DIVISION II-A
Quarterfinals, Saturday
La Canada d. Oak Park, 25-20, 19-25, 25-17, 20-25, 15-10
Oaks Christian at Troy, ppd. to Monday, details tbd
Oxnard at Elsinore, 24-26, 25-19, 27-25, 15-25, 15-7
La Reina d. La Serna, 25-14, 25-11, 27-25

DIVISION III-AA
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Village Christian d. Bonita. 32-30, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21
Campbell Hall d. Santa Ynez, 25-21, 25-20, 24-26, 25-19
Granite Hills d. Quartz Hill, 15-25, 25-23, 14-25, 25-16, 16-14
Brentwood d. Palm Springs, 21-25, 25-9, 25-21, 25-18

DIVISION III-A
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Mayfield d. Ganesha, 25-13, 25-14, 25-11
La Mirada d. San Gabriel, 9-25, 25-15, 18-25, 25-22, 15-7
Santa Monica d. Gabrielino, 25-8, 21-25, 25-13, 25-20
Chadwick d. Webb, 25-22, 24-26, 25-21, 25-18

DIVISION IV-AA
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Calvary Murrieta d. Sage Hill, 25-8, 21-25, 25-13, 24-26, 24-22
Laguna Blanca d. Arrowhead Christian, 19-25, 25-16, 25-12, 25-17
Whittier Christian d. St. Margaret's, 25-12, 21-25, 25-20, 25-15
Viewpoint d. Dunn, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21

DIVISION IV-A
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Upland Christian d. Nordhoff, 12-25, 25-20, 13-25, 25-23, 15-11
Frazier Mountain at Bishop Conaty-Loretto, ppd. to Monday
Big Bear d. Bellarmine-Jefferson, 25-12, 25-22, 20-25, 25-13
Riverside Notre Dame d. La Puente, 25-23, 25-21, 25-17

DIVISION V-AA
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Connelly d. Faith Baptist, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 15-9
Milken d. Sierra Canyon, 21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-5
Coastal Christian d. Xavier Prep, 25-12, 16-25, 25-15, 25-21
Santa Clarita Christian d. Lucerne Valley, 25-23, 25-19, 24-26, 19-25, 15-13

DIVISION V-A
Quarterfinals, Saturday
Pacifica Christian d. Baker, 25-8, 25-12, 25-5
West Shores d. Lake Arrowhead Christian, 25-19, 25-14, 25-19
Southlands Christian d. Thousand Oaks Hillcrest Christian, 25-17, 25-11, 25-10
Wildwood d. Wildomar Cornerstone Christian, 25-16, 25-16, 25-14

Wow my predictions came true from my earlier blog...South Hills had the best chance and almost beat Redland East Valley, also St lucy can't handle Orange County team and Beckman's outside hitter, and why is SL parents continue to make excuses for their downfall, Beckman beat them 3 games straight, but why didn't they postponed their match when other games were postponed until monday due to the fires, what was SL coach thinking, and athletic director doing by forcing SL players driving around the fires to get to Beckman. Any SL fans can comment on that??

Well bloggers, it has been a great season for the Regents. I am sad to see the season come to an end. Tonight we lost in 3. Unfortunately we started out with a big disadvantage. The wild fires closed many of the freeways down (57 & 91). We had to travel around just to get through to Beckman. It took us anywhere from 2 1/2 to 3 hours to reach our destination. The girls were tense, irate and tired. They fought hard, but their usual rhythm was not all there. This group of girls worked very hard together and we are very proud of everything that they have accomplished. Now let's set a time and date for that banquet. Thank you Regents and all the fans for making this a great season. It has been a wonderful 4 years. I look forward to watching the next group of Regents win league again next year or 2. Returning key players for next year will be Macy, Callen, Dalton, Young, Miller, Warmington, Toy and Aguilera. Good luck ladies.....GO REGENTS!

bonita played there hearts outs. kirby stepped up tonight and donaldson had a good game as well. but bonita losted in four.

Overall, Great Season Bearcats!

Bonita goes down in 4 games.
All 4 games were way to close.
Bearcats still did great this year. Keep your heads up.

did south hills win?

Good luck to everyone and I will keep everyone informed.
Go Giants-keep the Fight!