Warmington, who finished with a team-best 325 kills and 42 blocks, was named CIF-SS Division 2AA Player of the Year and The Tribune girls volleyball Player of the Year in 2011. To continue reading click thread.
TRIBUNE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ALL AREA
Player of the year: Jasmine Warmington, St. Lucys, Sr.
Coach of the year: Jeff Pang, San Dimas
First Team
Libero: Arianna Sifuentes, St.Lucy’s, Sr.
Middle Blocker: Jene Lee, San Dimas, Jr.
Outside Hitter: Marissa Gomez, South Hills, Sr.
Outside Hitter: Karly Shockey, Chino Hills, Sr.
Outside Hitter: Taylor Scott, Claremont, Sr.
Setter: Jackie Macy, St. Lucy’s, Sr.
Second Team
Middle Blocker: Victoria Dennis, Bonita, Sr.
Middle Blocker: Elisa Valenzuela, La Puente, Jr.
Outside Hitter: Kathleen Torres, Diamond Bar, Sr.
Outside Hitter: Heather Trueman, Chino Hills, Sr.
Outside Hitter: Amanda Duenas, El Monte, Sr.
Setter: Emily Pincin, San Dimas, Sr.
The Sierra League first-team honoree was as motivated as ever and showed her grit in the playoffs when some doubted the Regents could win back-to-back titles.
“I think the fact your season can be over at any moment is the motivating factor,” Warmington said. “You can’t take any games off. Everything is on the line and it makes you want to give everything you got.”
The Regents had lost plenty of firepower from last year’s championship team which pushed the Regents to persevere and get it done again.
“All the hard work was worth it,” Warmington said, “Last year and this year we had a goal and to be able to accomplish it and come away with the championship again is pretty amazing. It’s not just about one player, it was all of us coming together and getting it done under pressure.”
Also getting it done under pressure was first-year San Dimas coach Jeff Pang, who earned Tribune Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Saints to an undefeated Valle Vista League season and 24-2 overall mark after reaching the Division 3A semifinals.
The Saints had reached the quarterfinals a year before and had a goal of winning a title, but came up short in losing to eventual champion Rim of the World.
“Our main goal from the beginning was to win a CIF championship,” said Pang, who also credited assistant coach Chris Peterson. “I’ve coached club volleyball a long time and I knew we had talent, we just needed to put in the work and make it happen.
“It’s flattering to get this honor considering how many great coaches we have out here, but all the credit goes to the girls for putting in the work in practice and doing the best we can. Hopefully we get it done (a CIF title) next time.”
The Tribune first team boasts three players from champion St. Lucy’s. Joining Warmington is senior Libero Arianna Sifuentes and senior setter Jackie Macy.
Sifuentes, also named to the Division 2AA first team, was a bundle of energy in chasing down loose balls. She finished with 454 digs and sported a nifty 4.3 GPA, as well as earning all-league first-team honors.
“Ari is the one person who never gives up,” Warmington said. “I’ve watched her give up her body and chase loose balls into the stands. She’s the one that sparks us.”
Arguably the most important player for the Regents is Macy. The Colgate-bound senior setter was named the league’s co-Player of the Year.
Macy, a key figure in both of the Regents’ titles, finished with 1,103 assists, 598 aces and 251 digs.
Regents coach Sean Douglass often compared her to a quarterback, and her leadership abilities set her apart.
“Jackie sets us all up,” Warmington said. “She has an amazing knack to know where everyone is. We don’t win two championships without her.”
Claremont senior outside hitter Taylor Scott also earned Division 2AA first-team honors and was selected the league’s co-MVP along with Macy.
The Wolfpack advanced to the divisional quarterfinals and finished 21-10, a huge improvement from a year ago.
Scott was a big reason in collecting 276 kills and 185 digs. Those totals made her one of the most versatile players on the Tribune first team.
Pang described San Dimas’ middle blocker Jene Lee as one of the best in the area, and a key reason the Saints reached the semifinals.
Lee, named to the Valle Vista and Division 3A first team, was named to the Tribune first team after finishing with 148 kills, 101 blocks and 125 assists.
Chino Hills’ Karly Shockey and South Hills’ Marissa Gomez round out the first team. Shockey was a dominant outside hitter for Chino Hills in finishing with 320 kills and 286 digs.
Shockey earned a scholarship to Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., where she will attend next fall.
Gomez was a brilliant outside hitter for South Hills and also was named to the Sierra League first team, a big accomplishment considering how much talent there was in the league.
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