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2009 Prep Boys Volleyball
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BOYS VOLLEYBALL
CIF Playoffs Semifinals are scheduled May 26 for Division I and Division III teams and May 27 for Division II and Division IV teams. Homes sites are determined in the first three rounds by higher seed. Twelve teams will be entered in each division. Pairings will be conducted by the commissioner's office. The divisional championships are scheduled May 30 at Cathedral Catholic High School. The order is Division IV (1 p.m.), Division III (3 p.m.), Division II (5 p.m.) and Division I (7 p.m.). Winners will be determined in a best-of-five rally-scoring format. Awards will be presented to the championship and runner-up teams in each of the four enrollment divisions. Individual patches will be awarded to members of the championship teams and individual silver medals will be awarded to members of the runner-up teams. What is new for the 2009 season will be qualifying for the Southern California regionals. The first and second rounds at the home of the higher seed are scheduled June 2 and June 4, with the regional championships set for June 6 at Capistrano Valley High School. For more information on the SoCal regionals, visit the Web site at www,cifstate.org.
Metro Conference
Metro Conference South Bay League
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Best of the best
San Diego Hall of Champions names all-spring sports teams
Posted June 27, 2009
The San Diego Hall of Champions recently announced its Breitbard All-San Diego Section teams for the 2009 spring sports season. The Breitbard All-CIF teams are the official All-CIF teams of the San Diego Section.
The list includes seven players from the Metro Conference: Montgomery senior Abraham Torres (baseball), Otay Ranch senior Omar Gonzalez (baseball), Hilltop junior Alysha Isaacson (softball), Otay Ranch senior Alfred Haslerig (boys track and field), Mar Vista senior Zach Penolio (boys volleyball), Otay Ranch senior Nick Morales (boys volleyball) and Bonita Vista’s Kevin Gorman (boys golf).
Torres, Haslerig, Penolio and Gorman all were recognized as first team selections while Gonzalez, Isaacson and Morales were all named as second team picks.
Torres earned honors as the 2009 South Bay League Pitcher of the Year while helping the Aztecs claim a share of the league title and advance as far as the San Diego Section Division II championship game. Montgomery finished second in the division for the second consecutive year to top-seeded Cathedral Catholic.
Torres finished the season with a 10-1 record, 0.85 earned-run average and 86 strikeouts.
The Aztecs finished 24-9 overall, 10-2 in league play.
Gonzalez, an infielder, batted .430 with 33 runs scored, eight home runs and 42 runs batted in while helping the Mustangs capture this year’s Mesa League championship. He was subsequently named the Mesa League Player of the Year.
Otay Ranch was not eligible for the section playoffs, however, because of 12 forfeits during non-league play. Teams with five or more forfeits in baseball are not allowed to compete in post-season play. However, because the forfeits occurred before the Mustangs began league play, the team’s Mesa League record was not affected.
Otay Ranch finished 9-1 in league play, 12-19 overall (including forfeits).
Isaacson finished 15-6 in the pitching circle with a 0.65 ERA while guiding the Lancers to a runner-up finish in Mesa League play. She racked up 124 strikeouts against 11 walks and completed 19 games. At the plate, she batted .415 with 30 RBI, 12 doubles, two triples and three home runs as the Mesa League Player of the Year.
Haslerig clocked a school record time of 1:53.38 to win his event at the section finals after previously setting a school record in winning the 800 run at the Mesa League finals. A state qualifier, he was named the Mesa League Track Athlete of the Year.
Penolio was named the South Bay League boys volleyball Player of the Year while helping the Mariners claim the league title.
Morales was named the Mesa League Player of the Year while helping the Mustangs win the Mesa League title.
Both Otay Ranch (10-0) and Mar Vista (12-0) went undefeated in league play.
Gorman earned first team all-section honors as one of the top 20 finishers in the section finals.
Metro Conference All-League Boys Volleyball Teams
All-Mesa League
First Team
Nick Morales Otay Ranch 12
Jason Guarnes Otay Ranch 12
Vaughn Leuzinger Eastlake 12
Aldo Loera Mater Dei Catholic 12
Gabe Lopez Bonita Vista 12
Kalani Rose Hilltop 12
Player of the Year
Nick Morales (Otay Ranch)
Championship Team
Otay Ranch Mustangs
Second Team
Nathan Allen Otay Ranch 10
Dillon Wullf Otay Ranch 12
Marcus Talavera Eastlake 12
Christopher Magno Eastlake 12
Shalamar Buchanan Bonita Vista 12
Anthony Harrington Hilltop 11
Honorable Mention
Aaron Aranda (Hilltop) 12
Spencer Hunter (Bonita Vista) 12
Keaton Berry (Hilltop) 10
Paul Luat (Chula Vista) 11
Alfredo Cazares (Chula Vista) 12
Jose Martinez (Mater Dei) 10
Dillon Doria (Eastlake) 11
Wesley Montano (Chula Vista) 11
Alexander Epps (Eastlake) 12
Luis Padilla (Mater Dei) 10
Manuel Gutierrez (Otay Ranch) 12
Zach Sanchez (Bonita Vista) 11
Ryan Hoggard (Bonita Vista) 11
Tom Sawyer (Otay Ranch) 12
Melvin Holper (Otay Ranch) 12
David Wandery (Eastlake) 12
All-South Bay League
First Team
Zachary Penolio Mar Vista 12
Nathaniel Bennet Mar Vista 11
Eduardo Carrillo Montgomery 11
Tyler Anson Montgomery 12
Jadiel Limon Sweetwater 12
Mishael Samaniego Castle Park 12
Player of the Year
Zachary Penolio (Mar Vista)
Championship Team
Mar Vista Mariners
Second Team
Erik Kinnamon Mar Vista 11
Troy Irodistan Mar Vista 11
Surge Ponce Montgomery 12
Tassi Carbullido Montgomery 12
Jopi Consignado Sweetwater 12
Marx Cadoc Southwest 12
Honorable Mention
Francisco Contreras Mar Vista 12
Jared Satterfield Mar Vista 12
Justin Hamm Castle Park 11
Christian Uriarde Southwest 12
Robert Chavira Olympian 12
Eduardo Ibarra Montgomery 12
Rene Gonzalez Sweetwater 11
Gary Ingram Sweetwater 10
Alejandro Sifuentes Sweetwater 10
Spiking it South County-style
Six Metro teams win CIF playoff openers
Posted May 27, 2009
When sports teams talk about “the second season,” they are referring to the playoffs — a place that usually hasn’t been too hospitable to South County high school teams as far as staying power is concerned.
That changed for the better this year as six Metro Conference teams won their opening playoff game — five in the first round and one byed to the quarterfinals.
This year’s field of playoff qualifiers included eight Metro teams: Mesa League champion Otay Ranch (Division I), Eastlake (Division II), Bonita Vista (Division II), Hilltop (Division II), South Bay League champion Mar Vista (Division III), Montgomery (Division III), Southwest (Division III) and Mater Dei (Division IV).
Playoffs started May 19 for Division I and Division III teams and May 20 for Division II and Division IV teams. Quarterfinals followed on May 22 for Division I and Division III teams and May 23 for Division II and Division IV teams.
Semifinals took place Tuesday for Division I and Division III teams and Wednesday for Division II and Division IV teams.
Twelve teams were entered in each division.
The divisional championship finals are scheduled Saturday at Cathedral Catholic High School. The order of games includes Division IV (1 p.m.), Division III (3 p.m.), Division II (5 p.m.) and Division I (7 p.m.).
Awards will be presented to the championship and runner-up teams in each of the four enrollment divisions. Individual patches will be awarded to members of the championship teams and individual silver medals will be awarded to members of the runner-up teams.
Otay Ranch has qualified for the playoffs the past five years. The Mustangs have also begun to prolong their stay in this most promised of all sports lands with four consecutive trips to the quarterfinal round.
Otay Ranch captured its fourth consecutive league championship title this spring — second straight in the Mesa League — to qualify for the Division I playoffs. The Mustangs advanced to the quarterfinal round for the fourth consecutive year by defeating the visiting Mission Hills Grizzlies in a first-round contest on May 19. The 3-0 sweep in games (25-22, 25-22, 25-19) landed sixth-seeded Otay Ranch a rematch against the third-seeded Torrey Pines Falcons in quarterfinal-round action on May 22.
Nick Morales led all players in the playoff victory against Mission Hills with nine kills, while Nico Pizarro and Jason Guarnes each had five kills for Otay Ranch, which improved to 19-16 overall. Omar Marquez, Melvin Holper and Nathan Allen all contributed three kills. Ivan Ibarra had three blocked shots while Dillon Wulff led the team with 18 assists and teammate Marvin Rabanal had 10 assists. Manuel Gutierrez led the victors with 10 digs while Guarnes and Wulff each contributed five digs.
The Falcons defeated the Mustangs 3-0 in games in the opening match of the 2009 season and but found themselves in a battle in the playoffs, winning in four hard-fought games 23-25, 25-16, 26-24, 25-19.
The Mustangs led 24-21 in the third game but could not close it out with a win.
Morales led Otay Ranch with 26 kills while contributing seven digs and four blocked shots, Guarnes followed with 10 kills and 11 digs while Dillon Wulff had 41 assists.
Bonita Vista topped Orange Glen 25-21, 25-23, 14-25, 25-23 in four games behind 20 kills by Shalamar Buchanan, 15 kills and 11 digs by Ryan Hoggard, eight kills by Zachary Sanchez and 52 assists by Gabriel Lopez.
The Barons ended their season after being swept in three games by second-seeded Valhalla in quarterfinal action.
Eastlake rallied to defeat Steele Canyon in five games to win its opener 25-17, 21-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10. The Titans then fell to top-seeded Mt. Carmel.
Mater Dei received 10 kills from Aldo Loera, six kills from Jose Martinez and 15 assists from Alfredo Brambilla in its first-round win over Coronado 25-22, 27-25, 27-25. The Crusaders lost in three games to top-seeded Francis Parker to close out the season.
Montgomery went five games against Kearny before prevailing 17-25, 25-23, 21-25, 30-28, 15-12. The Aztecs lost to No. 1 Cathedral Catholic in the quarterfinals.
Mar Vista, seeded No. 2 in Division III, swept University City in its quarterfinal opener 25-17, 25-19, 25-23 but was stalled in a bid to advance to the finals with a five-game loss to No. 3 La Jolla in Tuesday’s semifinals. The Mariners were eliminated 19-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-17, 15-12 despite holding an edge after three games.
The Metro Conference Senior All-Star Games are scheduled for Thursday, June 4, at Otay Ranch High School. The format pits the South Bay League against the Mesa League. The girls match is at 5:30 p.m. The boys match follows at 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 11: San Diego County Senior All-Star Game; Girls match at 5:30 pm and Boys match at 7:30 pm at Francis Parker
Norsemen spike foes in CIF boys volleyball playoffs
Posted May 26, 2009
The 2009 San Diego Section boys volleyball championship tournament will come to a climactic end for eight teams Saturday at Cathedral Catholic High School as four division champions are crowned. The Valhalla Norsemen, owners of this year’s Grossmont South League championship title, looked to be in the running after advancing to Wednesday’s Division II semifinals.
The Norsemen drew the No. 2 seed in the Division II field and hosted Bonita Vista in a quarterfinal-round match-up on May 23, winning in three straight games 25-14, 25-16, 29-27.
The win boosted Valhalla (24-4) against third-seeded Westview (12-19) in the semifinals, with the winner challenging the winner of Wednesday’s other semifinal match-up, either top-seeded Mt. Carmel (22-7) or Scripps Ranch (14-19), in Saturday’s division title contest.
Alex Payne led the Norsemen in the quarterfinal victory with nine kills while adding seven digs. Alex Marutka had seven kills while Kyle Kriebel had five kills. Ricardo Rodriguez had three aces while Nick Wilson contributed 27 assists and Evee Alcantar had 16 digs. David Wilschetz had four blocked shots.
Valhalla finished 10-0 in Grossmont South League play, placing ahead of Granite Hills and Steele Canyon, both of which finished 7-3 in league. Monte Vista finished 4-6 in league play, followed by Helix (2-8) and Mt. Miguel (0-10).
Playoffs started May 19 for Division I and Division III teams and May 20 for Division II and Division IV teams. Quarterfinals followed on May 22 for Division I and Division III teams and May 23 for Division II and Division IV teams.
Semifinals were scheduled May 26 for Division I and Division III teams and May 27 for Division II and Division IV teams.
Twelve teams were entered in each division.
The divisional championship order for Saturday’s finals is Division IV (1 p.m.), Division III (3 p.m.), Division II (5 p.m.) and Division I (7 p.m.).
Winners will be determined in a best-of-five rally-scoring format.
Awards will be presented to the championship and runner-up teams in each of the four enrollment divisions. Individual patches will be awarded to members of the championship teams and individual silver medals will be awarded to members of the runner-up teams.
Granite Hills qualified for the Division I playoffs while Valhalla, Grossmont, West Hills and Steele Canyon all qualified for the Division II playoffs. Monte Vista also advanced to post-season play, qualifying in the Division III field.
Granite Hills topped Escondido in first round play 25-15, 28-26, 19-25, 25-21 behind 13 kills and four aces by Jeff Crofton. The Eagles’ playoff run ended, however, in the quarterfinals against Rancho Bernardo as the Broncos posted a three-game sweep 25-23, 29-27, 25-12.
Granite Hills finished the season 12-5 overall.
Grossmont North League champion Grossmont eliminated visiting Hilltop 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-21 in a highly competitive four-game match-up in first-round action.
Jake Haar (23 kills, 14 digs) and Graham Hajosy (20 kills) led the offensive attack, followed by teammates Alex Ortiz (nine kills, 12 digs) and David Shevlin (seven kills, 16 digs). Taylor Ridgway contributed 55 assists while Evan Selander had 11 digs and Matt Plummer had 10 digs. Ortiz and Shevlin each scored two aces.
The Foothillers’ season, however, came to an end after being swept in three games by Westview in the quarterfinals. The Wolverines prevailed by scores of 25-17, 25-12, 25-21.
Grossmont finished 8-0 in league play, 23-10 overall.
Steele Canyon, West Hills and Monte Vista all finished their seasons with opening-round losses.
Steele Canyon finished 13-23 after falling to Eastlake in five games, losing by scores of 17-25, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 10-15.
Scripps Ranch defeated West Hills (14-12) 25-16, 25-18, 25-21.
University City defeated Monte Vista 25-13, 25-22, 25-20.
What is new for the 2009 season will be qualifying for the Southern California regionals. The first and second rounds at the home of the higher seed are scheduled June 2 and June 4, with the regional championships set for June 6 at Capistrano Valley High School.
For more information on the SoCal regionals, visit the Web site at www.cifstate.org.
East County prep athletes prepare for CIF spring playoffs
Posted May 13, 2009
The end of the 2008-09 interscholastic year is just around the corner, and with that, so are the San Diego Section spring sports playoffs. It could be a very memorable time of the year for East County teams.
Boys golf
The section team and individual championship tournaments will be run concurrently May 20 and May 27 at Warner Springs Ranch.The Southern California regional championship is June 3 in Murrieta, followed by the state championship June 10 at Poppy Hills.
Boys tennis
Champions will be crowned in three enrollment divisions Friday, May 15, at the Barnes Tennis Center in Point Loma. Team playoffs were scheduled to start Tuesday, with winners advancing to the quarterfinal round on Wednesday and the semifinals on Thursday.
Friday's finals are scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
The section's individual tournament is scheduled May 26 to June 1, also at the Barnes Tennis Center. The championship format includes singles and doubles competition.
The top four teams in Division I, Division II and Division III were seeded without regard to league championship status, with the remainder of the 12-team field placed in the draw by relative strength. The top one-fourth of the draw in singles and doubles competition may be seeded by the commissioner's office, with the remainder drawn at random.
The seeding meeting for the individual tournament is May 22 at the San Diego County Office of Education.
Kevin Brown (Orange Glen) is the team/individual tournament director. Don Ackerly (Valhalla) and Jack Einbinder (West Hills) both represent the Grossmont Conference on the section's advisory
committee.
Steele Canyon, boasting an undefeated 18-0 record, received the No. 2 seed in the Division II team tournament after claiming this year's Grossmont South League title. Also entered in the division were El Capitan (9-5), Valhalla (12-6) and West Hills (11-6).
Gymnastics
The section finals are scheduled May 22 at West Hills High School. Individual, compulsory and optional championships all will be conducted on site
Open warm-ups begin at 1:30 p.m., with competition starting at 2:30 p.m.
Trophies will be presented to the champion and runner-up team. Medals will be awarded to the first six place-finishers in compulsory and optional events, plus all-around competition, in the individual championship.
A Gymnast of the Year will be honored at the end of the meet.
Events include balance beam and bars, vault and floor exercise.
The section advisory committee is comprised of Monique Lamhiere-Tamayoshi (Mt. Carmel) representing the North County League, Sam Wilkerson (El Capitan) representing the Grossmont North League, Julian Friesen (Steele Canyon) representing the Grossmont South League and Cody Moses (Bonita Vista) representing the Metro Conference.