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2002-03 PREP VOLLEYBALL
GIRLS All-SDCIF TEAM
Nicole Petrie of Helix (left) and West
Hills' Erin Hourigan.
Petrie, named to All-CIF first team, performs
at All-Star match
EastCountySports.com
SAN DIEGO - With among the most extensive lineup of future NCAA Division I products ever, the annual San Diego County Senior All-Star Volleyball Matches for both genders also collected one of its largest crowds ever Friday (June 6) at Francis Parker High.
The Grossmont Conference placed a pair of representatives in the girls match, as Nicole Petrie of Helix and West Hills' Erin Hourigan performed for the Blue team. The 26 players, who were nominated by county coaches and were either All-County, All-CIF or All-League performers, were divided into random teams, as the Red team swept to an easy 25-22, 25-18, 25-22 triumph.
The matches also utilized the new 25-point
rally scoring system which will be
employed in high schools on a nationwide basis this fall. Other
changes
included in the match were the legalization of serves which touch
the net and more
liberalization of ball-handling techniques to mirror rules already
implemented
in college and club volleyball.
Setter Tyler Bowman of Torrey Pines, the
CIF Division I player of the year,
was tabbed most valuable player of the match for the winning Red
team by the
media. Bowman recorded 31 assists and five kills, while also being
a part of a
pair of stuff blocks.
Meanwhile, the Blue received a match-high
12 kills from Keri Kaiser of Vista,
earning team MVP laurels. Kaiser is headed for Fairfield University,
while
Bowman will play for Arizona next season.
Petrie, a first-team, All-CIF Division II
honorees, came off the bench to
record three kills. Meanwhile, Hourigan, a second-team choice
in Division I,
added two kills and was an important factor at the net with several
blocks to help
the Red come back from a 7-point deficit in the final set.
The boys match failed to list any East County
performers, as no Grossmont
Conference coach even attended the organizational meeting. However,
a variety of
future Grossmont College players were on hand, including: Nick
Kent and Sean
Peckenham (Carlsbad), Erik Joller (Rancho Bernardo), Derek Rockwell
(Scripps
Ranch), and Jason Rogers (Serra).
All-SDCIF
GIRLS
Division I - First team: Kelly Whitehouse (West Hills), 11th;
Second team:
Erin Hourigan (WH), 12th; Whitney Anderson (WH), 11th.
Division II - First team: Nicole Petrie (Helix), 12th;
Second team: Adriana
DeJong (Helix), 11th; Jennifer Kandt (Helix), 10th; Kristin Wolfe
(Valhalla),
10th.
BOYS
Teams were voted on Thursday (June 5) and will be announced next
week.
(06-07-03)
Division II-Semifinals
Scripps Ranch def. Grossmont 15-8, 15-8, 15-9 -
kills: McDonald (G) 10, Crooks (G) 10; digs: Dedonato (G)
11.
Valhalla players try to block a Grossmont point
Tuesday night.
EastCountySports.com
SDCIF PLAYOFFS
EL CAJON - Buoyed by a fast start scoring
24 of the match's first 30 points,
the Grossmont Foothillers scored a resounding 3-0 sweep of host
Valhalla in
Tuesday's (May 20) SDCIF Division II playoffs, winning 15-4, 15-10,
15-10.
Grossmont was declared the best team in
East County this regular season, but
only by the narrowest of margins. Along with a perfect 8-0 run
to the
Grossmont North League title, the Foothillers slipped past undefeated
Grossmont South League titlist Valhalla in five games, capturing
the final
set in extended play, 19-17.
Nevertheless, the Norsemen received the
higher seed to the CIF volleyball
playoffs, forcing Grossmont to travel for Tuesday's quarterfinal
round match.
Traveling, they did, but with a chip on their shoulder.
Junior opposite Jamie Crooks came off the
bench to power the offense with a
match-high 11 kills, while outside hitter Eric DeDonato added
eight putaways.
"We prepared all week and knew we could
excel against them and come out with
the win," said setter Matt Bailey, who registered 42 assists.
"We would like
to get more respect and play a North County team, but you play
who you have
to play in CIF."
The balanced offensive attack saw Hillers
middles Tyler Schmidt and Taylor
McDonald added seven and six kills, respectively, while Crooks
also led a
strong blocking unit.
"In our last match with them, we just
pounded the ball but didn't do much
else," said Crooks. "This time, we adjusted and played
very well.
Grossmont (23-4) advances to Friday's (May
23) semifinals against the winner
of the Orange Glen-Scripps Ranch match, to be held at Serra High
at 5 p.m.
Scripps Ranch (24-10) is the division's top seed.
The fourth-seeded Norsemen, which received
a team-best five kills from junior
Bobby Kunkle, finished their season at 20-6 overall.
(05-20-03)
Members of the Grossmont Foothillers celebrate
following their playoff victory over Valhalla Tuesday (5-20-03).
STANDINGS (as reported) HARBOR W L W L 5-Christian (IV) 6 7 7 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GROSSMONT NORTH W L W L x-Grossmont (II) 8 0 22 3 Santana (III) 6 2 10 13 West Hills (II) 4 4 9 12 El Capitan (II) 2 6 5 7 ElCajonVal.(III) 0 8 2 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GROSSMONT SOUTH W L W L x-Valhalla (II) 10 0 18 5 Helix (II) 6 2 9 4 Granite Hills (I)5 4 5 8 Monte Vista (II) 4 5 4 16 SteeleCanyon(III)3 7 3 14 Mount Miguel (II)0 10 0 14
Tuesday, May 13
Grossmont Conference
Helix def. West Hills 15-7, 11-15, 1-15, 16-14,
15-7 - kills: Ostrander (WH) 30, Ortiz (Hlx) 22; assists:
Coulter (WH) 39; aces: Underwood (Hlx) 4.
Grossmont def. Monte Vista 15-11, 15-2, 15-7 -
kills: McDonald (Gro) 9; Dedonato (Gro) 9.
Friday, May 9
Non-league: Christian def. Santana, 13-15, 15-13, 15-12,
15-8 - kills: Schroeder (C) 15, Bell (C) 15; assists: Faubel
(C) 45; aces: Faubel (C) 7.
Thursday, May 8
Grossmont North: El Capitan def. El Cajon Valley 8-15,
15-6, 12-15, 15-6, 15-5 - kills: Fisher (EC) 23, Freese (EC)
18; assists: Harris (EC) 36; Santana def. West Hills 12-12,
15-17, 15-12, 16-14, 15-5 - kills: Ostrander (WH) 35, Smith
(WH) 12. assists: Coulter (WH) 52.
Grossmont South: Helix def. Steele Canyon 15-6, 15-9,
15-5 - kills: Carson (H) 10, Ortiz (H) 9; blocks: Marcio (SC)
4; Valhalla def. Monte Vista 15-9, 15-4, 15-6 - kills:
B. McCalmont (V) 15; assists: Fronz (V) 33;
Non-league: Grossmont def. Hilltop 15-7, 3-15, 15-7,
15-11 - kills: Schroeder (H) 12, Schmidt (G) 11, Pierce (H)
11; blocks: Harrington (H) 7.
Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Grossmont South League
Steele Canyon def. Mount Miguel 4-15, 15-3, 15-13,
15-12 - kills: M.Smith (SC) 12, Marcio (SC) 9; digs: Pelloni
(SC) 6.
Valhalla def. Granite Hills 15-4, 15-0, 15-9 -
kills: Cahoon (Val) 6; blocks: Cahoon (Val) 7.
Grossmont North League
Grossmont def. Santana 15-5, 13-15, 15-10, 15-4
- kills: Schmidt (Gro) 19, McDonald (Gro) 13; assists: Bailey
(Gro) 64.
Saturday's result
Harbor: Lincoln def. Christian 7-15, 6-15, 15-11, 15-13, 15-12.
Grossmont's Eric DeDonato attempts a kill
against West Hills defenders Devon O'Neil (4) and Jason Colter
Thursday night (5-1-03).
EastCountySports.com
SAN DIEGO - The lights failing to work at the Mira Mesa High gymnasium may have necessitated a last-minute move to Scripps Ranch for the annual Marauders boys volleyball tournament Saturday (May 3), but an even bigger power outage occurred among East County entries.
Only one Grossmont Conference school, Valhalla, was able to capture even a single match in pool play, as all six local entries were blanked from the 16-team championship bracket field, which eventually was captured by Scripps Ranch. The Falcons upset Torrey Pines in a rally game after splitting sets, 15-9, 5-15, 19-17.
While Valhalla was able to down San Diego
for its lone triumph, 15-7, 15-8, four other local schools - Monte
Vista, West Hills, Santana and El Cajon Valley - went winless
in three matches, each unable to collect even a single game.
(05-03-03)
THURS., MAY 1
BOYS
GROSSMONT 3, WEST HILLS 2 -- It may not have been the performance of their
lives, but the Foothillers at least can now lay claim being the
best boys volleyball team in East County this season after trimming
the host Wolf Pack in a Grossmont North League match Thursday
(May 1).
Grossmont played sloppy in stretches with a series of missing spiking opportunities, yet survived by scores of 15-7, 14-16, 15-8, 6-15, 15-9, to complete a two-game season sweep of West Hills. The victory, coupled with the Hillers' topping of Valhalla, the top South League team, in five sets earlier this season, give coach Brian Divine's team the best overall record among Grossmont Conference schools.
Middle-blocker Tyler Schmidt, a senior, powered the Hillers with 14 kills. Eric DeDonato, a senior better known for his exploits on the Grossmont soccer team, added 11 kills, while junior opposite Jamie Crooks added 10 putaways.
Meanwhile, Taylor McDonald, who will play football and volleyball at the University of LaVerne next season, added nine kills, mostly on assists from setter Matt Bailey.
Other results
Grossmont South: Valhalla
def. Helix 15-10, 15-7, 15-1 - kills: Ortiz (He) 13, Kunkle
(Val) 10, Cahoon (Val) 8; assists: Saleaumua (Hel) 22; Monte
Vista def. Mt. Miguel 15-12, 15-6, 15-8 - kills: Williams
(MV) 8, Sasha (MV) 7, Wilde (MV) 7; Steele Canyon def. Granite
Hills 15-13, 9-15, 5-15, 15-3, 15-9 - kills: M.Smith (SC)
15; assists: Stewart (SC) 24; aces: Hooper (SC) 8; blocks: Marcio
(SC) 8;
Wednesday, April 30
Grossmont North League
Grossmont def. El Capitan 15-6, 15-10, 15-3 -
kills: McDonald (G) 9; assists: Bailey (G) 26.
Grossmont South League
Valhalla def. Mount Miguel 15-2, 15-7, 15-4 -
kills: Kunkle (Va) 9.
Monte Vista def. Steele Canyon 15-8, 14-16, 15-10,
15-5 - kills: Royce (MV) 7, Steele (MV) 6, Sasha (MV) 6; Digs:
Marcio (S) 10.
Harbor: Madison def. Christian 15-10, 15-5, 15-5 - kills: J.Tili (Ch) 14, Jo.Tili (Ch) 8; assists: Jo.Tili (Ch) 22.
Tuesday, April 29
Non-League
Hilltop def. Monte Vista 15-3, 15-0, 12-15, 15-1
Monday, April 28
Non-League
Hilltop def. Monte Vista 15-3, 15-0, 12-15, 15-1
Thursday, April 24
Grossmont South: Valhalla def. Steele Canyon 15-1,
15-10, 15-9 -kills: Kunkle (V) 7, LeGross (V) 4; Granite
Hills def. Monte Vista 15-9. 14-16, 15-10, 15-11 - kills:
Howard (GH) 10, Zakharenko (MV) 10, Watte (GH) 9; Grossmont
North: Grossmont def. El Cajon Valley 15-7, 15-2, 15-5 - assists:
Bailey (G) 40;
Wednesday, April 23-Harbor: Clairemont def. Christian 15-17, 15-1, 15-8, 15-5 - kills: Schroeder (Ch) 11; Larson (Ch) 4; assists: Faubel (Ch) 19; Non-league: Valhalla def. Eastlake 3-15, 14-16, 16-4, 15-12, 15-13.
Tuesday, April 22
Santana def. West Hills 15-6, 15-7, 15-11 - kills:
Shaffer (S) 16.
Helix def. Steele Canyon 15-9, 15-5, 15-10 -
kills: Ortiz (H) 8; aces: Carson (H) 7, blocks: Rojas (H) 4.
Granite Hills def. Mt. Miguel 15-7, 14-16, 15-9,
15-7 - kills: Watte (GH) 13, Bowman (GH) 9; aces: Watte (GH)
16; assists: Philips (GH) 32.
Grossmont def. Southwest 15-4, 15-11, 15-9 -
kills: Schmidt (G) 17; McDonald (G) 13; Dedenato (G) 12.
In
a Grossmont South League match Thursday (3-27-03), Helix (pictured,
team at right) defeated Granite Hills 15-8, 15-7, 15-2.
Leaders - kills: Ortiz (H) 10; Watte (GH) 5.
BOYS
Thursday, April 10
Non-league
Helix def. El Cajon Valley 15-8, 11-15, 16-14,
15-9 - kills: Ortiz (H) 17, Brenckle (ECV) 8; blocks: Ortiz
(H) 6, Brenckle (ECV) 5.
Tuesday, April 8
Non-league
Santa Fe Christian def. El Cajon Valley 15-4, 15-7,
15-10.
Scripps Ranch Tournament
Second Round: Rancho Bernardo def. Valhalla 15-7, 15-5; San
Dieguito Academy def. Grossmont 9-15, 15-11, 15-11. First Round:
Valhalla def. St. Augustine 15-11, 15-8; Grossmont def. Scripps
Ranch 12-15, 15-13, 15-11.
Consolation Championship Bracket
At Mar Vista
Quarterfinals: Mar Vista def. West Hills 15-0,
15-10; Santa Fe Christian def. Santana 16-14, 16-14.
Pool play: At Scripps Ranch: Pool Two -Valhalla
(2-1), Santana (0-3). At Mira Mesa: Pool Four - Grossmont
(3-0) beat West Hills 15-2 15-12, Escondido 15-5 15-7, and
San Deguito Acadamy 9-15 15-11 15-11; West Hills (1-2). Pool unavailable
- Monte Vista 0-3.
Thursday, April 3
Grossmont North
West Hills df. El Capitan 15-13, 15-12, 15-8. Kills: Ostrander
(WH) 19; Assists: Coulter (WH) 40
Grossmont df. Santana 15-9, 15-3, 15-8. Kills: McDonald
(G) 10, Dedonato (G) 7, Schmidt (G) 6
Grossmont South
Steele Canyon df. Mount Miguel 15-8, 15-11, 16-14. Kills:
Gaxiola (SC) 9. Note: Steele Canyon won its first match
in school history.
Valhalla df. Granite Hills 15-4, 15-2, 15-10. Kills:
Kunkle (GH) 7, B. Watte (V) 7; Aces: Kunkle (V) 5
Helix df. Monte Vista 12-15, 15-7, 15-3, 15-4. Kills: Ortiz
(H) 12, Underwood (H) 7.
Tuesday, April 1
Granite Hills def. Steele Canyon, 15-17, 15-7,
15-13, 15-13 - Watte (GH) 10 kills, 13 aces.
Santana def. El Cajon Valley, 15-7, 15-13, 16-14
- kills: Brenner (S) 12.
Valhalla def. Helix 15-6, 15-5, 15-13 - kills:
Ortiz (H) 12, B. McCalmont (V) 10; assists: Frontz (V) 23.
Grossmont def. West Hills 15-6, 15-8, 13-15, 13-15,
15-4 - kills: Schmidt (G) 16, Dedonato (G) 11, Buddy (G) 8.
Friday, March 28
Grossmont North League
West Hills def. El Cajon Valley 15-6, 15-10, 15-6
- kills: Ostrander (WH) 12.
Grossmont South League
Monte Vista def. Steele Canyon 14-16, 15-5, 9-15,
15-9, 15-6 - kills: Smith (SC) 19; assists: Stewart (SC) 27;
aces: Marcio (SC) 8.
Beach City Invitational
At La Jolla
Pool 8 Grossmont (3-0). Pool 1
Santana (0-2). Pool 7 Steele Canyon (0-4).
Thursday, March 27
Grossmont South: Helix def. Granite Hills 15-8, 15-7, 15-2
- kills: Ortiz (H) 10; Watte (GH) 5;
Steele
Canyon (left) hosting Valhalla (right), as players battle at the
net Tuesday night.
GRANITE HILLS 3, MONTE VISTA 0 -- The Eagles have struggled out of the gate at 0-3 after losing nine seniors from their 2002 league championship roster. But given a few weeks to work out the kinks, Granite Hills extended its league winning streak to 16 matches over three seasons after sweeping the host Monarchs.
Freshman Brent Watte powered the Eagles with 10 kills and five service aces, while junior Matt Howard added five kills, as setter Daniel Philips effectively worked the offense. Granite Hills swept the first two sets, then rallied from a 13-7 deficit in game three to take win in extended play (overtime).
VALHALLA 3, STEELE CANYON 0 -- The host Cougars received a rude welcome to varsity competition, scoring just five total points in the Norsemen romp. Jason Dall paced Valhalla with match highs of four kills and seven aces.
HELIX 3, MOUNT MIGUEL 0 -- The Highlanders made it a clean sweep for visiting South League team following its pasting of the Matadors.
Tuesday's Matches
Grossmont South League
Granite Hills df. Monte Vista, 15-6, 15-7, 16-14
Granite Hills--Kills Watte 10, Howard 5. Aces: Watte 5.
Valhalla df. Steele Canyon, 15-0, 15-4, 15-1.
Valhalla--Kills: Dall 4, B.McCalmont 3, Cahoon 3. Aces: Dall 7.
Helix 3, Mount Miguel 0
Grossmont North League
Santana def. El Capitan 15-8, 15-11, 15-9 - kills: Lajoie (S) 10.
Grossmont def. El Cajon 15-3, 15-7, 15-13 - kills: Principato (G) 8, Moreno (ECV) 3.
Wednesday, March 26
Harbor: Christian def. Lincoln 5-15, 15-12, 11-15, 15-9, 16-14
- kills: Schroeder (Chr) 15.
Monday, March 24
Harbor League
Christian def. Hoover 15-5, 10-15, 15-12, 12-15,
15-8 - kills: Schroeder (C) 20 kills, Faubel (C) 26 assists.
Thursday, March 20
Grossmont Conference: Grossmont def. Valhalla 15-12, 4-15,
14-16, 15-13, 19-17 - Kills: Kunkle(V) 22, DeDonato(G) 19,
Schmidt(G) 16, Cahoon(V) 15, McDonald(G) and McCalmont(V) 12;
Santana def.Mt. Miguel 15-8, 15-1, 15-3.
Harbor: Madison def. Christian 15-9, 15-13, 13-15, 15-12
- kills: Faubel (C) 16; Schroeder (C) 10; assists: Crofton (C)
28.
Wednesday, March 19
West Hills def. Granite Hills 15-9, 15-2, 15-3 - kills: Ostrander
(WH) 7;
El Cajon Valley def. Steele Canyon 15-4, 15-7, 15-11 - kills:
Moreno (ECj) 3.
Santana def. Mount Miguel 15-9, 15-1, 15-4.
Tuesday, March 18 - BOYS
Helix def. El Capitan 15-2, 15-8, 15-13 - kills: Carson (H)
7; blocks: Ortiz (H) 6; aces: Saleaumua (H) 9.
Grossmont def. Steele Canyon 15-3, 15-10, 15-1 - aces:
St. Tomas (G) 5.
Valhalla def. West Hills 15-5, 15-12, 15-2 - kills: B.
McCalmont (V) 9; blocks: Cahoon (V) 7.
Santana def. Monte Vista 15-8 15-2 15-3.
Monday, March 17
Christian def. Coronado 16-14, 12-15, 15-5, 15-13 - kills:
Faubel (Chr) 14; Schroeder (Chr) 8; assists: Croston (Chr) 29.
Friday, March 14 - BOYS
Non-league
Grossmont def. Granite Hills 15-1, 15-7, 15-1 - kills: McDonald
(Gr) 6, Schmidt (Gr) 5, Principato (Gr) 5.
Monte Vista def. Serra 12-15, 17-15, 15-6, 11-15, 15-7 -
kills: Reid (MV) 18.
SFC def. El Cajon Valley 15-2, 15-1, 10-15, 15-10.
Thursday, March 13 - BOYS
Grossmont def. Granite Hills 15-1, 15-7, 15-1 - kills:McDonald
(G) 6, Schmidt (G) 5, Principato (G) 5.
Santana def. Helix 15-9, 15-10, 15-7 - kills: Lajoie (S) 5.
Valhalla def. El Cajon Valley 15-4, 15-0, 15-6 - kills:
Kunkle (V) 13; B.McCalmont (V) 10.
El Capitan def. Mt. Miguel 15-5, 15-9, 15-4 - kills: Freese
(EC) 8; aces Freese (EC) 6.
West Hills def. Monte Vista 15-1, 15-0, 15-9
Wednesday, March 12 - BOYS
El Cajon Valley def. Mt. Miguel 15-6, 15-8, 15-6 - kills:
Wharton (ECV) 5, Hicks (ECV) 4.
Tuesday, March 11
El Capitan def. Monte Vista 15-5, 15-2, 15-1 - kills: Morris
(EC) 4; assists: Harris (EC) 8.
Valhalla def. Santana, 15-7, 15-7, 15-8 - kills: Cahoon
(V) 7, Boaz (V) 6.
West Hills def. Steele Canyon 15-5, 15-1, 15-1
Saturday, March 8 - Non-league: Bishop's def. Christian 10-15, 15-11, 15-2, 15-10; Escondido def. Helix, 3-0 (no scores reported).
BOYS - Thursday, March 6 -Non-league
El Capitan def. Granite Hills 15-7, 15-5, 15-3 - aces: Sandoval
(EC) 7
Santana def. Steele Canyon 15-4, 15-6, 15-0
2002 ALL-GROSSMONT NORTH LEAGUE TEAM
First Team - Kelly Whitehouse (West Hills) Jr.; Whitney Anderson
(West Hills) Jr.; Sarah Strange (West Hills) Jr.; Erin Hourigan
(West Hills) Sr.; Heidi Tisch (West Hills) Sr.; Aime Cordeiro
(West Hills) Jr.
Second Team - Jordan Franey (Santana) Fr.; Tara Caldwell
(Santana) Sr.; Jessica Vidal (Grossmont) So.; Stephanie Scott
(El Cajon Valley) Sr.; Jessica Dare (Santana) Sr.; Stephanie Nulton
(El Capitan) Sr.
Player of the Year - Kelly Whitehouse (West Hills).
Team Champion - West Hills.
WEDNESDAY, November 21, 2002
CIF PLAYOFFS
Division II-Semifinals
San Pasqual (32-4) 3, Valhalla (20-5) 0
San Pasqual, the defending CIF-San Diego Section Division II champion, defeated Valhalla 15-5, 15-9, 15-3 in the section semifinals at Westview High. kills: Wolfe (V) 11; assists: McNally (V) 18.
Friday, Nov. 15
Division II-Quarterfinals: Valhalla def. Helix 5-15,
15-13, 15-11, 15-5; kills: Wolfe (V) 13; Petrie (H) 12, McPartland
(V) 11; DeJong (H) 9, Klarer (V) 7; assists: Kandt (H) 32.
San Pasqual def. Santana 15-0, 15-2, 15-2; blocks: Arestad (S)
3.
Thursday, Nov. 14
Division I
Torrey Pines def. West Hills 15-10, 15-3, 15-11; kills: Whitehouse
(WH) 12, Hourigan (WH) 12,, assists: Strange (WH) 34.
Division IV
La Jolla Country Day def. Christian 15-7, 15-11, 15-11;
kills: Mitchell (C) 9.
Wednesday, Nov. 13
CIF Playoffs First Round
Division II
Valhalla (19-4) def. Grossmont (5-15) 15-2, 15-9,
15-11; kills: Wolfe (V) 13, McKie (V) 5; assists: McNally (V)
34; aces: Cole (V) 5.
Helix (19-12) def. Orange Glen (4-19) 15-1, 15-5,
15-3; kills: Petrie (H) 9, Mendes (H) 6; assists: Kandt (H) 29;
blocks: Kontrovich (H) 3, Toilolo (H) 3.
Santana (16-10) def. Hilltop (11-19) 15-4, 15-7, 15-10;
kills: Franey (S) 19; assists: Caldwell (S) 12; aces: Franey (S)
6.
CIF DIVISION I PLAYOFFS - Tuesday, Nov. 12
West Hills 3, Rancho Buena Vista 0 - At West Hills, The Wolf Pack (26-7) eliminated the Longhorns (10-15), 15-7, 15-5, 14-1, behind 16 kills from Kelly Whitehouse and 11 kills from Whitney Anderson.
Torrey Pines 3, Granite Hills 0 - At Torrey Pines, It took the third-seeded Falcons (21-6) 38 minutes to win its first-round match over the Eagles (14-12), 15-0, 15-0, 15-0.
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Wednesday night (Nov. 6) in the regular season finale for both teams, West Hills defeated Helix 15-6, 15-2, 15-8. The Pack was lead by Kelly Whitehouse's 11 kills and Erin Hourigans 8 Kills. Whitney Anderson added 7 kills and Heidi Tisch had 6 kills. Sarah Strange chipped in with 4 aces.
This came on the heels of a Wolf Pack victory over Santana on Monday night (Nov. 4) to clinch the Wolf Pack's 8th consecutive league title as well as their 52nd consecutive Grossmont North match victory.
The Pack improved their overall record to
25-7 going into CIF playoffs. West Hills
(25-7) is seeded sixth in Division I.
(11-06-02)
Wolf Pack knocks off Santana in key North battle of season
Wednesday night at West Hills, in a battle of Grossmont North
unbeatens, the Wolf Pack defeated Santana, 15-5, 15-10, 15-7.
Leaders for West Hills were Kelly Whitehouse with 14 kills and
Whitney Anderson with 9 kills.
The Pack improved to 4-0 in league and 19-4 overall.
West Hills tunes up for showdown with sweep
Monday night at El Capitan, West Hills improved to 18-4, 3-0 in the Grossmont North League by sweeping the Vaqueros 15-3, 15-4, 15-5. Kill leaders for the Pack were Kelly Whitehouse with 9 and Heidi Tisch with 6. Whitney Anderson added 5 aces for West Hills, which plays 3-0 Santana Wednesday night at West Hills.
Wednesday, Sept. 25
Grossmont Conference
Granite Hills def. El Cajon Valley 15-6, 15-3, 15-3.
Leaders: Kills - Dodds (GH) 8. blocks - Withers (GH) 6. Assists
- McClain (GH) 32
Steele Canyon def. Grossmont 15-6, 15-9, 5-15, 8-15, 16-14.
Leaders: Kills - Bowker (G) 7.
Santana def. Monte Vista 15-4, 15-10, 9-15, 14-16, 16-14.
Leaders: Kills - Franey (S) 10.
Non-league
El Capitan def. Eastlake 15-8, 15-6, 15-13
Pack sweeps Braves in North opener
Monday night (Oct. 7), West Hills opened their Grossmont North
season with a victory with a wil over El Cajon Valley by the scores
of 15-1, 15-9 15-3.
Leaders for the Wolf Pack were Whitney Anderson with 8 kills and
Kelly Whitehouse with 7 kills. Sara Strange added 5 aces for the
Pack, who improved their overall record to 16-4.
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EL CAJON - Monday night (Sept. 30) at Granite Hills, West Hills' girls volleyball team swept the Eagles 15-5, 15-1, 15-12.
Leaders for the Pack were KELLY WHITEHOUSE with 13 kills, while HEIEI TISCH and ERIN HOURIGAN had 9 each.
TIFFANY DODDS had 6 kills for the Eagles.
West Hills finished their trip through the Grossmont South unbeaten, while handing the Eagles their first loss to a Grossmont North squad.
West Hills returns to action Saturday (Oct.
5) at Scripps Ranch High School against USDHS in the championship
bracket of the Scripps Ranch Tournament.
(10-01-02)
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Grossmont South League
Valhalla def. Steele Canyon 15-5, 15-4, 15-3
Helix def. Mt. Miguel 15-8, 15-6, 15-8
kills: Petrie (H) 10, assists: Kandt
(H) 30.
Granite Hills def. Monte Vista 15-4, 14-16, 12-15, 15-11, 15-8
kills: Denaro (MV) 13, Dodds (GH) 11; blocks:
Denaro (MV) 8; assists: Liljestrom (MV) 24; aces:
Whitmoyer (GH) 6.
Grossmont North League
Santana def. El Capitan 15-4, 15-12, 15-12
kills: Franey (S) 14; aces: Franey (S)
10.
Grossmont def. El Cajon 15-8, 9-15, 15-10, 15-5
kills: Vidal (G) 16.
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ESCONDIDO - The West Hills girls volleyball
team won pool #8 at the Scripps
Ranch Tournament this weekend (Sept. 28) at Escondido High School.
The Wolf
Pack defeated Helix 15-2, 15-6; Oceanside 15-3, 15-1; and Pt.
Loma 15-5,
12-15, 15-7.
KELLY WHITEHOUSE lead the Pack with 22 kills
and 7 aces. ERIN HOURIGAN had
15 kills, while WHITNEY ANDERSON and HEIDI TISCH chipped in with
15 and 11
kills respectively. AIME CORDEIRO had 15 aces for West Hills.
(09-28-02)
Tuesday, Sept. 26
Christian def. San Diego 15-6, 15-3, 15-7
EastCountySports.com
EL CAJON - Wednesday night (Sept. 25) host
West Hills defeated the previously
unbeaten Valhalla Norsemen 15-8, 15-10, 15-13. The Wolf Pack improved
their
record to 10-2 while the Norsemen fell to 2-1.
Leaders for the Pack were KELLY WHITEHOUSE with 18 kills, SARAH STRANGE with 8 kills and 3 aces, and WHITNEY ANDERSON with 7 kills.
BRITTANY McPARTLAND led Valhalla with 8
kills and EMILY KLARER added 7 kills.
(09-26-02)
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SANTEE - Monday night (Sept. 23) at West Hills the Wolf Pack improved their record to 9-2, defeating Monte Vista by the scores of 15-5, 15-2, 15-11.
Leaders for the Wolf Pack were WHITNEY ANDERSON
with 9 kills and HEIDI TISCH
and ERIN HOURIGAN with 6 kills each. JULIE GREGG chipped in with
6 aces.
West Hills is currently ranked 4th in the
county.
(09-24-02)
Thursday, Sept. 19
Non-conference
Santana def. Orange Glen 15-7, 12-15, 15-3, 15-7
Leaders: Franey (S) 11 kills, 5 aces.
Other result: Rancho Bernardo def. Grossmont 15-6, 15-1,
15-6.
Wednesday, Sept 18
Grossmont Conference
Valhalla def. Santana 15-6, 15-7, 15-6
Leaders: McPartland (V) 8 kills; Wolfe (V) 7 kills; Franey
(S) 4 kills; Ramirez (S) 6 kills.
Mount Miguel def. El Cajon Valley 15-11, 5-15, 15-2, 5-15,
15-10.
Leaders: Barnes (MM) 15 kills; Grant (ECV) 11 kills; Edwards
(MM) 9 kills; McElfresh (MM) 32 assists; Andrews (ECV) 8 blocks.
Helix def. Grossmont 15-13, 15-9, 15-5.
Leaders: DeJong (H) 11 kills, 5 aces; Petrie (H) 9 kills.
Tuesday, Sept. 17
Grossmont Conference
Santana def. Steele Canyon 15-10, 15-2, 15-12
Leaders: Franey (S) 4 kills; Dare (S) 6 aces.
Harbor League
Christian def. Coronado 12-15, 7-15, 15-10, 15-9, 15-4
Leaders: Lasswell (Chr) 18, kills; Mitchedll (Chr) 17 kills;
McGill (Chr) 35 assists; Erickson (Chr) 11 blocks.
Monday, Sept. 16
Grossmont Conference
West Hills (8-2) def. Mount Miugel 15-4, 15-2, 15-4.
Leaders: Whitehouse (WH) 10 kills, 6 aces; Tisch (WH) 6 Aces;
Anderson (WH) 5 aces.
Granite Hills def. El Capitan 15-9, 15-5, 10-15, 15-8.
Leaders: Dodds (GH) 8 kills, 14 digs; Williams (GH) 5 kills,
5 blocks; Suggs (GH) 5 kills.
Helix def. El Cajon Valley 15-8, 15-4, 15-6.
Leaders: Petrie (H) 15 kills; Kandt (H) 26 assists.
Monte Vista def. Grossmont 15-12, 15-12, 15-10.
El Capitan wins Madison Warhawk Tournament
Kim Kjellman and Stephanie Nulton helped lead El Capitan to the Madison Warhawk Tournament championship, as the Vaqueros knocked off Calexico, 15-3, 15-6, 15-13.
The pair were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Whitehouse, Hourigan lead West Hills to second-place finish in co-event with LCC
West Hills' Kelly Whitehouse and Erin Hourigan were named to the All-Tournament Team at the West Hills/La Costa Canyon Classic Saturday (Sept. 14).
The duo helped the Wolf Pack into the title match against LCC, however, the Pack fell in three games. West Hills swept three straight matches to reach the finals.
Whitehouse, a junior, led West Hills with 11 kills in the championship match, while Hourigan had seven in the finale.
West Hills/La Costa Canton Fall Classic
Finals: La Costa Canyon def. West Hills 15-12, 4-15, 15-4.
Semifinals: West Hills def. Carlsbad 15-5, 15-11.
Quarterfinals: West Hills def. Imperial 5-4, 15-5.
First round: West Hills def. Coronado 15-5, 15-4; Vista def.
Grossmont, 15-3, 15-4.
Thursday, Sept. 12
San Diego def. Mount Miguel 15-8, 10-15, 15-12, 15-9.
Grossmont Conference 2001 results
Gross.North League champion: West Hills Gross.South League champion: Valhalla
Wolf Pack, Sultans downed in quarterfinals
of CIF section playoffs
Highlanders, Monarchs ousted in D-II quarters, while
Christian falls to Francis Parker in Division IV semis
SANTEE - The Fallbrook High Warriors rallied in the third game and recovered for a 15-11, 6-15, 16-14, 15-13 quarterfinal victory over host West Hills.
Late in the third game, West Hills (29-7) served with a 14-9 lead. Fallbrook (33-6) called time out and then came back to take the game and, eventually, the match.
After taking an early 3-1 lead, the referees were alerted by the scorers that the Wolf Pack had served out of order. West Hills was stripped of a point and the serve.
The Warriors jumped out 5-1 in Game 2, but West Hills, the No. 4 seed, proceeded to reel off 11 consecutive points.
Sara Johnson led the Pack with 16 kills, while teammate Kelly Whitehouse added 12 kills. Kim Sonne had 42 assists
Meanwhile, Santana was swept out of the Division III quarters by USDHS. Helix and Monte Vista then fell out of the playoffs with defeats on Friday.
Christian swept Coronado in the Division IV quarters, but Parker took out the Pats in the semifinals.
11/14/01
Wolf Pack, Sultans do Santee proud on court
in first round of CIF section playoffs
Highlanders, Monarchs move on with wins
In a Division I first round playoff game, West Hills defeated
Rancho Buena Vista, 15-7, 15-13, 15-4.
Leaders for the Pack were Sara Johnson and Kelly Whitehouse with
13 kills each. Kim Sonne and Cory Evans chipped in with 3 aces
each.
The Wolf Pack is now 30-6 and will play Fallbrook at home on Thursday
at 7 PM in a quarterfinal match.
Meanwhile, in a Division III first round game, Santana swept past
Madison in three.
In Division II, Helix advanced by sweeping past Serra in three,
while Monte Vista rallied past Hilltop in five. El Capitan was
eliminated by Escondido in three games.
Wolf Pack take 44th straight league match, seventh straight title
At West Hills Thursday night, the Wolf Pack defeated Santana
15-2, 15-7, 15-3 to finish 8-0 in the Grossmont North and win
their 7th consecutive league title. The Wolf Pack has now won
44 consecutive Grossmont North matches.
Kill leaders for West Hills were Sara Johnson with 11, Kelly Whitehouse
with 7 and Erin Hourigan with 6. Kim Sonne and Aime Cordiero had
3 aces each and Sonne added 27 assists.
The Wolf Pack is now 29-6 overall.
Wolf Pack wins on El Cap senior night
It was senior night in Lakeside Tuesday night, but West Hills still swept El Capitan to keep its undefeated Grossmont North record in tact.
The Wolf Pack improved to 7-0 in league play and 28-6 overall.
Leaders for the Pack were Kelly Whitehouse with 7 kills and Sara Johnson with 6 kills. Aime Cordiero added 5 aces for the Pack
Wednesday's reported result: At Santana, West Hills defeated the Sultans, 15-2, 15-1, 15-11.
The Wolf Pack's Kelly Whitehouse had 6 kills and Sara Johnson
had 10 kills.
The Wolf Pack improved their record to 4-0 in the Grossmont north
and 25-6 overall.
West Hills goes 2-3 in California Challenge
On Friday, the Wolf Pack lost in 4 games to Fresno Buchanon, which is currently ranked 13th nationally, and in 5 games to Temecula Chaparral.
West Hills rallied Saturday morning to defeat Escondido in
4 games and West Covina South Hills in 4 games before falling
to 3rd-ranked Mt. Carmel in the Bronze Division finals.
Kill leaders for the weekend were Sara Johnson with 70, Kelly
Whitehouse with 65, Whitney Anderson with 38 and Cory Evans with
29. Aime Cordiero had 19 aces and Kim Sonne added 162 assists.
West Hills is now 24-6 for the season.
Other reported result - El Cajon Valley def. Grossmont,
15-10, 8-15, 5-15, 15-8, 15-9
Leaders: Kills - M. White (G) 12, Nini Herron (ECV) 9,
Mimi Herron (ECV) 4, Joanna Banks (ECV) 4. Aces - Naish (ECV)
6. Assists - Naish 26.
Pack dismisses El Cap in swift fashion
Special to ECS.com
West Hills continued their dominance over East County teams as they swept El Capitan, 15-0, 15-1, 15-9.
Kelly Whitehouse lead the Pack with 6 kills, and Whitney Anderson added 5. In the ace department, Aime Cordiero had 5 and Sara Johnson had 4.
The Wolf Pack improved to 22-3 on the season and 3-0 in Grossmont
North play.
The Pack has a bye on Thursday before playing in The California
Challenge Friday and Saturday at Torrey Pines (or selected sites).
University of San Diego High beats West Hills,
15-4, 15-10, in finals of Scripps Ranch Tourney
Special to ECS.com
SCRIPPS RANCH - West Hills fell to USDHS in the finals of the Scripps Ranch Tournament Saturday at Scripps Ranch.
The Dons, who improved their record to 22-2, while winning the tournament, entered the weekend ranked second in the county.
The Wolf Pack went 4-1 on the day defeating La Costa Canyon, 14-16, 15-1, 15-8; OLP 15-7, 15-2; Scripps Ranch 15-12, 15-9; and Fallbrook 15-9, 9-15, 15-4, en route to the finals, before falling to Uni.
West Hills improved its record to 21-3.
The Wolf Pack got performances from setter Kim Sonne, who registered
103 assists, Cory Evans with 26 kills and 9 aces, Whitney Anderson
with 19 kills, Kelly Whitehouse with 43 kills, and Sara Johnson,
who was selected to
the all tournament team, with 38 kills and 8 aces.
Aime Cordiero and Sarah Strange chipped in 7 and 5 aces respectively.
Wolf Pack sweeps Foothillers
SANTEE - Thursday night at West Hills, the Pack swept Grossmont 3-0 to improve their record to 17-2.
West Hills posted game wins of 15-3, 15-7, 15-0, while staying atop the Grossmont North with a 2-0 record. Grossmont falls to 1-1 in league play.
Leaders for the Pack were Kelly Whitehouse with 7 kills and Sara Johnson with 5 kills. Aim Cornier added 5 aces for the Pack, while Sara Johnson added 4 aces and Kim Sonne chipped in with 20 assists.
In the Grossmont North League opener for both teams, West Hills
defeated El Cajon Valley, 15-0, 15-3, 15-11. Leaders for the Wolf
Pack were Sara Johnson with 10 kills, Julie Gregg with 7 kills
and Kelly Whitehouse with 5 kills.
Sarah Strange had 4 aces while Kim Sonne added 3 aces and 21 assists.
West Hills improved to 1-0 in league play and 16-2 overall.
Pack sweeps pool at Scripps Tournament
SCRIPPS RANCH - West Hills went 4-0 to win their pool in the
Scripps Ranch Tournament and advance to championship bracket play
next Saturday at Scripps Ranch.
The Wolf Pack defeated Castle Park 15-2, 15-1; Mira Mesa 15-10,15-10;
Santa Fe Christian 15-7, 15-7; and Serra 15-3, 15-5.
Kill leaders were Kelly Whitehouse and Sara Johnson with 21 each.
Aime Cordiero chipped in 12 aces while Kim Sonne added 50 assists.
South teams no match for Wolf Pack
SANTEE - At West Hills the Wolf Pack finished their sweep through the Grossmont South by defeating Helix 15-1, 15-9, 15-11.
West Hills improved to 11-2 on the season, while not dropping
a game in the Grossmont North/South crossover.
Kill leaders for the Wolf Pack were Kelly Whitehouse and Sara
Johnson with 8 each, as Whitney Anderson added 5. Anderson also
added 6 aces.
Wolf Pack sweeps Norsemen
SANTEE - At West Hills, the Wolf Pack defeated the visiting Norseman three straight.
After beating Valhalla 15-0 in game 1 the Wolf Pack held off
a challenge in the 15-10 second game before finishing off the
match, 15-3.
Leaders for the Pack were Kelly Whitehouse with 15 kills, and
Sara Johnson and Kim Sonne with 4 aces each. The Wolf Pack moves
to 10-2 on the season.
Thursday's other reported result: Granite Hills def.
El Cajon Valley, 15-12, 14-16, 8-15, 16-14, 15-1.
Leaders: GH - Kills: Dobbs 13, Peterson
10. Assists: Jackson 44. ECV - Kills:
Scott 13. Blocks: Scott 6. Assists: Naish 25.
Thursday's reported result-Valhalla def. El Cajon Valley,
15-7, 15-5, 15-7.
Leaders: Kills - Scott (ECV) 4, Boone (ECV) 2. Assists - Naish
(ECV) 8.
Pack sweeps Monarchs in home opener
SANTEE - In its home opener, West Hills defeated Monte Vista 15-4, 15-6, 15-0.
The Wolf Pack was lead by Kelly Whitehouse with 6 kills and
5 aces. Kim Sonne had 8 aces while Whitney Anderson added 5 kills.
The Wolf Pack is now 8-2 overall.
Wolf Pack fourth at Fall Classic
POWAY - The West Hills girls volleyball team reached the semifinals before running out of gas at the Fall Classic Tournament in Poway last weekend.
The Wolf Pack won 5 straight matches before being downed, 10-15, 15-4, 15-13 by eventual champion Mt. Carmel.
Earlier in the tournament, West Hills defeated OLP, 15-4, 15-5; Chula Vista, 15-1, 15-5; La Jolla Country Day, 15-4,15-7; Calvin Christian, 16-14, 15-2; and Rancho Bernardo, 15-9, 15-6.
Leaders for the weekend from West Hills were Kelly Whitehouse with 43 kills, Sara Johnson with 40 kills and 12 aces, Kim Sonne with 12 aces, and Sarah Strange with 7 aces. The Wolf Pack is now 7-2 overall.
West Hills feels at home in win over Granite
The West Hills Wolf Pack swept Granite Hills on the Eagles' home court by scores of 15-4, 15-3, 15-6.
Nine members of the Pack got into the kill column led by Sara Johnson and Julie Gregg, with 8 each. Kim Sonne had 3 aces, and Kelly Whitehouse and Gregg had 2 apiece. West Hills improves to 2-0 on the season.
Thursday's reported result - Monte Vista def. El Cajon Valley (0-1), 15-11, 15-6,
8-15, 16-14.
Reported leaders - Kills: Scott (ECV) 5, Rivera (ECV) 3.
Assists: Naish (ECV) 13.
EastCountySports.com staff report
LA JOLLA - At Bishops, West Hills defeated the Knights, 15-11,
15-8, 15-6, on Monday night.
Bishops came into the match ranked 8th in the county, but the
Wolf Pack was led by Kelly Whitehouse, with 13 kills, and Sara
Johnson, with 11. The hitting was rounded out by Whitney Anderson,
with 8 kills, Cory Evans and Erin Hourigan, with 5 kills each,
and Heidi Tisch, with 4. Kim Sonne had 35 assists for the Wolf
Pack, who is now 1-0.
ECS.com staff report
MIRA MESA - After top-seeded Eastlake won the first game of the
San Diego CIF Division II championship against Valhalla, the third-seeded
Norsemen came out and dominated the next two games and then started
thinking about being the champs.
But in the fourth game...
"The guys thought they had the trophy in their pockets already,"
Valhalla coach Tom Hunter said following the five game, 2 hours
and 15 minutes contest at Mira Mesa High. "We let them back
in the match."
The Norsemen fell behing 14-6 in the fifth game, but came back
to win the match's final 10 points to capture the title with a
7-15, 15-3, 15-8, 4-15, 16-14, win over the Titans.
Blake Fowler led the way with 26 kills, while teammate Tyler McCallan
added 20.
Caleb Gundert had eight of his 12 digs in game five.
"Caleb held the team together," Hunter said. "We're
kind of known for comeback. I told the guys (during a timeout),
the guys with the biggest hearts will win, but I didn't say hearts.
We got an unbelievable burst of energy."
A crucial play of the game and match came during the comeback.
During a long rally, a Titans' smash hit close to the line, but
the ball was out by about nearly a foot.
The Norsemen got a kill from McCallan to tie it at 14-14, and
after a series of side outs, they got the ball back.
"We knew we had it won then, because I felt we were the fresher
team," Hunter said.
At 14-14, Carrona got a block to move Valhalla up 15-14, then
after two more side outs to get the ball back, Doroski served
and Smith, a junior, put the winner down with a block on the return.
Ryan Smith had eight blocks, while teammate Andy Carrona had four
for Valhalla, while setter Zac Doroski had 63 assists. McCallan
also had three aces, while Fowler had two.
Valhalla finished the season 23-6, with a nine-game winning streak,
while top-seeded Eastlake concluded the campaign 31-6. It was
the first title ever in volleyball for Valhalla.
"This is so unbelievable," coach Tom Hunter said. "I've
been nervous since the day CIF started, now I can relax
In Division III, Francis Parker defeated University of SD, 15-8,
11-15, 15-11, 15-11, while in Division I, La Costa Canyon beat
Mt. Carmel, 15-17, 15-11, 10-15, 15-7, 15-8, in a match that took
two hours and 45 minutes.
For EastCountySports.com
CORONADO - Despite coming in as
the higher seed in their San Diego CIF Division II semifinal matchup
with Ramona, the Valhalla High boys volleyball team knew only
to expect a close outcome with the Bulldogs.
After all, a matchup of common opponents points out that Ramona
advanced with a quarterfinal victory at Mira Mesa, while the Norsemen
were defeated earlier this season by the Marauders.
The Norsemen held off Ramona and beat them in four, 17-15, 10-15,
15-10, 15-8. Valhalla (22-6) has won eight in-a-row.
Valhalla is third seed and moves into the finals to face top-seeded
Eastlake, which defeated San Pasqual, 15-1, 15-10, 15-10, to improve
to 31-5
Friday at 5 p.m., the teams will meet in the Divison II championship
at Mira Mesa High.
Valhalla's seniors had a big night, as outside hitter Blake Fowler
had 26 kills, opposite hitter Tyler McCallan had 21 kills, middle
blocker Andy Carrona had 12 kills, while outside hitter Caleb
Gundert had 11 winners.
Carrona had four blocks and Zac Doroski set 75 assists.
"Ramona played real tough," Valhalla coach Tom Hunter
said. "The whole match was kind of streaky for both sides.
We came in looking for a good match."
The first game saw four lead changes and Valhalla led 14-8 serving
for the game, but Ramona came back to tie at 14-14 and then got
the lead before Valhalla picked up the last three points, including
a McCallan kill off a Doroski set for the game.
Valhalla had a 10-4 lead in the second game, but the Bulldogs
rallied successfully to even the match.
However, Fowler had six kills in the third game, and Valhalla
jumped out 10-1 in the fourth game, as Carrona got the match-winning
kill. Fowler also served three aces on the night.
"I thought our serves were tough and were a key," Hunter
said. "I was really surprised by the way we jumped out in
game four. I was expecting the match to go five.
"We expect a tough, long match with Eastlake. They're well
coached and well disciplined, but I think we can win. We match
up with them well."