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Marin Catholic’s Cats’ Game

High School Sports Features North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 2, 2017 0

Few NorCal Girls Volleyball Programs Entered The Postseason Playing As Well As Marin Catholic • Story by CHACE BRYSON | Photos by JEAN-PAUL TOSHIRO A time will come to pass this November when the Marin Catholic High volleyball team is pushed to its limits. The stakes will be high.... Read more

It’s time for Club Tryouts. Here’s What You Can Expect.

LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 24, 2017 0

Club Tryouts can be stressful however all Club Directors work together to make sure that the tryout process is smooth as possible. Below are some insights to mitigate stress and make the tryout process fun and exciting. For those new to club volleyball these will introduce you to the... Read more

SportStars Joins NCVA as Official Media Partner

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 19, 2017 0

IT’S OFFICIAL. After years of continual and mutual support, the Northern California Volleyball Association (NCVA) and SportStars Media have joined forces formalizing an Official Media Partnership. And it’s gonna be good! Since 1982, NCVA has been on a mission to build one of the nation’s most comprehensive and encompassing... Read more

Bruin Confidence

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 5, 2017 0

After A 16-2 Start To Its Season, The Ponderosa Girls Volleyball Team Isn’t Shy About Its Big Goals • Story by STEVEN WILSON | Photos by JAMES K. LEASH Julin Kenison isn’t wasting any time with typical goals. The junior outside hitter for Ponderosa High School’s girls volleyball team... Read more

Xceleration Volleyball: At Home in the East Bay

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 27, 2017 0

Xceleration Volleyball Club’s Family-First Approach Gets Major Upgrade • Jim Ross knows it sounds corny. Yet, the club partner and former director of Xceleration Volleyball Club — a mainstay in the East Bay for more than a decade now — says it anyway. “We’re a club who cares,” he... Read more

Horse Power: Monte Vista-Danville Volleyball Rolling Early

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 22, 2017 0

Monte Vista Continues East Bay Dominance In Fast Start To 2017 • When Sara Dukes Johnson left her assistant job at Stanford University to take over the program at Monte Vista High prior to last season, the former Cardinal player and Carondelet-Concord grad probably had a good idea of... Read more

SportStar Of The Week: Makaela Tanaka

SportStars of the Week VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 21, 2017 0

Archbishop Mitty-San Jose – Volleyball – Monarchs’ Senior Makaela Tanaka Tanaka, the All-American setter bound for Fordham next fall was the Monarchs’ lone All-Tournament selection at the prestigious Nike Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas from Sept. 15-16. Mitty went 6-1 at the tournament and took fifth place in... Read more

Defensive Shields

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 15, 2017 0

With A Talented Back Row, Oak Ridge Takes A Defense-Wins-Championship Approach • Story By IKE DODSON | Photos By JAMES K. LEASH Madison Shields could dig her way to China. The savvy senior libero on the Oak Ridge High-El Dorado Hills  volleyball team is one of the top defensive... Read more

Six Shooters

Central Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 14, 2017 0

Archbishop Mitty-San Jose Takes Aim At An Unprecedented Sixth Straight State Crown • Story By JAMES G. KANE | Photos By DOUG STRINGER It doesn’t take long. Only a few moments into the conversation, and Archbishop Mitty-San Jose coach Bret Almazan-Cezar recognizes what’s ahead. The name of another legendary... Read more

Volleyball: Alexa Edwards’ Smash Hit

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA August 3, 2017 0

Hardwood is in Alexa Edwards’ genes, and she grew up on gymnasium floors. So it is no surprise that the Sacramento resident made herself at home on the volleyball court in 2016 to earn Freshman All-American honors from the media. “Her talent sets her apart, but her volleyball IQ... Read more

Everything Coming Up Roseville

Sac-Joaquin Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA June 1, 2017 0

With A Four-Set Win In The CIF NorCal Final, Roseville Completed A Season Of Historic Firsts • Story By Mike Wood | Photos By Berry Evans III DUBLIN — What might have looked easy early on in Roseville High School’s boys volleyball match with Bellarmine College Prep-San Jose didn’t turn... Read more

Parker Jones Can’t Lose

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA January 11, 2017 0

Story and Photos by CHACE BRYSON Momentum is a dangerous thing in volleyball. It can wield great power. It also isn’t easy to get back once it’s been lost. Acalanes had lost the momentum. And the only way the Dons were going to get it back was to win... Read more

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