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SportStars NorCal Volleyball Rankings: 2019 FINAL

Central Coast Section North Coast Section Northern Section Rankings Sac-Joaquin Section San Francisco Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 26, 2019 0

FINAL NorCal Volleyball Rankings: CIF NorCal Open Champion Marin Catholic Goes Wire-To-Wire As NorCal’s No. 1; WCAL Lands Three In Top Six • NorCal Volleyball Rankings All Records Are Final (via MaxPreps.com) 1. (1) — Marin Catholic-Kentfield 35-4 2. (2) — Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland 30-8 3. (3) — ... Read more

Campolindo Volleyball: Bounce Back Brings State Run

North Coast Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 20, 2019 0

After Being Swept In The Section Finals, The Cougars Found New Motivation And Became The First Campolindo Team To Reach A Division I State Volleyball Final • John Vuong knew the players on his Campolindo volleyball team were hurting. As the team sat together in the aftermath of a... Read more

Alden Standley, Sacred Heart, Volleyball SportStar of the Week!

SportStars of the Week Uncategorized Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 18, 2019 0

ALDEN STANDLEY Sacred Heart Cathedral-S.F. – Volleyball – Senior- Honored as SportStar of the Week! They say it’s hard to beat a good team three times. Try five! Standley delivered 44 assists and added eight digs on Nov. 9 as she and her Fightin’ Irish teammates defeated Archbishop Mitty-San... Read more

Saint Francis Volleyball Sweeps Oak Ridge

Sac-Joaquin Section Volleyball VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA November 15, 2019 0

Saint Francis Volleyball Wins Section Title 3-0 Over Oak Ridge The top-ranked Saint Francis volleyball team swept No. 3 Oak Ridge 25-21, 25-18, 25-13 to win the school’s first Sac-Joaquin Section title in volleyball since 2012 and 13th in school history. “I am super proud of them,” said Head... Read more

How to Perfect Connecting With The Middle in Volleyball

Uncategorized October 31, 2019 0

Olympian Lindsey Berg Tells How to Perfect Connecting With The Middle as a Setter in Volleyball Connecting with a middle attacker is one of the harder skills to perfect in volleyball. For the setter to put the ball in the right place every time with ease, the timing of the middle attacker... Read more

Cosumnes Oaks Volleyball Star Ramonni Cook

Sac-Joaquin Section SportStars of the Week VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 21, 2019 0

Sport Star of the Week, Ramonni Cook, Cosumnes Oaks – Elk Grove Volleyball Senior opened October on a tear! In the team’s first four matches of the month, the Wolfpack’s senior middle hitter compiled 67 of her team-high 339 kills (through Oct. 10). That caught our attention and resulted... Read more

Be the Best Setter in Volleyball

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA October 10, 2019 0

Being the Best Setter in Volleyball Means Knowing the Game Have you ever thought about how many points are lost during the course of a season because someone on your team didn’t know that the opposing setter was in the front row? It’s the setter’s job to make sure... Read more

Improving Your Skills as a Short Setter

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 26, 2019 0

Obviously, there are many, many skills that setters need to have, and my goal here is not to give you a comprehensive list of every one of them. Instead, I’d like to cover some of the skills that you have the ability to work on by yourself. Improving your... Read more

Ivana Erlandsen Rocklin – Volleyball SportStar of the Week!

SportStars of the Week VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 19, 2019 0

SportStar Of The Week- Ivana Erlandsen, Rocklin – Volleyball – Senior Outside Hitter A high-flying outside hitter, Ivana Erlandsen posted a team-leading 18 kills in a 3-1 win over Ponderosa-Shingle Springs on Sept. 12. Erlandsen also added 11 digs, three aces and two blocks in the Rocklin volleyball match.... Read more

Playing With a Chip on Your Shoulder

VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA September 9, 2019 0

When you grow up being a shorter player in the sport of volleyball, you know that you’re always going to have to do a little more than the taller players. You have to know the game better, work harder, train harder, figure out different tricks that can give you... Read more

Linsdey Berg: Playing From The Heart

Club Sports LEVELUP INSIDERS VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA August 20, 2019 0

My name is Lindsey Berg. I was born and raised in the incredible volleyball state of Hawaii. My volleyball skills then took me to Minnesota for college, the Olympics three times, and all over the world playing professionally. After retiring five years ago from the sport, it is finally... Read more

UC Elite 16 Wins First Trip to Jr. Nationals

Club Sports Oakland Section VOLLEYBALL — Served by NCVA April 3, 2019 0

Precisely the spike that was needed! UC ELITE Volleyball Club of Union City and Hayward secured a national spot with a Pacific Northwest Qualifier win this weekend in Spokane. It’s the teams first bid to the Jr. Nationals since its 2015 inception. According to head volleyball coach, Matt Guzman... Read more