The Olympian High School girls volleyball team drew one step closer to realizing its goal of winning back-to-back San Diego Section championships after defeating visiting Mission Vista, 3-2, in Tuesday’s Division II semifinals.
The top-seeded Lady Eagles (25-10) will face second-seeded Valhalla (19-8) for the division title Saturday at Cathedral Catholic High School. Game time is 1:15 p.m.
Olympian won last year’s Division III championship in a history-making moment for the east side Chula Vista school. The Lady Eagles moved up to the Division II competition tier this year and, braced by 10 returners off last year’s championship team, appear not to have missed a step.
Olympian defeated fourth-seeded Mission Vista (24-11) by scores of 26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 10-25, 15-11.
The Lady Eagles won the opening game before the Lady Timberwolves evened the match. The hosts then went up 2-1 in games before the visitors evened the score once again by rallying to win the fourth game. The fifth and deciding game proved highly competitive before Olympian pulled out the victory.
Alex Hightower led the Lady Eagles with 20 kills in the five-set victory while teammates Lauren Appelman and Briana Torres contributed 17 and 16 kills, respectively. Yvette Macias turned in 35 digs while Appelman had 26 digs, Hightower had 25 digs and Laurie Orbita had 18 digs.
Andrea Ramirez had 25 assists while Orbita had 21 assists.
Appelman leads Olympian with 363 kills while Hightower has 66 aces, Macias has 523 digs and Orbita has 474 assists.
Valhalla is also 3-0 in playoff competition after besting, in order, 15th-seeded Mission Hills in the opening round (3-0), seventh-seeded Granite Hills (3-2) in the quarterfinals and third-seeded Escondido (3-0) in the semifinals.
Maiya Lopez leads the Lady Norsemen with 260 kills and 47 aces while Rachel Kuhn has 311 digs and Brittney Beltz has 805 assists.
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Mar Vista will also be making a trip to this weekend’s division finals when they take on top-seeded Madison Friday, Nov. 20, at 4 p.m. at Canyon Crest Academy. Mar Vista, seeded second in the division, carries a 16-10 overall record into the match against the Lady Warhawks (14-8).
The Lady Mariners defeated third-seeded San Diego Academy 25-15, 25-11, 25-18 in the semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 18 to advance to the championship game.
Lady Eagles continue to soar in CIF girls volleyball playoffs
Olympian’s Lady Eagles are one step closer to realizing their dream to completing back-to-back CIF championship seasons after sweeping eighth-seeded Pacific Ridge in Friday’s San Diego Section Division II quarterfinals. Top-seeded Olympian won by match scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-10.
The Lady Eagles will host fourth-seeded Mission Vista on Tuesday in the semifinals. Both teams sport 24-10 overall records.
Lauren Appelman led Olympian with 12 kills in the win over Pacific Ridge while teammate Brianna Torres had 11 kills. Yvette Macias had 18 digs while Laurie Orbita collected six serving aces and 19 assists. Andrea Ramirez contributed 18 assists.
Mission Vista eliminated fifth-seeded Otay Ranch, 3-1, in Friday’s quarterfinals to end the Lady Mustangs’ quest to return to the division championship game. Otay Ranch placed second in last year’s Division II playoffs.
Also alive in this year’s Division II playoff field are second-seeded Valhalla and third-seeded University City. Both of those teams will pair up in Tuesday’s other semifinal match.
Valhalla edged Grossmont Hills League rival Granite Hills, 3-2, in Friday’s quarterfinals while Escondido eliminated UC, 3-1.
Valhalla won by match scores of 25-17, 17-25, 25-16, 15-9.
Division IV teams were also in action on Friday.
Third-seeded Hoover eliminated sixth-seeded Sweetwater, 3-2, in five games. The Lady Devils (18-14) led 2-1 in games after recording 25-14 and 25-19 victories in the opening three sets. But the Lady Cardinals (20-7) prevailed by winning the second set 25-21 and the final two sets 25-23, 16-14 in hotly contested fashion.
The Lady Red Devils reigned as Metro-Pacific League champions this season, finishing 6-0 in league play.
Division I, Division III, Division V teams are slated for quarterfinal action on Saturday, Nov. 14.
Eastlake wins clash of the Titans, advance to CIF girls volleyball semifinals
POINT LOMA, Nov. 14 — The Eastlake girls volleyball team has already captured one championship banner this season after winning the Metro-Mesa League title. Could the Lady Titans be on the way to capturing a second major sports banner?
Eastlake moved halfway along in that quest after upsetting fourth-seeded Point Loma, 3-0, in Saturday’s San Diego Section Division I quarterfinals. The fifth-seeded Lady Titans won by match scores of 25-23, 25-16, 25-18.
Eastlake (22-12) now advances against top-seeded La Costa Canyon (22-10) in Wednesday’s semifinals. The winner advances to next Saturday’s Division I championship match at Cathedral Catholic High School.
Point Loma, the defending Division I champion, ended its season 19-16.
The win was the sixth consecutive for the Lady Titans, who lost two months ago in a three-game sweep to these same Lady Pointers.
Wednesday’s semifinal match is a rematch of last year when La Costa Canyon eliminated Eastlake from title contention.
Eastlake’s spikers set a goal of returning to the semifinals this year to mete out some revenge against the Lady Mavericks.
Kristen Abels led the Lady Titans against Point Loma with 11 kills. Jacqui Van Liefde contributed nine kills to Eastlake’s winning effort while Briana Ayon, who provided a stirring pre-game speech to her teammates, had four kills and three blocks. Audrey-Rose Hutchinson had three kills and five blocks while Anissa Vera turned in eight serving aces.
Madilyn Yeomans led the Lady Pointers with 10 kills while teammate Charlie Ekstrom had eight kills.
Top seeds Olympian, Montgomery ace opponents in opening round of girls volleyball playoffs
Olympian (23-10) took its first step toward winning its second consecutive San Diego Section championship by defeating Clairemont 25-20, 25-18, 27-25 in Tuesday’s (Nov. 10) opening playoff round of the Division II playoffs.
Lauren Appelman led the Lady Eagles with 15 kills while Appelman and Macias each recorded two serving aces, Macias had 26 digs and Laurie Orbita had 24 assists. Alex Hightower also contributed 22 digs while Appelman had 12 digs.
Olympian hosts eighth-seeded Pacific Ridge (14-19) in Friday’s quarterfinals. Game time is 7 p.m.
Montgomery took a 29-5 overall record into Wednesday’s opening-round match-up against 16th-seeded Grossmont (3-15). The Lady Aztecs prevailed 3-2 in a five-game nail-biter by scores of 12-25, 25-13, 23-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Senior Lyssette Serna led the Lady Aztecs with 16 kills while freshman Isabella Isaia had 14 kills and junior Mikayla Anaya accumulated 28 assists.
Montgomery (30-5) hosts eighth-seeded Imperial (19-8) on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Eastlake, which finished 8-0 in league play, defeated 12th-seeded Poway (10-21) in Wednesday’s (Nov. 11) Division I opener to draw fourth-seeded Point Loma (19-15) in Saturday’s quarterfinals. The Lady Titans, who will play at Point Loma, are 21-12.
Mar Vista (14-10) opens quarterfinal play Saturday against seventh-seeded Mountain Empire (12-10). The winner advances to the Division V semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Madison (12-8) is the division’s top seed.
Sweetwater, riding a nine-match winning streak, will play third-seeded Hoover (19-7) in the Division IV quarterfinals on Friday after eliminating 11th-seeded St. Joseph’s Academy 25-21, 25-15, 25-18 in Tuesday’s first round.
The Lady Red Devils (6-0 in league play, 18-13 overall) received 14 kills from Cheyenne Martinez and 26 assists from Breeanna Reid.
Also in Division II, fifth-seeded Otay Ranch (21-12) defeated Fallbrook 25-14, 21-25, 26-24, 25-19 on Tuesday. The Lady Mustangs, last year’s division runners-up, play Friday at fourth-seeded Mission Vista (23-10).
San Diego Section
Girls Volleyball Playoffs
Open Division
Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 13
All games 5 p.m. at higher seed
(1) Torrey Pines (31-1) vs. (8) Francis Parker (19-9)
(4) San Dieguito Academy (25-7) vs. (5) La Jolla (19-10)
(3) Canyon Crest Academy (26-6) vs. Scripps Ranch (23-9)
(2) Cathedral Catholic (27-1) vs. (7) Del Norte (22-9)
Results
Torrey Pines defeated Francis Parker
La Jolls defeated San Dieguito Academy
Canyon Crest Academy defeated Scripps Ranch
Cathedral Catholic defeated Del Norte
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 17
All games 7 p.m. at higher seed
(1) Torrey Pines vs. (5) La Jolla
(2) Canyon Crest Academy vs. (2) Cathedral Catholic
Results
Torrey Pines defeated La Jolla, 3-0
Cathedral Catholic defeated Canyon Crest Academy, 3-2
Championships
Saturday, Nov. 21
(1) Torrey Pines (33-1) vs. (2) Cathedral Catholic (29-1), 6:15 p.m. at Cathedral Catholic High School
Final: (1) Torrey PInes defeated (2) Cathedral Catholic, 3-1
Division I
First Round
Wednesday, Nov. 11
All games 7 p.m.
(16) Bonita Vista (9-17) at (1) La Costa Canyon (20-10)
(9) Carlsbad (12-12) at (8) Santa Fe Christian (14-18)
(12) Poway (10-20) at (5) Eastlake (20-12)
(13) La Jolla Country Day (18-15) at (4) Point Loma (18-15)
(14) Rancho Bernardo (9-14) at (3) Ramona (25-10), 7 p.m.
(15) Rancho Buena Vista (15-15) at (6) Westview (14-16)
(10) West Hills (21-9) at (7) Our Lady of Peace (14-12)
(15) Calvin Christian (15-11) at (2) Bishop’s (21-11)
Results
La Costa Canyon defeated Bonita Vista, 3-0
Santa Fe Christian defeated Carlsbad, 3-1
Eastlake defeated Poway, 3-0
Point Loma defeated La Jolla Country Day, 3-1
Ramona, defeated Rancho Bernardo, 3-1
Westview defeated Rancho Buena Vista, 3-1
Our Lady of Peace defeated West Hills, 3-0
Bishop’s defeated Calvin Christian, 3-0
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 14
All games 5 p.m.
(8) Santa Fe Christian vs. La Costa Canyon
(5) Eastlake at (4) Point Loma
(6) Westview at (3) Ramona
(7) Our Lady of Peace at (2) Bishop’s
Results
La Costa Canyon defeated Santa Fe Christian, 3-0
Eastlake defeated Point Loma, 3-0
Ramona defeated Westview, 3-1
Bishop’s defeated Our Lady of Peace, 3-1
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 18
All games 7 p.m.
(5) Eastlake (22-12) at (1) La Costa Canyon (22-10)
(3) Ramona (27-10) at (2) Bishop’s (23-11)
Results
La Costa Canyon dfeated Eastlake, 3-1
Bishop’s defeated Ramona, 3-2
Championships
Saturday, Nov. 21
(1) La Costa Canyon (23-1) vs. (2) Bishop’s (24-11), 4 p.m. at Cathedral Catholic High School
Final: (1) La Costa Canyon defeated (2) Bishop’s, 3-1
Division II
Play-in Round
Monday, Nov. 9
Coronado (8-12) at Clairemont (19-10), 7 p.m.
Result
Clairemont defeated Coronado, 3-0
First Round
Tuesday, Nov. 10
All games 7 p.m. at higher seed
(1) Olympian (22-10) vs. (16) Clairemont (20-10)
(9) San Pasqual (13-13) at (8) Pacific Ridge (13-19)
(12) Fallbrook (18-12) at (5) Otay Ranch (20-12)
(13) Tri-City Christian (10-19) at (4) Mission Vista (22-10)
(14) Brawley (14-15) at (3) Escondido (17-13)
(11) Mt. Carmel (8-16) at (6) University City (16-10)
(10) Patrick Henry (7-16) at (7) Granite Hills (17-14)
(15) Mission Hills (8-21) at (2) Valhalla (16-8)
Results
Olympian defeated Clairemont, 3-0
Pacific Ridge defeated San Pasqual, 3-2
Otay Ranch defeated Fallbrook, 3-1
Mission Vista defeated Tri-City Christian, 3-2
Escondido defeated Brawley, 3-0
University City defeated Mt. Carmel, 3-2
Granite Hills defeated Patrick Henry, 3-2
Valhalla defeated Mission Hills, 3-0
Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 13
All games 5 p.m.
(8) Pacific Ridge (14-19) at (1) Olympian (23-10)
(5) Otay Ranch (21-12) at (4) Mission Vista (23-10)
(6) University City (17-10) at (3) Escondido (18-13)
(7) Granite Hills (18-14) at (2) Valhalla (17-8)
Results
(1) Olympian defeated (8) Pacific Ridge,3-0
(4) Mission Vista defeated (5) Otay Ranch, 3-1
(3) Escondido defeated (6) University City, 3-1
(2) Valhalla defeated (7) Granite HIlls, 3-2
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 17
All games 7 p.m. at higher seed
(4) Mission Vista (24-10) at (1) Olympian (24-10)
(3) Escondido (19-13) at (2) Valhalla (18-8)
Results
Olympian defeated Mission Vista, 3-2
Valhalla defeated Escondido, 3-0
Championships
Saturday, Nov. 21
(1) Olympian (25-10) vs. (2) Valhalla (19-8), 1:15 p.m. at Cathedral Catholic High School
Final: (1) Olympian defeated (2) Valhalla, 3-0
Division III
First Round
Wednesday, Nov. 11
All games, 7 p.m. at higher seed
(1) Montgomery (29-5) vs. (16) Grossmont (3-15)
(8) Imperial (18-8) vs. (9) West Shores (20-1)
(5) Steele Canyon (24-13) vs. (12) Classical Academy (17-13)
(4) Helix (20-5) vs. Foothills Christian (11-9)
(3) Escondido Adventist (21-3) vs. (14) Sage Creek (14-17)
(6) Christian (16-8) vs. (11) San Diego (15-6)
(7) San Marcos (15-10) vs. (10) Serra (16-9)
(2) Mission Bay (22-4) vs (15) Escondido Charter (11-14)
Results
Montgomery defeated Grossmont, 3-2
Imperial defeated West Shores, 3-0
Steele Canyon defeated Classical Academy, 3-0
Helix defeated Foothills Christian, 3-1
Sage Creek defeated Escondido Adventist, 3-0
Christian defeated San Diego, 3-0
San Marcos defeated Serra, 3-0
Mission Bay defeated Escondido Charter, 3-0
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 14
All games 5 p.m. at higher seed
(8) Imperial (19-8) at (1) Montgomery (30-5)
(5) Steele Canyon (25-13) at (4) Helix (21-5)
(14) Sage Creek (15-17) at (6) Christian (17-8)
(7) San Marcos (16-10) at (2) Mission Bay (23-4)
Results
Steele Canyon defeated Helix 3-2
Christian defeated Sage Creek, 3-1
Mission Bay defeated San Marcos, 3-1
Imperial defeated Montgomery, 3-1
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 18
All games 7 p.m. at higher seed
Imperial (20-8 vs. Steele Canyon (25-13)
Christian (18-8) vs. Mission Bay (24-4)
Results
Steele Camyon defeated Imperial, 3-0
Mission Bay defeated Christian, 3-1
Championships
Saturday, Nov. 21
(5) Steele Canyon (27-13) vs. (2) Mission Bay (25-4), 11 a.m. at Cathedral Catholic High School
Final: (5) Steele Canyon defeated (2) Mission Bay, 3-1
Division IV
Play-in Round
Monday, Nov. 9
Monte Vista (8-17) at Maranatha Christian (9-15), 7 p.m.
Result
Monte Vista defeated Maranatha Christian, 3-1
First Round
Tuesday, Nov. 10
All games at 7 p.m. at higher seed
(1) Calexico (21-10) vs. (16) Monte Vista (9-17)
(8) San Diego Jewish Academy (13-5) vs. (9) Calipatria (13-10)
(5) High Tech High San Diego (18-11) vs. (12) Morse (9-18)
(4) Guajome Park (11-14) vs. (13) Castle Park (7-9)
(3) Hoover (18-7) vs. High Tech High Chula Vista (12-8)
(6) Sweetwater (17-13) vs. (11) St. Joseph’s Academy (15-13)
(7) Central Union (15-11) vs. (10) Borrego Springs (11-7)
(2) El Capitan (20-5) vs. (15) Holtville (8-17)
Results
Calexico defeated Monte Vista, 3-0
San Diego Jewish Academy defeated Calipatria, 3-0
High Tech High San Diego defeated Morse, 3-0
Guajome Park defeated Castle Park, 3-0
Hoover defeated High Tech High Chula Vista, 3-0
Sweetwater defeated St. Joseph Academy, 3-0
Central Union defeated Borrego Springs, 3-0
El Capitan defeated Holtville, 3-0
Quarterfinals
Friday, Nov. 13
All games 5 p.m. at higher seed
(8) San Diego Jewish Academy (14-5) at (1) Calexico (22-10)
(5) High Tech High San Diego (19-11) at (4) Guajome Park Academy (12-14)
(6) Sweetwater (18-13) at (3) Hoover (19-7)
(7) Central Union (16-11) at (2) El Capitan (21-5)
Results
Calexico defeated San Diego Jewish Academy, 3-0
Guajome Park Academy defeated High Tech High San Diego, 3-1
Hoover defeated Sweetwater, 3-2
El Capitan defeated Central Union, 3-0
Semifinals
Tuesday, Nov. 17
All games 7 p.m. at higher seed
(1) Calexico (23-10) vs. (4) Guajome Park Academy (12-14)
(3) Hoover (20-7) vs. (2) El Capitan (22-5)
Results
Calexico defeated Guajome Park, 3-0
El Capitan defeated Hoover. 3-0
Championships
Friday, Nov. 20
(1) Calexico (24-10) vs. (2) El Capitan (24-5), 7 p.m. at Canyon Crest Academy
Final: (1) Calexico defeated (2) El Capitan 25-22, 25-12, 20-25, 25-16
Division V
Play-in
Monday, Nov. 9
Chula Vista (6-12) at Gompers (11-15)
Result
Chula Vista defeated Gompers, 3-0
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Nov. 14
All games 5 p.m. at higher seed
(8) Chula Vista (7-12) at (1) Madison (12-8)
(5) Mt. Miguel (10-14) at (4) O’Farell (9-7)
(6) The Rock Academy (8-7) at (3) San Diego Academy (9-15)
(7) Mountain Empire (12-10) at (2) Mar Vista (14-10)
Results
Madison defeated Cghula Vista, 3-0
Mt. Miguel defeated O’Farelll, 3-0
San Diego Academy defeated Rock Academy, 3-2
Mar Vista defeated Mountain Empire, 3-0
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 18
All games 7 p.m. at higher seed
(1) Madison (13-8) vs. (5) Mt. Miguel (11-14)
(3) San Diego Academy (10-15) vs. (2) Mar Vista (15-10)
Results
Madison defeated Mt. Miguel, 3-0
Mar Vista defeated San Diego Academy, 3-0
Championships
Friday, Nov. 20
(1) Madison (14-8) vs. (2) Mar Vista (16-10), 5 p.m. at Canyon Crest Academy
Final: (1) Madison defeated (2) Mar Vista 25-19. 25-19, 25-23
2015 San Diego Section
Girls Field Hockey Playoffs
Open Division
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 17
(1) Serra at (8) Fallbrook
(5) Canyon Crest Academy at (4) La Costa Canyon
(6) Rancho Buena Vista at (3) Torrey Pines
(7) San Pasqual at (2) Scripps Ranch
Results
Serra 5, Fallbrook 0
La Costa Canyon 3, Canyon Crest Academy 1
Torrey Oines 5, Rancho Buena Vista 3 (OT)
Scripps Ranch 3, San Pasqual 0
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 19
(1) Serra 2, (4) La Costa Canyon 1
(3) Torrey Pines 1, (2) Scripps Ranch 0
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 21
(1) Serra vs. (3) Torrey Pines, 3 p.m. at San Dieguito Academy
Final: (1) Serra 3, (3) Torrey Pines 0
Division I
First round
Saturday, Nov. 14
(1) Bishop’s (bye)
(9) Del Norte 1, (8) Westview 0
(5) Poway 7, (12) San Dieguito Academy 0
(4) Cathedral Catholic (bye)
(3) Valley Center (bye)
(6) Vista 5, (11) El Capitan 0
(7) La Jolla 6, (10) University City 1
(2) Hilltop (bye)
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 17
(9) Del Norte at (1) Bishop’s
(5) Poway at (4) Cathedral Catholic
(6) Vista at (3) Valley Center
(7) La Jolla at (2) Hilltop
Results
Poway 3, Cathedral Catholic 0
Del Norte 2, Bishop’s 1
Valley Center 1, Vista 0
Hilltop 1, La Jolla 0 (shootout)
Note: Hilltop vs. La Jolla, game suspended due to darkness in double overtime, resumed Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Otay Ranch High School at point of suspension
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 19
(9) Del Norte 2, (5) Poway 1
(3) Valley Center 3, (2) Hilltop 1
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 21
(9) Del Norte vs. (3) Valley Center, 1 p.m. at San Dieguito Academy
Final: (3) Valley Center 1, (9) Del Norte 0
Division II
First round
Saturday, Nov. 14
(1) Patrick Henry (bye)
(8) Rancho Bernardo 2, (9) Eastlake 0
(12) San Marcos 1, (5) Bonita Vista 0
(4) Mt. Carmel (bye)
(3) Helix (bye)
(6) Mission Vista 7, (11) Southwest 0
(10) Escondido 4, (7) Otay Ranch 0
(2) Mission Bay (bye)
Quarterfinals
Monday, Nov. 16
(1) Patrick Henry 1, (8) Rancho Bernardo 0
(12) San Marcos 3, (4) Mt. Carmel 0
(3) Helix 1, (6) Mission Vista 0
(10) Escondido 2, (2) Mission Bay 0
Semifinals
Wednesday, Nov. 19
(1) Patrick Henry 1, (12) San Marcos 0
(10) Escondido 2, (3) Helix 0
Championship
Saturday, Nov. 21
(1) Patrick Henry vs. (10) Escondido, 11 a.m. at San Dieguito Academy
Final: (1) Patrick Henry 1, (10) Escondido 0 (OT)
