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07/07/2010 Summer Plante-Newman

Cal Lutheran University's summer series of all-decade teams has included

three local athletes to date. Summer Plante-Newman was selected for volleyball,

Brett Siddle and Heather Worden were named to the cross country teams.

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11/20/09  NCAA DIV II - West Regionals at Cal State San Bernardino

Friday & Sat. 11/21/09   map below

Cal State San Bernardino looks to avenge last season's championship

game loss “It’s tough because we play in arguably one of the best Division II

conferences in the country,” said Cherniss.  “The CCAA is so strong, even the

teams in the middle and upper end of the bottom tiers of our conference. 

If you’re not completely on your game, they will take one away from you –

they are not intimidated.  'They could care less about rankings and win-loss records.”

The Coyotes are thankful to be hosting the tournament, although before last season

they had never won a home regional. 

 

The 2008-09 Season 

Quartz Hill Advances to CIF Quarterfinals - 11/13/08 - Valley Press

Quartz Hill, Littlerock, Desert Christian, Desert Advance to CIF Second Round

Desert Christian defeats San Gabriel Academy, 27-25, 25-17, 25-10 - Valley Press

Paraclete Going Into Playoffs As Third Place Team - Valley Press

First-ever Cal City Ravens Girls VB team - Valley PressBanner_Michael_C_Theurer

Paraclete over Windward 22-25, 25-20, 30-28, 25-22 - Valley Press

Eastside Now Surprising 4-2 - Valley Press

Littlerock defeats Knight25-17, 25-20, 25-23 - Valley Press

Emily Duncan Clinches Win over Lancaster - 25-18, 21-25, 25-14, 25-23 - Valley Press

Summer Plante-Newman and Roxanne Neely Lead Division III Teams - AV Hub/Valley Press

Lancaster Defeats Eastside - 3-0 - 09/23/08

Knight Over Highland 3-2 - 09/23/08 - Valley Press

AVC Home Opener  a Win - 25-18, 25-20, 24-26, 25-20  - Valley PressAni_Banner_Passion_For_Sports

AVC Coach Jane Cwayna's Marauder's Taller and Deeper in 2008 - Valley Press/AV Hub

Khaliah Burnley of Quartz Hill HS - Middle Blocker at AVC - Valley Press

Ryan Millar Playing Best Volleyball of Career at Beijing - Valley Press

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AV native Ryan Millar looks for gold in Men's Volleyball at Beijing - Valley Press

Tara Henn to Cal Poly Pomona

Lancaster's Robinson Div. I Scholarship,  Edison Div III Widener State - Valley Press

AVC - Hobson, Moran, Marroquin, Remy, Wesley, and Hardcastle Valley Press

Cal State East Bay Moving to Div II

Jenna Novelli from Pierce to Div II Truman State (MO) Valley Press

Jessica Thomas to Div III CSU East BayBanner_Revolution_VB_Club

AVC Brings  Turhan Douglas and Mark Cruz on Board! Valley Press

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The 2007- 08 Season

AVVC Club Play Ready to Begin - Experienced Coaches Valley Press

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2007 Post Season Play

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Summer Plante-Newman AVCA Division III All-West Region honors Valley Press

Coach Vocke - Quartz Hill - Final Thoughts - 11/14/07 - Valley Press

Quartz Hill Finishes Best Ever Season - 11/14/07 - Valley Press

Quartz Hill Prepares for Cypress - 11/13/07 - Valley Press

Quartz Hill to Semi-Finals VS Cypress - Tuesday 11/13/07 - Valley Press

CIF Quarterfinals 

Quartz Hill Advances - Hosts Oaks Christian Sat. 11/10/07 7:00PM  Valley Press

CIF 2nd Round Playoffs Valley Press

Quartz Hill VS  Victor Valley (defeated III-AA champ Valencia of Placentia) on Thursday at QH 7:00 PM. Valley Press

Littlerock VS  California HS (defeated Gahr) on Thursday at Littlerock  7:00 PM Valley Press

Desert VS Lucerne (bye on 11/06) on Thursday at Lucerne  7:00 PM Valley Press

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CIF 1st Round Playoffs - The AV Press - 11/05/07 Valley Press

Quartz Hill (Rancho Alamitos) QH Wins 3-0 Valley Press

Littlerock (Ontario) LR Wins 3-0 Valley Press

Desert (St. Mary's Academy) Desert Wins 3-0 Valley Press

Lancaster (Warren) Loss  Valley Press

Palmdale (Barstow) Loss 3-2  -  - 11/06/07Valley Press

Paraclete (Riverside Notre Dame) Loss 3-2 Valley Press

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Final NCAA Div III Rankings - 11/06/07

NCAA DIV III Playoff Schedules and results

Puget Sound wins West Regional Final over Univ. of Laverne Sat 11/10/ 07

CSU East Bay Loses to University of Laverne 5th Game 15-13 NCAA DIV III

Last Regular Games 2007

AV Christian, Rosamond, Littlerock, Eastside, DCS, LnHS, PHS, AVHS, DHS, & Mojave Valley Press

Paige Hobson Leads Desert Christian - AV Press - 10/30/07

CJ Millar Phenomenal - AV Press - 10/30/07

Shaunna Garcia Double Double Not Enough - AV Press - 10/30/07

Setting the Way - Tori Mischel of Paraclete - AV Press - 10/26/07

Eagles Sweep the Bulldogs for GL 2nd Place, 3-0 - AV Press - 10/26/07

Bishop 3, Desert 1 - AV Press - 10/24/07

Frazier Mt. 3, Mojave 0 AV Press - 10/24/07

Quartz Hill 3, Eastside 0 - AV Press - 10/24/07
Littlerock 3, Palmdale 2
- AV Press - 10/24/07
Lancaster 3, Knight 0 -
AV Press - 10/24/07
Highland 3, Antelope Valley
- AV Press - 10/24/07

Lancaster's Roxy Neely Takes on DIV III #2 Juniata in Pennsylvania - AV Hub - 10/21/07

Littlerock finishes second at Sylmar - AV Press - 10/21/07

Lucerne Takes Boron - AV Press - 10/19/07

Desert Over Rosamond - AV Press - 10/19/07

Highland Beats Eastside - AV Press - 10/19/07

Mojave vs Kern Valley - AV Press - 10/19/07

Quartz Hill Defeats Knight - AV Press - 10/19/07

Lancaster avoids loss, moves into second place - AV Press - 10/19/07

Three Former All-Valley MVPs Off the Courts - AV Hub - 10/15/07

Highland's Rachel Cole Unable to Save Bulldogs - AV Press - 10/10/07

Palmdale Sloppy Long Enough for Eagle Win - AV Press - 10/10/07

Vocke 6-0, Quartz Hill Dominates Golden League - AV Press - 10/09/07

Legendary AVC Assistant Coaches to Retire - AV Press - 10/07/07

Some Thoughts on Valley VB - By Craig Currier - AV Press 10/8/07

Lancaster takes Highland 3-1 - 10/02/07 - Valley Press

Lancaster's Starks to Libero - A Natural - and a Win

Quartz Hill 3-0 vs Antelope Valley 10/02/07 - Valley Press

Lone Pine 3, Boron 2 10/02/07 - Valley Press

Littlerock 3, Knight 0 10/02/07 - Valley Press

Kern Valley 3, Mojave 1  10/02/07 - Valley Press

Paraclete 3, Calvary Chapel 0 10/02/07 - Valley Press

Plante-Newman Killing Opposition

Jada Walker GL 2003 MVP setting records at UNLV

GL MVP Neely is no star on the East Bay team

Middle School VB Scores - AV Sports - 9/14/07

 

Three vets ready to lead Hawks - 08/30/07 - Valley Press 

AVC Looks Strong - 08/30/07 - Valley Press

2006 GL MVP Roxanne Neely helped CSUEB make it 17-2  and #14!

Mojave will host a 15-team VB tournament 9/14 & 15 - 8/28/07 - Valley Press

Expect Strong VB Season - 08/27/07 - Valley Press

Vocke VS Gutierrez - 08/23/07

Palmdale VB Tournament Pics - Longshot Photography 8/03/07

Lawmaster and Novelli, Beach VB Duo - 8/13/07

Eagles Respond  with Summer Win - 07/12/07 - The Valley Press

AVC Marauder Gym Packed - 07/05/07 - AV Hub

Allen leads Highland in win - 07/05/07 - The Valley Press

Desert Girls Take 1st in Beach Volleyball Tourney - AVsports.com

Lancaster Prepares for Another Title Run

Mojave Rebuilding

20 Years of Summer Legues at AVC

Golden League 2006 MVP at Brandeis University for Summer

AVC Hosts 25th Annual VB Camp - July 9-12

The 2007 Season

AVC Marauder Gym Packed - 07/05/07

Allen leads Highland in win - 07/05/07 - AV Press

Lancaster Prepares for Another Title Run

Mojave Rebuilding

20 Years of Summer Legues at AVC

Golden League 2006 MVP at Brandeis University for Summer

AVC Hosts 25th Annual VB Camp - July 9-12

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News Article Archive

The 2006 Season

Latest News (Archive Below)

05/14/07 - Local U-15 girls volleyball team competes in Div I Tournament

Editorial: A remarkable Season - Now the Clubs Start!

Highland's Moore to CSULB, League MVP Neely to CSU-East Bay

Neely Selected Golden League Player of the Year - Daily News - 12/03/06

Eagles' Neely GL MVP - AV Press - 11/22/06

High Desert League's All-League Teams & MVP - 11/20/06

AVC final game 3-1 loss to Chaffey - 11/15/06

Cal State San Bernardino falls to UC San Diego 3-1 Regional 11/11/06

AVC 3-1 Big Win Over Victor Valley - 11/10/06

Lancaster 1- 3 Loss Ends Best Season Ever (13-4) vs. Barstow - 11/09/06

Mojave Falls to Dunn 1-3 - 11/09/06

Oaks Christian handed Rebels Loss 1-3 - 11/09/06

Paraclete Loses 1-3 to Santa Monica - 11/09/06

CIF Second Round Schedules at AV Sports.com

Lancaster, Quartz Hill, Paraclete, Mojave

Quartz Hill Beats Santa Monica 3-0 Draws Oaks Christian in 2nd Round - 11/07/06

Paraclete Over Villanova Prep 3-0 - 11/07/06

Mojave High School Defeats No. 7 ranked Riverside Christian 3-2 - 11/07/06

Lancaster Eagles Get Past Gahr 3-1 -Draws Barstow 2nd Round - 11/07/06

Linfield Christian def Desert 3-0 - 11/07/06

Frazier Mountain def Desert Christian 3-2 - 11/07/06
Granite Hills defeats Littlerock - 3-0 - 11/07/06

Coach "G" Prepares Eagles for Gahr CIF 1st Round Showdown - 11/06/06

CIF 1st Round Playoff Match-ups - 11/06/06

AVC (6-4,8-6) over Desert 3-2 - 11/04/06

Lancaster (11-1, 12-3)- Golden League Champs - Close with Win - 11/02/06

Lancaster Grabs First Ever Golden League GVB Title - 10/27/06

Mojave (7-2, 11-4)Takes Share of League Title - 11/02/06

Desert (8-1)Grabs Share of Desert League Title - 10/31/06

AVC Marauders (5-4, 9-8) 3, Rio Hondo 0 - 11/02/06

Paraclete 3, Winward 0 -- Apple Valley 3, AV Christian 0 - 11/02/06

Bethel Christian 3, AV Christian 0 - 11/02/06

Quartz Hill 3, Littlerock 2 -- Palmdale 3, Highland 1 - 11/02/06

Boron 3, Lone Pine 2 -- Desert Christian. 3, Silver Valley 1 - 11/01/06

Incredibly Successful Season for Knight High School(4-8, 10-13) - 10/31/06

Littlerock 3, AVHS 0 --  Quartz Hill 3, PHS 0 - 10/31/06

Desert Christian 3, Boron 1 -- Mojave 3, Rosamond 0 - 10/31/06

AVC loses in Three to SBdno - 30-24, 30-24, 30-23 - 10/28/06

Underdogs All Season "kept pulling upset after upset," Coach "G" - 10/27/06

Neely - Golden League's Most Dominant Player - Daily News - 10/26/06

Performance Articles 

Club Volleyball

 

Frazier Mountain 3, Rosamond 0 - 10/26/06

Mojave 3, Bishop 0 - 10/26/06

Bethel Christian 3, Academy of Academic Excellence 2 -- 10/26/06

Nua sets record in AVC victory - 34 Kills - 10/26/06

Cal State SBdno Coyotes Try and Shake Off Saturday's Setback - 10/26/06

Desert Christian 3, Santa Clarita Christian 0 - 10/26/06

Golden League Finale Ready to Commence - 10/25/06

Knight 3, Antelope Valley 0 -- Desert Christian 3, Lone Pine 0 - 10/25/06

Quartz Hill 3, Highland 0 -- 25-12, 25-18, 25-20 - Balanced Attack - 10/25/06

Mojave 3, Frazier Mtn 2 - 10/25/06

Kern Valley 3, Rosamond 1 -- Desert 3, Bishop 0 - 10/25/06

Lancaster 3, Palmdale 0 -- 25-16, 25-20, 25-15 - PHS Williams Adds Depth - 10/25/06

Lancaster's Coach "G" at Home in Sylmar - 10/22/06

The Magic Continues! - Lancaster in Sylmar Finals! Robinson Rules -10/21/06

Knight HS Optimistic - 10/20/06

Chaffey 3, AVC 2 - 10/20/06

Littlerock 3, Palmdale 1 -- 10/20/06

Desert over Rosamond 3-2 -- Mojave 3, Kern Valley 1 - 10/20/06

Joshua Springs 3, AV Christian 0 - 10/20/06

Cal State San Bernardino Loses to UC San Diego 3-2

Lancaster (8-1, 9-3) over Knight 3-0 -- Roxy Neely Article - 10/19/06

Lancaster Wins Again! 3-2 over Highland - 10/18/06 (Two Articles + Picture)

Mojave Gives Desert First League Loss 3-2 - 10/18/06

Littlerock 3, Knight 1 - 10/18/06

Paraclete 3, Winward 0 -- Quartz Hill 3, Antelope Valley 0 - 10/18/06

Rosamond 3, Bishop 2 -- Lucerne Valley 3, Boron 1 - 10/18/06

Danielle Evans - Paraclete Leader - 10/18/06

Unbeaten Cal San Bernardino Rolled to its 20th Win of the Season Saturday

Rebels sweep Littlerock  25-10, 25-18, 25-20  -  10/17/06

Palmdale Gains New Middleblocker - 10/17/06

Tri-District League Middle Schools VB Tourney Results - 10/16/06

Cal State SBdno 3 (18-0 New Record) , Cal Poly 1 - 10/12/06

Lancaster (6-1) 3, Quartz Hill 2 - Article & Photo - 10/12/06

Highland (5-2) 3, Littlerock (4-2) 1 -- Knight 3, Palmdale 1 - 10/12/06

Campbell Hall 3, Paraclete 2 -- Desert 3, Fraiser Mountain 1 - 10/12/06

Apple Valley Christian 3, Antelope Valley Christian 0 - 10/12/06

Mojave 3-0 over Rosamond Marroquin 8K, 12 D, 9AS - 10/12/06

Cal State SBdno Ranked No. 3 in AVCA Poll - 10/10/06

Marauders Improve to 2-1 in Conference - 10/10/06

Paraclete Finds Itself in First Place - 10/10/06

Cancelled - Quartz Hill  vs.  Littlerock - 10/10/06

Desert 3, Kern Valley 0 - 10/10/06

Lancaster 3, Antelope Valley 0 - 10/10/06

Bethel Christian 3, Antelope Valley Christian 0 - 10/10/06

Mojave falls to Bishop 3 - 2 - 10/10/06

Highland's Middle Blockers Trample Palmdale 3 - 1 - 10/10/06

Highland Senior Moore Leads Way - 10/10/06

Three Teams Now Tied for First in Golden League

Cal State San Bernardino Perfect with 14- 0

AVC's First Foothill Conference Loss

Littlerock has the potential to stir up the Golden League

Silver Valley 3, Boron 2Mojave 3, Kern Valley 0

Palmdale 3, AVHS 0 -  Littlerock 3, Lancaster 2

Rosamond 3, Vasquez 1 -  Mojave 3, Boron 2

Desert 3, Rosamond 1 -  Victor Valley 3, AV Christian 0

AVC Takes Mt. Sac in 3-0 Sweep - All Contribute - 09/30/06

Lancaster Eagles 3, Palmdale Falcons 0 - Starks Shines -  2 articles - 09/29/06

Quartz Hill 3, Highland Bulldogs 0 - Team Effort - 09/29/06

Knight 3, Antelope Valley 1 - Inglima 30 A - 09/29/06

Mojave 3, Desert Christian 2, Morroquin 13 K, 13 D & 9 A - 09/29/06

Paraclete 3, Boron 0 - Evans 19 A, 7 Aces, and 6 K09/29/06

Rosamond  3 Defeat Lone Pine 1, Tarik 7 K's & 4 Aces - 09/29/06

Desert 3 over Silver Valley 0 - Lewis 3 Aces, 12 D's, & 11 A's - 09/29/06

Hesperia Christian 3, AV Christian 0 - 09/29/06

Granite Hills 3, Palmdale 1, - 09/28/06

Joshua Springs 3, Desert Christian 0 -09/28/06

Marauders fall to College of the Canyons - 09/28/06

Rosamond 3, Vasquez 1, --  Mojave 3, Boron 2 - 09/27/06

Lancaster's Success is Especially Surprising - 09/27/06

Knight Has Shown Progress - 09/27/06

Lancaster Rallies Against Hawks - 09/27/06

Lobos come out on top in wild match with Palmdale - 09/27/06

Rosamond Over Vasquez, Mojave Tops Boron - 09/27/06

Tehachapi Downs Paraclete - 09/26/06

AVC's Katrina Valencia's Jump Float Serve - 09/26/06

AVC Volleyball Finds Comfort in Home Gym - 9/22/06

Paraclete Defeats Lancaster in Non-league Play - 09/25/06

Cal State University San Bernardino Defeats Humboldt State - 09/25/06

Antelope Valley College's Valencia set a school record for service aces

Lancaster High Eagles defeat Highland High

Quartz Hill over Antelope Valley HS

Littlerock over Knight

Mojave defeated Lone Pine

Desert defeated Aquinas

Marauders shut down East L.A.

Rosamond vs. Academy for Academic Excellence

AVC Sweeps Oxnard

Boron over Rosamond, Quartz Hill over Paraclete 09/20/06

Can Lancaster Take the Golden League in Volleyball?

Lancaster servers hand defending champs defeat - 09/19/06

Hobson helps Knights beat Rosamond - 09/19/06

The Lancaster, Quartz Hill, and Highland Girls VB teams have new coaches.

Paraclete High's volley girls dig in minus key three - 09/19/03

AVC volleyball needs balance in order to win - 09/19/06

16 year old Senior Finishes Frazier Mountain - 09/18/06

Littlerock 3, Alemany 1 - 09/18/06

Paraclete vs. Highland, Canyon vs. Quartz Hill, Burroughs vs. Rosamond - 9/15/06

Quartz Hill - 9/14/06

Volleyball Round-up 09/14/06 Boron - Littlerock - Rosamond - Quartz Hill

Personnel changes haven't clipped the wings of these Hawks (09/14/06)

AVC Volleyball Team Strong Out of Gate (09/12/06)

Tehachapi Now 7-1-3 (09/11/06)

Knight High School defeats Desert Christian (09/10/06)

Desert High School fell to Vasquez High School (09/10/06)

The Master's College tops Vanguard (09/06/06)

AVC Defeats Glendale in Opener (09/01/06)

AV Volleyball Fireworks for 2006 Season (8/31/06)

Cal State Univ. San Bernardino 7-0

Tehachapi HS Starts Season

2006 Pierce JC plays Tosch (QH), Henn (QH), & Novelli (Paraclete)

08/10/06   Prospects :  Lancaster HS Pictures     Highland HS Pictures

 

2006 - Volleyball Festival in Reno and Junior Olympics Articles

 

Antelope Valley College - A Great Place to Start!

 

 

CIF-SS Girls 2005 Girl's Playoff Results

 

2005 Season Archives

 

Tournament Site Directions

Directions to AV Area High Schools

College and University Volleyball Programs for Women

Courtesy of AV Sports

Antelope Valley Volleyball Clubs

Coaches: Please e-mail your schedules and news because school web sites

are not being updated and team news is under-reported. Corrections?

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 2006 - 2007 CIF-SS Girls Volleyball Schedule

-Southern California Area Volleyball News - The Daily News

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2005  -  All-Antelope Valley: Girls' Volleyball Team    Daily News - Heather Gripp

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Angela Hupp, Sr.-MVP, MB, Paraclete, Samantha Bull, Sr., MB, Littlerock, Kayla Cherland, Sr., S, Quartz Hill   

Daniel le Griffis, Sr., OH, Palmdale, Tara Henn, Sr., OH, Quartz Hill, Roxanne Neely, Jr., S, Lancaster,

Jenna Novelli, Sr., OH, Paraclete,  Crystal Schiavello, Sr., L, Littlerock     Returning in 2006: Roxanne Neely, Jr., Lancaster

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2005  -  Golden League - First Team

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QH Tara Henn  QH-MVP Kayla Cherland   QH Stefanie Sveiven    Lr Samantha Bull   Lr Brittany Sousa   Lr Crystal Schiavello  

H Peyton Sharp   H Brianna Koback   H Sarah Sonner    Ln Ryan Smith   Ln Roxanne Neely   P Danielle Griffis  

P Kessia Robinson   K Nicole Madero     Returning in 2006:  Ln Roxanne Neely

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2005  -  Desert Mountain League - First Team

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Shaunna Garcia Boron-Co-MVP   Katrina Valencia Desert Christian-Co-MVP   Kristin Garcia Boron  Holly Roggenstein Desert Christian Amanda Nichols Lucerne Valley   Sadie Davis Lucerne Valley

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Antelope Valley VOLLEYBALL News & Articles

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Marauders add six 2006 volleyball players

This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Thursday, May 4, 2006.

By VALLEY PRESS STAFF


Antelope Valley College has commitments from six area volleyball players to join the team in the Fall.

Katrina Valencia, Shaunna Garcia, Alicia Starks, Julia Harrison, Rachel Holmes, and Brianna Kobacks all are set to

join the Marauders next season.

"We're excited," said AVC coach Jane Cwayna, who hopes to build on last season's 12-6 overall record. "We've got a good group coming in. Most of them have played club."

Valencia, of Desert Christian, and Garcia, of Boron, shared co-most valuable player honors in the Desert Mountain League last season.

Valencia was all-league for four years and is expected to play setter for AVC. Garcia fits in at outside hitter.

"We think Shaunna will be an impact player for us," Cwayna said. "She's very aggressive."

Harrison, from Desert High School, was all-High Desert League last season.

Holmes was captain of her team at Littlerock.

Kobacks, of Highland, earned all-Golden League honors. Starks, of Lucerne Valley, should see action at middle blocker.

Campers gain valuable volleyball experience

Pictures

This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Monday, July 17, 2006.

By CORINNE POPPEN
Valley Press Staff Writer

LANCASTER

     Girls and boys from throughout the Antelope Valley recently participated in 24th Annual Summer Volleyball Camp hosted by the Antelope Valley College volleyball team.

     More than 90 kids took the opportunity to work on their serving, attacking, setting, passing, hitting and blocking skills.

Jane Cwayna, AVC women's volleyball coach, started the camp 24 years ago to help get players in the area to improve their skills.

"The skill level was not very high, so we started to teach the skills and basic fundamentals," Cwayna said.

     Cwayna encourages her volleyball team to participate in the camp.

     "We work with other coaches and have them teach us different techniques and skills, which helps us improve," said AVC volleyball player Brianna Koback.

     Coaches explain to the participants what colleges and high schools are looking for in players, so participants will be able to improve their volleyball careers.

     "They tell us what we need to do to get scholarships so we can play in college," said camper Shanna Wright.

     College coaches and athletic trainers lead the weeklong classes. Such coaches included Greg Gibbons, assistant for the women's team at Santa Barbara, Turhan Douglas, USC men's volleyball coach, Rick McLaughlin, head women's coach at Golden West College, Tom Pestolesi, former women's volleyball coach at Irvine Valley College and Ken Stanley who has won three men's state championships at Los Angeles Pierce College.

     "You get to work with a lot of different people and well known coaches," Koback said.

     The camp also gives exposure to local players to get recruited to colleges.

     "I've watched a lot of these kids grow up. They come back year after year," Cwayna said

     Cwayna plans on retiring after two more volleyball seasons from AVC, leaving next summer the possibility of being the last Summer Volleyball Camp.

     "I hope the person following me continues what I started," Cwayna said.

 

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