Girls 18s Junior National Championship; The Winners Are….
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The Girls 18s Junior National Championship was held in Columbus Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on April 28-30. Six teams from the Southern California Region placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in five out of seven divisions and one…
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Continue ReadingThe Girls 18s Junior National Championship was held in Columbus Ohio at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on April 28-30. Six teams from the Southern California Region placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in five out of seven divisions and one team from the Northern California Region placed in one division. Congratulations to each team, player, and coaching staff who brought home hardware from the Girls 18s Junior National Championship. In order of division below.
Open: Wave 18- Juliana with a record of 9-1 took 1st place. Coached by Juliana Conn, Brennan Dean, Darrell Dilmore, and Nicholas Rubacky. Congratulations go to Julia Blyashov Julia Blyashov 6'3" | OH Cathedral Catholic | 2023 State #3 Nation CA , Mia Compas, Lily Dwinell Lily Dwinell 6'2" | OH San Clemente | 2023 State CA , Angela (Mariah) Hughes, Koko Kirsch Koko Kirsch 5'8" | DS/L El Toro | 2023 State #168 Nation CA , Katerina Lutz Katerina Lutz 5'5" | DS/L Torrey Pines | 2023 State CA , Tehya Maeva, Jillian Neal, Cayla Payne Cayla Payne 6'3" | MB Carlsbad | 2023 State #131 Nation CA , Shanelle Puetz, Eva Rohrbach Eva Rohrbach 6'3" | MB La Costa Canyon | 2023 State #29 Nation CA , Auburn Tomkinson Auburn Tomkinson 6'4" | RS Carlsbad | 2023 State #54 Nation CA , and Gianna Wardy.
USA: Vegas Aces 18 Under Armour although out of Nevada is in the Southern California Region therefore they are included in this article of California winners. They took 2nd place with a record of 7-3. Coached by Steven Wesley, Luisa Moli Savelio, and Ruben Herrera. Congratulations go to Mia Arambula, Camdyn Carpenter, Tova Craig, Nanea Merryman, Jaiden Perez, AnnaMaria Ramos, Enisilina Savelio, Alivia Stone, Sarah Sullivan, Aby Tibesar, and Morgan Wale.
Liberty: Legacy Girls 18 Elite coached by James Ker, Lance Nua, and McKenna Hafner came in 1st place with a record of 8-1. Congratulations go to Laurel Barsocchini, Gabriella Cascione, Brooklyn Cohen, Bridget Conley, Victoria Davis Victoria Davis 6'2" | MB West Ranch | 2023 CA , Milani Lee Milani Lee 5'11" | S Saugus | 2023 CA , Madison Maxwell, Hannah Shaffer, Caroline Toberman, and Jaydin Watts.
American: Two California teams placed in the top three. Taking 1st place is Actyve 18-Black with a record of 10-0. Coached by Lainey Gera and Charlie Schmittdiel. Congratulations go to Maya Bajaj, Uma Bajaj, Tate Drageset, Carly Greskovics, Adeline Hoisman, Nikki Hughes Nikki Hughes 6'0" | MB La Canada | 2023 CA , Noah Johnson, Nicole Lankton, Natalie Lercari-Sullivan, Willow Rae Saynes, Dylan Spanier, Janessa Wareebor and Emily Wen.
Taking 3rd place with a record of 8-1 is Rancho Valley Premier. Coached by Kim Cherniss, Robert Vansant, and Danny Scott. Congratulations go to Malia Capistrano, Kayden Croy, Madison DiGiorgio, M’Kera Drake, Kelsey Gomarko, Jade Middleborn, Christina Muller, Destiney Parker, Kacie Pedersen Kacie Pedersen OH King | 2023 CA , Kylie Proctor, Sarai Ross, and Julia Tolstova Julia Tolstova 5'11" | OH Redlands | 2024 State CA .
Patriot: Two California teams placed in the top three. Wave 18- Dave took 1st place with a record of 9-0. Coached by David Johnson, Brennan Dean, and Kelly McCaddin. Congratulations go to Audrey Adam, Teya Bronson, Ashley Cook, Devon DeNecochea Devon DeNecochea 6'3" | RS Canyon Crest Academy | 2023 State #129 Nation CA , Ayana Johnson, Julia Kohrt, Alexandra McGillivray Malia Miller, Grace Nguyen, Abigail Rosado, Tori Tingum and Kamara White.
Taking 3rd place with a record of 5-3 is NNJ 18- Jason from Northern California. Coached by Jason Sterrett and Amanda Sbragia. Congratulation go to Sierra Bernard, Kaitlyn Bowers, Avery Fearnley, Sydney Flint, Sabrina Jones, Amber Keen, Masyn Navarro, Lucille Ryan, Addison Schreurs, Aleksen Thayer, and Jenna Weise.
All the long hours of practice, dedication, commitment, travel, tournaments, finances, and so much more that go into playing volleyball have sealed this season with medals and memories. Good luck with future endeavors!
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