Winners at the GJNC For 14s and 15s!

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Just like that, club season has ended with the Girls Junior National Championship taking place in Chicago June 28-July 1st. Teams came and battled on the court bringing about winners in the different divisions. Congratulations to the following California teams who competed for four straight days and ended up bringing home medals. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14 USA:</strong> United 14s Evren ended with an 11-0 record taking 1st place and bringing home gold. Coached by Evren Tanriverdi, Brandon Raymundo, Suzanne Magana and Sierra Lim. Players who battled to become undefeated are Kaylin Bentley, Ruby Candlish, Brooklyn Enriquez, Camilla King, Isabella Kompaniez, Madelynn Launi, Korynn Mayo, Laura Nelson, Audrey Nguyen, Adina Watkins and Hannah Yang.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>14 American: </strong>Surfside 14 Loriann finished with a 10-1 record ending up in 1st place, capturing gold. Coached by Loriann Perkins, Robert Harrison, Bailey Ray, and Andrew Sato. Players include [player_tooltip player_id='775543' first='Shewa' last='Adefemiwa'], Stephanie Balestrieri, [player_tooltip player_id='780729' first='Leah' last='Blair'], Tori Evans, Bella Higgins, [player_tooltip player_id='545290' first='Allyn' last='Hilt'], Lundin Leitch, Grace Mathes, Isla McCullough, [player_tooltip player_id='492714' first='Sydney' last='Neely'], [player_tooltip player_id='478293' first='Payton' last='Obermyer'], and Ava Tran.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 Open:</strong> <strong>All-Tournament</strong> recognition goes to [player_tooltip player_id='391081' first='Presley' last='Thompson'] of WAVE 15 Brennan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 National:</strong> Tstreet 15 Curtis ended with a record of 8-2, bringing home bronze. Coached by Curtis Yoder, Brandon Thich, Troy Tanner, and Tara Eaton. Players who made it happen are Catherine Beadles, [player_tooltip player_id='391098' first='Emma' last='Champagne'], [player_tooltip player_id='391082' first='Addison' last='Coady'], [player_tooltip player_id='531164' first='Kianna' last='de la Paz'], Harper Eaton, Anne Gilmore, [player_tooltip player_id='391100' first='Skylar' last='Noble'], [player_tooltip player_id='391097' first='Charlotte' last='Nowak'], Catherine Sprague, and <strong>All-Tournament</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='772595' first='Kaia' last='Ciszewski'] and [player_tooltip player_id='391101' first='Sara' last='Moynihan'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 USA: </strong>Actyve 15 Black JD came in 2nd with an 8-3 record. Coached by Jon Daze, Shannon Helm, Noah Alemania, and Danny Woodley. Players who took home silver are Gabriella Bartle, Karys Campos, [player_tooltip player_id='391120' first='Delilah' last='Davis'], Daley Hartnack, Grace Jamison, Samantha Lortie, [player_tooltip player_id='395658' first='Eden' last='Lynn'], Paloma Vergara, and <strong>All-Tournament</strong> Sidney Procter Johnson, [player_tooltip player_id='391112' first='Anabelle' last='Redaelli'] and [player_tooltip player_id='288679' first='Ava' last='McBride'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 American:</strong> Pipeline 15 Magic came in 1st and brought home gold with a record of 10-1. Coached by Aerielle Edwards, Ruben Haro, [player_tooltip player_id='706341' first='Rachel' last='Smith'], and Bonita Wise. Players who helped bring hardware home are Jordyn Brown, Charlotte Dicus McCully, Mckenna Giles, Sarah Guzzetti, Londyn Neal, Deondra Strong, Morgan Wilson, and <strong>MVP</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='454603' first='Asia' last='Udo-Ema'] along with <strong>All-Tournament</strong> Cydnee Bryant and Jordyn Wilson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:image {"id":413131,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2023/07/MVP-and-All-Tournament-crop-871x572-1688793950.jpg?w=800" alt="" class="wp-image-413131" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Photo: Torii Wilson This photo is not published</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Surfside 15 Legends Tommy came in 3rd with a record of 8-2. Coached by Hayley Blanchard, Taylor Brydon, Natalie Morgan, and Jacob Richmond. Bringing home bronze are Sienna Agens, Ryann Ashenfelter, Paige Gilmer, Alina Hunter, [player_tooltip player_id='712189' first='Avery' last='Junk'], Rhea Khindri, Cynthia Nario, Molly Nelson, [player_tooltip player_id='468974' first='Nessa' last='Nyblade'], Emmi Ravenscroft, Ashley Resendez, Destiny Rytz, <strong>All-Tournament</strong> Addison Junk and Sophia Schneck.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 American</strong>: <strong>All-Tournament</strong> recognition goes to Evangeline Deninger from SoCal VBC 15 Jason</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 Freedom: </strong>Bakersfield 15 Judy with a record of 11-0 came in 1st taking home gold. Coached by Judy Rexroth, Rachel Wulff, John Rexroth, and Andrea Johnson. Players who ended the tournament undefeated are Sophie Dean, Ava Grider, Hannah Jockers, Aniya Johnson, [player_tooltip player_id='475355' first='Jordan' last='Kennedy'], Gabriella Martin, Nicole Pascual, Bowie Psait, and <strong>MVP</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='433715' first='Kathryn' last='Wulff-Smith'] and <strong>All-Tournament</strong> Ila Rose and Mikenlie Vandborg.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 Patriot:</strong> SynergyForce 15 Lisa from Northern California took 1st place and gold with a record of 12-0. Coached by Lisa Fowkes, Joey Arrow, Bret Almazan-Cezar, and Lisa Neeley. Helping with being undefeated are Gianna Bogan, Kate Ellis, [player_tooltip player_id='478279' first='Rylee' last='Heinz'], Ella Hieb, [player_tooltip player_id='712210' first='Simone' last='Huarte'], Allison Powell, [player_tooltip player_id='772589' first='Isabella' last='Rasi'], LillianaSaldivar, [player_tooltip player_id='477934' first='Addy' last='Scheitlin'], [player_tooltip player_id='536677' first='Devon' last='Schweitzer'], Elishka Tupy, and Khloe Wong.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Congratulations to each club, coach, and player! Your hard work and commitment this season paid off. You obtained the ultimate goal of the Girls Junior National Championship, bringing home a medal. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A great way to support our volleyball athletes and teams is by sharing our stories with family, friends, and fans. This can be done by subscribing or sharing on social media. 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