Jason Weedon
Foothill
Weedon (Springfield College) led the Knights in a big five-set upset of second-seeded Laguna Beach in the CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinals, with his 20 kills (.357 percentage) and eight aces Saturday night. He also has 20 kills... Full story
Kevin Rakestraw
Newport Harbor High School
Rakestraw had 17 kills in a four-set victory over Los Alamitos and then capped the week with a 34-kill performance in Friday’s five-set thriller over rival Corona del Mar.... Full story
Ryan Schickling
San Juan Hills High School
Schickling, a junior outside hitter, tallied 21 kills, five digs, two blocks and four aces in a four-set match against Aliso Niguel and 13 kills, nine digs, two blocks and one ace in a match against Lagu... Full story
Matt Nicholas
St. Margaret’s
Nicholas has helped the Tartans take control in the Academy League. Nicholas started things with a big week two weeks ago against Sage Hill (21 kills) and Saddleback Valley Christian (17). He helped the Tartans t... Full story
Reid Dominguez
Orange Lutheran
Dominguez helped lead the Lancers to a pair of crucial Trinity League victories last week over Mater Dei and JSerra. Against the Monarchs, Dominguez tallied 17 kills in a three-set upset sweep. Later in the week, Domi... Full story
Matt Butler
Huntington Beach High School
The senior setter led the Oilers to the Kamehameha Cup title in Hawaii last week. The Oilers dropped just two sets in five matches. This is the second consecutive year that the Oilers have won the... Full story
Jake Arnitz
Esperanza
Arnitz had 28 kills and five aces in a three-set victory over Foothill and 17 kills and five aces in a sweep of Villa Park, helping the Aztecs remain undefeated in the Century League.... Full story
Braden Hall
Trabuco Hills High School
Hall helped lead the Mustangs to the title of the La Jolla Beach City Invitational. Hall recorded 52 kills (.387 percentage), 10 aces and seven blocks in the tournament and earned all-tournament honors. Earli... Full story
Carl Nolet
JSerra
The senior opposite helped lead the Lions to finals of the Division 2 bracket of the Orange County Championships. JSerra went 5-0 in pool play in the tournament. Nolet has been a steadying force as the Lions have dealt with severa... Full story
Scott Furniss
Foothill High School
Volleyball
GPA: 4.57
Furniss is currently taking IB Biology HL, IB English HL, IB Math SL, IB History of the Americas HL, AP Psychology and Journalism. He is a member of the California Scholastic Federation an... Full story
Lucas Yoder
San Clemente High School
Yoder was selected the tournament MVP of the weekend’s Best of the West Invitational in Poway. San Clemente defeated Loyola of Los Angeles, 25-20, 22-25, 15-13 in the finals. Coach Goldstone says that Yode... Full story
Bryce Yould
Dana Hills
Yould, a senior middle blocker, was selected to the all-tournament team at the Redondo Varsity Tournament over the weekend. Yould helped lead the Dolphins to the finals. Dana Hills lost to Palos Verdes in three sets in the... Full story
Parker Brown
Corona del Mar High School
Brown led CdM into the finals with 16 kills in a three-set sweep over West Ranch. In the finals, Brown tallied 26 kills as CdM lost to Oak Park in the CIF-SS Division 2 finals.... Full story
Madison Hayden
Servite
It was a busy, yet productive week for the Servite boys volleyball team. The Friars went 3-0 to advance to Tuesday’s semifinals, with Hayden, a senior outside hitter leading the way. He started the week with 13 kills in... Full story
Parker Brown
Corona del Mar High School
Brown helped the Sea Kings put the finishing touches on a perfect Pacific Coast League title when he posted eight kills, five digs and five aces in a sweep of University. Friday, in the annual Battle of the B... Full story
Adam Wills
Ocean View
Ocean View began last week tied for the Golden West League. The Seahawks finished the week with the league title, thanks to another big week from senior Wills, who recorded 27 kills, nine digs, two blocks and two aces in a thr... Full story
Jo Ko
Foothill
Ko, a senior setter and three-year starter, recorded 85 assists last week to lead the Knights to three victories in the Century League. Ko had 37 assists in a five-game victory over Villa Park.... Full story
Ryan MacDougall
Crean Lutheran
Volleyball
GPA: 4.29
MacDougall, a three-year starter for a Saints team ranked fifth in the CIF-SS Division 4, has also excelled in his academics and throughout his school and local community. His current courses i... Full story
Blake Auerbach
Esperanza
Auerbach, a senior, has made the shift from defensive specialist to setter smoothly. Auerbach led the Aztecs to the title at the Karch Kiraly Tournament of Champions in Santa Barbara over the weekend. He recorded 133 assist... Full story
Woody Quinn of St. Margaret's is this week's pick.
By CHRIS TOBOLSKI
Woody Quinn
St. Margaret's
Senior, Outside hitter
Quinn helped the Tartans improve to 8-0 in Academy League play with a pair of victories this week. In three games for the week, Quinn totaled 35 kills, 7 blocks and 4 aces.
Rel... Full story