Santa Barbara High girls volleyball captured the consolation championship of the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions on Saturday inside J.R. Richards Gym.
After splitting their first two matches on Friday, the Dons earned back-to-back wins over Valencia and Mission College Prep on Saturday to finish the weekend 3-1 and with a consolation title.
“After dropping our first match, the girls worked hard through a long weekend to go 3-1 on the tourney and finish strong with a nice win,” Santa Barbara High head coach Kristin Hempy said.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks took down Edison High to earn the 2026 SB Tournament of Champions title, 25-17, 25-19, 25-22.
The Dons opened the weekend with a loss to San Clemente (15-25, 16-25, 21-25), but bounced back with a sweeping win over crosstown rival Dos Pueblos, 25-18, 25-15, 25-21.
Blake Saunders had 18 kills and 13 digs on the day, while Lola Heckman tallied 16 kills and both Paylin Marcillac and Grace Costner ended with 20 digs.
“Grace had a nice night for us, stepping in as libero for a set, where she was all over the floor saving plays,” Hempy said.
Santa Barbara High was back in action on Saturday and began the day with a four-set win over Valencia, 20-25, 25-27, 25-20, 28-26, to advance to the consolation championship.
“This was a close battle and we had to grind to pull it out. Eloise (Becker) did a nice job diversifying the offense and getting our right side involved. Addy Duex and Stella Peus did a nice job,” Hempy said.
The Dons then clashed with Mission College Prep and secured the consolation title with a four-set victory, 21-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-23.
“[Mission College Prep] is a consistent and talented team, so this was a nice solid win for us, with contributions from a lot of players,” Hempy said. “Kira Elliott had a good performance in this match with nine kills and three aces.”
Saunders had 19 kills on the second day of action, while Heckman closed out the weekend with 18 kills. Marcillac added 32 digs, while Becker and Jules Horton combined for 71 assists.
Meanwhile, San Marcos and Dos Pueblos met in a loser’s bracket matchup on Saturday morning inside the Thunderhut.
Despite the Royals playing on their home court in the tournament matchup, the Chargers pulled out the win to advance to the 13th-place matchup.
Dos Pueblos went across town to J.R. Richards Gym to square off with Pasadena, and Dos Pueblos secured the victory to finish the tournament in 13th place.
Following the loss to the Chargers, San Marcos rounded out its weekend with a loss to Hart in the 15th-place match.
Information was not provided by Dos Pueblos and San Marcos volleyball.
