The Dos Pueblos girls got some fresh wins on the sand on the way to a 4-1 win at Oxnard Thursday, improving their record to 6-1.
At No. 1, veterans Portia Sherman and Chloe Hoffman continued their dominating ways, winning 21-8, 21-12.
From there, there was some successful personnel shifting.
“I was excited to see some first time varsity winners,” Charger coach Mike Fitzgerald said.
“Eliana Frankenfield and Lena Todd swept their opponents at the 5s. Malia Brofferio and Lucy Speier swept the 3s. It was their first time they had played together and it was the first time Malia has played on the 3s.
“It’s not easy to win at the Varsity level and as you move up in the pairings the level of play increases at each step. I was proud of the way the younger players competed in tough conditions.”
Dos Pueblos results:
1s, Portia Sherman and Chloe Hoffman. Win 21-8, 21-12
2s, Erin Curtis and Natali Flint. Win 21-14, 21-18
3s, Lucy Speier and Malia Brofferio. Win 21-13, 21-8
4s, Jayden Jones and Sabrina Valerjev lost. 21-8, 15-21, 8-2 Forfeit
5s, Eliana Frankenfield and Lena Todd. Win 21-6, 21-16
Boys volleyball: Carpinteria 3, Hueneme 0
The Carpinteria boys swept Hueneme, 25-14, 25-15, 25-15, in a Citrus Coast League match Thursday, the sixth Warrior clean sweep in the 8-2 overall season so far. Carpinteria is on a 3-0 start in league play.
Diesel Slade had eight kills, two aces, 11 digs and a five-point serving run the second set. Rigoberto Perez had 10 digs and a five-point serving run in the first set, and Gavin Lohuis had two aces, 10 digs and 34 assists.
“Sebastian McCurry is still our defensive leader getting 21 digs, along with four perfect passes and adding two aces to the mix,” Warrior coach Mickey Caughey said. “And River Taff had 5 kills with no hitting errors.”
Carpinteria had 13 aces, “but unfortunately, we also had 14 missed serves,” Caughey said. “It seems the ‘siren’ of aces are getting the best of some of our players. We’ll continue putting emphasis on serving tough, but with more emphasis on serving the ball in the court during our practices.”
Carpinteria plays Saturday in the Cardinal Classic at Bishop Diego.
Boys volleyball: Laguna Blanca 3, Bishop Diego 1
Laguna Blanca rallied after losing the first set to Bishop Diego to beat the Cardinals, 25-27, 25-10, 25-19, 25-13.
Bishop Diego’s Braylon Katers led all scorers with 11 points on nine kills and two aces, while Kai Morphy six kills, a block, an ace, and 12 assists.