Libero

Camille Coffey, sophomore, outside hitter, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy All-Mission League first-team selection averaged 18 kills per match for Mission League runner-up Tologs.   Traci Hamanaka, senior, libero, Burroughs Pacific League first-team selection led Indians to second place in league and first round of playoffs.   Jenna Orlandini, senior, setter, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy All-Mission League first team selection averaged 25 assists per match and led Tologs back to CIF Division I-AA playoffs.

Carmen Costa, Junior, Outside Hitter, Westridge All-Prep League first-team honoree finished with 362 kills, 88 digs and 34 aces. DeeDee Logan, Sophomore, Outside Hitter, Pasadena Poly Notched 317 kills and 340 digs and was named to All-Prep League and All-CIF first team. Josie Luck, Senior, Opposite Hitter, Mayfield Averaged 3.6 digs and 2.3 kills per match to earn All-Prep League and All-CIF first-team accolades. Loren Shin, Sophomore, Libero, La Cañada All-Rio Hondo League first-team pick had 297 digs and 23 aces.

CRESCENTA VALLEY COACH: Jennifer Ryan, 13th year. LEAGUE: Pacific. LAST SEASON: 14-11 and 11-3 in league to tie for second place. Lost to Redlands in CIF Southern Section Division II-AA first round. PLAYERS TO WATCH: Leah Gagliardi, junior, outside hitter; Rachel Fisher, senior, middle blocker; Julia Adams, senior outside hitter; Jessica Dieny, senior, middle blocker; Tiffani Wilcox, senior, opposite.   FLINTRIDGE PREP COACH: Sean Beattie, 12th year.

SOUTHEAST GLENDALE - Having Sevana Stepanian at libero appears to be paying dividends for the Glendale High girls' volleyball team, as the Nitros are enjoying more success this season than they have in years past. Stepanian has also helped provide confidence and assurance that her teammates can rely on her in crucial situations. The sophomore did her part Thursday afternoon, as Stepanian finished with 15 digs to lead host Glendale to a 16-25, 25-20, 25-20 25-23 victory against rival Crescenta Valley in a Pacific League opener for both teams.

GLENDALE ? Though the Flintridge Prep boys? volleyball team fell short in its quest to win a CIF championship, a quintet of its players once again proved to be among the best the Prep League has to offer. Flintridge Prep advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division V playoffs after taking second in the Prep League. Having Dylan Walker, Reed Bradley, Gavin Thomson, Peter Denton and Edmund Chow on board proved that each could offer something to help the Rebels finish in the upper half of the league standings.

Believe it: The Glendale Community College women's volleyball team would like to become heavy hitters. It's a program that's struggled for many years, culminating in it being shut down in 2002 because the college's athletic department decided the team couldn't field a sufficient amount of players. Things have changed since. Granted, the Vaqueros haven't posted a winning record since the program resurrected. But, they appear to have followed through on their well-conceived plan to recruit from the local talent base.