Boys Volleyball: Upland’s magical 2023 season finally came to an end on Tuesday. But it took the third ranked team in the state to accomplish that feat. Three nights after steamrolling their way to a CIF-SS Division 2 championship, the Highlanders were put in the CIF State Division 1 bracket. And UHS got swept at […]
Boys Volleyball: One year after being swept in the CIF-SS Division 3 finals, Upland wrote their names into the history books. And they did so in Division 2. The Highlanders dropped the first game against Tesoro in the D-2 title match. But Upland regrouped and claimed victory by scores of 19-25, 25-18, 25-14 and 25-23. […]
Boys Volleyball: On Wednesday evening, Upland earned a spot in this Saturday’s semifinal round. And for the first time since their playoff opener, the Highlanders get a home match. All that thanks to a four-set victory at Orange Lutheran in the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs. The Highlanders defeated the Lancers by scores of 25-23, 17-25, […]
Boys Volleyball: Upland opened the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs in dominant form. The Highlanders swept visiting Arcadia. UHS defeated the Apaches by scores of 25-8, 25-13 and 25-17. Isaiah Vogel had 13 kills. Kai Vogel chipped in with nine kills and five aces. AJ Contreras produced 10 kills, three blocks and three aces. Aiden DuFour […]
Boys Volleyball: Upland is just one away from an undefeated Baseline League championship run. The Highlanders crushed their visitors from Damien in three games. UHS claimed victory by scores of 25-4, 25-6 and 25-16. AJ Contreras led the way with 26 kills. Aiden Dufour chipped in with 35 assists. Kai Vogel added six kills and […]
Boys Volleyball: Since becoming the head football coach at Maranatha two years ago, Rand Holdren has made a dramatic impact on the success on the MHS program. In 2021, the Minutemen went 1-7 overall and 0-3 in Olympic League games. Fast forward one season, and Maranatha finished 11-1-1 in 2022, including a 5-0 run to […]
Boys Volleyball: Arcadia is off to a terrific start to the 2023 season. Aside from now being 15-1, the Apaches won the Bishop Amat Tournament. AHS defeated: Valley Christian, 2-0 Bosco Tech, 2-0 Los Altos, 2-1 San Dimas, 1-0 San Gabriel, 1-0 Los Altos 1-0, to claim the tournament championship. Arcadia went 6-0 in the […]
Pictured: Jesse Lok Boys Volleyball: Arcadia won its sixth consecutive match on Thursday. The Apaches edged Burroughs, 3-2, in a Pacific League contest. AHS won by scores of 15-25, 25-22, 25-20, 21-25 and 15-12. Jesse Lok had 17 kills and three blocks. Kyle Soriano added 11 kills and two blocks. Luke Treiman chipped in with […]
Pictured L-R: Maison Chang and Luke Treman Boys Volleyball: Arcadia made quick work of San Marino to improve to 5-1. The Apaches defeated the Titans by scores of 25-8, 25-21 and 25-21. Maison Chang had nine kills, three blocks and a pair of aces. Luke Treman contributed nine kills and four aces. And Kyle Soriano […]
Boys Volleyball: The Upland High School boys volleyball program is off to a great start to the 2023 season. Last week, they went 5-0 and 10-0 in sets to become back-to-back Portola High champs. This weekend, they played in the Tesoro Tournament and beat Capistrano Valley 2-0, Marina 2-0, and Aliso Niguel 2-0. The Highlanders […]
Volleyball: By Brian Reed-Baiotto, Sports Editor The fear of death is pretty universal. But for Arcadia volleyball coach Stephen Bernabe, it became a ‘been there, done that’ mentality. Nine years ago, Bernabe was entering the prime of his life. He was 23, healthy, popular and a standout volleyball player. Bernabe’s whole world looked to be […]
Boys Volleyball: Winning championships has its privileges. And that’s the case for the Monrovia boys volleyball program. After a 5-5 run, and a third-place finish in Rio Hondo League matches, the Wildcats found their stride and made history. Monrovia went 8-0 in the 2022 postseason, which included CIF-SS Division 6, and CIF State Division 4 […]
Boys Volleyball: Talk about your ultimate payback. And it only took a week to accomplish. The Upland High School volleyball program entered the CIF-SS Division 3 title match versus Royal having not lost in almost two months. To their credit, Royal, also named the Highlanders, swept UHS on May 14th at Long Beach City College. […]
Boys Volleyball: Wow! What a way to end the 2022 season. Monrovia, in just their fourth year as a program, clinched CIF-SS Division 6 & CIF State Division 4 championships in 2022. And consider this…the Wildcats finished 5-5 in Rio Hondo League matches, which was good for third place. After state playoff sweeps over Los […]
Note: Thanks to Coach Fong for this photo of the Monrovia boys volleyball team. This picture was from last week’s CIF-SS Division 6 championship-match victory over the same Saddleback program they beat tonight (Thursday) in the CIF State Division 4 playoffs. Boys Volleyball: Five days after defeating Saddleback in four games in the CIF-SS Division […]
Boys Volleyball: Five days after losing in the CIF-SS Division 3 finals, Upland has bounced back and earned its spot in the CIF State Division 2 So Cal Regional Final. On Thursday, The Highlanders swept visiting Westview of San Diego by scores of 25-13, 25-13 and 25-20. Jordan Lucas has 13 kills and seven digs, […]
Boys Volleyball: Heading into last weekend’s CIF-SS Division 3 finals against Royal, the Upland High School boys volleyball program hadn’t lost a match in 47 days. Unfortunately for the Highlanders, Royal picked up the three-game sweep at Long Beach City College. Thanks to their deep playoff run, however, UHS earned a spot in the CIF-State […]
Boys Volleyball: Upland is now just one win away from earning a CIF-SS Division 3 championship. On Saturday, the Highlanders extended their postseason sweep streak to four games. UHS defeated Aliso Niguel by scores of 25-22, 26-24 and 25-23. Kai Vogel had 11 kills and four aces. Jordan Lucas contributed a match-high 16 kills. Isaiah […]
Boys Volleyball: The No. 1 seed in the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs continues to steamroll its opponents. Upland earned a spot in Saturday’s semifinal round thanks to its 25-19, 25-15 and 25-17 victory over visiting Dos Pueblos. In four postseason matches, the Highlanders have consecutive sweeps over Rancho Verde, El Segundo, Quartz Hill and Dos […]
Boys Volleyball: La Salle saw its season come to an end in the wild card round of the CIF-SS Division 3 playoffs. The Lancers lost by scores of 25-19, 12-25, 19-25 and 23-25. Robert Raymundo led the way with 14 kills. Will Leiberg had 28 set assists and seven kills. Eamon Biggs chipped in with […]
