Westlake 3, Costa Mesa 1: Visiting Westlake ended the Mustangs’ improbable season in four-games 25-20, 25-20, 26-28, 25-18, in the CIF-SS Division II quarterfinals Friday night. Costa Mesa finished the season 17-6 and tied for second place in the Orange Coast League. This after winning five games last season, including one league game, and bringing in their seventh coach in seven seasons – Garry Currier.
 Archive for the 'esperanza' TagBoys volleyball: Costa Mesa falls in quarterfinals, plus more scoresMay 22nd, 2009, 10:35 pm by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.comBoys volleyball: CIF playoffs Division I quartefinals outlookMay 22nd, 2009, 12:30 am by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com
Here’s look at Division I: Softball playoffs: Esperanza stuns top-ranked Mater DeiMay 21st, 2009, 8:10 pm by CARLOS ARIAS
The Aztecs needed an at-large berth to get into the playoffs after finishing fourth in Sunset League and they needed a 6-4 wild-card victory over Roosevelt on Tuesday just to get into the main draw. Boys volleyball: Esperanza-Santa Margarita postgame analysisMay 20th, 2009, 1:15 am by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com
The Aztecs host Mira Costa in the quarterfinals Friday night. Boys volleyball: Esperanza beats Santa MargaritaMay 19th, 2009, 8:36 pm by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com
Aztecs win Game 4, 25-18, and win the match. Update 6 Esperanza first to 20, in front 20-15. Boys volleyball: Esperanza captures Game 3May 19th, 2009, 8:16 pm by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com
Esperanza has a 2-1 lead in this match. The Aztecs won Game 3 25-21 and regained their energy. Santa Margarita continues to miss serves. It’s been a great match so far, with - no secret here - the team that plays better winning the game. Aztecs played cleaner volleyball in Games 1 and 3. The Eagles made less errors in Game 2. We’ll see if the Aztecs can end this one, or if Santa Margarita can push it to five games. Update 4 The Aztecs are the first to 20, and lead 20-16. Boys volleyball: Santa Margarita evens matchMay 19th, 2009, 7:49 pm by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com
The playoffs are alive and popping off here at Esperanza High. Santa Margarita turned in a strong Game 2 performance, overcoming a slow start and taking the game 25-21. Esperanza has lost a bit of its fire from the opening game, and the crowd has quieted down some too. The Eagles are steadying out. It’s important for the Aztecs to regain their energy level in Game 3. Boys volleyball: Live from Santa Margarita-EsperanzaMay 19th, 2009, 7:07 pm by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com
The gym is starting to fill up and the players are continuing to warm up. Softball power rankings: Teams 16-20May 18th, 2009, 8:41 pm by CARLOS ARIASOCVARSITY.COM SOFTBALL POWER RANKINGS
16. ESPERANZA (Sunset) 16-13-1 Streak: 1 L Quality victories: Rosary, 10-2; Rosary, 6-0; El Modena, 7-6; Los Alamitos, 4-2; Chino, 8-1; Sunrise Mountain (Peoria, Ariz.), 2-1; Pleasant Grove (Elk Grove), 3-1; Camarillo, 4-3; Edison, 6-5; Long Beach Wilson, 9-3; and Lakewood, 5-0. Losses: Canyon, 1-9; Rosary, 3-5; El Modena, 1-3; Beckman, 3-5; Mater Dei, 1-4; Canyon, 3-4; Los Alamitos, 2-7; El Camino (Oceanside), 1-4; Valencia (Valencia), 1-3; Marina, 2-6; Edison, 2-3; Los Alamitos, 1-10; and Marina, 0-9. Ties: Foothill, 3-3. Boys volleyball: Esperanza’s Hartig commits to Santa BarbaraMay 12th, 2009, 12:43 am by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com Chris Hartig Esperanza junior Chris Hartig committed to attend UC Santa Barbara on Monday, Aztecs coach Isaac Owens said. The hitter helped Esperanza to a 7-3 record and a tie for second place in the Sunset League. The Aztecs lost the coin flip and drew the No. 3 seed from the league. Hartig and teammates travel to face Long Beach Poly on Friday night in the opening round of the CIF-SS Division I playoffs. Boys volleyball: Esperanza’s Warnecke headed to UCLAMay 3rd, 2009, 3:17 pm by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com
Boys volleyball: No. 1 Newport Harbor sweeps past No. 3 EsperanzaMay 1st, 2009, 8:03 pm by Chris Tobolski, OCVarsity.com
Records: Newport Harbor 8-0; Esperanza 4-3 |
Esperanza put together a four-run rally in the second inning and went on to stun top-ranked Mater Dei, 5-2, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division I softball playoffs on Thursday at Thornton Park.
(Quality victories are victories over top-25 teams or top non-county teams)
Esperanza’s senior libero Brian Warnecke has committed to UCLA, Aztecs coach Isaac Owens said in an email.
What happened: The Sailors are still undefeated in league and showed why they are the No. 1 team in the county by defeating the Aztecs 25-14, 34-32, 25-21 in Sunset play Friday night at Esperanza High.
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