The Sailors captured their eighth CIF volleyball title and their first one since 2002 with their victory over Los Alamitos on Saturday night. Newport won in four games, 27-29, 25-19, 25-23, 25-20.
Check out highlights from the match, plus interviews with Coach Glenn, Katey Thompson and Kirby Burnham, in this video by OCVarsity.com's Jonathan Khamis.
Game 1 went overtime, with both teams having games point.
In the end, it was Christina Harris with the ace to give Los Alamitos the first game, 29-27.
It's going to be a big day for volleyball action at the CIF-SS division finals Saturday at Cypress College.
In case you missed it, here's a quick breakdown of the matches.
Here's a look at the Division I-AA championship match:
No. 1 Newport Harbor (28-6) vs. No. 2 Los Alamitos (30-7)
I was at Newport Harbor and Santa Margarita tonight.
The Sailors won in three. You can read all about that one here.
Here's a look at some other semifinal matches:
Here's a look at the Division I-AA semifinal match:
Pac-5 Division O.C. team analysis
Here are the Orange County teams in the Pac-5 Division:
Newport Harbor coach Jeff Brinkley is across the street from the CIF-Southern Section office here in Los Alamitos, having breakfast with Harbor coaches at Hof's Hut.
"I figured we would get in," he said. "Looking at the criteria, we're the team that fit. I would have been surprised and very disappointed if we didn't get in."
Here's a look at the Division I-AA quarterfinals:
With the start of the playoffs Tuesday, this is the final edition of the girls volleyball top 10 poll for the regular season.
Check it out and see how the teams ended:
Unlike the "Battle of the Bell" football game between Edison and Fountain Valley, tonight's showdown between No. 2 Newport Harbor and No. 5 Corona del Mar didn't need to switch venues or deal with a ticket uproar.
Last year, there was a five-way tie for first with these teams at 3-2: Edison; Esperanza; Fountain Valley; Los Alamitos and Newport Harbor.
A series of coin flips took Edison and Newport Harbor out of the playoffs (and Newport Harbor had won its final three games, including victories over Esperanza and Los Alamitos, both of which made the playoffs via those coin flips).
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