2016 Women's Beach Volleyball News
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No. 3 Story of the Year - Reinking, Earnest are best on the beachAugust 22, 2016Irvine Valley sophomore women's beach volleyball players Emily Reinking and Hailee Earnest won the CCCAA Pairs State Championship at Grossmont in May. Reinking and Earnest won five straight matches to take the title.
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No. 4 Story of the Year - Beach volleyball team is second in stateAugust 17, 2016Irvine Valley's women's beach volleyball team finished second at the CCCAA State Championships at Grossmont. The Lasers won their second straight Orange Empire Conference title and earned several conference honors.
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Honorable Mention Story of the Year - Volleyball scholarsJuly 29, 2016The 2015 Irvine Valley beach volleyball team and former IVC standout Marisa Doran were given awards at the annual CCCAA convention earlier this year. And Emily Reinking and Kayla Scheevel were honored by the CCCWVCA.
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Beach volleyball player Hannah Matt headed to Long Beach StateJuly 26, 2016The standout beach and indoor player at Irvine Valley will play on the sand next season for Long Beach State. Matt helped Irvine Valley to state titles in both indoor and beach during the 2014-15 school year.
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Former volleyball standout Kobi Pekich named all All-Big WestJuly 11, 2016Kobi Pekich, a state champion in both indoor and beach volleyball at Irvine Valley, was named to the first-ever All-Big West Beach Volleyball team for Long Beach State recently. Pekich finished with 21 wins for Long Beach State.
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Hailee Earnest and Emily Reinking named OEC beach team of yearJune 22, 2016Irvine Valley's Hailee Earnest and Emily Reinking are named the beach team of the year and Tom Pestolesi is selected as the coach of the year in the Orange Empire Conference after helping the Lasers win another OEC title.
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Volleyball player Emily Reinking signs with Grand CanyonJune 06, 2016Irvine Valley sophomore standout Emily Reinking has signed to play women's beach volleyball next season at Division 1 Grand Canyon University. Reinking won a pairs state title in beach and was named first team all-OEC indoors.
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Irvine Valley athletics program places 14th among state's bestJune 01, 2016Irvine Valley's athletics program placed 14th in the state for the 2015-16 school year among community colleges in the state. IVC was once again the highest finisher among non-football institutions.
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Emily Reinking and Hailee Earnest win state pairs beach titleMay 09, 2016The sophomore duo won five matches - all in straight sets - over two days to earn the CCCAA Beach Volleyball Pairs State Championship at Grossmont College on Sunday. It is both players second straight individual state title.
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Women's beach volleyball finishes as runner-up in state finalMay 07, 2016Irvine Valley beats Cabrillo, 3-2, and Golden West, 5-0, but falls to host Grossmont, 3-1, in the final match of the day on Friday to take second. The Lasers were trying to win their second straight state title.
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Women's beach volleyball team going after another state titleMay 05, 2016Irvine Valley, which is the defending CCCAA State Champion, is the top seed in this year's four-team championship event. The tournament, which begins Friday at 10 a.m., also includes host Grossmont, Golden West and Cabrillo.
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Beach volleyball team takes regional, returns to state finalMay 03, 2016Irvine Valley defeats Bakersfield, 5-0, and MiraCosta, 4-1, in a playoff regional on Tuesday at home. The Lasers move on to the CCCAA State Championship on Friday at Grossmont where they will try for a second straight title.
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Reinking and Earnest win conference pairs beach volleyball titleApril 30, 2016The sophomore duo, who are both pairs state champions from 2015, team up to defeat the top team from Golden West in the Orange Empire Conference Tournament on Friday at the Newland Street Courts in Huntington Beach.
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Women's beach volleyball team wins another conference titleApril 23, 2016Irvine Valley defeats Golden West, 4-1, and Riverside, 5-0, to win the Orange Empire Conference title on Friday at Golden West. Next up for the Lasers is the OEC Finals back at Golden West on Wednesday at noon.
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Women's beach volleyball team wins two more in conferenceApril 08, 2016Irvine Valley stays undefeated in Orange Empire Conference play with a 5-0 win over Orange Coast and a 4-1 victory over Fullerton on Friday at home. IVC ran its record to 5-0 in conference. The Lasers play at Golden West Wednesday.
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Women's beach volleyball team splits with four-year schoolsMarch 23, 2016Irvine Valley picks up a 3-2 win over Concordia and loses, 5-0, to Nebraska, which is ranked No. 15 in the nation on Wednesday in Huntington Beach. IVC takes on Concordia and Cal Poly on Saturday again in Huntington Beach.
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Women's beach volleyball team takes on four-year schoolsMarch 22, 2016Irvine Valley plays tough across the board, but falls, 4-1, to Loyola Marymoung and, 5-0, to Grand Canyon in matches on Monday in Huntington Beach. Kayla Scheevel and Carlee Roethlisberger earn IVC's win on the day.
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Women's beach volleyball team beats Cypress and Santa AnaMarch 18, 2016Irvine Valley beats Cypress and Santa Ana, 5-0, in Orange Empire Conference matches at home Friday. IVC gets three-set wins from the teams of Hailee Earnest and Carlee Roethlisberger and Kayla Scheevel and Hannah Matt vs. Cypress.
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Beach volleyball team splits matches in Huntington BeachMarch 15, 2016Irvine Valley defeats MiraCosta, 4-1, and falls to the University of New Mexico, 4-1. IVC gets a chance to see former standout Marisa Doran, who is now starring for the Lobo beach team. IVC hosts Cypress and Santa Ana Friday.
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Women's beach volleyball team starts 2016 season FridayMarch 11, 2016Irvine Valley, the defending state champion, hosts Saddleback on Friday at noon. The Lasers have another strong team this season, led by returning state pairs champs winners Hailee Earnest and Emily Reinking.