The Irvine Valley women's beach volleyball won an Orange Empire Conference title, made the CCCAA State Championships and ended up seeing its team of Taira Ka'awaloa and Megan Ramseyer win a state pairs title.
Irvine Valley's annual award winners, included athletes of the year Taira Ka'awaloa (volleyball) and Matt August (volleyball) and scholar athletes of the year Megan Ramseyer (volleyball) and Austin McBain (volleyball).
Taira Ka'awaloa, who won indoor and beach volleyball state championships, and Matt August, who was one of the best men's volleyball players in the state are Irvine Valley's female and male athletes of the year for 2017-18.
Indoor and beach volleyball state champion and All-American Megan Ramseyer and conference volleyball setter of the year Austin McBain have been named Irvine Valley's scholar athletes of the year for 2017-18.
Irvine Valley's Taira Ka'awaloa and Megan Ramseyer capped a great year by winning the CCCAA State Championship beach volleyball pairs title Saturday at West Valley College. The two also helped capture an indoor title for IVC.
Irvine Valley sweeps past Sierra, 5-0, but loses a tough one to MiraCosta, 3-2, in pool play to be eliminated in the CCCAA State Team Championship on Thursday at West Valley College. Two IVC pairs teams will play on Friday.
Jeff Strickland, who is an IVC alumnus and has been an assistant coach with the beach volleyball program since 2011, is the Irvine Valley Athletics Veteran of the Year for 2018. He also is on the OEC Veteran of the Year Team.
Irvine Valley, which won state in 2015, is looking to follow up on its success during the indoor season last fall, when it plays at West Valley College on Thursday in the state team championship beginning at 10 a.m. against Sierra.
Irvine Valley gets a big win in the final match from the No. 5 pair of Diamond Brogan and Alyssa Vortouni to beat El Camino, 3-2, on Tuesday in Long Beach. IVC moves on to next week's CCCAA State Championship at West Valley.
Irvine Valley's women's beach volleyball team, which won an Orange Empire Conference in April, had three pairs named to all-conference teams. The squad will play again in the CCCAA State Championship on Thursday.
The Irvine Valley duos of Taira Ka'awaloa and Megan Ramseyer, Olivia Aguilar and Renata Bath and Hanna Salaya and Emilie Austin each advance to the final day of the OEC Pairs Championships Friday at Golden West.
Irvine Valley defeats both Saddleback and Riverside, 5-0, and beats Fullerton, 4-1, to clinch an Orange Empire Conference division title. The Lasers improved to 6-0 in conference. IVC hosts the OEC individuals next Wednesday.
Irvine Valley beats host Riverside, Saddleback and Fullerton each by the scores of 5-0 in Orange Empire Conference matches on Friday at Riverside. IVC won 12 of the 15 contests in straight sets on the day.
Irvine Valley hosts four-year schools Oregon and Cal Poly on Monday and pushes the Ducks before falling, 3-2. Cal Poly, ranked No. 6 in the nation, has too much for the Lasers in a 5-0 victory. IVC is back in action Apr. 6.
Irvine Valley hosts a four-way event on Friday and comes away with wins in two of three contests, beating Concordia, 4-1, and Nebraska, 3-2. The duo of Hannah Salaya and Emilie Austin clinched the victory over Nebraska.
Irvine Valley falls to both Cal State Bakersfield and Missouri State, 4-1, in matches at home on Friday afternoon. IVC picked up two individual wins on the day and pairs battled into three sets in four other contests.
Irvine Valley loses to the four-year NCAA Division 1 schools each by a score of 5-0. Irvine Valley is back in action on Friday, Mar. 16 when it hosts Missouri State and Cal State Bakersfield.
Irvine Valley beats Santa Barbara City, 5-0, but falls to Long Beach City, 3-2, on Friday at home. IVC's top two teams of Taira Ka'awaloa and Megan Ramseyer and Olivia Aguilar and Renata Bath each went 2-0 on the day.