Redondo sweeps Mira Costa to win Bay League girls volleyball championship [UPDATED]
Brooklyn Schirmer led Redondo with 12 kills in the Sea Hawk’s sweep over Mira Costa. Photo
A healthy Redondo girls volleyball team is firing on all cylinders at just the right time as the Sea Hawks prepare to make their drive for CIF-Southern Section and State Division 1 titles.
Ranked No. 4 in CIF-SS Division 1, Redondo (30-1) won its own Varsity Power Classic on Saturday before sweeping visiting Mira Costa 25-17, 25-17, 25-18 Tuesday night.
The win gave Coach Tommy Chaffins’ Redondo squad a perfect 10-0 record in the Bay League and the outright championship. It marked the Sea Hawk’s sixth league title since 2010.
Brooklyn Schirmer, who had nursed a shoulder injury earlier this season, led Redondo with 12 kills and no hitting errors while Nalani Iosia served four aces in the victory.
“We withstood a strong challenge by Mira Costa who jumped out to a 9-3 lead in the third set, but then we raised our game and went on a 22-9 run to get the sweep,” Chaffins said. “It was great to get the win for our four seniors on Senior night. I thought all of our players really played well. In particular, I really liked the way our setters Kira Zimmerman and Kami Miner played. Kira had what I thought was her finest defensive performance to go along with her great leadership and decision making. Kami simply gets better every time I see her, which is hard to do because her skill set is so high to begin with.”
Redondo was tested in the championship of the Varsity Power Classic but reeled off the final five points to defeat Sierra Canyon (No. 2, Div. 3) 14-25, 25-11, 15-10.
The Sea Hawks won Pool 1 with victories over Marlborough, Los Osos (No. 8, Div. 2) and Oxnard the, on Saturday recorded sweeps of Burroughs (No. 10, Div. 3), Buena, Bishop Gorman of Las Vegas (No. 3 in Nevada) in quarterfinals and Valencia (No. 5, CIF-SS Div 2) in semifinals.
Schirmer and Iosia were named Co-MVPs of the tournament and joined teammates Jasmine Davis and Kami Miner on the All-Tournament team.
Mira Costa will look to regroup under first-year head coach Austin Rester. The Mustangs competed in the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions last weekend where they lost to Torrey Pines 3-1 who is the No. 1 ranked team in the state and No. 9 in the nation, then swept Ventura but fell to Rancho Cucamonga 3-1.
Pairings for the cif-ss playoffs were announced Thursday and will begin Tuesday, Oct. 31. All matches with the exception of the finals or a mutually agreed new start time begin at 7 p.m.
Redondo (30-4) hosts Flintridge Sacred Heart (20-13) in the first round with the winner facing the Dana Hills-Trabuco Hills winner on Thursday.
Bay League runner-up Mira Costa (15-8) hosts Pacific Coast runner-up Woodbridge (17-10). The winner will play at No. 2 Mater Dei (30-5) on Thursday. Marymount (27-7) earned the top seed and a first-round bye.
Other Bay League representatives are Palos Verdes and Peninsula who will compete in Division 2.
In an all-South Bay match, Palos Verdes (22-11) will host Bishop Montgomery (12-11) in the first round while Peninsula (14-12) will travel to Citrus Belt champion Yucaipa (19-5).
Pioneer champion South Torrance (15-14) will host second-seeded Orange Lutheran (13-13).
In Division 3, Chadwick (12-9) will play at Saddleback Valley Christian (27-5).
In Division 4 El Segundo (17-11) travels to Downey (18-9), Torrance (18-9) plays at La Habra (18-11) and West Torrance (9-17) plays at Santa Monica (16-6).
In Division 5, Coastal champion Vistamar (18-5) hosts Norwalk (11-8).
Quarterfinals are slated for Saturday, Nov. 4, semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 7 and finals Nov. 10-11.
Brackets and results are available at cifss.org.
