This week in Scorpion Volleyball

Today's CIF Southern Section Coaches Poll shows that Camarillo continues to be ranked #3 in our division.

This week the Scorpions begin regular season play with an away game at Rio Mesa on Tuesday night, and a home game against Hueneme on Thursday.

Frosh Soph games start at 4 pm.
Junior Varsity games start at 5 pm
Varsity games start at 6 pm.

Be sure to come support your teams and wear Scorpion Blue to show your school spirit.

Expectations raised at ACHS

from this week's Camarillo Acorn:

Girls’ volleyball team embraces role as league favorite

By Eliav Appelbaum

eliav@theacorn.com

NOT IN OUR HOUSE—Camarillo High middle blocker Leah Ramsaier, right, rejects Rebecca Kremer of Royal during a scrimmage Tuesday night. ACHS is a two-time defending league champion.
IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers


The Scorpions can’t use the underdog card anymore.
After sharing back-to-back Pacific View League championships with Oxnard, the Camarillo High girls’ volleyball team isn’t sneaking up on anybody.
“We’re not underdogs,” head coach Rob Vandermay said. “If anything, we may have a target on our back.”
The Scorpions’ season begins in earnest this weekend during the SLO Town Tournament at San Luis Obispo. ACHS is scheduled to play six pool-play matches in two days.

Despite returning only three varsity players, Camarillo features a solid offensive team with talent and depth at every position.
Multiple Scorpions played two-person beach volleyball tournaments throughout the summer, honing quickness, reaction time and court awareness.

“It’s a totally different team and a totally different environment,” said Noelle Berry, a junior outside hitter who shares the captaincy with Nicole Pompilio and Danielle Helland.

“We lost a lot of seniors, but we’re close this year. We have good chemistry.”

The Scorpions are sick of sharing league titles. They want to win the PVL crown outright.
“I think we’re ready,” said Pompilio, a senior middle blocker. “There are still a couple things we need to tweak, but we’re ready.”
Players said they still need to work on passing and defense, including blocking at the net and digging.
Defense is something that should improve, Vandermay said.
“You have to want to be a great defensive player,” he said.
“It’s a matter of the heart as much as athleticism. You have to own the court.”
Helland, a three-year varsity player, sets the tone at setter.
“You’ve heard it before, but the setter is the quarterback or point guard of the team in volleyball,” Vandermay said. “She’s our coach on the court. . . .
“She’s one of our best hitters, and she’s a great all-around player who’s very smart.”
Helland, who also plays some opposite, likes what she sees in practice so far.
“It’s been good,” the junior said. “Everyone’s happy. We’re practicing as hard as we can, and we’ve been aggressive. I think we’ll have a good season.”

Berry is an athletic outside hitter who hits the ball hard.
“She’s still humble and coachable,” Vandermay said of Berry. “She has a great attitude.”
Pompilio is one of four middle blockers competing for playing time. Of the four, she is the strongest overall and has secured her spot in the starting lineup.
Abby Beillen, Leah Ramsaier and Jesse McLaughlin are also in the mix at middle blocker.
Beillen is the team’s hardest hitter as she pummels line-drive serves. Ramsaier uses her long arms and vertical leap to block shots.
McLaughlin, who nursed an injury for most of the summer, might be the best athlete among the middle blockers. When healthy, she can block and hit effectively. McLaughlin is expected to return next week.

Along with Berry, Hannah Kimball is a potent outside hitter.
Kimball uses her wide wingspan to generate power on her spikes.
“She’s a smart hitter who’s able to place the ball very well,” the coach said of Kimball.

Caitlin Pirruccello contributes at outside hitter and opposite. She’s a standout athlete with a good attitude, Vandermay said.
Outside hitter Amy Carr, who also plays basketball, is improving and showing flashes of hitting brilliance.
Hallie Willard, the daughter of ACHS varsity softball head coach Jack Willard, patrols opposite. A strong hitter with setter experience, Willard throws teams off by combining a power serve with a short serve.

Jo Rosario might be the best defender amongst the opposites. Rosario also chips in at setter, and she’s displayed a knack for good quick sets.

Sam Murphy and Erin Skoblick are defensive specialists. Murphy is an Oxnard transfer who’s strong at serving. A solid player fighting for playing time, Skoblick needs to play with more confidence, the coach said.
Vandermay is in his fifth season guiding the varsity girls’ squad. He spent 1996 leading the junior varsity girls and has coached the varsity boys’ team since 1997.
Junior varsity coach Matt Dawson, freshman coach Jon Ballard and assistants Steve Yoshimoto and Bryan Staples bolster the staff.

Dawson and Ballard played for Vandermay at Camarillo.

The Scorpions hope to do two things well: have fun and win.

“We always like to have fun on the court,” Pompilio said. “We all love the sport. As captains, we want to be positive and keep the team’s spirits up.

“We’re revved up for this weekend tournament.”

20th annual East-West Ventura County Volleyball All-Star Games

Friday, June 4th, the Scorpions will be represented by 4 seniors in the 20th annual East-West Ventura County Volleyball All-Star Games.

Kristen Martin, Emily Ochsner, and Hailey Keairns will be representing the Scorpions in the Girls Varsity Game and Garrett Carney will be representing the Scorpions in the Boys Varsity Game.

The games will be held at Moorpark College.  The Girls game starts at 6 pm, and the Boys game follows right after.

Go Scorps!

http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2010-06-04/Sports/Countys_AllStar_volleyball_match_at_Moorpark_Colle.html

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Scorpions Head into Post Season Play - CIF Match Ups

The Camarillo Scorpions finished third in the Pacific View League, and now head into Post Season play CIF Playoffs. 

The first round starts on Tuesday, May 11, at 7 pm.  Camarillo will travel to Claremont to face the Claremont High School Wolfpack. 

We realize it is a bit of a journey, but we hope you will make the trip with us to cheer for our team.  We are very proud of our boys to be in the CIF Playoffs.

Go Scorps!

1ST Round Match Ups


TUES., MAY 11 7 pm

Westlake Marmonte #1
Bye

*Canyon/A Century #2
Crescenta Valley Pacific #3

*Rio Mesa Pacific View #1
Brentwood Olympic #3

*San Luis Obispo PAC 7 #1
Saugus Foothill At-Lg

*Claremont Pacific #1
Adolfo Camarillo Pacific View #3

*Village Christian Olympic #2
Saddleback Golden West #2

*Calvary Chapel/SA Orange Coast #2
Villa Park Century #3

*Valencia/V Foothill #1
Newbury Park Marmonte #4

*Thousand Oaks Marmonte #2
Righetti PAC 7 #3

*Ocean View Golden West #1
Godinez Orange Coast #3

*Burroughs/B Pacific #2
Hart Foothill #2

*Valley Christian/C Olympic #1
El Dorado Century At-Lg

*El Modena Century #1
Segerstrom Golden West #3

*Oxnard Pacific View #2
Royal Marmonte #3

*Arroyo Grande PAC 7 #2
Golden Valley Foothill #3

*Laguna Beach Orange Coast #1
Arcadia Pacific At-Lg

*Denotes Host Team

Pacific View League race too close to call

from the Ventura County Star:

By Loren Ledin


The Pacific View League may or may not be an impact player in the upcoming CIF-Southern Section Division I playoffs. But it knows how to stage a great league race.

With the emergence of Rio Mesa as a bona fide league power, the PVL’s Big Three of Oxnard, Camarillo and Rio Mesa are engaged in a thriller to the wire.

How close is it? By the time tonight’s matches end, there could be a three-way tie atop the final standings.

Rio Mesa holds the inside track at 8-1 in league and 15-6 overall. Right behind are Camarillo (7-2, 16-5) and Oxnard (7-2, 11-11). Camarillo would forge a veritable dead heat if it can topple Rio Mesa on its home floor tonight.

“I know this: If we could somehow win the league championship or earn a co-championship, I would value this one as much or more than any of the other league titles we’ve won,” said Camarillo coach Rob Vandermay. “The reason being is that the caliber of competition throughout the league is as good as its ever been.

“It’s just not the top three teams. We’ve been pushed by Pacifica and Channel Islands and that has helped us to become a better team.”

Rio Mesa’s bid to wrap up a solo crown was put on hold April 22 when it lost a back-and-forth match in five games to host Oxnard. Even the losing coach was enthralled.

“It was insane,” said Rio Mesa’s Jeff Hollowell.

Then, Camarillo threw the race into a dither last Thursday with a three-game sweep over Oxnard, 25-18, 25-21, 27-25. Oxnard had won the first meeting between the longtime rivals, also by a sweep.

Vandermay, for one, thinks all the tight competition has allowed his team to make steady improvement.

“The way we were pushed and challenged by everybody pretty much exposed our weaknesses,” Vandermay said. “We’ve been able to work and improve and get better as the season has progressed.”

If Camarillo does win tonight, the league has steps to resolve the three-way deadlock for purposes of seeding in the CIF-SS playoffs.

The first tiebreaker, head-to-head competition, would still result in a wash. The second tiebreak, games won, swings the advantage toward Rio Mesa.

The Spartans could lose to Camarillo in five games tonight, and still claim the top seed in the PVL. If Camarillo can defeat Rio Mesa in three or four games, the Scorpions would earn the top seeding for postseason.

Scorpions vs. Spartans TONIGHT!

Be sure to join us as we travel to Rio Mesa High School to take on the Spartans tonight.

If we win tonight, we could be tied for first in our division.

The Frosh Soph games start at 4 pm.
The Junior Varsity games start at 5 pm.
The Varsity games start at 6 pm.

Definitely wear Scorpion BLUE tonight, and come cheer our guys on!

Go Scorps!

Scorpions vs. Raiders Results

Congratulations to our Varsity team for defeating the Raiders in three games:  25-23, 27-25, 25-9.


Congratulations to our Frosh Soph team for defeating the Raiders in three games:  22-25, 25-20, 16-14.


Unfortunately, our Junior Varsity team did not fare as well. 




Read about the match in the Ventura County Star.


Be sure to check us out on Facebook and see the Go Scorps page too!

Make your plans to join us tomorrow night for the final game of the regular season at Rio Mesa!


It would be great to see a big crowd of BLUE in the stands, cheering the Scorpions on.