March 28, 2024 Breaking News, Latest News, and Videos

New Roads Advances To 4-0 In Coastal League With Volleyball Win Over Saints:

New Roads (6-2) beat Lighthouse Christian (3-9) in four highly competitive volleyball sets where the Saints won the first set 26-24 before the Jaguars responded in the next three sets 25-23, 25-23, and 25-17 to win the game Thursday afternoon at Penmar Park.

The Jaguars are now first place in the Coastal League with a 4-0 record.

New Roads Volleyball Head Coach Benny Hammond thought the first set was a challenge for the Jaguars and that the Saints gave them a good game in all four sets.

“The first game was pound for pound and blow for blow and we kind of went back and forth on points,” said Hammond. “They scored three or four and then we scored three or four and it went back and fourth and we squeaked it out at the end.”

Outside hitter Kylie Devries of New Roads and middle blocker Ariel Astrup traded kills with Lighthouse Christian’s dominant outside hitter Kaitlin Laveile throughout the entire match.

Lighthouse Christian’s Volleyball Head Coach Jaymie Jimenez thought that her young team played well noting that Laveile was the only senior on her team.

“I think that we did a lot better then in our game against St. Monica’s last week,” said Jimenez. “Today was a heartbreak but I finally got to see that they had it in them to keep up the fighting and that they really wanted it. So that is something positive from this match.”

Laveile and the Saints went to work early on New Roads pounding away and catching them by surprise by winning the first game, but the Jaguars adapted and were able to win the final three games to secure the league game victory.

“Regardless what the end score was, I thought that my girls really wanted it,” said Jimenez. “They fixed whatever they needed to fix and this time they fought for it and were more aggressive.”

Next game for Lighthouse Christian is at home against Rolling Hills Prep on Tuesday at 4:00 P.M.

Next game for New Roads is away against Rolling Hills Prep today at 4:00 p.m.

in Sports
Related Posts

Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Sentenced to 22 Years in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022

October sentencing comes over three years after 2019 overdose in Southlake, Texas Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay was...

Update: Santa Monica Girls Softball Team Fundraising for USA Softball National Championships

July 25, 2022

July 25, 2022

By Ashley Sloan The Santa Monica Girls U14 Softball Fastpitch team has advanced to the USA Softball National Championship in...

Super Bowl Pre-Game Show to Be Broadcast From Santa Monica Pier

February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022

The Santa Monica Pier will be the location for the Super Bowl Pre-Game show broadcast. Learn more in this video...

Santa Monica Youth Basketball Staying and Playing Strong

October 13, 2021

October 13, 2021

By Dr. Paul Drew Hello everyone, I’m Dr. Paul Drew.  It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to...

Local Hoopers Rejoice As Venice Basketball League Returns

September 6, 2021

September 6, 2021

The Venice Basketball League is officially back on the courts after nearly 2 years of closure. Nick Ansom joins us...

Westside Olympic Swimmer Shares Her Journey To The Games

August 31, 2021

August 31, 2021

Two time Olympian, Westside Local, and Medical Student Andi Murez has returned from the Tokyo games, hear about her journey...

Local Little League All-Star Team Wins More Than Just Championships

August 10, 2021

August 10, 2021

The Venice Baseball Academy’s little league team, the Tide, recently won the SoCal State Championships but it’s more than winning...

Crossroads Wins CIF and State Regionals

June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021

The Crossroads Varsity Boys Soccer Team had a stellar championship season starting with a true underdog story with CIF Division 6 Playoff...

Samohi Vikings Frosh-Soph Defeat Culver City Centaurs in Final Seconds

April 20, 2021

April 20, 2021

2020 was a tough year for Santa Monica High School football as Covid-19 restrictions forced all high school sports to...

Pali Riptide Baseball Club Tryouts

January 7, 2021

January 7, 2021

January 9th and 10th at Pali Rec Center The Pali Riptide Baseball Club is preparing for a spring season and...

Grand Jury Indicts Former Angel Employee in Tyler Skaggs’ Fatal Overdose

October 19, 2020

October 19, 2020

Fort Wayne grand jury indicts Eric Prescott Kay on drug distribution and drug conspiracy charges By Sam Catanzaro A federal...

Column: How to Play it Safe to Prevent Deadly Heat Exhaustion

August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020

By Shawn McCann  As the Southland region broils in a summer heatwave, the coronavirus pandemic has created additional concern for...

Former Angels Employee Charged in Tyler Skagg’s Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Former Angels Communications Director Eric Prescott Kay faces up to 20 years in prison By Sam Catanzaro An ex-employee of...

LA Marathon to Exclude Santa Monica

July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020

Race organizers, citing “bigger footprint at the finish line”, choose Century City end point By Sam Catanzaro Santa Monica has...