VIDEO: Chase Ross 
August 22, 2009 9:00 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Meet USA Volleyball's Junior National Beach Team member Chase Ross (Carlsbad, Calif.). Ross, along with partner Steven VanderWerp (Grand Haven, Mich.) will represent the U.S. in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships on Sept. 16-20 in Blackpool, England. Ross' sister Summer is currently representing the US in Alanya, Turkey with partner Jane Croson at the FIVB Youth World Championships.
Ross talks to ESPN RISE Volleyball about training with the Junior National Beach Team, USA Beach Coaches Anjinho Bacil and Jon Aharoni and gives some advice for younger players coming through the ranks.
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Get to know Chase Ross
August 21, 2009 3:55 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Don't call him Summer's brother; Chase Ross (Carlsbad, Calif.) has international, AVP, high school and college accomplishments of his own. A two year veteran of the USA Junior National Beach Team, Ross also competed with USA's Boys Indoor National Training Team. He will compete with partner Steven VanderWerp (Grand Haven, Mich.) at the 2009 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships on Sept. 16-20 in Blackpool, England.
Get to know Chase Ross
Full Name: Chase Ross
Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif.
Height: 6'5"
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VIDEO: Kyle Stevenson
August 20, 2009 2:29 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Meet USA Volleyball's Junior National Beach Team member Kyle Stevenson (Palos Verdes, Calif.). Stevenson, along with partner Parker Kalmbach (Coto de Caza, Calif.) are in Alanya, Turkey representing the U.S. in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships.
Stevenson talks to ESPN RISE Volleyball about training with the Junior National Beach Team, USA Beach Coaches Anjinho Bacil and Jon Aharoni and learning everyday.
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VIDEO: Parker Kalmbach
August 19, 2009 2:34 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Meet USA Volleyball's Junior National Beach Team member Parker Kalmbach (Coto de Caza, Calif.). Kalmbach, along with partner Kyle Stevenson (Palos Verdes, Calif.) are in Alanya, Turkey representing the U.S. in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships.
Kalmbach talks to ESPN RISE Volleyball about training with the Junior National Beach Team, USA Beach Coaches Anjinho Bacil and Jon Aharoni and his excitement for the game.
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VIDEO: Steven VanderWerp
August 17, 2009 3:16 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Meet USA Volleyball's Junior National Beach Team member Steven VanderWerp (Grand Haven, Mich.). VanderWerp, along with partner Chase Ross (Carlsbad, Calif.) will represent the U.S. in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB Junior World Championships on Sept. 16-20 in Blackpool, England.
VanderWerp talks to ESPN RISE Volleyball about training with the Junior National Beach Team, USA Beach Coaches Anjinho Bacil and Jon Aharoni and being the "foreigner" on the team.
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Video: Summer Ross
August 15, 2009 6:00 AM
By Christine Jinbo
Meet USA Volleyball's Junior National Beach Team member Summer Ross. Ross, along with partner Jane Croson will represent the U.S. in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships on Aug. 19-23 in Alanya, Turkey.
Ross talks to ESPN RISE Volleyball about training with the Junior National Beach Team, USA Beach Coaches Anjinho Bacil and Jon Aharoni and her love for the game.
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VIDEO: Dalas Dodd
August 13, 2009 7:00 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Meet USA Volleyball's Junior National Beach Team member Dalas Dodd. Dodd, along with partner Natalie Hagglund will represent the U.S. in the 2009 SWATCH FIVB Youth World Championships on Aug. 19-23 in Alanya, Turkey.
Dodd talks to ESPN RISE Volleyball about training with the Junior National Beach Team and what she looks forward to about traveling to Turkey next week!
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VIDEO: Anjinho Bacil and Jon Aharoni
August 13, 2009 6:00 AM
By Christine Jinbo
Meet USA Volleyball's Junior Beach National Team Head Coach Eduardo "Anjinho" Bacil and assistant coach Jon Aharoni, coordinator of beach coaching and development for USA Volleyball. Learn about the Junior National Beach Program and how to improve your beach game.
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Beach video series
August 12, 2009 9:00 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Video series: Meet the USA Junior National Beach Team.
This week, video interviews of the coaches and members of the Junior Beach National Team will air on ESPN RISE Volleyball. The videos will explore an array of topics including: advice from coaches and players, being a member of the team, what it's like training and how it affects high school and life.
The first video in the series, features USA Volleyball Junior Beach National Team Head Coach Eduardo Bacil and assistant coach Jon Aharoni, coordinator of beach coaching and development.
Bacil called "Anjinho,” means "little angel” in Portuguese. He began playing volleyball at 10 years old, and competed on the Brazilian National Team from 1986-1992 before moving to California in 1993, where he competed on the AVP Tour for 13 years.
Aharoni has a long history of teaching the game and has a passion for the sport of volleyball. As the Head Coach of USA's High Performance Beach Camps, he collaborated on curriculum, mentored coaches and facilitated the camp experience.
A gold medalist at the Maccabiah Games in 2005, he competed internationally in Israel and Argentina. Currently, Aharoni coaches at Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) High School with the boys' and girls' volleyball programs.
Check back as videos go live all week on ESPN RISE Volleyball.
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VIDEO: Ivy League Brains
July 4, 2009 10:00 AM
By Christine Jinbo
St. Louis High Performance Volleyball (St. Louis, Mo.) had the biggest brains in the gym at the Boys Classic in Anaheim, Calif. It has become, somewhat of a recent trend, for Ivy League schools that host mens' volleyball, to send their coaches recruiting in the same arena as UC Irvine, USC and other top NCAA Div. I programs.
Two Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.) High School graduates, Michael Dye and Sean Cotter will head to Princeton (N.J.) in the fall and three St. Louis (Mo.) area athletes, who all play on St. Louis High Performance, will head to MIT (Boston, Mass.) and Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.).
These three athletes Matt Hohenberger, Rob Lothman and, Patrick Vatterott spoke to ESPN RISE Volleyball about their choice to attend these academically rigorous schools. Check out their video below.
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VIDEO: Get Recruited
July 3, 2009 10:00 AM
By Christine Jinbo
Many volleyball athletes, both boys and girls are competing at a national tournament at this very moment. These athletes play for many reasons, one of which is to get recruited to play in college.
UC Irvine Mens Volleyball team recently bested USC in the NCAA Div. I National Championship in Provo, Utah. UCI Asst. Coach Mark Presho spoke with ESPN RISE Volleyball about building a national championship team and the type of athletes college coaches want to recruit. He answered many common questions athletes have about the recruiting process.
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Video Interview: Taylor Sander
June 20, 2009 7:41 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Tayloyr Sander of Norco (Calif.) High School has in impressive volleyball resume. He started on the USA Youth National Team as an outside hitter in the NORCECA Boys' Youth Continental Championships. His club team, Orange County Volleyball Club, is currently the first seed in the 17 Open division of the SCVA Boys Classic in Anaheim, Calif.
Sander spoke with ESPN RISE Volleyball about playing in the CIF State Southern California Div. II Regional and what the CIF Sportsmanship Award means to him.
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VIDEO: Sal La Cavera
June 17, 2009 3:18 PM
By Christine Jinbo
ESPN RISE FAB 50 No. 5 Mater Dei earned its first CIF Championship in boys' volleyball this year. Salvatore La Cavera III spoke to ESPN RISE about team, championships and the chain around his neck.
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VIDEO: Connor Hughes
June 16, 2009 5:10 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Connor Hughes spoke with ESPN RISE Volleyball about playing in the CIF State Southern California Div. II Regional, the teams' strategy and playing his senior year.
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Video Interview
June 15, 2009 12:43 PM
By Christine Jinbo
ESPN RISE Volleyball talked to Christian Workman of No. 1 Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.) High School about the CIF Sportsmanship Award and the meaning of team.
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Video Highlights
May 29, 2009 6:18 PM
By Christine Jinbo
ESPN RISE FAB 50 No. 2 Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.) will face off against No. 11 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) in the finals of the CIF Southern Section CIF Div. I finals on Saturday. Check out the video below for highlights from its semifinal victory over No. 8 Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.).
Junior outside hitter Steven Irvin and senior libero Peter Jasaitis talk to ESPN RISE Volleyball.
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April 11, 2009 12:00 PM
By Christine Jinbo
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Loyola Video
April 1, 2009 3:28 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Robert Feathers, 6-foot-8 sophomore middle blocker for Loyola High School (Los Angeles, Calif.), speaks about knocking off ESPN RISE FAB 50 top ranked Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), the rivalry and being a part of the Loyola team in the video below.
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ESPN RISE FAB 50 boys' volleyball ranking
March 19, 2009 7:33 PM
By Christine Jinbo
In week one of the ESPN RISE FAB 50 Rankings, teams from California jumped and fell in the ranking, as the Golden State played games of consequence. Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Missouri have yet to begin season and look to open up this week. Hawaii teams have just begun early season play, with Div. I teams rolling through the first part of league play.
Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) remained atop the rankings as it bested the rest and most importantly, rival, Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.) at the Best of the West Invitational. The Mustangs went through the tournament undefeated with a 6-0 record.
Costa's Ian Satterfield was awarded the tournament MVP and co-captain Evan Licht received All Tournament honors. The two Costa captains spoke to ESPN RISE about the school's rivalry with Loyola.
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Green machine
March 17, 2009 5:42 PM
By Christine Jinbo
Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) struck gold, in green, as the winner of the Best of the West Tournament, March 13-14, in Poway, Calif. The Mustangs' green pride shines for St. Patty's Day in this highlight reel from the Best of the West, where Evan Licht lights it up and Ian Satterfield is all aces.
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ESPN RISE FAB 50 National boys' volleyball ranking
March 12, 2009 5:54 PM
By Christine Jinbo
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The top three schools in the ESPN RISE FAB 50 national boys volleyball ranking acquired the reputation of producing superior teams year after year. Mira Costa (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Punahou (Honolulu, Hawaii) and Wheaton Warrenville South (Wheaton, Ill.) do not rebuild, they reload each year with a crop of, what seems like, endless talent. Although Mira Costa lost four starters to graduation, it restocked the arsenal with talent from three core returners including USA Junior National team member,
Ian Satterfield. Legendary
Coach Mike Cook, after 29 years as head coach of Mira Costa, quietly handed his Mustangs over to long time assistant,
Mike Ninnis. According to Ninnis, Coach Cook will sit on the bench assisting and will coach the junior varsity squad.
The Mustangs' schedule features top tier non-league opponents, including rival, Loyola (Los Angeles, Calif.) and top ranked Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.). Unless the two schools meet in tournament play, Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.) is the only school left off this schedule of consequence. Corona del Mar, ranked No. 4 and second in California, returned two USAV Junior National team players,
Weston Nielsen and
Dylan Davis. Nielsen earned MVP honors at the NORCECA Youth Championships from amongst a talented U.S. squad. Team USA did not drop a single set, en route to winning the gold medal. The Sea Kings look to pose the biggest threat to Mira Costa's dominance on the left coast.
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March 12, 2009 12:00 PM
Orange Lutheran, ranked No. 5, shines with Maurice Torres in this video.
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Vegas on video
February 27, 2009 7:43 PM
By Christine Jinbo
New videos from the 2009 SCVA Vegas Classic just added. Keep returning as more video goes up each day. Coming soon, video of the 17 Open Division and the 18 Open finals.
Click here to get all the latest video from the Southern California Volleyball Association Vegas Classic. Join the ESPN RISE Volleyball group; its free. Join and tell us what you want to see. Click the video tab and refresh often, more videos added all the time!
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Video from Vegas
February 21, 2009 1:37 PM
By Christine Jinbo
To get all the latest video from the Southern California Volleyball Association Vegas Classic. Join the ESPN RISE Volleyball group; its free. Click the video tab and refresh often, more videos added every minute!
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On the RISE: Falyn Fonoimoana
October 11, 2008 5:08 PM
Fonoimoana's imposing stare from across the net is enough to intimidate most girls. At times, players have to shake their arms to regain feeling after a blow from one of the bullets she sent riffling at them.
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In stark contrast, Fonoimoana emits an easy going grin as she waves to friends as she walks across the Mira Costa campus. At 6-foot-4, and a head taller than most of her peers, she is easy to spot heading towards the gym where she picks up Coach Zimmerman's two children and takes them out to play.
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