Girls’ Volleyball at a Glance

Top players: Dana Atkinson, Huntington Beach, Sr., outside hitter; Jami Bari, Dana Hills, Jr., setter; Jennifer Carey, Newport Harbor, So., setter; Larissa Carter, Fountain Valley, Sr., middle blocker; Michelle Chambers, Dana Hills, Jr., outside hitter; Allison Ciarelli, Huntington Beach, Sr., setter; Beth Cindrey, Brea Olinda, Sr., outside hitter; Dana Clemens, Edison, Sr., setter; Tiffany Cleveland, Southern California Chr., Sr., setter; Sarah Cody, Rosary, Sr., outside hitter; Meghan Coolbaugh, El Modena, Sr., outside hitter; Anne Cunningham, Southern California Chr., Sr., outside hitter; Erin Dedic, Valencia, Sr., outside hitter; Joanna Evans, Sunny Hills, Sr., setter; Stephanie Fike, Edison, Sr., outside hitter; Tayyiba Haneef, Laguna Hills, Sr., middle blocker; Whitney Hoover, Calvary Chapel, Sr., setter; Sabrina King, Santa Margarita, Sr., outside hitter; Carolyn Kittell, Laguna Beach, Sr., setter; Kelly Kleinsmith, Brea, Sr., setter; Kate Metzger, San Clemente, Sr., outside hitter; Allison Napier, Century, Sr., outside hitter; Amy Nihipali, Esperanza, Sr., middle blocker; Jill Overby, Calvary Chapel, Sr., middle blocker; Sarah Pelzel, El Toro, Sr., setter; Lindsay Phillips, Marina, Jr., outside hitter; Michelle Quon, Dana Hills, Sr., back-row specialist; Adrienne Ratajczak, Western, Sr., middle blocker; Nikki Resch, Magnolia, Jr., setter; Annie Sand, Troy, Sr., opposite; Shauna Steward, Edison, Sr., outside hitter; Nicole Stokes, Tustin, Jr., outside hitter; Roxanna Stumpf, Valencia, Sr., middle blocker; Jessica Suddeth, Esperanza, Sr., outside hitter; Kelly Webb, Irvine, Sr., outside hitter; Laura Woiemberghe, Cypress, Jr., setter; Michelle Woiemberghe, Cypress, Sr., outside hitter.

League favorites: Academy: St. Margaret’s; Arrowhead: Southern California Christian; Century: El Modena; Empire: Cypress; Freeway: La Habra; Garden Grove: Pacifica; Golden West: Ocean View; Olympic: Calvary Chapel; Orange: Valencia; Pacific Coast: Laguna Beach; Sea View: Newport Harbor; South Coast: Dana Hills; Sunset: Huntingon Beach.

1995 final poll: 1. Huntington Beach; 2. Mater Dei; 3. Dana Hills; 4. San Clemente; 5. Laguna Beach; 6. Santa Margarita; 7. Newport Harbor; 8. Calvary Chapel; 9. Esperanza; 10. Edison.

1996 preseason poll: 1. Dana Hills; 2. Laguna Beach; 3. Huntington Beach; 4. Newport Harbor; 5. Esperanza; 6. Capistrano Valley; 7. Irvine; 8. Fountain Valley; 9. San Clemente; 10. Santa Margarita.

Key dates: O.C. Championships, Sept. 20-21; Southern Section playoffs, Nov. 14-23; state championships final, Dec. 7.

Notes: With the help of a local marketing firm, the Orange County Championships have gone big-time. The event gained three sponsors and will be held at UC Irvine’s Bren Center.