2014 Women's Volleyball News
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No. 1 Story of the Year - Annie Mitchem's dominant IVC run
August 24, 2015There has been no better athlete in the history of Irvine Valley athletics that Annie Mitchem. She was a two-time national Two-Year Player of the Year in indoor volleyball and named the overall state athlete of the year for 2014-15. -
No. 2 Story of the Year - Women's volleyball team is perfect
August 21, 2015Irvine Valley won its first ever state title last fall, beating defending champion Cabrillo in the final. IVC finished the year with a record of 27-0. It dropped just seven sets all year and had three players sign with Division 1 schools.
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(Tie) No. 10 Story of the Year - Kobi Pekich OEC Character Champion
August 10, 2015Sophomore women's indoor and sand volleyball state champion Kobi Pekich was named the Orange Empire Conference female Character Champion award winner in May for her thoughtful actions and leadership on and off the court.
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(Tie) No. 10 Story of the Year - IVC athletics 12th in state
August 08, 2015Irvine Valley athletics, backed by state titles in women's volleyball, men's tennis and women's sand volleyball, had its best finish ever in the NATYCAA Cup, which recognizes the top athletic programs in the state.
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Mitchem and Ucelay named IVC athletes of year for 2014-15
August 01, 2015Annie Mitchem and Guillermo Ucelay put together two of the most dominant two-year runs ever by athletes at Irvine Valley. Both led their respective Laser teams to their first ever state championships this past school year.
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Women's volleyball team earns AVCA Academic Award
July 29, 2015Irvine Valley, which won indoor and sand state titles during the 2014-15 school year, adds a scholar team award by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. IVC is just one of three California community colleges to be honored.
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Annie Mitchem named CCCAA female athlete of year for 2014-15
July 15, 2015Annie Mitchem, a sophomore volleyball player at Irvine Valley, was named the CCCCAA female state athlete of the year for all sports. She led IVC to women's indoor and sand volleyball state titles during the 2014-15 school year.
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Coach Tom Pestolesi on USA staff for Pan American Games
July 13, 2015Irvine Valley director of volleyball and women's indoor and sand coach Tom Pestolesi is the manager for the United States men's team at the Pan American Games. The USA team plays its first match on July 17 against Puerto Rico.
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Volleyball assistant Kaleo Baxter added to staff at UC Irvine
July 09, 2015Kaleo Baxter a former star and two-time state champion on the Irvine Valley men's volleyball team and an assistant coach for the Lasers' state champion women's team last year has landed a new coaching job at UC Irvine.
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Irvine Valley College athletics places 12th in NATYCAA Cup
June 30, 2015The Lasers end up 12th in the state standings for two-year colleges. It is IVC's best-ever finish in the cup competition. Irvine Valley won state titles in women's volleyball, men's tennis and sand volleyball in 2014-15.
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Doran and Murray honored as IVC's scholar athletes of the year
June 22, 2015Women's volleyball player Marisa Doran and men's volleyball player Cole Murray were honored as Irvine Valley's 2014-15 scholar athletes of the year at a luncheon by the Exchange Club of Irvine last week.
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Volleyball player Hailey Jones headed to San Diego State
June 10, 2015Sophomore setter Hailey Jones, a two-year starter for Irvine Valley, helped the Lasers go 51-2 the past two seasons and earn the program's first ever State Championship in 2014. She is also a two-time first team all-conference player.
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Women's volleyball player Marisa Doran signs with New Mexico
June 01, 2015Sophomore standout outside hitter Marisa Doran recently signed with the University of New Mexico. She helped IVC win state championships in indoor and sand volleyball this past school year and also captured a sand individual state title.
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Women's volleyball player Shaelyn Perez signs with UC San Diego
May 27, 2015Sophomore Shaelyn Perez was a part of two state titles this school year at IVC. Irvine Valley won its first-ever indoor title and then captured the inaugural sand state title. Perez was also a star off the court as a two-year scholar athlete.
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Volleyball player Kobi Pekich earns Character Champion Award
May 08, 2015Kobi Pekich, a sophomore women's indoor volleyball player and sand volleyball player, was recognized as the Orange Empire Conference Fair-Play Character Champion female award winner for her efforts on and off the court.
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Annie Mitchem is AVCA Two-Year National Player of Year again
December 18, 2014The middle blocker led the Irvine Valley women's volleyball team to its first ever State Championship. She is just the second player in the history of the AVCA Two-Year National Player of Year award to win in back-to-back seasons.
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Volleyball's Mitchem, Doran and Pestolesi earn more honors
December 17, 2014Annie Mitchem is named all-state, Marisa Doran is picked all-region and coach Tom Pestolesi is named the co-coach of the year for Southern California. The Lasers won their first ever state championship this year.
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Standout volleyball player Annie Mitchem signs with Hawaii
December 11, 2014The Irvine Valley star middle blocker signed with Hawaii last month. She just finished leading the Lasers to their first ever CCCAA State Championships title last weekend and was named tournament MVP.
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Women's volleyball team caps undefeated year with state title
December 07, 2014Irvine Valley goes 3-0 in the State Championships, including beating defending champ Cabrillo in four sets Sunday in the final, to bring the first ever women's volleyball title to IVC. Annie Mitchem is named state tournament MVP.
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Irvine Valley women's volleyball vs. Cabrillo in State Championship match (set 2)
December 07, 2014Irvine Valley wins its first state title with a four-set win over defending champion Cabrillo.
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Irvine Valley women's volleyball vs. Cabrillo in State Championship match (set 3)
December 07, 2014Irvine Valley wins its first state title with a four-set win over defending champion Cabrillo.
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Irvine Valley women's volleyball vs. Cabrillo in State Championship match (set 4)
December 07, 2014Irvine Valley wins its first state title with a four-set win over defending champion Cabrillo.
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Irvine Valley women's volleyball vs. Cabrillo in State Championship match (set 1)
December 07, 2014Irvine Valley wins its first state title with a four-set win over defending champion Cabrillo.
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Women's volleyball team in state final after sweeping Cabrillo
December 06, 2014Irvine Valley beats the defending state champion, 25-14, 25-13, 25-20, to move on to the State Championship final on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. IVC hit an impressive .398 as a team in the match.
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Women's volleyball team starts state with a win
December 06, 2014Irvine Valley gets by Feather River, 25-9, 23-25, 25-20, 25-16, on Saturday afternoon at Cabrillo College. IVC moves on to play again Saturday night against defending state champion Cabrillo at 7 p.m.
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2014 CCCAA Women's Volleyball State Championship preview
December 04, 2014Irvine Valley, making its second straight appearance in the double-elimination state event after finishing third last season, opens with a match against Feather River on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
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Mitchem and Pestolesi highlight all-conference volleyball honors
December 03, 2014Annie Mitchem, Irvine Valley's sophomore middle blocker standout, is named the Orange Empire Conference player of the year for the second year in a row and Tom Pestolesi is picked as conference coach of the year again.
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Volleyball team hosts El Camino with trip to state on line
December 02, 2014Irvine Valley, seeded first, hosts No. 4 El Camino tonight at 6 p.m. in a So. Cal. Regional Final. IVC has a record of 23-0, while El Camino comes in at 24-2. The Lasers are trying to make the state event for the second year in a row.
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Women's volleyball team headed back to State Championships
December 02, 2014Irvine Valley, seeded No. 1, beats fourth-seeded El Camino, 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 25-16, Tuesday night at home in a So. Cal. Regional Final. IVC, with a record of 24-0, makes the final-four State Championships for the second year in a row.
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Women's volleyball team moves on to So. Cal. Regional Final
November 29, 2014Top-seeded Irvine Valley gets all it can handle from No. 9 Canyons in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday night at home, but pulls through with a 26-24, 25-18, 25-17 win. Annie Mitchem records 15 kills to help lead IVC.
