Girls volleyball: Tars’ trio first-team picks

A trio of Newport Harbor High standouts who led the Sailors to a

share of their eighth Sea View League girls volleyball title in nine

seasons have been named first-team all-league by the circuit’s coaches.

Liz Lord, a 5-foot-11 senior middle blocker bound for Portland, is a

repeat first-team selection. She is joined on the first team by teammates

Katie King, a 5-6 senior setter, and Kristin McClune, a 6-1 junior middle

blocker.

Senior Christine Woller, a 6-1 outside hitter bound for UC Irvine, and

5-7 sophomore Alyson Jennings represent the Sailors on the second team.

Newport, which tied Irvine for the league crown, went on to finish

22-11, earning CIF Southern Section Division II-AA runner-up honors and

advancing to the semifinals of the Division II Southern California

regionals.

Irvine senior Olivia Waldowski is the league MVP.

Coaches’ 2001 All-Sea View League

Most Valuable Player

Olivia Waldowski, Irvine Sr.

First team

Katie King, Newport Harbor Sr.

Liz Lord, Newport Harbor Sr.

Kristin McClune, Newport Harbor Jr.

Katie Martinez, Aliso Niguel Jr.

Anneke DeVries, Irvine Jr.

Courtney DeMott, Irvine Sr.

Lindsay Larson, Laguna Hills Sr.

Ali Hallock, Woodbridge Sr.

Second team

Alyson Jennings, Newport Harbor So.

Christine Woller, Newport Harbor Sr.

Erica Brick, Aliso Niguel Fr.

Paige Fellers, Irvine Sr.

Jennifer Gerasimov, Irvine Jr.

Becky Gordon, Laugna Hills Sr.

Katie Knutson, Woodbridge Sr.

Brooke Beeson, Woodbridge Sr.