Coaches pick Day as MVP

Costa Mesa High senior Sharon Day, who led Costa Mesa High girls

volleyball to the first league title in the program’s history, has

been named Golden West League Most Valuable Player by league coaches.

Day, a senior middle blocker, is among seven local players

recognized, including three additional first-team honorees.

Also representing Costa Mesa on the first team are outside hitter

Emily Abbott, middle blocker Kristen Bagwell and outside hitter Devin

Denman, all seniors.

Estancia’s Hillary Larson is a second-team all-league selection,

as are Costa Mesa sophomore setters Jackie Havens and Jenny Sparks.

Day was a second-team all-league performer in the Pacific Coast

League as a junior.

“There wasn’t any disagreement about her being the MVP of the

league,” Costa Mesa Coach Allison Salladin said. “She dominated

play.”

2002 COACHES’

ALL-GOLDEN WEST SELECTIONS

Most Valuable Player

Sharon Day, Costa Mesa Sr.

First team

Emily Abbott, Costa Mesa Sr.

Kristen Bagwell, Costa Mesa Sr.

Devin Denman, Costa Mesa Sr.

Yvonne Bobadilla, Santa Ana Sr.

Kelsey Brown, Ocean View Jr.

Brittney Forbes, Ocean View Sr.

Katie Hyatt, Ocean View Sr.

Jenny Keuhn, Ocean View Sr.

Sarah McHargue, Westminster Sr.

Alejandra Osorio, Orange Sr.

Lorena Popoca, Saddleback Sr.

Areylys Ramirez, Santa Ana Sr.

Second team

Jackie Havens, Costa Mesa

Jenny Sparks, Costa Mesa

Hillary Larson, Estancia

Monica Braun, Santa Ana

Lindsay Castillo, Ocean View

Yuri Fuentes, Santa Ana

Kristen Henning, Ocean View

Lauren Hogan, Westminster

Linda Kohan, Westminster

Mallory Leon, Orange

Jaime Vanags, Westminster

Laurie Waterhouse, Ocean View

Daiseree Williams, Saddleback