Boys' Volleyball: Newport Harbor, CdM, Costa Mesa Sage Hill in playoffs

Boys’ Volleyball: Newport Harbor, CdM, Costa Mesa Sage Hill in playoffs

By David Carrillo PeñalozaAssistant Editor, Fast Break Desk

May 6, 2016 9:16 PM PT

For the first time in five years, the Newport Harbor High boys’ volleyball team enters the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs as one of the top four seeds.

The Sailors were rewarded on Friday with a No. 3 seed for sharing the Sunset League title, marking the first time that they’ve finished first in league since 2011.

Joining Newport Harbor in the Division 1 playoffs is Corona del Mar. Costa Mesa is in Division 2 and Sage Hill is in Division 4.

Newport Harbor (21-7) plays host to Bellflower St. John Bosco (13-10), an at-large team from the Trinity League, in the first round on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

The Sea Kings (23-5), the Pacific Coast League champions, are at home in the first round with Encino Crespi (11-9), which finished fourth in the Mission League, on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Costa Mesa (16-3), the Orange Coast League runner-up, entertains El Modena (11-10), the No. 2 team from the North Hills League, on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

Sage Hill (6-12), the fourth-place team from the Academy League, has a wild-card match at home against Lakewood Mayfair (9-7), which placed fourth in the Suburban League, on Saturday at 7 p.m.

David Carrillo Peñaloza

David Carrillo Peñaloza is an assistant editor on the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team, the Fast Break Desk. He learned to read because of the newspaper. At breakfast, it was his job to translate stories to his parents, who were unable to read in English. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New York Times and Washington Post.