Volleyball: CdM’s Kobrine is league MVP

Corona del Mar High senior outside hitter Sam Kobrine earned the Pacific Coast League MVP award in boys’ volleyball for lifting the Sea Kings to their 14th consecutive league title, a second straight CIF Southern Section Division 1 runner-up finish and a third straight CIF Southern California Regional finals appearance.

The UCLA-bound Kobrine highlights one of four Sea Kings on the first team. The others are senior Matt Ctvrtlik, senior middle blocker Will Hunter and junior middle blocker Mitch Haly.

The foursome helped the Sea Kings (29-7, 10-0 in league) complete their 10th straight undefeated league season with Coach Steve Conti at the helm. The Sea Kings have won 96 straight matches in league, tying the third-longest league winning streak in section history.

In the postseason, CdM played in its 12th section finals under Conti, losing to Los Angeles Loyola in five sets. Conti guided CdM to its fourth CIF SoCal Regional finals, and the Sea Kings lost to Manhattan Beach Mira Costa in three sets in the Division I championship.

Kobrine finished with 365 kills, 37 blocks, 75 digs and 29 service aces.

Ctvrtlik, who is heading to Harvard, is a three-time first-team selection. He totaled 818 assists, 42 kills, 28 blocks, 68 digs and 19 aces.

Hunter, a two-time first-team member, recorded 281 kills, 51 blocks and 31 aces.

Haly had 186 kills and 54 blocks.

The Sea Kings’ second-team picks were sophomores Brandon Browning, Kevin Kobrine and Patrick Paragas.

— From staff reports

— From staff reports