It\u2019s difficult to tell what is most exciting about attending a girls\u2019 volleyball team match at Point Loma High School (PLHS). First, there\u2019s the intense, spirited play of the 15 girls who make up the Pointers\u2019 varsity team as they leap, dive, set and spike through the emotional, marathon matches. But on a recent Friday afternoon, with a varsity football game still under way on campus, the old gym\u2019s seats are filled on one side by a contingent of dozens of students \u2014 mainly boys \u2014 who loudly hoot and cheer every move on court. And on the main side, players\u2019 benches and an officials\u2019 table \u00a0are surrounded by a sizable and vocal group of parents and community supporters who thrive on the game\u2019s action. It\u2019s a loud, passionate and electric experience. And it\u2019s growing in popularity. New head coach Davis Ransom took last year\u2019s previously underachieving Lady Pointers to 15 wins, including a late-season surge that carried the team to the CIF semifinals before losing to Western League foe and eventual 2010 Div. II section champion Scripps Ranch. All this was accomplished in only one season after the 2009-10 girls won just six games. Preparing to enter playoffs this season, the Lady Pointers have already notched 19 wins \u2014 and two of those were especially sweet. Ransom\u2019s previous coaching assignment was at Western League foe La Jolla, and the Vikings humiliated the Pointers by winning all three matches played last season.\u00a0 This season, however, the Pointers reversed their fortunes with victories last month at La Jolla and in the rowdy Pointers gym in an Oct. 21 match by scores of 25-16, 20-25, 25-21 and 25-21. The game preceded an annual “Senior Day” ceremony for the team. A post-game ceremony saw each of the PLHS team\u2019s seven seniors and their parents receive flower bouquets while an underclass teammate read a tribute thanking the seniors for their leadership and assistance.\u00a0 Along with powerful Scripps Ranch, the Western League also includes 2010 Div. III CIF champion Cathedral Catholic, so the Pointers\u2019 regular-season third-place finish is a lofty accomplishment.\u00a0 Two teams in last year\u2019s six-school Western League won CIF titles, making it San Diego\u2019s toughest girls\u2019 volleyball league. This year\u2019s league consists of five teams, and the Pointers will finish ahead of both the Vikings and University City. A check of previous Western League records shows Cathedral Catholic has a 48-0 record in league matches dating back five years. As a private school, Cathedral is allowed to recruit players in all sports within current CIF rules. New CIF Commissioner Jerry Schniepp has indicated he will form a committee to look at the issues of public-versus-private schools. \u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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