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Torrey Pines Sweeps La Jolla Country Day 3-0 in San Diego Open Division Quarterfinal

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47 minutes ago

November 2, 2026

The Torrey Pines volleyball team poses on its home court with the league championship banners.

Photo courtesy of Torrey Pines Volleyball.

Top seeded Torrey Pines wasted no time in its CIF San Diego Section Open Division opener. The Falcons swept visiting La Jolla Country Day 3-0 on Thursday night, winning 25-16, 25-17 and 25-17 in the Open Division quarterfinal.

Torrey Pines controlled the match at the net. The Falcons finished with 13 blocks as a team, against just two for the Torreys, and outhit La Jolla Country Day 33 kills to 31 with a far cleaner attack.

Lilia Decker led the Falcons with 10 kills on .476 hitting, according to the MaxPreps box score. Middle blocker Kupiec added six kills and seven total blocks on .545 hitting, anchoring a block that never let the Torreys settle into the match. Grace Whitman led La Jolla Country Day with nine kills.

The Falcons came into the playoffs at 25-5 and as the top seed in the Open Division after a perfect 10-0 run through the Coastal League, the program’s 16th straight league title according to the team’s own account. La Jolla Country Day finished its season at 15-10.

Torrey Pines advances to the Open Division semifinals at home on Tuesday, November 3 against Bishop’s, with a place in the November 6 championship match at Cal State San Marcos on the line. A season long showdown with second seeded Cathedral Catholic remains possible in the final, after the two San Diego powers split their earlier meetings this fall.

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Amador Goes on the Road and Knocks Off Mariposa County 3-1 in the Playoff Opener

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22 minutes ago

November 2, 2026

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The Amador volleyball players pose on the team bus during the trip to Mariposa.

Photo courtesy of Amador Volleyball.

Amador made the long trip to Mariposa County on Tuesday night and came home with a playoff win, beating the Grizzlies 3-1 in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V playoffs.

The Buffaloes took the opening set 25-22, dropped a tight second set 26-24, and then took over the match. Amador won the third set 25-19 and closed out the fourth 25-15 to finish off one of the bigger road wins of the opening round anywhere in the section.

The result was no small feat. Mariposa County entered the playoffs as the undefeated Southern League champion, 14-0 in league play, and the Grizzlies had not lost a league match in 42 straight outings dating back through their run of dominance, according to The Mariposan. Their only losses all season had come against larger schools, and they were playing at home in front of their own crowd.

None of that slowed the Buffaloes, who turned the night into a team celebration. The program’s own social post from the trip called it a fierce fight for the win after the long ride south, a bus trip, and a stop on the way. After dropping the second set, Amador answered with its two most comfortable sets of the night to seal the upset.

The win advanced Amador to the Division V quarterfinals, where the Buffaloes’ run ended Thursday with a 3-1 loss at Bret Harte. Mariposa County closed a standout season at 27-11, its league championship streak stopped one match into the postseason by a Sutter Creek team that refused to be intimidated.

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