PRESS-TELEGRAM GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DREAM TEAM 2024PLAYER OF THE YEARKristen Dear, Long Beach Poly, SeniorLong Beach Poly’s Kristen Dear celebrates winning a point during a Moore League girls volleyball match against Wilson at Wilson High School in Long Beach, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer, Contributing Photographer)Kristen Dear’s ability to make clutch plays in the playoffs was uncanny, especially in Long Beach Poly’s rally to win the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 championship game in five sets over Bishop Diego.When the Jackrabbits needed a kill or monster block, Dear delivered in the decisive fifth set.“She just came up humungous in the championship game… Her energy she gives off when she does those things is amazing,” Poly coach Gerald Aquiningoc said.The 6-foot-1 middle hitter was named the Moore League’s Co-Player of the Year.She finished the regular season with 147 kills and a .348 hitting percentage. She had 12 solo blocks and 38 block assists. In the playoffs, Dear had a team-high 62 kills with a .431 hitting percentage, three solo blocks, 17 block assists and one ace.For those accomplishments, plus helping lead the Jackrabbits to their second consecutive Moore League title, Dear has been selected as the Press-Telegram Player of the Year.Dear was named to the All-CIF-SS Division 3 team. She is committed to Howard University.COACH OF THE YEARGerald Aquiningoc, Long Beach PolyHead coach Gerald Aquiningoc of Long Beach Poly holds up the championship plaque after Poly defeated Bishop Diego in five sets to win the CIF-SS Division 3 girls volleyball title on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)Long Beach Poly girls volleyball coach Gerald Aquiningoc is the Press-Telegram’s Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season after leading the Jackrabbits to the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 title.“I was so proud of them,” Aquiningoc said of the team’s players. “It was a honor to be a part of this journey.”Poly finished with a 29-13 overall record, including an undefeated Moore League championship. Poly’s season ended in the second round of the CIF State Division II Regional playoffs.“The growth, the resilience, this team was so special,” Aquiningoc said.Aquiningoc was named the Moore League and CIF-SS Division 3 Coach of the Year.DREAM TEAMKristen Dear, Long Beach Poly, Sr. (Player of the Year)Layla Moore, Long Beach Poly, Sr.Cedra Talaga, Long Beach Poly, So.Hannah Ballungay, Long Beach Poly, Jr.Sydney Mercado, Long Beach Poly, Sr.Katy Foley, Los Alamitos, Sr.Ashley Repetti, Los Alamitos, Sr.Brynn Minter, Los Alamitos, Jr.Simrin Adams, Wilson, So.Isabella Rabulan, St. Joseph, Sr.Devyn Masi, Valley Christian, Jr.Jordan Weston, Valley Christian, Jr.Cali Tirado, Millikan, Sr.Lalelei Hall, Lakewood, Sr.Alizae Leilua, Lakewood, Jr.Samantha Bayardo, St. Pius X-St. Matthias, Sr.Vera Vasquez, St. Pius X-St. Matthias, Sr.Sydney Bass, Calvary Chapel, Sr.Aubree Figueroa, Avalon, Jr.Originally Published: December 27, 2024 at 1:20 PM PST

Layla Moore, Long Beach Poly, Sr.The 6-foot-1 middle hitter was named the Moore League’s Co-Player of the Year.Alizae Leilua, Lakewood, Jr. Long Beach Poly’s Kristen Dear celebrates winning a point during a Moore League girls volleyball match against Wilson at Wilson High School in Long Beach, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer, […]

Layla Moore, Long Beach Poly, Sr.The 6-foot-1 middle hitter was named the Moore League’s Co-Player of the Year.Alizae Leilua, Lakewood, Jr.

Long Beach Poly's Kristen Dear celebrates winning a point during a Moore League girls' volleyball match against Wilson at Wilson High School in Long Beach, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer, Contributing Photographer) — Long Beach Poly’s Kristen Dear celebrates winning a point during a Moore League girls volleyball match against Wilson at Wilson High School in Long Beach, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo by Scott Smeltzer, Contributing Photographer)

Cedra Talaga, Long Beach Poly, So.Hannah Ballungay, Long Beach Poly, Jr.Dear was named to the All-CIF-SS Division 3 team. She is committed to Howard University.Kristen Dear, Long Beach Poly, Sr. (Player of the Year)Cali Tirado, Millikan, Sr.Ashley Repetti, Los Alamitos, Sr.Sydney Mercado, Long Beach Poly, Sr.Sydney Bass, Calvary Chapel, Sr.Simrin Adams, Wilson, So.

Head coach Gerald Aquiningoc of Long Beach Poly holds up the championship plaque as Long Beach Poly defeated Bishop Diego in five sets to win the CIF-SS Division 3 girls championship volleyball match at Cerritos College in Norwalk on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG) — Head coach Gerald Aquiningoc of Long Beach Poly holds up the championship plaque after Poly defeated Bishop Diego in five sets to win the CIF-SS Division 3 girls volleyball title on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

Aquiningoc was named the Moore League and CIF-SS Division 3 Coach of the Year.Isabella Rabulan, St. Joseph, Sr.“She just came up humungous in the championship game… Her energy she gives off when she does those things is amazing,” Poly coach Gerald Aquiningoc said.“The growth, the resilience, this team was so special,” Aquiningoc said.Kristen Dear, Long Beach Poly, SeniorPRESS-TELEGRAM GIRLS VOLLEYBALL DREAM TEAM 2024Gerald Aquiningoc, Long Beach PolyCOACH OF THE YEAR“I was so proud of them,” Aquiningoc said of the team’s players. “It was a honor to be a part of this journey.”Lalelei Hall, Lakewood, Sr.Brynn Minter, Los Alamitos, Jr.Jordan Weston, Valley Christian, Jr.Katy Foley, Los Alamitos, Sr.PLAYER OF THE YEARPoly finished with a 29-13 overall record, including an undefeated Moore League championship. Poly’s season ended in the second round of the CIF State Division II Regional playoffs.She finished the regular season with 147 kills and a .348 hitting percentage. She had 12 solo blocks and 38 block assists. In the playoffs, Dear had a team-high 62 kills with a .431 hitting percentage, three solo blocks, 17 block assists and one ace.Samantha Bayardo, St. Pius X-St. Matthias, Sr.Devyn Masi, Valley Christian, Jr.Originally Published: December 27, 2024 at 1:20 PM PSTVera Vasquez, St. Pius X-St. Matthias, Sr.DREAM TEAMKristen Dear’s ability to make clutch plays in the playoffs was uncanny, especially in Long Beach Poly’s rally to win the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 championship game in five sets over Bishop Diego.For those accomplishments, plus helping lead the Jackrabbits to their second consecutive Moore League title, Dear has been selected as the Press-Telegram Player of the Year.When the Jackrabbits needed a kill or monster block, Dear delivered in the decisive fifth set.Long Beach Poly girls volleyball coach Gerald Aquiningoc is the Press-Telegram’s Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season after leading the Jackrabbits to the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 title.