2021-22 St. Francis Girls Volleyball News
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Fall Troubies well-repped on All-Delta League teams
December 03, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Tatiana Cornejo captured Athlete of the Year for cross country, while first-year varsity mentors Melanie Cleland and Marisa Kolokotronis each earned Coach of the Year honors for cross country and water polo, respectively, as the Delta League rolled out its complete list of year-end honors for fall sports. In all, a total of 19 Troubadour athletes captured All-Delta League accolades in the school’s five Delta League fall sports. -
SFHS crew earns Optimist All-Star nods
November 16, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. — St. Francis seniors Carli Padilla, Justine Pulmones and Zoe Hopkins each were selected to participate in the annual Optimist All-Star volleyball match, held on December 4 at Capital Christian School. Additionally, Padilla, Pulmones and middle blocker Sophia Garza captured All-Delta League honors for the 2021 season, with Hopkins claiming the Sportsmanship Award.
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Troubies' season ends in NorCal first round
November 09, 2021PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Outside hitters Mila Stojakovic and Sofia Alkire each hit 19 kills while senior libero Justine Pulmones collected a match-high 25 digs, but 10th-seeded St. Francis came out on the losing end of a 27-25, 25-23, 23-25, 19-25, 15-10 battle with seventh-seeded Amador Valley in the first round of the CIF NorCal Region Div. I girls volleyball championship tournament Tuesday night.
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St. Francis heads to Amador Valley for NorCal first round
November 08, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis High School drew a No. 10 seed and a first-round matchup against seventh-seeded Amador Valley in the CIF NorCal Div. I girls volleyball championship tournament, the CIF state office announced Sunday. The match will take place on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. in Pleasanton.
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Troubies' section run ends in semifinal
November 02, 2021ELK GROVE, Calif. – Junior Mila Stojakovic tallied a team-leading 17 kills while senior liber Justine Pulmones scooped up 14 digs, but third-seeded St. Francis ultimately hit just .100 as a team in a four-set, 25-18, 25-20, 16-26, 25-12 loss at second-seeded Cosumnes Oaks in the semifinal round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I girls volleyball tournament.
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St. Francis sweeps St. Mary's to advance to SJS semifinal
October 28, 2021ELK GROVE, Calif. — Junior outside hitter Sofia Alkire tallied a double-double of 13 digs and a team-leading 13 kills to lift third-seeded St. Francis to a 25-16, 25-21, 25-21 sweep of sixth-seeded St. Mary’s in the quarterfinal round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Div. I girls volleyball tournament Thursday night.
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Garza leads SFHS to first-round sweep over Lincoln
October 26, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior middle blocker Sophia Garza hit 13 kills with just two errors for a .647 hitting average to lead third-seeded St. Francis to a 25-14, 25-16, 25-5 sweep of 14th-seeded Lincoln in the first round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division I girls tournament Tuesday night.
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Troubies earn third seed, will host Lincoln in CIF-SJS first round
October 22, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. — St. Francis High School earned the No. 3 seed in the Division I bracket and will host Stockton’s Lincoln High on Tuesday night, the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section announced in its release of the girls volleyball playoff pairings Friday afternoon. The Troubadours enter the postseason with a 23-7 overall record, and finished second in the Delta League standings with a 9-3 mark.
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Troubies storm past Wildcats to close out regular season
October 20, 2021ELK GROVE, Calif. ? Junior middle blocker Sophia Garza posted 10 kills with three blocks and a .421 hitting average while junior left-sider Sofia Alkire tallied a team-leading 11 kills as St. Francis High dispatched host Franklin in a 25-19, 25-7, 25-17 sweep in Delta League girls? volleyball action Wednesday night.
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Wolfpack edges Troubies in key Senior Night matchup
October 18, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Junior outside hitter Sofia Alkire posted a career-high 21 kills with just four errors while senior setter Carli Padilla notched 29 digs to go with her 39 assists, but St. Francis fell in a five-set marathon by scores of 31-33, 25-22, 25-18, 20-25 and 11-15 in a key Delta League prep volleyball match at SFHS Gym Monday night.
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Troubies suffer tough loss in Holy Court rivalry match
October 16, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Junior outside hitter Olivia Mlikotin scored 19 kills against just seven hitting errors while junior middle Sophia Garza added another 14 kills and a .458 hitting average, but St. Francis ultimately came down on the losing end of a four-set, 15-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19 battle with Christian Brothers in the annual Holy Court rivalry match Saturday night.
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Balanced attack forges 3-0 road sweep at Sheldon
October 13, 2021SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The trio of junior outside hitter Sofia Alkire, junior middle blocker Sophia Garza and senior middle Zoe Hopkins each tallied eight kills to boost St. Francis High to a 25-15, 25-15, 25-20 sweep at Sheldon High Wednesday night.
