UCI players earn silver
The United States men’s junior national volleyball team, which
features three UC Irvine players, reached the gold medal match of the
Continental Volleyball Championship, but fell to Cuba, 25-19, 21-25,
25-22, 25-20, Monday in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
UCI sophomore middle blocker David Smith had six kills.
Team USA defeated host Canada, 25-21, 25-17, 25-19, and Mexico,
25-21, 25-23, 25-13, to advance to the title match.
Smith and UCI’s Jayson Jablonsky each added eight points in the
win over Mexico.
UCI sophomore outside hitter Matt Webber was also a member of Team
USA, guided by Anteaters’ Coach John Speraw.
Anteaters shine
* SOCCER: Scott Shiraishi and Brandon Tario, who will both be
sophomore midfielders for UC Irvine this fall, each helped Honolulu
Bulls club team win the under-19 title in the prestigious United
States Youth Soccer National championship in Orlando, Fla., Monday.
Shiraishi and Tario, both from Honolulu, are original members of
the Bulls, which became the first team from Hawaii to claim regional
and national championships.
Players were met by media at the Honolulu International Airport
and were heralded as pioneers for the state of Hawaii and the Hawaii
Youth Soccer Association.
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