Dennison and Sanchez share Sunset League MVP

Edison High senior libero Dani Dennison and Huntington Beach senior outside hitter Cami Sanchez shared the Sunset League MVP honor in girls’ volleyball after their respective teams finished 9-1 in league and split the league championship.

The Chargers and Oilers, who beat each other once in league, met in the CIF State Southern California Regional Division I finals, with a trip to the state final on the line, and it went to Edison.

Dennison led the Chargers (36-8) to a sweep at Huntington Beach, and then a sweep of Menlo-Atherton to win the CIF State Division I title, the program’s first.

Dennison is joined on the first team by four Edison teammates, senior outside hitter Hannah Phair, senior outside hitter Cassidy Dennison, junior setter Lindsey Sparks and junior middle blocker Kristin Austin.

The other first-team members from Huntington Beach (32-5) were senior libero Ashley Stevens, senior middle blocker Julia Jackson, senior opposite Anna Carroll and junior opposite Jillian Kim.

Edison and Huntington Beach both lost in the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section Division 1 playoffs, the Chargers bowing at Manhattan Beach Mira Costa and the Oilers at Long Beach Jordan.

Both Dani Dennison and Sanchez are repeat first-team selections.

Dennison amassed 612 digs, 42 service aces and 100 assists. She is heading to Texas Christian University.

Sanchez, who is heading to UCLA to play beach volleyball, finished with 372 kills and 212 digs.

Phair totaled 376 kills, 286 digs and 47 aces. The repeat first-team member is heading to UCLA to play sand volleyball.

Cassidy Dennison recorded 424 kills, 231 digs and 52 aces.

Sparks, a Pepperdine commit, had 1,055 assists, 149 kills and 262 digs. She is a repeat first-team pick.

Austin had 180 kills and 33 total blocks.

Stevens made the first team again.

Jackson, bound for UC San Diego, finished with 229 kills and 111 blocks.

Fountain Valley senior opposite Amy Hinnant made the first team.

Hinnant helped the Barons (12-12, 4-6 in league) place fourth in league and advance to the CIF Southern Section playoffs for the first time in three years. Fountain Valley lost in three sets in the first round at Laguna Beach.

Edison junior opposite Taylor Gray made the second team.

Huntington Beach senior defensive specialist Emmaline Walters and junior outside hitter Bailey Nelson were on the second team.

Fountain Valley freshman outside hitter Phoebe Minch, senior middle blocker Kennedy Hood and senior outside hitter Erin Finley are second-team members.

Newport Harbor senior libero Kendall Blanchfield was a second-team pick. The Sailors (4-22, 2-8) placed fifth in league.

Marina senior outside hitters Abby Hills and Holly Hennessy were selected to the second team. The Vikings (6-23, 0-10) finished last in league.

— From staff reports