From today's Ventura County Star:

Volleyball roundup: Nordhoff volleyball team opens with win


The Nordhoff High girls’ volleyball team’s strong season a year ago may be in for an encore.
The defending Frontier League champions rode 11 kills from Laila Litonjua and 28 assists from Kourtney Whaley to a 25-14, 25-12, 25-13 sweep of visiting Hueneme in the season opener for both teams.
Ashley Sandefur added seven kills.
For Hueneme, Taulini Ruiz had seven kills and three blocks; Nicki Bruno had 12 assists and Marianna Garcia recorded 16 digs.

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL
St. Bonaventure 3, Santa Paula 0 (25-5, 25-10, 25-6): Hannah Hill had seven kills, and Kaitlin Maxwell and Hunter Young notched six kills apiece as the visiting Seraphs swept their season opener. Lindsey Lippert notched five digs and two kills for Santa Paula, while Sonia Ortiz finished with four digs and three assists.

Royal 3, Oak Park 1 (23-25, 25-12, 25-19, 27-25): Rachael Band led host Oak Park with 14 kills. Rachel Gam had 10 kills and Hayley Verner finished with eight kills and three blocks. Maddie Simpson had 49 assists to lead Royal (1-0). Amanda Soper led the Highlanders with 17 kills and Kathleen Wright added 16. Kasey Ring contributed 21 blocks.

Fillmore 3, Channel Islands 0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-19): Torri Ayala collected 12 service aces, five digs and four kills and Chianti Sumaran had eight aces and two kills as Fillmore won its season opener at home. Anna Moreno contributed four assists and three aces. Channel Islands (0-1) was led by Brooke Reed with three aces, four blocks and eight kills.

Ventura 3, Moorpark 0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-18): Cheyenne Godinez and Katie Miller each had seven kills to lead visiting Ventura (1-0) to the win. Amy Lanski added three aces and Emily Carman contributed eight digs.

Westlake 3, Beverly Hills 2 (15-25, 17-25, 25-19, 25-15, 15-13): Hannah Schuett dished out 42 assists and recorded five kills to help host Westlake (1-0) rally from two games down to defeat Beverly Hills (0-1). Casey Levitt, 18 digs, and Paige Harris, 15 digs, keyed the Warriors defensive charge.

Orange Lutheran 3, Thousand Oaks 0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-17): Karis Schneider finished with five kills and nine digs as the Lancers opened their season with a loss at home.

Women’s college volleyball

The Masters College 3, Cal Lutheran 2 (21-25, 13-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-12): Emily Gray dished out 33 assists to lead the Master’s attack. Jackie Russell had 37 assists for visiting Cal Lutheran. Erin Exline had 17 kills and Allison Kerr added 14 kills for the Regents.