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FALL SPORTS

Football - David Young, Coach
The football program at PVPHS has researching players each year. Up-to- weight and skills training, and the latest
produced eight NFL players in 22 date equipment and facilities, including in athletic technology among other
years, as well as 53 college players a pro style locker room, equipment benefits of being a member of a team
from universities such as Stanford, Cal, room, coaches’ offices, and a weight sport. PVPHS offers three levels of football:
Colorado, U Penn, Colorado State, room enhance the program. Players frosh/soph, junior varsity, and varsity.
Princeton, Yale, USD, Cal Poly SLO, are exposed to team travel experiences,
Arizona, and USC. Division 1-3 college leadership development, academic
football recruiters visit the campus monitoring and advisement, year-round

Volleyball-Girls Cross Country-Boys and Girls - Chris Foster, Coach
Kurt Barcenilla, Coach PVPHS offers three levels of cross- discipline, self-esteem, social
The PVPHS Girls’ Volleyball teams compete country: frosh/soph, junior varsity, and skills, punctuality, integrity, respect
in the Bay League, one of the toughest varsity. Freshmen through senior student for others, teamwork, and work
leagues in the nation. There are three runners all start, competing in every race ethic. Summer training begins the
levels of teams: frosh/soph, junior varsity, for varsity stripes. Student athletes learn first Monday after the school year
and varsity. Tryouts are in the spring before about competition, sportsmanship, the ends in June. New runners begin
the season begins in the fall. Tryouts are fundamentals of smart training, and the with short runs and slowly increase
also held during the first weekend of core elements of a running program. the distance over the eleven weeks
school for students new to PVPHS. Students acquire life skills including of the summer.
Tennis-Girls - Mike Hoeger, Coach

The 2017 Girls’ Tennis team won the Bay tennis at Harvard, UCLA, UC San Diego,
League for the seventh year in a row and University of Washington, UC Riverside,
finished the regular season with a 19-1 Georgetown, and Baylor. Tryouts for
record and a number two ranking in frosh/soph, junior varsity, and varsity
Division 1. They won CIF are held in July and at the start of the
and State Regionals from 2013-2015. In school year. Students are required to
recent years, girls have enrolled to play have a sports physical in order to tryout.

“One thing that I really loved about PVPHS, and that really made my
time there special was the tennis team. PVPHS’s Athletic Department
is amazing because it helps you become part of something more than
yourself. The emphasis on team was so special, and all the girls really were my
second family. Yeah, we won a lot, but looking back the team meant so much
Water Polo-Boys more to me. I got to compete with some of my best friends, and that is worth as
Bryan Weaver, Coach much to me as our championships.”
The PVPHS Boys’ Water Polo team — Katelyn Parker, Class of 2017
practices and competes in the Jackie
Prindle Pool, which was specifically built Golf-Girls - Glenn Van Enk, Coach
PVPHS Girls’ Varsity and Junior Varsity Trump National and Terranea Resort host
to not only accommodate the water polo
Golf teams compete in the Bay League the team once per week for practice.
teams, but all aspects of the swimming
against some of the top talent in Tryouts for the girls’ team occur in late
program. Training consists of daily practice
Southern California. The varsity team August, with practice and matches running
in cutting-edge water polo techniques.
plays home matches at the Rolling Hills until the end of October. PVPHS golfers
The sport is open to all boys who want
Country Club, while the junior varsity have accumulated numerous league,
to participate, no experience required.
team plays at the Palos Verdes Golf division, and section titles, including state
Three levels of boys’ water polo are offered:
Club for home competitions. championships in 2002 and 2003.
frosh/soph, junior varsity, and varsity.
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