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Boys’ volleyball: Valencia gets another ‘unofficial’ honor

By Austin KnoblauchSenior Editor, Sports 
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I think it’s safe to say that if there were such a thing as a national boys’ volleyball champion, Valencia would be it.

Just weeks after the Southern Section-Toyota Division II champions were named the unofficial national champions by StudentSportsVolleyball.com, the Vikings were pegged as the No. 1 team in the nation by Rivals and CalHiSports.com in its postseason rankings.

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Valencia (36-2), which has seven players moving on to Division I college programs, won its fourth division title in six years last month and posted a 94-11 game record. UCLA-bound Jamey Ker, the Division II Player of the Year, led the way with 309 kills.

Spectacularly, it is the second unofficial national championship Valencia has earned in the last two years. The Valencia softball team, which repeated as Division I champions this year, was declared as the best team in the nation by Rivals.com in 2007.

-- Austin Knoblauch

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Austin Knoblauch

Austin Knoblauch is a senior editor in Sports at the Los Angeles Times, overseeing NFL coverage and digital initiatives. He previously worked as an editor and writer at NFL.com. He initially joined The Times in 2005, serving in various web editing and reporting roles. Knoblauch’s favorite sports are football, hockey and auto racing. He is a native of Southern California and graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles.

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