FALL HIGHLIGHTS : Agoura Tops Burroughs in Volleyball

When its passing game soured, the Agoura High girls volleyball team turned to setter Dawn Krenik for help and she responded, leading the Chargers to a 15-9, 13-15, 16-14, 16-14 victory over Burroughs on Tuesday night in the Southern Section 3-A Division quarterfinals at Burroughs.

“She did a really good job,” Agoura Coach Steve Gazzinga said. “She really took control.”

Krenik was all over the court, chasing down passes and turning them into Agoura points. She teamed with middle hitter Shannon Matthew on a quick spike that was unstoppable. Matthew finished with 14 kills.

Krenik, a 5-foot, 7-inch senior, also had 10 kills and numerous blocks, including a few against Burroughs’ 6-3 middle hitter, Quaif Chiracheve. Debbie Penney led Burroughs with 20 kills.

Agoura, which won the Frontier League and is ranked No. 2 in the 3-A, improved to 14-2. Burroughs, which finished second in the Foothill League, ended its season at 15-4.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Thousand Oaks d. Palm Springs, 15-6, 14-16, 15-5, 15-8--The visiting Lancers beat Palm Springs (20-2) to advance to the Southern Section 2-A Division semifinals. Thousand Oaks (18-1) was led by Julie Chellevold, who had 22 kills and four service aces, and Kristin Cleary, who had 13 kills and eight blocks.

Newbury Park d. Mayfair, 15-1, 15-12, 15-12--Camille Mitchell had 18 kills and Marlo Cormier 14 as Newbury Park (15-4) upended Mayfair (16-1) at Newbury Park to advance to the 2-A semifinals.

Royal d. Chino, 15-8, 15-10, 15-5--Julie Dahlberg had 12 service points and seven aces to help Royal (14-3) advance to the 2-A semifinals. Suzi Koonter (eight kills and eight blocks), Chris Jones (11 kills) and Liz Miller (eight kills) also played well for Royal.

BOYS SOCCER

Reseda 3, Cleveland 0--Paul Vargas, Eyal Rapaport and Terry Davila each scored a goal in the West Valley League opener for both teams at Cleveland.

Poly 2, Grant 1--Carlos Castro and Juan Veloz scored goals for Poly (4-0) in the East Valley League opener at Grant.

Van Nuys 4, Granada Hills 1--Two goals by Chris Krast led Van Nuys (2-3) in the Mid-Valley League match at Van Nuys.

Taft 2, Chatsworth 1--Jake Gwin and Meir Cohen scored goals for Taft in the West Valley League opener at Taft.

TENNIS

Chaminade 14, Barstow 4--Abigail Villena led Chaminade (18-2) in the 2-A quarterfinals at the Northridge Tennis Club. The Eagles’ No. 1 doubles team of Kelly Croy and Sandy Hua also won handily.

La Reina 10, Westridge 8--Katie Glynn won three sets in a 1-A quarterfinal match at La Reina. Doubles partners Amy Saffire and Mari Jonassen won two of three sets for the Regents (17-6).

Grant 4, Fairfax 3--Grant, the defending East Valley League champion, won a league match at Fairfax behind a doubles sweep. Senior Lona Chiang was the lone singles winner for Grant (6-0) in the City Section match.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL

CSUN d. CS Dominguez Hills, 15-5, 15-6, 15-2--Alissa Evans had a game-high 11 kills at Dominguez Hills to lead the Lady Matadors (24-6, 11-0 in California Collegiate Athletic Assn. play) to their 38th consecutive conference victory. Teammates Karen Langston and Franci Bowman each had nine digs, and Kristin Choate had three service aces.

Pierce d. Glendale, 15-9, 15-9, 15-8--Tracy Bryant had eight kills and Kim Nikisher had six in the Western State Conference match at Pierce (9-7 overall, 8-7).