Cisneros, Smiley Share Volleyball Honor

By MIKE BRESNAHAN

Dec. 12, 2000 12 AM PT

Sylmar High’s unparalleled volleyball season continues.

Stephanie Cisneros and Barbara Smiley, who led the Spartans to their first upper-division City championship, were selected co-City players of the year.

Cisneros, a senior opposite hitter, and Smiley, a senior setter, led Sylmar to a 17-1 record and a victory over Chatsworth in the championship match.

Nancy Ariza and Krystal Mejia were All-City selections from Sylmar.

Chatsworth (15-2) also fared well in the voting, with middle blocker Linda Wang, setter Carly Allison and outside hitter Leila Pate earning All-City honors.

Jennifer Alfaro of Poly and Margot Wallace of Van Nuys were also All-City selections.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

Cisneros, Smiley Share Volleyball Honor

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