Club volleyball helps create special rivalry
When Lisa Arce-Zimmerman played for Mira Costa in the mid-1980s, competition for the school’s dominant girls volleyball program was hard to find within the Bay League. Mira Costa was often required to travel to other counties in order to face high-quality opponents and rivalries were built with teams such as Newport Harbor, Corona Del Mar and Hueneme. That is no longer the case with the emergence of the Mustang’s natural foe — cross-town rival Redondo. Senior Emma White and the Mira Costa Mustangs look for a 26th straight Bay League title with a victory over Redondo Thursday. Photo Since the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) — the state’s governing body of high school athletics — began holding playoffs for girls volleyball in 1972, Mira Costa has consistently been among the elite programs in the state. Setting the pace with a win over Bishop Montgomery in the inaugural CIF champion match, the Mustangs have amassed an unmatched record of 24 championship appearances and 15 CIF titles. Fifteen of its players have been selected as CIF Players of the Year. Currently ranked No. 5 in the CIF Division 1-AA poll, Mira Costa’s road to another championship begins next week with the…
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