She holds an open gym every year with the sole goal of giving boys and girls an opportunity to “just play volleyball and have fun.” Peter’s College and University of San Francisco, also runs the school’s girls program. The Windsor boys volleyball team had a similar origin story. … I’m excited for what the future holds.” 500 for the season, just playing an independent schedule around the area. “It was the most fun - it was just a wonderful group of boys,” Delaney said.
For those involved with the program, the initial season was still an overwhelmingly positive experience.ĭelaney noted that Cardinal Newman was honored as the top academic boys volleyball team in the state of California based on weighted GPA. The only player on the program’s eight-person roster who had ever played competitive volleyball at that point was Connor. The school’s administration gave the students the go-ahead and Delaney, a former college volleyball player at Charleston Southern University, officially became the Cardinals’ head boys volleyball coach in January 2022. When Connor and several other boys expressed interest in starting a high school team, she encouraged them to take the idea to the school’s administrators. “We’re really looking to build and make this a premier sport in Sonoma County.”įor Cardinal Newman coach Allison Delaney, the genesis of the Cardinals’ boys team was sparked by her son Connor’s initial experience with the sport after he played on a coed team in middle school. the more the boys and girls programs can support one another. It’s a team sport, and I think the more that we can grow it. and it’s just so much fun to see these kids being able to compete and doing something different. “It’s the most popular women’s sport in the U.S. “I think that the more we can grow both programs, the better volleyball gets in Sonoma County,” Windsor coach Christen Hamilton said.
Over the past several years, boys volleyball has seen a rapid spike in participation at the high school level throughout Sonoma County.Ī flurry of schools throughout the area fielded competitive teams for the first time this spring, and North Bay League officials voted unanimously in April to approve boys volleyball as a sanctioned sport next year.Ĭardinal Newman, Analy, Windsor, Roseland University Prep and Roseland Collegiate Prep are among the schools that fielded teams this spring - with the former two competing in the Marin County Athletic League, and the latter three operating as “independent” nonleague programs.Īs the sport continues to pick up momentum in the area, local coaches are encouraged by the constantly growing list of participants and optimistic about the future of the sport.
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