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Fairfield, CA — Fairfield, CA - The Vanden Boys Volleyball team faced off against River Valley High School for their first home game of the season. The Vikings stayed strong and came out the winners, beating River Valley 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 17-25, 20-25, 15-9). Setter Tavas Spencer had 31 assists along with 4 aces. Middle Blocker Ifeanyi Onwuazombe had 6 kills and 5 blocks. Outside Hitter Kyle Yabut had 8 kills. Libero Vincent Mercado racked up 19 digs. The Vikings will play at home again this Thursday against Monterey Trail High School.

San Jose, CA — The Vikings battled the Bellarmine College Prep Bells for the CIF NorCal D4 Championships but came up short Saturday night 1-3 (25-23,20-25,24-26,13-25). The Vanden Boys volleyball team finished the season with an overall record of 27-13. The 2nd round of sections is the furthest the team has ever played so for the Vikings to play not only in the Section Finals but also the NorCal Finals was quite an accomplishment. In the Championship match, Christian Ting had 13 kills, Dylan Hoang had 8 digs, Dallas Pabon had 6 kills, Setter Tavas Spencer had 36 assists and 2 aces, William Iheanacho had 7 kills and Andre Aguilera had 9 kills.

Fairfield, CA — The Vanden Boys Volleyball team will be playing for the CIF NorCal D4 Championship Saturday at 6pm. The #2 NorCal seeded Vikings defeated #3 St Joseph Notre Dame Pilots 3-1 (25-23, 19-25, 25-18, 25-23) and will advance to play at the #1 seed Bellarmine College Prep in San Jose, CA. Setter Tavas Spencer spread the offense around with 45 assists to go with his 4 blocks and 3 digs. Outside Hitter Christian Ting led the attacks with 16 kills along with 6 digs. Libero Dylan Hoang logged 13 digs. Middle Blocker Willian Iheanacho had 13 kills and 3 blocks. Oppo Dallas Pabon had 12 kills.

Fairfield, CA — The Vanden boys' volleyball team defeated Ripon Christian 3-1 (21-25,25-18,25-14,25-22) Tuesday to advance to the SJS semifinal match. OH Christian Ting had a huge game with 8 aces, 20 kills, and 3 digs. Libero Dylan Hoang led the Vikings defense with 6 digs and solid serve receive all game to go with his 2 aces. Fist year player, Dallas Pabon had an efficient night with 9 kills. Setter Tavas Spencer spread the offense around with 35 assists along with 5 digs. The #2 SJS seed Vikings host the #3 seed Lathrop Spartans Thursday at 6pm with the winner advancing to the Section Championship on Saturday.

Fairfield, CA — The Vikings boys volleyball team has advanced to the 2nd round of the SJS Division 3 playoffs with a win over visiting Casa Robles 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20). Jr Setter Tavas Spencer spread the offense around with 32 assists to go with his 3 blocks, 5 digs and ace. Sr OH Christian Ting had an efficient night hitting with 9 kills on 15 attempts and only 2 errors. Middle Blocks WIlliam Iheanacho and Ifeanyi Onwuazombe also had an efficient night with 7 and 8 kills respectively. Sr Opp hitter, Dallas Pabon had a great night on the right side with 8 kills and only 2 errors. The #2 seeded Vikings will host #7 Ripon Christian next Tuesday at 6pm.

Sacramento, CA — The Vikings boys volleyball team finished league play with a 3-2 (23-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-11, 15-13) win over McClatchy. Vanden improves to 11-3 in league play and 22-11 overall. Next week the Vikings will be starting the SJS playoffs riding an 8 game win streak. Jr setter Tavas Spencer had 46 assists. Sr OH Christian Ting had 17 kills and 8 digs. Sr Oppo Dallas Pabon made some critical plays in the fifth set and put away the game with his last kill. He hit .625 with 6 kills, 1 error. Sr libero Dylan Hoang led the team in digs with 14.

Fairfield, CA — The #20 SJS Vikings defeated the #10 SJS Monterey Trail Mustangs 3-1 (20-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-21) in a showdown between the Metropolitan Conference League's top two teams. It was a huge night for the Vanden Senior's final home league game. The Vikings are graduating 9 seniors from this team. For the senior class - Setter Ryan Castro had 3 sets and 1 dig, OH Christian Ting had 10 kills, 5 digs, DS Jaiden Borja had 3 digs, Libero Dylan Hoang logged 13 digs, OH Andre Aguilera had a season high 20 kills, 9 digs, MB William Iheanacho had 9 kills and 6 blocks, Oppo Dallas Pabon had 3 kills and a block. Oppo Kaleb Munstermann chipped in 3 kills. Serving specialist Jared Santos had an efficient night of serving with only 1 error on the night and great passing. The Vikings travel to Laguna Creek on Tuesday the 23rd to face the #3 Metro team.

Sacramento, CA — The Vanden boys volleyball team is alone in 2nd place in the Metro league after another league win against Kennedy High School 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 26-24). It was an efficient night of offense as the Vikings hit .382 for the night. Senior OH Andre Aguilera had 7 kills on 11 attempts, 5 digs, and 3 aces. Senior OH Christian Ting had 9 kills for the night with only 1 error. Jr Setter Tavas Spencer logged 22 assists with 2 kills and an ace. Senior libero Jaiden Borja led the team's defense with 8 digs to go with his 2 aces. Jr MB Ifeanyi Onwuazombe had 8 kills with only 1 error to go with his 3 blocks. The Metro #2 Vikings host #1 Monterey Trail on Thursday for Senior Night.

Fairfield, CA — Vanden had a very balanced night of offense with 9 players logging 2-4 kills. Middle blockers Dallas Pabon, William Iheanacho, and Ifeanyi Onwuazombe each had 4 kills. Ryan Castro and Tavas Spencer shared the offense with 13 and 12 assists respectively. Vincent Mercado led the defense with 5 digs while Jonah Victorio, Andre Aguilera, and Kyle Yabut each had 4 digs. The Vikings travel to Kennedy High on Tuesday then host Monterey Trail Thursday for Senior Night.

Sacramento, CA — The Vikings boys volleyball team moved into second place in the Metropolitan League with a 3-1 victory at Grant Union High School (25-18, 23-25, 25-18, 25-16). OH Andre Aguilera had an efficient night hitting with 11 kills with only 1 hitting error, 14 digs, and 2 aces. OH Christian Ting added 17 kills and 19 digs. Setter Tavas Spencer had 36 assists and 4 digs, and 2 aces

Fairfield, CA — The Vikings defeated the American Canyon Wolves in 3 straight sets Monday night (25-22, 25-20, 25-19). Yesterday marked the first time in 4 weeks that the Vikings had their full team back after recovering from illness. It was great for team morale to have all of our players on the court and on the sideline. Senior OH Christian Ting had a team high 8 kills, 1 ace, 1 block and 9 digs. Jr. MB Ifeanyi Onwuazombe hit .700 with 7 kills on 10 attempts no errors. Senior MB Dallon Pabon bounced back with 4 kills on only 7 attempts. Senior libero Dylan Hoang had a solid night of serve receive to go with his 15 digs. Setters Tavas Spencer and Ryan Castro combined for 34 assists on a night where the Vikings had an efficient .350 hitting percentage for the night. The Vikings travel to Burbank High today for league competition.

Fairfield, CA — It took Vanden 4 sets to defeat league opponent McClatchy after a really slow first set loss. The Vikings came back to beat the Lions in 4 sets (13-25, 25-19, 25-9, 25-18). Senior MB William Iheanacho had an efficient night hitting .562 with 10 kills. Jr MB Ifeanyi Onwuazombe also had an efficient night hitting .500 with 7 kills, 2 aces, and a game high 6 blocks. Jr Setter Tavas Spencer contributed 38 assists with 5 aces. Senior OH Christian Ting had a team high 14 kills to go with 2 blocks. The Vikings travel to River City on Thursday to battle another league powerhouse River City Raiders.

Fairfield, CA — Vanden Varsity Boys Volleyball beat Grant High School in 4 sets to remain undefeated in league play. After playing some of the toughest teams in Northern California over the weekend, the Vikings were well prepared to take on the strong hitters from Grant. The Vikings were able to overcome a season high in service errors with solid serve receiving from Senior Dylan Hoang to go along with his team high 5 digs. Jr Setter Tavas Spencer played an outstanding game with 34 assists, 4 aces, 4 kills, 3 blocks, and 3 digs. Senior Christian Ting led the team in kills with 13 to go along with his 4 aces.

Fairfield, CA — The returning SDL champs opened their season Friday night with a win vs cross town rivals Vacaville Christian. The Vikings started the game slow, losing the first set before getting in the grove and winning the next 3 sets. Senior and returning all-leaguer Andre Aguilera had an efficient night hitting .350 with 13 kills to go along with his 3 aces. Senior Dylan Hoang also contributed 13 kills hitting .330 with 4 aces. Junior setter Tavas Spencer has 40 assists with 2 aces.

Fairfield, CA — Vanden Boys Volleyball finished league play with a 3-0 victory over Twelve Bridges and are the 2023 SDL/PVL Champions. The Vikings (23-5, 14-0) brought the offense to their last home league game with a team total of 37 kills. Jr Outside Hitter Christian Ting led the charge with 13 kills, 4 aces, and 7 digs. Jr Middle Blocker William Iheanacho had a very efficient night with 9 kills with only 1 error to go along with his 5 blocks. Sr Right Side hitter Kenji Arnold had 9 kills and 5 aces. Soph Setter Tavas Spencer finished with 30 assists. The Viking JV team also finished their league play undefeated.

Lincoln, CA — The league leading Vikings defeated 3rd place Twelve Bridges in Lincoln 3-1. Jr Captain Christian Ting had a game high 14 kills, 5 blocks and 5 aces. Jr MB Andre Aguilera added 6 digs and 7 kills in only 11 attempts. Senior OP Kenji Arnold had a great defensive game with 12 digs, adding 4 aces and 5 kills. Sophomore setter Tavas Spencer had 32 assts and 5 kills. Vanden travels to Bear Valley Thursday.

Fairfield, CA — The Vanden Boys Volleyball team remained undefeated in league play as they defeated cross town league opponents Vacaville Christian. Senior Opp Kenji Arnold led the Vikings with 7 kills, 6 digs, and 4 aces. Sophomore Setter S Tavas Spencer controlled the offense with 25 assts. Senior Opp Erick Yang had an efficient hitting day with 3 kills and a single error. The Vikings host John Adams Academy on Wednesday.

Wheatland, CA — The Vanden boys volleyball team won their league opener 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-20) against a strong Wheatland Union team. All around defense was outstanding from the Vikings. Christian Ting led the team with 16 kills. Andre Aguilera had another strong performance with 9 kills and two digs. Tavas Spencer spread the offense around racking up 31 assists, two digs, and a block. Dylan Hoang played a consistent game in all rotations with 7 kills and 2 digs and solid serve receive. The Vikings play in the Deer Valley Invitational on Saturday.

Benicia, CA — The returning SDL champions started their season off with a 3-0 victory in non-league competition against Benicia High School. Junior middle blocker Andre Aguilera led the Vikings with 8 kills, 2 digs, and a block. Sophomore outside hitter Kyle Yabut added 5 kills, 3 aces, and 2 digs. Returning All League junior Christian Ting came in strong with 4 kills and 2 aces. Sophomore setter Tavas Spencer controlled the offense with 16 assists. The Vikings start league play against Bear Valley Tuesday, Feb 28th.