Jessie Dueck, a 2025 Soquel High graduate who is committed to play beach volleyball at UCLA, helped MBsand Blue win the Open Division title at the 2025 Beach Volleyball Clubs of America (BVCA) Club V Club National Championships, which ran July 7 through Friday in Hermosa Beach.

Dueck teamed with Tulane commit Ciela Hendrickson and competed at No. 4 pairs. They went 2-1 as MBsand Blue went 3-0 in pool play with wins over WAVE Beach Black of San Diego, Spiker Beach Open Red of Huntington Beach, and AJV Sand of Austin, Texas.

Dueck and Hendrickson also helped MBsand Blue beat Volley For Life of Queen Creek, Arizona, 3-0 in the quarterfinals, MadSand of Plano, Texas, 3-0 in the semifinals, and Spiker Beach Open Black of Huntington Beach 3-2 in the final.

BVCA Individual Pairs National Championship >> Aptos’ Ella Dueck, a Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo commit, and MBsand teammate Sarah Cowan tied for fifth place in the Girls’ 16U division at the BVCA Individual Pairs National Championships, which ran July 7 through Friday in Hermosa Beach.

Cal Cup Championships >> Aptos’ Ella Dueck and beach teammate Samantha Nammack, a UCLA commit, took first place in the Invitation OnlyGirls’16U division at the 2025 Cal Cup Championships in Manhattan Beach on Saturday.

It was their first time playing together. They finished with a 7-0 record. After going 4-0 in pool play, they beat Leah Blair and Linnaea Nielsen 30-28 in the quarterfinals, Izzy Ramos and Sydney Toumajian 28-15 in the semifinals, and Addison Choi and Georgeann Lee 31-29 in the final.

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Pony 14 >> Santa Cruz beat Mid-County 15-1 for the Pony 14s Coast Region title at Franich Park in Watsonville on Sunday.

Both finalists advance to the eight-team Pony 14s Super Region Tournament at George Cost Field Complex in Ceres.

Santa Cruz faces Campbell in the first round on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and Mid County faces Rodeo in the first round on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

SFYBL, Vacaville, Ceres, and Rocklin are also in the Super Region.

The top two teams in the Super Region will advance to the West Zone Tournament in West Covina, which begins July 31.