All-Orange County beach volleyball team, players of the year 2025
ALL-ORANGE COUNTY GIRLS BEACH VOLLEYBALL 2025
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Emma Champagne and Sara Moynihan, JSerra
No Orange County beach volleyball team advanced further than they did in the CIF Southern Section pairs championships.
The JSerra duo of Emma Champagne and Sara Moynihan made it to the CIF-SS pairs semifinals. That was one of many highlights for Champagne and Moynihan.
Champagne and Moynihan, both juniors, went 3-0 in pool play in the CIF-SS pairs tournament. In the bracketed playoffs, they defeated the Huntington Beach team of Olivia Foye and Molly Serafin in the first round and Keile Belkin and Makenzie Holden of Newbury Park in the second round.
Their quarterfinal opponents were their teammates, the JSerra team of Ruby Hill and Skylar Noble. Hill-Noble had defeated Champagne-Moynihan in the Trinity League championships.
Champagne-Moynihan lost to the Redondo team of twin sisters Addison and Avery Junk 21-19, 21-14 in the semifinals. The Junk twins went on to win the CIF-SS title.
The Champagne-Moynihan tandem also helped JSerra reach the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 beach volleyball team championships. The second-seeded Lions lost to eventual champion Redondo 3-2 in the semifinals.
JSerra finished 17-2 overall and won the Trinity League championship with a 6-0 league record. The Lions losses were to Redondo inthe CIF-SS Division 1 team semis and to Mira Costa. Mira Costa was the team Redondo defeated in the CIF-SS Division 1 team finals.
Moynihan committed to USC for beach volleyball. Champagne committed to UCLA for beach volleyball.
Champagne and Moynihan became teammates last season as sophomores. JSerra coach Heidi Colapinto said the two are cohesive in every way.
“They really complement each other,” Colapinto said. “A lot of their success is from what’s going on inside their minds.
“They’re top-level competitors, physically gifted for sure, and they really don’t like to lose. They play well under pressure, they play together and they’re mentally strong.”
COACH OF THE YEAR
Heidi Colapinto, JSerra
Heidi Colapinto of JSerra is the Orange County beach volleyball coach of the year for the 2025 season.
Two JSerra teams won their pools in CIF Southern Section beach volleyball pairs championships. Lions teams were a collective 5-2 in the CIF-SS pairs playoffs. In the CIF-SS Division 1 beach volleyball team championships the Lions advanced to the semifinals.
JSerra teams finished in first, second, third and fourth place in the Trinity League championships.
ALL-COUNTY FIRST TEAM
Emma Champagne, Jr. and Sara Moynihan, Jr., JSerra
The Orange County players of the year.
Gigi Green, Sr. and Macey Smith, Sr., Aliso Niguel
They were South Coast League champions.
Taylor Ponchak, Sr. and Zoe Znider, Jr., Huntington Beach
Their team, which reached the quarterfinals of the CIF Southern Section paris championships, was the Sunset League MVP team.
Olivia Foye, Sr. and Molly Serafin, Jr., Huntington Beach
They were selected All-Sunset League first team and were quarterfinalists in the CIF-SS pairs tournament.
Ruby Hill, Sr., Sr. and Skylar Noble, Jr., JSerra
Hill and Noble were All-Trinity League co-MVPs after winning the league tournament.
Jordyn Flynn, Fr. and Kyra Zaengle, Sr., Laguna Beach
Among their many victories was a three-set triumph over JSerra’s Champagne-Moynihan team.
Piper Coady, Fr. and Ella Olson, So., Newport Harbor
They were selected All-Sunset League first team.
ALL-COUNTY SECOND TEAM
Aubree Marsden, Fr. and Elizabeth Park, Jr., Crean Lutheran
Madison Gillinger, Fr. and Isabella Millichap, Jr., Edison
Grace Fogel, Sr. and Nicole Thorp, Sr., JSerra
Kaitlyn Herweg, So. and Brynn Minter, Jr., Los Alamitos
Isabella Giarla, Sr. and Addison Uphoff, Fr., Sage Hill
Ella Dinnie, Sr. and Megan Hodges, So., San Juan Hills
Peyton Baro, Sr. and Dana Healy, Sr., Trabuco Hills
ALL-COUNTY THIRD TEAM
Shauna McDowell, Sr. and Bella Lee, Sr., Capistrano Valley Christian
Ava Champagne, Fr. and Presley Johnson, Jr., JSerra
Katy Foley, Sr. and Ashley Repetti, Sr., Los Alamitos
Ayva Ostovar, Sr. and Layli Ostovar, Jr., Mater Dei
Lydia LeVier, So. and Bella Turcios, Fr., San Juan Hills
Memphis Burnett, Jr. and Kate Jackson, So., Santa Margarita
Samantha Duran, Jr. and Sarah MacDonald, So., St. Margaret’s
