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    Senior Lindsey Gallo of Roseville High School is in her fourth season as the varsity volleyball team's setter. She's played the position since her introduction to the sport in seventh grade. "I know the girls really well and have to adjust to everything they want," Gallo said. "If they get blocked, it's my fault. I do the best I can to make them look good and so we can score the point." Today she shares three things she enjoys and finds challenging about the position.

    1. It's a challenge to lead the team, to make sure they're up. I talk to them, pump them up. Once you've done that, it's usually a good result.

    2. The best thing about playing setter is really connecting with your hitter, then having that feeling of unity on the court. I set the tempo through my play. If I'm tense, they will be, too.

    3. I'm kind of a perfectionist – I have to have things a certain way. There's a feeling when I walk onto the court – I want to set a perfect game. I know I haven't set a perfect game before this season, but against Granite Bay (a five-game Roseville loss) I came pretty darn close.

    – Jeff Caraska
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    The Bee's volleyball top 15 rankings

    1. Oak Ridge (17-3) 3
    2. Christian Brothers (19-5) 1
    3. Rocklin (23-2-1) 2
    4. Nevada Union (17-5) 4
    5. St. Francis (12-10) 5
    6. Del Oro (15-8) 6
    7. Union Mine (8-4) 7
    8. Golden Sierra (8-5) 8
    9. El Dorado (8-3) 9
    10. Davis (10-5) 10
    11. Roseville (9-6) 11
    12. Bella Vista (20-3) 12
    13. Ponderosa (9-8) 13
    14. Granite Bay (7-9) 14
    15. Folsom (4-8) 15

    – John Parker
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    Two minutes with Kayla Neto, Christian Brothers volleyball

    Best athletic moment: My freshman year, we were playing Summerville in the playoffs, I played well in the fifth game, and we won and went to the section final.

    Funniest athletic moment: At a Junior Olympic tournament in Dallas this past summer, we were always playing jokes on one another. One player had a fear of Raggedy Ann dolls. So another player wore a Raggedy Ann costume and hid in her room waiting for her to return … it was hilarious.

    Dream college: Cal State Fullerton.

    Dream job: Chiropractor.

    Role models: (Volleyball players) Jennifer Joines, Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh.

    Most proud of: Being able to make varsity as a freshman, and every year I've played competitive club volleyball, my team qualified for the Junior Olympics.

    Sport I'd like to try: Swimming.

    If I could have one super power, it would be: Invisibility.

    My best advice is to: Follow your gut.

    – Jeff Caraska
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    CATCHING UP

    Melissa Lindsay of Rio Americano High School is the leading scorer for the Chico State women's soccer team. Lindsay, a senior, has five goals in 13 matches. She also has two assists for the Wildcats, who are 6-5-2 overall, 2-3-2 in California Collegiate Athletic Association play. She scored her team's goal in a 4-1 CCAA loss Friday to Cal State Los Angeles. Lindsay had an assist in the team's 2-0 victory over Cal State Stanislaus last Wednesday. Lindsay shared the team lead in goals scored last season with seven. Ponderosa's Lisa Webster, a freshman, is one of four players with six goals this season. She also has two assists. Freshman Dara Karnofsky (Christian Brothers) has an assist this season.

    – Jeff Caraska
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By Bill Paterson
bpaterson@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Oct. 09, 2008 | Page 8C

Oakmont linebacker has it all – except size

There is no argument that Mung Huynh plays huge for his size. The 5-foot-8, 160-pound linebacker is the defensive leader for an Oakmont team that is 2-2 entering Friday's nonleague game at No. 9 Folsom. Huynh (pronounced "win"), a first-generation immigrant from Vietnam and an honor student at Oakmont, is in his third varsity year. As a junior last season, he was third overall among Sierra Foothill League tacklers with 97, earning first-team all-league honors. This season, he is the Vikings' leading tackler with 38 and also has two sacks and a fumble recovery for a defense that is allowing fewer than 16 points a game. Most of Huynh's success comes through hard work. Oakmont coach Dale Mortensen says Huynh squats 440 pounds and power cleans 300, outstanding marks for his size. "If he wasn't 160 pounds, he'd be the total linebacker package," Mortensen said. "He has speed, exceptional quickness and is tough-minded. He gets mad at you if you try to take him out. He always wants to play, whether he's bruised or battered."

• For the second week in a row, Granite Bay and Grant moved up one position in Cal-HiSports.com's state Top 25 football rankings. The Grizzlies are No. 12, Grant No. 13.

Jesuit remains No. 1 in national soccer poll

Jesuit (15-0-0) remains No. 1 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America national fall boys poll released Tuesday. Davis (11-1-1) is No. 22. In the NSCAA's Region 8 poll, Jesuit is No. 1, Davis No. 3 and Vintage (12-1-0) of Napa No. 10. Jesuit's Adam Jahn recently was honored as ESPN-Rise.com's National Player of the Week.

Auburn's Wright wins mountain biking race

Auburn's Christian Wright, a sophomore at Forest Lake Christian, recently won the mountain biking junior expert division at the California State Championships in Santa Barbara. The 15-year-old is the youngest competitor in that 18-and-under class in the United States.

Mao leads St. Francis to golf tournament title

St. Francis' Briana Mao shot a 2-under-par 72 to lead the Troubadours to first place in the No. 2 Delta River League girls golf tournament Monday at Mather Golf Course. St. Francis finished with a 403. Pleasant Grove was second at 526.

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