Merz and Reames take top honors at banquet
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The Laguna Beach High boys’ volleyball program handed out team and individual awards at its annual team banquet at the Emerald Bay Clubhouse.
At the varsity level, senior Shawn Merz was named the team’s Offensive Player of the Year and senior Chris Reames took the same honor on the defensive end.
Merz led Laguna with 371 kills and 417 points this season.
Reames was the team leader in digs (173) and averaged 2.5 per game.
“Most of the time, he was a dominant force for us on the left side,” Laguna Coach Lance Stewart said of Merz, who will attend UCLA on an academic scholarship. “When he was on a roll with his jump serve, we scored points in bunches. When he was on, his serves were impassable.
“Chris brought a lot of energy. He was an unbelievable serve receiver, and he passed the ball really well off the serve.”
The team awards, including junior varsity (which had its best season since 1982) and frosh-soph, are listed below:
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Varsity
?Offensive Player of the Year: Shawn Merz
?Defensive Player of the Year: Chris Reames
?Most Improved: Scottie Chapel
? Coach’s Award: Michael Kahl
?Captain’s Award: Clay Knapp, Shawn Merz
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Junior Varsity
?Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Bailey
?Defensive Player of the Year: Wilson Knapp
?Most Improved: Alek Burk
?Coach’s Award: Robbie McKnight
?Captain’s Award: Robbie McKnight, Caine Fair
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Frosh/soph
?Offensive Player of the Year: Colin Ceithaml
?Defensive Player of the Year: Reed Crawley
?Most Improved: Nic Martinez, Tyler Kesler
?Coach’s Award: Sean Kimball
?Captain’s Award: Sean Kimball, Troy Donenfeld
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