Carson High School Boys' Volleyball Team

ATTENTION!!!!

former Carson HS varsity volleyball players from the years 1993-2001.

If your VARSITY volleyball team ended the season as Marine League Champs, then please respond here and let me know what year(s).

Also, if you can, let me know the names of as many varsity teammates from your league championship team(s).

Thank you in advance. Ralph Mertens

On behalf of Brent and Cassidy’s family:

As some of you may have heard, on Friday June 30th, Cassidy passed and is now with Jesus. Brent and her parents were surrounding her in those final moments with pure love. While we are filled with sadness and grief, we are also very much filled with joy and peace in knowing that Cassidy is no longer struggling with cancer. There are no adequate words to describe this moment of pain, but we want to give some insight to the past two years.

On June 8, 2021, Cassidy was diagnosed with stage 4 appendix cancer. This was devastating news as she was going in for a routine surgery and this was not on our radar. After finding out about the cancer we were told it was incurable and that even with treatment, Cassidy potentially had one year to live.

Brent remembers early on Cassidy saying when people asked how she was handling the treatments that she wanted people to know, “beautifully.” For those of you who were part of this journey, you know that to be completely true. Cassidy faced these struggles head on with the most grace, compassion, and dignity. Through all the treatments, she still fiercely cared for others even in the midst of the most trying time of their lives.

Over the past few months, the family had seen more declines set in, but it wasn’t until three weeks ago that things drastically began to change. However, right about that time, (June 8th, 2023) was the TWO year anniversary of Cassidy being diagnosed. On June 16th 2023, Brent and Cassidy celebrated 7 years of marriage. Which in honesty, was always a question mark if they would see that day after the diagnosis, but thankfully they did.

Over the past two years, Cassidy continued to live life to the fullest. So, while we are grieving and hurting, we are so incredibly thankful for the extra time we had with her. We are thankful that she now has eternal rest in Jesus, that she has a new body in which is cancer and pain free, and that she is once again smiling with that smile to brighten the entire room.

Our family thanks you for your continued prayers and support during this difficult moment.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts ❤️

Time out during our Marine League match at Narbonne. Won in 4 sets: 25-14, 25-19, 25-27, 25-14 to raise our league record to 2-0 (3-0 overall).

2019 City champs Richard Arban and Shawn Gellekanao grab some lunch after an open gym session with some of the 2021 team players.

Got to catch up a little bit with David Valdez, class of 94 alum. David had incredible leaping ability, so he was a natural outside hitter. I hope to find the video footage of him crushing a ball down the line during a playoff match and changing the opposing setter's voice from a deep bass tone to a high tenor squeal, lol. David's hitting abilities were nicely complemented by his superb passing technique. One of the greats to wear the black and blue for the Carson High Boys' Volleyball program.

Carson varsity is now 2-0 on the season after defeating University in 4 sets: 25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 25-22.

Vernon Abuy and Russell Rosario attacked from the outside.

Michael Franco and Chris Martinez manned the middle.

Jacob Reyes sealed the right side as the opposite to the lone setter Dylan Cher.

Back row defense was shared by Dylan Gellekanao, Ethan Jimenez and Dominick Manalata.

Next match is Monday, 4/26 against league rival Narbonne (away).

The varsity team opened the 2021 season with a Marine League victory today at San Pedro by the scores of 25-12, 25-15, 25-21. There were several key performances:

Micah Nuhi-Yandall, 12 kills & 8 aces;
Vernon Abuy 13 kills & 5 digs;
Dylan Cher, 15 assists & 5 aces;
Andrew Soriano, 12 assists & 4 digs;
Dylan Gellekanao, 5 digs & 4 aces;
Michael Franco, 3 blocks & 6 digs

Non-league match at University HS, Friday, 4/23