{"id":4941,"date":"2011-10-03T06:40:21","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T13:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=4941"},"modified":"2011-10-03T06:42:48","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T13:42:48","slug":"alverno%e2%80%99s-hamilton-leads-state-in-volleyball-kills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=4941","title":{"rendered":"Alverno\u2019s Hamilton Leads State in Volleyball Kills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted 10\/3\/11 – <\/em>Max Preps has named Alverno High School junior Jessica Hamilton number one in the state of California with 264 kills in games so far this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jessica only began playing volleyball in 7th<\/sup> grade and says she really took to it. Freshman year she was on the Varsity team and has never looked back.<\/p>\n

Jessica credits her growth to working with Dicey McGraw, the top outside hitter at UCLA, who coached her Formula I club team last year. \u201cWe focused on hits,\u201d she says, \u201cAnd worked a lot on placement. It was great.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Alverno Jaguars\u2019 Varsity volleyball team has a history of being a strong competitor at CIF every year. This year is off to a strong start with an overall record of 13-1-0.<\/p>\n

With Coach Brent Fabbri, the Jaguars are 11-1-0 this season.\u00a0 Go, Jaguars!<\/p>\n

The Alverno mission: to empower each young woman to be exactly the person she wants to be. Alverno High School is the independent, Catholic college-prep high school for girls in Sierra Madre. Its college-prep curriculum and emphasis on leadership attracts students from public and private schools throughout the San Gabriel Valley.<\/em><\/p>\n