DOLPHIN REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH DANA POINT TIMES

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Fall Sports Start Dates on Horizon, Girls Volleyball Next Week

While the start of the football season certainly grabs public attention, the rest of the high school fall sports get started over the course of the next month in Southern California, including a start before football’s first contests.

Dana Hills football gets going on Friday, Aug. 18, at University High in Irvine, but it’s girls volleyball that actually kicks off the 2023-24 high school sports calendar, as the Dolphins host St. Margaret’s on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

The Dana Hills girls volleyball team will be quite busy in the season’s opening week, with matches on five consecu- tive days beginning with that Tuesday home match followed by contests at Laguna Beach on Wednesday, Aug. 16; at home against Mission Viejo on Thursday, Aug. 17; and concluded by two days of tournament play at Tesoro on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18-19.

The Dolphins volleyball team opens league play at home against Aliso Niguel on Sept. 12.

The next sport that can start according to CIF-SS guidelines is the inaugural season of girls flag football on Aug. 18, but Dana Hills will line up its first team for the program’s very first game at home on Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. against El Toro. The Dolphins will also host Mater Dei the following day on Aug. 31.

The Dana Hills girls flag football team will be coached by softball coach Brandon Cosenza, and the Dolphins hosted their first summer camp this week.

Boys water polo, girls golf and girls tennis begin play in the CIF-SS on Aug. 21.

Cross country is the final fall sport to start with a CIF-SS date of Aug. 31. The Dolphins will run on Sept. 1.

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