Dane Pieper, star hitter-blocker for La Jolla, said he is "emailing schools" in Division I at this point regarding possible scholarships for volleyball in college next year.
Pieper, a senior, just concluded an excellent sand volleyball season, in which the Vikings won the San Diego County championship by defeating Carlsbad in the final. Pieper was paired with Luke Lentin.
"There are fewer opportunities for boys in volleyball," said Dave Jones, Pieper's coach at La Jolla, just before entering class for first period Fri., Nov. 20. Jones explained that under Title IX, a federal mandate, opportunities for girls must be equal with those for boys. That means that to equalize the many scholarships given to football players on D-I campuses, women's volleyball programs give out more scholarships than men's volleyball.
That means Dane could be fighting for a quarter, or one-fourth, scholarship to play at a D-I institution.
While Jones was discussing volleyball opportunities outside his classroom on the LJHS campus, Pieper walked past him into the room to get ready for first period.
On the academic side, Pieper said he has two tests on Friday but not much homework during the Thanksgiving week vacation Nov. 23-27.
The Vikings sand volleyball team upset the Falcons of Torrey Pines in the semifinals, enabling them to move on to the finals, which they won.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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