The Piedmont High School beach volleyball team finished up a strong third season with an appearance at the Northern California championships in Santa Cruz on May 3.
The Highlanders split their matches in pool play, defeating Campolindo and falling to Rocklin. They lost their first match in the championship round to Carondelet and finished fifth.
Daisy Tran and Olivia Stevens competed as the first team for Piedmont. Sophia Meyer and Mia Bechtel were the second team and Lucia Dorsey and Izara Dando were the third team.
Daisy Tran serving 
Sophia Meyer blocking
Tran is a sophomore and all of the rest are freshmen, pointing to a bright future for the program.
The first two teams won their matches against Campolindo, with the first team by injury default when one of the Cougars players had to retire during the match.
Mia Bechtel receives a serve 
Olivia Stevens passing
The team captain, senior Clara Murray, will study at Brown in the fall. There were no awards.
This was the first time the team made the Northern California tournament.