Players and coaches of the Irvine Valley women's flag football team received some special advice from former West Point graduate, Army Veteran and confidence, leadership mindset speaker Kari Ehmer last week on campus.
Freshman forward Jayden Reynolds was named the female athlete of the week for the Orange Empire Conference. She scored five goals with one assist in two wins last week as Irvine Valley opened the 2026 campaign.
Irvine Valley, which impressed with its new lineup in a five-set loss to co-Western State Conference, arrives at No. 14 in the first California Community College Athletic Association Women's Volleyball Coaches Association State Poll.
Irvine Valley goes five sets with a perennial playoff and state contender Moorpark on the road Friday night in the 2026 season opener. The Lasers fell, 29-27, 25-27, 25-22, 25-27, 15-5. IVC competes in two matches next week.
After defeating Norco on Tuesday, 5-0, at home to start the 2026 season, Irvine Valley goes on the road Friday and beat San Diego City, 4-0. Jayden Reynolds follows up her hat trick Tuesday with two more goals at SDCC.