_This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts._ Valencia middle blocker Jake Piva and Chaminade outside

hitter Matt Townsend signed with UC Santa Barbara on Friday, according to Gauchos’ Coach Ken Preston. The 6-foot-8 Piva helped the Vikings win a Division II title as a sophomore in 2006 and

also played an integral part in Valencia’s push to the divisional semifinals last year. Townsend was an All-Mission League selection last spring and he competed at the Slovenia Global

Challenge last summer (as did Piva) as a member of the Southern California Volleyball Assn. Regional Team. Tesoro’s Grant Goswiller and Newport Harbor’s Mark Liebermann also signed with the