Kraig Pakulski / Saturday, May 9, 2026 / Categories: Regions, California; Santa Barbara County Bishop Diego Cardinals soar into CIF-SS Division 5 volleyball final Cardinals too strong for El Doroado in 4-set win SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Bishop Diego Cardinals will have a chance to add a CIF-Southern Section Championship to their record-breaking season. John Michael Flint led the Cardinals with 20 kills and fellow senior Damien Krautmann added 17 kills as the Cardinals defeated El Dorado in four sets (22-25, 25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-22) in a home CIF-SS Division 5 semifinal. The Cardinals has a program-record 27 wins against just 8 losses and will await the winner of the Bellflower/St. Anthony semifinal. The final will either be on May 15th or May 16th. After losing the first set the Cardinals really turned up their defense and ended up with 11 blocks for points. Flint, Krautmann, Tyler Roberts, and Kingston Buston all had 2 blocks. Krautmann had the match-clinching ace to send the Cardinals to the finals. The post Bishop Diego Cardinals soar into CIF-SS Division 5 volleyball final appeared first on News Channel 3-12. Previous Article Husovsky ends homer drought in ‘Nick’ of time as UCSB wins sixth straight game Next Article A 30 años de la desaparición de Kristin Smart, una nueva búsqueda reaviva la esperanza de respuestas. Esto es lo que sabemos Print 20 Rate this article: No rating Tags: High School SportsLocal NewsNewsSanta Barbara - South CountySportsTop StoriesVideo Please login or register to post comments.