The Calvary volleyball team finished second in their own tournament, losing to Quentin Road in the finals 21-16, 18-21, 15-7. Calvary made their way to the finals by finishing pool play first in their pool with a 5-1 record. (They split their two games this morning with Southside to complete the pool round.) This earned them a place in the semifinals, where they faced Grace. Grace played this game under a cloud, as a member of their team got news of the loss of her mother. After some discussion, the remainder of the team decided to go ahead with their games. Calvary prevailed, however, 21-19, 21-18. Heritage beat Grace in the third place game.
Emily Eizenga and Ally Rohn were named to the all tournament team.
Next games are against Christian Liberty Academy at Lake Hills on Tuesday. Junior High "A" kicks things off at 4:00. See you there.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Lotsa volleyball
Much volleyball tonight. I was able to witness only the junior high "A" game versus Crown Point Christian School played at the Griffith campus. The girls handled Crown Point pretty well, winning 25-15, 25-18. My understanding is that the "B" team also won.
At the JV tournament, reports are that the Calumet/Calvary beat Schaumburg and Heritage Christian High. The games against Heritage, winner of last year's tournament, were closely fought. The scores I heard were 25-23, 21-19.
The JV team is in action tomorrow at 10:00 AM against Southside. Bracket play begins at noon. See you there.
At the JV tournament, reports are that the Calumet/Calvary beat Schaumburg and Heritage Christian High. The games against Heritage, winner of last year's tournament, were closely fought. The scores I heard were 25-23, 21-19.
The JV team is in action tomorrow at 10:00 AM against Southside. Bracket play begins at noon. See you there.
Junior High Update
Just a little post to report that the junior high team won three straight at Emmanuel of Valparaiso on Tuesday. They played three out of five because that have a new AD who didn't know that junior high teams play two out of three.
Coach Boss reports that she was happy with their performance, but there are things they need to work on.
Come on out and cheer on the JV team today as they begin the Calumet JV tournament at Lake Hills.
Coach Boss reports that she was happy with their performance, but there are things they need to work on.
Come on out and cheer on the JV team today as they begin the Calumet JV tournament at Lake Hills.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Successful start of a new season
The varsity team finally played other high school teams, as they kicked off the 2008 season with the Grace Baptist Academy Quad. The four teams invited to the quad were Calumet/Calvary, Kankakee Trinity Academy, Covenant Christian High, and the host school.
Calumet kicked off the day's activities by taking on Covenant at 9:00 AM. The starters were Jessie Clark, Kara Boss, Rachel Eizenga, Faith Rohn, Jessi Stas and Elizabeth Short. Anna Choate started as libero for Elizabeth. Covenant jumped out to an early 6-1 lead. Calumet looked like they hadn't quite woke up yet. Rachel's serves got them back into it and they took an 8-6 lead. But then serving errors, weak defense and strong play by Covenant gave Covenant the lead which they didn't give up, resulting in the final of 25-16. The second game occurred after Calumet's alarm clock went off, apparently. They jumped out to a 10-4 lead. After some point exchanges, the score was 13-6. Then Calumet really cranked it up and won, 25-9. There were no (maybe one) missed serves and much better defense and hustle. In the third game, Calumet took the early lead at 7-2. They struggled a bit from that point but finished off Covenant, 15-13.
The second game of the day for Calumet was against Kankakee Trinity. Calumet has handled Trinity pretty easily in the past, but soon the Patriots found that Trinity had improved. Calumet, however, got an early lead and gradually increased it to 19-11. Trinity played well from this point, but Calumet got the victory, 25-18, with the final point on a spike by Elizabeth. Calumet had an easier time in the second game, mainly because they played their best. The final score was 25-13, which doesn't seem very exciting, but the final three points were: 1)Kara blocked a spike, which Trinity returned barely over the net to Calumet on the first hit, and Kara buried it; 2)Faith had a big hit, and 3)Faith had a HUGE hit.
After a delicious lunch (thanks, moms) Calumet faced the host team for their final match of the day. Grace is in a rebuilding year, with many young players on their roster. Calumet continued with their momentum built in the earlier matches, and defeated Grace, 25-13 and 25-15.
Last year, Calumet played in a quad in Lafayette early in the season. The results were the opposite of this one. Faith-Lafayette, Fulton County, and a Catholic school whose name escapes me all defeated Calumet. (The girls did turn it around by the end of the year.) The level of competition was much higher in last year's quad, but it was great that the girls could get an opposite result this year, and hopefully this will give the girls some confidence for the rest of the year.
Calumet kicked off the day's activities by taking on Covenant at 9:00 AM. The starters were Jessie Clark, Kara Boss, Rachel Eizenga, Faith Rohn, Jessi Stas and Elizabeth Short. Anna Choate started as libero for Elizabeth. Covenant jumped out to an early 6-1 lead. Calumet looked like they hadn't quite woke up yet. Rachel's serves got them back into it and they took an 8-6 lead. But then serving errors, weak defense and strong play by Covenant gave Covenant the lead which they didn't give up, resulting in the final of 25-16. The second game occurred after Calumet's alarm clock went off, apparently. They jumped out to a 10-4 lead. After some point exchanges, the score was 13-6. Then Calumet really cranked it up and won, 25-9. There were no (maybe one) missed serves and much better defense and hustle. In the third game, Calumet took the early lead at 7-2. They struggled a bit from that point but finished off Covenant, 15-13.
The second game of the day for Calumet was against Kankakee Trinity. Calumet has handled Trinity pretty easily in the past, but soon the Patriots found that Trinity had improved. Calumet, however, got an early lead and gradually increased it to 19-11. Trinity played well from this point, but Calumet got the victory, 25-18, with the final point on a spike by Elizabeth. Calumet had an easier time in the second game, mainly because they played their best. The final score was 25-13, which doesn't seem very exciting, but the final three points were: 1)Kara blocked a spike, which Trinity returned barely over the net to Calumet on the first hit, and Kara buried it; 2)Faith had a big hit, and 3)Faith had a HUGE hit.
After a delicious lunch (thanks, moms) Calumet faced the host team for their final match of the day. Grace is in a rebuilding year, with many young players on their roster. Calumet continued with their momentum built in the earlier matches, and defeated Grace, 25-13 and 25-15.
Last year, Calumet played in a quad in Lafayette early in the season. The results were the opposite of this one. Faith-Lafayette, Fulton County, and a Catholic school whose name escapes me all defeated Calumet. (The girls did turn it around by the end of the year.) The level of competition was much higher in last year's quad, but it was great that the girls could get an opposite result this year, and hopefully this will give the girls some confidence for the rest of the year.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Lots of changes
What a difference twenty four hours makes.
As of last night, the Eizengas were playing exclusively on the JV team and only seven were going to be on the varsity team. But the injury bug was caught by Amy, as she sprained her ankle at practice. So now the Eizenga girls are going to play varsity at the Grace quad tomorrow just so Calumet/Calvary can have a full team.
So tonight was the REAL opening of the season for the junior high and the JV teams, but not for the varsity. THEY got to play yet another exhibition, this time against some young men and alumni players.
I was not able to attend the junior high games but I got a report from Coach Boss. They played very well against Portage's JV team and won 25-14, 25-14. Coach Boss reports that she was able to substitute liberally with B team members and they played very well.
After that, the JV "b" team played Portage Christian's varsity team. Calumet/Calvary won this one easily as well, 25-4, 25-11.
The next game involved the JV "a" team playing Duneland Lutheran's varsity team. These games were very well played by both sides, but Calumet/Calvary won in three straight, 26-24, 25-17, 25-16.
The last game of the evening was the varsity team less Amy, Taylor and Tina, plus Rachel and Emily against Kelsey Boss, Stephanie Carlson, and various and sundry young men. They presented a good challenge for the girls. The play was spirited and competitive as well as a little ragged. The girls hustled and their serving was very good. Their hitting was good, while defense, coverage and service reception were OK. The girls won 25-17, 18-25 and 25-22.
Tomorrow the varsity finally gets to play actual games, as the team takes on Trinity, Grace and Covenant in a quad meet at Grace tomorrow, beginning at 9:00 AM. The girls are all over at our house tonight. Coach Carr is here as well to make sure the girls actually get some sleep tonight. The Eizengas will join us tomorrow morning for the trek down to Kankakee. The info for the roster additions are:
Rachel Eizenga, #11, So, 5'8", S/MH
Emily Eizenga, #?, So, 5'8", S
See you tomorrow.
As of last night, the Eizengas were playing exclusively on the JV team and only seven were going to be on the varsity team. But the injury bug was caught by Amy, as she sprained her ankle at practice. So now the Eizenga girls are going to play varsity at the Grace quad tomorrow just so Calumet/Calvary can have a full team.
So tonight was the REAL opening of the season for the junior high and the JV teams, but not for the varsity. THEY got to play yet another exhibition, this time against some young men and alumni players.
I was not able to attend the junior high games but I got a report from Coach Boss. They played very well against Portage's JV team and won 25-14, 25-14. Coach Boss reports that she was able to substitute liberally with B team members and they played very well.
After that, the JV "b" team played Portage Christian's varsity team. Calumet/Calvary won this one easily as well, 25-4, 25-11.
The next game involved the JV "a" team playing Duneland Lutheran's varsity team. These games were very well played by both sides, but Calumet/Calvary won in three straight, 26-24, 25-17, 25-16.
The last game of the evening was the varsity team less Amy, Taylor and Tina, plus Rachel and Emily against Kelsey Boss, Stephanie Carlson, and various and sundry young men. They presented a good challenge for the girls. The play was spirited and competitive as well as a little ragged. The girls hustled and their serving was very good. Their hitting was good, while defense, coverage and service reception were OK. The girls won 25-17, 18-25 and 25-22.
Tomorrow the varsity finally gets to play actual games, as the team takes on Trinity, Grace and Covenant in a quad meet at Grace tomorrow, beginning at 9:00 AM. The girls are all over at our house tonight. Coach Carr is here as well to make sure the girls actually get some sleep tonight. The Eizengas will join us tomorrow morning for the trek down to Kankakee. The info for the roster additions are:
Rachel Eizenga, #11, So, 5'8", S/MH
Emily Eizenga, #?, So, 5'8", S
See you tomorrow.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Traditional kickoff of the season
The second (and official kick off) of the season was tonight at Lake Hills with the junior high and JV intrasquad games and the alumni game for the varsity.
The junior high game and the JV games were mixed squads of the A and B teams. For the junior high game, Kelsey coached one of the teams and Tina coached the other. In the interest of time, the match was limited to two games, with each team winning one. Tina's team won the first, 27-25 with Kelsey's team winning the second, 25-15. Asked about how the players looked, Kelsey said, "Well, they played better than they practiced."
The JV game as mentioned above, was between two teams taken from both the A and B teams. In this game, Coach Carr coached one of the teams and Jene Becerra coached the other. Jene has been helping out at practice and accompanied the teams to Maranatha for the camp as well. The play was pretty good for the first game of the year. As with the junior high, the teams split two games, with Jene's team winning the first, 25-16 and Coach Carr's team winning the second, 25-23.
The last game of the night was a best-of-five match between alumni players and the varsity. The varsity was without Tina Schnoor and Taylor Lindbloom, who are out with a broken arm and broken patella, respectively. Also, since Jessie Clark had just returned from vacation and hadn't practiced, she did not play. Rachel and Emily Eizenga were brought up from JV for this game. The alumni team consisted of Kelsey Boss '08, Stephanie Carlson '08, Karissa Porter '07, Amanda Anderson '06, Ashley Anderson '04, Alli Carr '04, Rachel Carr Schmucker '00, and Ruthie Olsen Carmien '99. Penni Harris Jeralds '96 was the referee. The team played well considering the injuries and new players, but were beaten in four games by the alumni, 21-25, 27-25, 25-23 and 25-15.
The 2008 season is shaping up to be a challenging one, with the top two hitters graduated and the two important returning players out with injuries. The roster for opening night on Friday will be as follows:
Kara Boss, Jr, #17, 5'6", OH
Amy Broadbent, Sr, #16, 5'10", MH
Anna Choate, Jr, #12, 5'6", DS/L
Jessie Clark, Jr, #9, 5'9", S/OH
Faith Rohn, Fr, #21, 5'7", S/OH
Elizabeth Short, Sr, #15, 5'6", MH
Jessi Stas, Jr, #7, 5'9", OH
Calumet/Calvary lost Kelsey Boss, Stephanie Carlson, Jene Becerra and Kait Wirkowski to graduation. The team will miss the hitting and leadership of Kelsey and Stephanie and the defense of Jene and Stephanie; they will be difficult to replace. The '08 team has three players who moved up from JV: Kara, Elizabeth and Anna; and the others are returning players.
This is the roster to begin the year, but is subject to change if JV players are brought up or either of the two injured girls return before season's end.
To recap last year:
I cannot find my records from last year, so I don't recall the JV record. I do remember that it was below .500. That really didn't reflect the talent on the team, as it was split into two roughly equal squads.
The varsity finished last year at 26-13-4. I believe their record over the last 21 games was 17-4. Highlights included:
- Making the quarterfinals in the Calumet tournament
- Making the quarterfinals in the Quentin Road tournament
- Taking second place in the state tournament to Fulton County
- Taking second place in the NACA national tournament in Division II (beating Ballard on the way - woohoo!)
The girls have a lot to live up to. They're off to a good start with their play at Maranatha. I trust that Coach Carr and Coach Casey will do their usual remarkable job.
The junior high game and the JV games were mixed squads of the A and B teams. For the junior high game, Kelsey coached one of the teams and Tina coached the other. In the interest of time, the match was limited to two games, with each team winning one. Tina's team won the first, 27-25 with Kelsey's team winning the second, 25-15. Asked about how the players looked, Kelsey said, "Well, they played better than they practiced."
The JV game as mentioned above, was between two teams taken from both the A and B teams. In this game, Coach Carr coached one of the teams and Jene Becerra coached the other. Jene has been helping out at practice and accompanied the teams to Maranatha for the camp as well. The play was pretty good for the first game of the year. As with the junior high, the teams split two games, with Jene's team winning the first, 25-16 and Coach Carr's team winning the second, 25-23.
The last game of the night was a best-of-five match between alumni players and the varsity. The varsity was without Tina Schnoor and Taylor Lindbloom, who are out with a broken arm and broken patella, respectively. Also, since Jessie Clark had just returned from vacation and hadn't practiced, she did not play. Rachel and Emily Eizenga were brought up from JV for this game. The alumni team consisted of Kelsey Boss '08, Stephanie Carlson '08, Karissa Porter '07, Amanda Anderson '06, Ashley Anderson '04, Alli Carr '04, Rachel Carr Schmucker '00, and Ruthie Olsen Carmien '99. Penni Harris Jeralds '96 was the referee. The team played well considering the injuries and new players, but were beaten in four games by the alumni, 21-25, 27-25, 25-23 and 25-15.
The 2008 season is shaping up to be a challenging one, with the top two hitters graduated and the two important returning players out with injuries. The roster for opening night on Friday will be as follows:
Kara Boss, Jr, #17, 5'6", OH
Amy Broadbent, Sr, #16, 5'10", MH
Anna Choate, Jr, #12, 5'6", DS/L
Jessie Clark, Jr, #9, 5'9", S/OH
Faith Rohn, Fr, #21, 5'7", S/OH
Elizabeth Short, Sr, #15, 5'6", MH
Jessi Stas, Jr, #7, 5'9", OH
Calumet/Calvary lost Kelsey Boss, Stephanie Carlson, Jene Becerra and Kait Wirkowski to graduation. The team will miss the hitting and leadership of Kelsey and Stephanie and the defense of Jene and Stephanie; they will be difficult to replace. The '08 team has three players who moved up from JV: Kara, Elizabeth and Anna; and the others are returning players.
This is the roster to begin the year, but is subject to change if JV players are brought up or either of the two injured girls return before season's end.
To recap last year:
I cannot find my records from last year, so I don't recall the JV record. I do remember that it was below .500. That really didn't reflect the talent on the team, as it was split into two roughly equal squads.
The varsity finished last year at 26-13-4. I believe their record over the last 21 games was 17-4. Highlights included:
- Making the quarterfinals in the Calumet tournament
- Making the quarterfinals in the Quentin Road tournament
- Taking second place in the state tournament to Fulton County
- Taking second place in the NACA national tournament in Division II (beating Ballard on the way - woohoo!)
The girls have a lot to live up to. They're off to a good start with their play at Maranatha. I trust that Coach Carr and Coach Casey will do their usual remarkable job.
Friday, August 15, 2008
No braggin' rights
Well, the parents won, but with Faith, Jessie, and Taylor not there, we can't say we beat the varsity team. Even without half the team, the varsity did beat the parents in the first game. The parents regrouped and then took three straight from the team.
In case you didn't hear, Taylor underwent successful surgery for a broken kneecap, not a torn meniscus as previously suspected. Her recovery time is expected to be six weeks. Tina just got a new cast and her doctor said that her arm is healing slowly.
Hopefully the team can get used to the new rotations/lineup by the season starts. Coaches Carr and Casey have their work cut out for them, but I trust they will do a great job.
In case you didn't hear, Taylor underwent successful surgery for a broken kneecap, not a torn meniscus as previously suspected. Her recovery time is expected to be six weeks. Tina just got a new cast and her doctor said that her arm is healing slowly.
Hopefully the team can get used to the new rotations/lineup by the season starts. Coaches Carr and Casey have their work cut out for them, but I trust they will do a great job.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tomorrow....
Coach Carr had the audacity to tell me to "bring my game".
Well.
Not only don't I need to be reminded of this, this sentiment needs to be directed to the girls.
I always bring my game.
Seven and one half more hours.
Well.
Not only don't I need to be reminded of this, this sentiment needs to be directed to the girls.
I always bring my game.
Seven and one half more hours.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
They're baaaaack
Well, camp is over and everyone is home. I think. First-hand reports say that it was a great week. The Calumet machine continues to roll. Another first place finish. Who doubted? (Well, maybe me. I should know better by now). It sounds like our JVa would have cleaned up the JV division if they would have let them play there. It was nice that Ally could share one or two awards with the other JV girls.
Now get some sleep, girls.
Coach, I'm very competitive? Extremely competitive is more like it. However, I will be on my best behavior in the parents' game which is only thirteen days away. That is, if everyone plays up to my standards :-)
Looking forward to another successful Calumet season. Go Jessie, Jessi, Faith, Taylor, Amy, Kara, Elizabeth and Anna. And the JV team. And the other JV team. And the junior high team. Both of them.
PS. I would post pics, but it looks like Facebook is the better way to display these. Take a look at Kelsey's and Taylor's.
Now get some sleep, girls.
Coach, I'm very competitive? Extremely competitive is more like it. However, I will be on my best behavior in the parents' game which is only thirteen days away. That is, if everyone plays up to my standards :-)
Looking forward to another successful Calumet season. Go Jessie, Jessi, Faith, Taylor, Amy, Kara, Elizabeth and Anna. And the JV team. And the other JV team. And the junior high team. Both of them.
PS. I would post pics, but it looks like Facebook is the better way to display these. Take a look at Kelsey's and Taylor's.
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