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Ohio Girls Volleyball League Champions (2008) All District Teams (2008) Greater Girls Cincinnati League (updated 12/01/08) Midwest Athletic Conference (updated 12/01/08) 2008 State Tournament Brackets (Ohio High School Athletic Association) Ohio Post-Season Preview (PrepVolleyball.com) 12/4/08 - Albany Alexander caps tournament of firsts with first state title 11/21/08 - Marion Local repeats as state champion with young new team Gilmour Academy, Alexander advance in D-III semifinals Note - Other semifinal write-ups are at State Tournament News 11/10/08 - Olmsted Falls finds "the extra degree" and takes down Cincinnati Ursuline in state final State Tournament News (for postings from November 6-8) 11/05/08 - A look at the regional champions 11/02/08 - Team Schedules have been updated with regional final results 10/31/08 - Mansfield Madison, Celina advance to Ontario regional final 10/31/08 - Lodi Cloverleaf rallied from 24-21 in game four to beat Mentor 25-19, 15-25, 25-14, 26-24. The Colts advanced to their first regional final in school history over a program team with 21 regional and five state appearances, including last year. Cloverleaf will face Brecksville-Broadview Hts, which beat Stow and is seeking its fourth trip to state, but first since 1987. Olmsted Falls narrowly averted an upset at the hands of the freshmen-laden Toledo St. Ursula Arrows with an 18-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-11 comeback. Early in the season the Bulldogs won the Best of Ohio tournament, where they upended the host Arrows 25-20, 19-25, 25-21 in the semifinal. Olmsted Falls will now play Magnificat, which ousted Findlay in three. Magnificat is gunning for its second straight trip to the Nutter. There were no surprises in Vandalia, as Mt. Notre Dame and Mother of Mercy won easily over Lakota West and McAuley, respectively. They will now face off in a rubber match for the state berth. The two Cincinnati powers traded five game wins over each other this season and tied for second in the GGCL. GGCL champ Cincinnati Ursuline, meanwhile, rolled over Marysville, and will take on Olentangy, which ran away with the tiebreaker in a 25-22, 21-25, 25-17, 15-25, 15-4 decision over Dublin Coffman. In Division III, Bishop Fenwick powered past Anna 25-15, 25-18, 25-23, led by Ally Beck, Abby Steinacker and Caitlin Thompson who combined for 40 kills. Lindsay Garriga had 41 assists and Jessica Levy led the defense with 15 digs. The Falcons will go for their first trip to state since 1980 against Versailles, which advanced over Bishop Ready 25-20, 20-25, 11-25, 25-18, 15-12. The Tigers were led by Jill Hemmelgarn with 19 service points, 18 assists and three aces. Megan Campbell contributed 12 kills and 7 blocks, Shelby Shimp had 21 digs, and Shelby Bey added 15 assists and seven kills. The stage is set at Ohio University for a rematch between Albany Alexander and Frankfort Adena. Last year Alexander won in three, and eventually finished runner-up to Lima Central Catholic. The Spartans advanced easily last night over Westfall in straight sets, while Adena fought off a determined Tuscarawas Valley 25-11, 18-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-10. Up in Barberton, Kara Koch recorded 24 more kills last night to lead West Salem Northwestern over Villa Angela-St. Joseph. Her state record career kills total now stands at 2166. Teammate Kristen Warner contributed 13 kills to up her career total to 1304. But Northwestern will now have to get past Gilmour Academy, which defeated New Middletown Springfield, in the regional semifinal. Last year Gilmour tripped up Northwestern in five in the regional semifinal, despite 37 kills by Koch, and most of those players are back this season. In the northwest, St. Henry continued its amazing turnaround and avenged their regional ousting last year with a 26-28, 25-15, 25-17, 25-16 win over Huron. The Redskins began this season at 2-10, albeit many of those losses came to big school powers – one was to Mt. Notre Dame 25-27, 22-25 – and they are now 16-10. St. Henry was led by 6’2” University of Louisville middle hitting recruit Brooke Mattingly and libero Jannelle Gerlach. Jesse Miedema paced Huron from the outside. St. Henry’s next opponent will be top ranked defending state champion Lima Central Catholic, which fended off scrappy Heath 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-21. The Thunderbirds’ offense was fueled by setter Alexis Diglio, and Jo Jo Krieg was especially effective on the left corner at mixing line drives with off speed tips. Heath was led by second effort digging from feisty 4’11” libero Brittany Waddell. 10/30/08 - Archbishop Alter knocked off unbeaten and Division II top ranked Tipp City Tippecanoe 25-18, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22 last night. The Knights thereby avenged losses to Tippecanoe in their last two meetings. The Red Devils ousted Alter from last year's regional, and beat them again in five in the season opener for both. Senior outside hitter Annalyse Schmitt paced the Knights with 20 kills. Alter will face Logan Elm in the regional final. In the northeast, Lake Catholic and Parma Padua Franciscan defeated Salem and Walsh Jesuit respectively. The two split road wins against each other and will settle that, who goes to state, on Saturday. Central District powers Big Walnut and Bishop Hartley advanced over River View and Claymont, respectively. In four game northwest semifinals, Mansfield Madison downed Wooster Triway and Celina upended defending state champion Toledo Central Catholic. In Division IV, Buckeye Central ousted Cornerstone Christian, which had advanced to the regional for the first time ever. The Buckettes will be trying for their ninth trip to state, and first since 2001, when they face Kidron Central Christian in the final. Central defeated Mineral Ridge. Fort Loramie knocked off Sidney Lehman Catholic 25-21, 25-11, 25-22 to earn a third shot at Jackson Center, which downed Fisher Catholic, on Saturday. Lehman had nipped Fort Loramie in a 16-14 tiebreaker three weeks ago. Jackson Center won both league contests with Fort Loramie in straight sets, but their second meeting was a 25-23, 25-23, 27-25 nail biter. Elsewhere, Newark Catholic ousted Tuscarawas Central Catholic. They will face South Webster which took Beaver Eastern. In the northwest, Marion Local ended Tiffin Calvert's three match win streak over ranked teams, while Leipsic defeated Pettisville. 10/29/08 - Marysville rallied from an 0-2 deficit to stun seventh ranked Bishop Watterson 20-25, 15-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-12 in a Central Division District final last Saturday, thereby ending Watterson's six year run as district champions. It was the Monarchs' first district title ever. Leading Marysville were Hannah McShea with 35 digs and 23 kills, and Meghan Gugel with 51 assists. Ironically, Marysville averted a similar comeback by Westerville Central in the semifinal 25-16, 25-21, 13-25, 18-25, 15-13. Elsewhere in Central, Olentangy dropped Pickerington North from the ranks of the unbeaten with a four set win and advanced to a regional matchup with Dublin Coffman. Cincinnati McAuley continued its amazing post-season run by beating Centerville for a district crown. The 9-16 Mohawks, who upended Cincinnati St. Ursula in five the week before, will now face Mother of Mercy which ousted Lebanon. Another team that's been coming on strong is 15-11 Lakota West. The Firebirds stopped Seton in four and advanced to a date with Mt. Notre Dame. Toledo St. Ursula avenged two losses to Notre Dame Academy with a four game win. The youthful Arrows will travel to the Norwalk regional to face undefeated Olmsted Falls in a rematch of their Best of Ohio semifinal. In the northeast, Cloverleaf downed Wooster to win its first district title and will now meet perennial power Mentor. Meanwhile, a resurgent Stow-Monroe Falls will take on newcomer Brecksville-Broadview Hts in the lower bracket. In Division II, 26-0 Tipp City Tippecanoe and 17-8 Archbishop Alter are headed for a showdown tonight at Wilmington. Tippecanoe nipped Alter 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 24-26, 15-10 in the first match of the season, and their records are misleading. Alter was also nipped in five by Mother of Mercy and Chaminade-Julienne (twice), and also lost to Ursuline, McNicholas and some Indiana powers. Notably, Tippecanoe defeated McNicholas in four in their district final. Elsewhere, Walsh Jesuit ousted second ranked Kenston 25-12, 25-19, 19-25, 22-25, 15-12. 10/25/08 - West Salem Northwestern advances to regional with strong finish against Orrville 10/23/08 - West Salem Northwestern, Orrville head for District final rematch Gilmour Academy advanced to the regionals with a hard fought 25-23, 25-22, 25-22 win over a determined Berkshire. It was the third win this year over Berkshire for the Lancers, who beat Chagrin Falls in four in the district semifinal on Monday. Elsewhere, it's been a tournament of reversals for some teams. Unranked Cincinnati McAuley avenged two losses to twelfth rated Cincinnati St. Ursula with a 29-27, 20-25, 16-25, 25-17 15-12 sectional win last Saturday. The Mohawks will play unranked Centerville, which advanced in straight sets over tenth ranked Chaminade-Julienne, in the district final. Cincinnati Seton, which finished 0-10 in the GGCL, toppled 17th rated Lakota East, and advanced to a district final with Lakota West. In Division IV, unranked Tiffin Calvert upended 20-2 and eleventh ranked New Riegel in the sectional opener, and then beat fifteenth ranked Mohawk in the final. On Tuesday the Senecas knocked off sixth ranked Hopewell-Loudon 25-17, 16-25, 16-25, 26-24, 15-22 in a district semifinal. Calvert finished fourth in the Midland Athletic League, behind the three teams they beat. Hopewell-Loudon won the league with a 10-0 mark. 10/21/08 - Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball madness on display at New Bremen Sectional 10/16/08 - Norwalk St. Paul tunes up for post season with straight set win over Celina 10/11/08 - Balanced Gilmour Academy squad stops Independence in straight sets Parma Heights Holy Name, which entered the Coaches’ Poll at 20th this week, nipped number four Parma Padua at Padua Thursday night 25-21, 21-25, 25-17, 17-25, 17-15. Players, coaches, and fans from Holy Name broke down in tears after the victory, which left the teams tied for first at 11-2 in the North Coast League. Lebanon broke open a tight match in game four and downed Centerville 25-21, 30-32, 25-22, 25-15 in the Great Western Ohio Conference Tournament championship. Toledo Notre Dame Academy defeated Toledo Central Catholic for their second straight City League crown (see Toledo Blade under Newspaper Links). 10/08/08 - Harrison defeated Anderson for the second time this year to go undefeated in the Buckeye Division of the Fort Ancient Valley Conference. 10/08/08 - Ursuline Academy fended off a furious comeback by Mt. Notre Dame to finish a perfect 10-0 in the GGCL Scarlet Division. The host Lions prevailed 25-16, 25-19, 17-25, 18-25, 18-16, and are now 21-0 overall. Two weeks ago Ursuline themselves had to rally on the road from an 0-2 to defeat Cincinnati St. Ursula. The loss dropped Mt. Notre Dame into a tie for second with Mother of Mercy, which beat Seton. Mansfield Madison clinched at least a tie for the Ohio Cardinal Conference title with a three set win over visiting Wooster. The Rams can clinch outright with a victory over last place Clear Fork on Thursday. Wooster set the stage for a possible three-way tie by upending Orrville last week, but the Generals are now third a game behind the Red Riders. New Bremen moved into sole possession of first in the Midwest Athletic Conference with a 25-23, 23-25, 13-25, 25-22, 15-7 win over visiting and then co-leader Marion Local. Tiffin Columbian nipped Norwalk on the road 25-20, 17-25, 25-20, 20-25, 15-13 to clinch the Northern Ohio League championship. The Ladies in Blue would have tied for the lead with a win. Kenston finished unbeaten in their division of the Chagrin Valley Conference for the fourth straight year with a 26-28, 25-17, 25-16, 25-17 win over second place Chagrin Falls. Grafton Midview nipped Bay 22-25, 25-22, 25-19, 20-25, 15-9 to take sole possession of first place in the West Shore Conference. Bay fell into a second place tie with Rocky River. Midview, by the way, provides living proof that it's hard to beat a team three times - even when you do it. On September 27, they won their third match over Rocky River 25-20, 23-25, 25-21 in the championship of their own Cannon Classic tournament, and that was the easiest of their three victories over the Pirates. The Middies had rallied to win the teams' first league encounter 19-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-13, 18-16. But their second meeting took the cake. The Middies rallied there too 23-25, 23-25, 25-17, 32-30, 16-14 in a match that featured 58 ties. Midview appeared to have won game four 28-26, but the wrong player served that volley and Rocky River was awarded the point. After three more ties, Midview finally won to force the tiebreaker fifth game. Alas, the two schools are in different divisions and cannot meet in the state tournament. 10/04/08 - No. 5 Northwestern downs No. 2 Smithville to grab share of first place in WCAL 10/04/08 - "Team effort" lifts lineup-shuffling Walsh Jesuit over Cloverleaf 10/01/08 - Cincinnati Ursuline dominates strong Northeast Ohio Power Volleyball tourney field 09/28/09 - Northeast Ohio Invitational Tournament results 09/27/08 - Walsh Jesuit defeated Bowling Green, Mentor and Toledo Notre Dame Academy to advance to tomorrow's championship match of the Northeast Ohio Invitational Tournament. Gilead Christian won last weekend’s Ridgedale Invite, defeating Sparta Highland (13-4) in the final 25-22, 21-25, 25-20. Kendra Votaw paced the Eagles with 46 kills on the day. Gilead Christian is now 15-2 and ranked 20th in Division IV. 09/26/08 - The season is flying by and I've been unable to keep up with everything. Hurricane Ike didn't help, as we were without power for almost five days last week. Other hurricanes have been more damaging where they first landed, although Ike was bad enough in Texas. But I have never witnessed or heard of a hurricane that came so far inland with so much residual wind force. All 88 counties in Ohio were affected, with at least one million out of power for at least a time. The power loss in Ohio was even mentioned in The Economist magazine. At any rate here is a brief summary of highlights of the past three weeks 09/25/08 - Mentor will host the Northeast Ohio Invitational Tournament this weekend. Participating schools include top ranked Cincinnati Ursuline Academy, along with Bowling Green, Lake Catholic, Lakota West, Magnificat, Solon, Toledo Notre Dame, Walsh Jesuit, Wooster. 09/24/08 - Wooster Triway topples No. 2 Bishop Hartley and No. 1 Salem, vaults into top spot 09/20/08 - Mercy Fall Classic, Triway Tri-Match 09/19/08 - Shelby in control of own NOL destiny after win over Tiffin Columbian Lima Central Catholic prevails in tri-match of ranked unbeaten teams 09/10/08 - Jenna Pew blocks Smithville over Northwestern in clash of ranked Wayne County Athletic League powers Smithville tops Norwayne, tunes up for Northwestern with quad wins Padua Franciscan tops Holy Name to win Fall Showcase 09/05/08 - Olmsted Falls tops Bishop Watterson in Best of Ohio 08/27/08 - Mansfield Madison overcomes big lead and shakes off blowouts to defeat Orrville 08/25/08 - With an even bigger talent pool this year's preview is a guessing game (PrepVolleyball.com) Season Highlights Weeks 3-5 (Sep. 6-25) Weeks 1 and 2 (Aug. 23-Sep. 5) Tournament results by week Week 7 Tournament Results (10/04/08) Week 6 Tournament Results (09/27/08) Week 5 Tournament Results (09/20/08) Week 4 Tournament Results (09/13/08) Week 3 Tournament Results (09/06/08) Week 2 Tournament Results (08/30/08) Week 1 Tournament Results (08/23/08) Volley for the Cure '08 The Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association, the Ohio High School Athletic Association, the Susan G. Koman Foundation and Molten USA, Inc, are sponsoring Volley for the Cure, an event to increase awareness of breast cancer among high school students, staff and the community, and to raise funds for the Susan G Komen Foundation. Cincinnati Sycamore and Loveland began the event in 2006, raising over $4,000 with 1,000 fans in attendance. The event is now a state-wide initiative with “800 teams vs. breast cancer” as the goal. For information on how to start an event, and to check schedules, results and polls, use the link below. Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association Boys Volleyball 7/21/08 - Beavercreek libero Chas Newhouse has accepted a volleyball scholarship to play for Siena Heights University in Adrian, MI. A three-year player, Chas was team captain his senior year, earned the Most Improved Player Award his junior year and the Sportsmanship Award his senior year. Chas was also awarded the Bill Lent Memorial Volleyball Scholarship. Elder defeats St. Xavier fifth time to capture third state title Elder spikes St. Xavier (060208, Cincinnati Enquirer, by Adam Baum) McNick volleyball makes first DII finals appearance (060208, communitypress.com, by John Sitzler) Hoban boys capture state volleyball title (060208, Akron Beacon Journal) Kilbourne, Darby cruise into semifinals (060108, Columbus Dispatch, by Gary Weaver) Darby takes title hopes into state tournament (060108, Columbus Dispatch, by Gary Weaver) Division I Final Cincinnati Elder (29-0) def. Cincinnati St. Xavier (22-6) 25-23, 25-16, 29-27 Division II Final Archbishop Hoban (24-4) def. Cincinnati McNicholas (21-6) 25-23, 27-25, 25-20 Division I Semifinals Cincinnati Elder (28-0) def. Hilliard Darby (18-11) 25-23, 23-25, 25-9, 25-19 Cincinnati St. Xavier (22-5) def. Worthington Kilbourne (25-4) 25-21, 25-16, 25-17 State tournament preview...a look at the teams St. Ignatius, St. Edward, Archbishop Hoban advance to State Best Players 2008 (send information about best players to Ohio High School Volleyball) Cincinnati Elder dominates strong balanced field at Centerville Elite Boys volleyball thrives at Hoban (042408, Akron Beacon Journal, by Jonas Fortune) St. Ignatius rallies from 23-18 game two deficit to down stubborn Massillon Jackson in four St. Xavier overpowers field to win Wolf Open Archbishop Moeller shakes off 25-9 game one loss, tops Hilliard Darby Highlanders volleyball enjoying GMC success (041908, communitypress.com, by Amanda Hopkins) Numbers hinder Princeton volleyball success (041508, communitypress.com, by Mark Schmetzer) Elder volleyball avenges state title loss (040408, communitypress.com, by Jimmy Trombley) Elder looking ahead for good season at net (031808, communitypress.com, by Jimmy Trombley) St. Charles Cardinal Classic results 03/27/08 - Centerville is celebrating its 20th season of boys volleyball this year. Their program has achieved a 448-124 record with 16 trips to the state tournament and 14 final four appearances. The Elks have garnered three state championships and finished state runner-up four times. The team is aiming for its 10th straight regional championship this season. 03/26/08 - Worthington Kilbourne will hit the 300-win milestone with their first victory. Entering their 17th season, the Wolves’ career team record is 299-123, a 70.6% winning percentage. In league play they've won 81% of their matches and are closing in on 100 wins at 98–23. The program has earned seven OCC titles, six regional crowns and has made four State Final Four appearances. A total of 23 Kilbourne players have been named all-Ohio, 33 all-region and 60 all-league. Ohio Girls Volleyball Weekly Highlights - 2007 Season Regional and State Tournament News Week 7 (Oct. 6-15) Weeks 5 and 6 (Sep. 22-Oct. 5) Weeks 3 and 4 (Sep. 8-21) Weeks 1 and 2 (Aug. 25-Sep. 7) Michigan Volleyball Michigan News - Winter 2006-2007 Ohio Girls Volleyball All-District Teams (Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10/11, 13, 14, 15, 16 posted) State Tournament 2006 State Tournament highlights Ohio Tournament Preview: State finals look very competitive this year (PrepVolleyball.com) Ohio Girls Volleyball Links to Highlights (All Seasons) League Records - State Appearances and League Titles Greater Girls Cincinnati League (updated 12/01/08) Midwest Athletic Conference (updated 12/01/08) Team Z leads Ohio's rise to national recognition (PrepVolleyball.com, August 27, 2003) Boys Volleyball Highlights (2006) Highlights (2005) Highlights (2004) Highlights (2003) Michigan Volleyball Highlights (2005-06) Highlights (2004-05) Highlights (2003-04) Highlights (2002-03)
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