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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Bowling Green outlasts Oakland
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Not quite enough. Meghan Bray earned 22 kills and 24 digs and Taylor Humm added 13 kills and 21 digs as the Oakland volleyball team (11-9) fell to Bowling Green State in five sets Tuesday night at Stroh Center. OU fell with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 17-25, 25-23 and 7-15. […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: WOLL sweeps Cardinal Mooney
MARINE CITY — Allison Samulon slammed 11 kills with four aces Monday, as Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes swept host Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 3-0, in CHSL volleyball play. The Lakers stymied the hosts 24-19, 25-17 and 25-16. Courtney Wightman had eight kills and Devon Valent chipped in with six aces and five kills […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Clarkston overcomes sloppiness to thwart North Farmington’s upset plans
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans CLARKSTON — Sloppy play doesn’t always lead to a win. Clarkston proved otherwise Thursday night. The state-ranked Wolves moved their win streak to 30 days on Thursday night, overcoming a slow start to topple visiting North Farmington, 3-1, in OAA Red Division girls volleyball play. Upset-minded […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: State Rankings — Sept. 26
Girls Volleyball (By the coaches association) Class A — 1. Mattawan; 2. Richland Gull Lake; 3. Clarkston; 4. Macomb Dakota; 5. Portage Central; 6. Lake Orion; 7. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern; 8. Farmington Hills Mercy; 9. Birmingham Marian; 10. Livonia Churchill. Honorable Mention — East Grand Rapids, Northville, Plymouth, Niles, Grosse Pointe […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Down to the wire, Lake Orion holds off Troy
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net LAKE ORION — As Troy senior Nicole Hahn went up to try to save a 10th match point for the Colts, the entire gym fell silent. The only sound was Troy coach Vince Muscat’s “Cover her!” It was too late. Lake Orion’ Sophie Murdock blocked Troy’s last […]
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Oakland upends South Dakota
VERMILLION, S.D. – Alli Kirk recorded a match-high 20 digs and Meghan Bray earned 18 kills and 14 digs as the Oakland volleyball team earned a four-set victory over South Dakota in a Summit League matchup Sunday afternoon at the Dakota Dome. The Golden Grizzlies (9-6, 2-2 Summit) won with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-12 […]
MONDAY’S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Notre Damp Prep sweeps Lutheran North
PONTIAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep upped their league leading record to 5-1 with a 3 set win over Macomb Lutheran North on senior and parent appreciation night Tuesday. The Irish (29-5-1) trailed only once (2-1 in the first set) in defeating the Mustangs 25-10 25-17 and 25-9. Leading the way for the Irish was […]
VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion reloading its arsenal
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — For those around Lake Orion’s volleyball program, the 2011 seasons was a campaign to remember. But despite advancing the Final Four and finishing as the Class A state runner-up a year ago, Lake Orion’s season of dreams did not include a league title. […]
THURSDAY’S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Notre Dame Prep sweeps Gabriel Richard; Linden outlasts Holly
PONTIAC — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep remained perfect on the season in CHSL-AA Division girls volleyball play Thursday with a 3-0 sweep of Riverview Gabriel Richard. The Fighting Irish posted wins of 25-15, 25-14 and 25-12 to wear the Pioneers down and move to 19-3-1 overall. The Irish were led by Katherine Carlson’s 19-for-20 attacking […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lake Orion sweeps Adams
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans ROCHESTER HILLS — Despite advancing the Final Four and finishing as the Class A state runner-up a year ago, Lake Orion’s volleyball season of dreams did not include a league title. The Dragons have earmarked a conference championship among its long list of goals this season. […]
WEDNESDAY’S GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Notre Dame Prep downs AAGR; Swartz Creek tames Holly
PONTIAC — Behind Katherine Carlson’s 42-43 attacking night that included 24 kills, Pontiac Notre Dame Prep slammed Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard in four sets Wednesday, 25-20, 20-25, 25-13 and 25-16 in CHSL-AA Division girls volleyball play. Dani McCormick added 14 kills in 39 tries with six aces. Jackie Vyskocil and Ellen Guerra contributed some key […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Keating, Troy romp Troy Athens in three sets
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — An overmatched but upstart Troy Athens girls volleyball team was tied with favored Troy 7-7 in the first game of their rivalry match. Troy senior Hope Keating made sure that was as close as the visiting Red Hawks would get. Keating’s 12-point serving streak helped […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP: Rochester Hills takes down Springfield Christian; Avondale, Troy Athens post sweeps
ROCHESTER HILLS — It took four games, but Rochester hills Christian finally prevailed over rival Clarkston Springfield Christian, 3-1, Tuesday in a Wolverine Christian Conference girls volleyball crossover contest. The host Eagles won Game 1 (25-16), Game 2 (25-18) and Game 4 (25-17, while Springfield Christian won Game 3 (25-17). Kindra Armitage led the RHC […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP: Troy struggles at East-West tourney
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net WARREN — Troy volleyball coach Vince Muscat had five goals for his team. Be the first to 10. Make the opponent the first to call a time-out. Be the first to 20. Make the opponent the first to call a second time-out. Play well in the last five […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Lapeer Faith sweeps Eagles; Powers Catholic outlasts Holly
ROCHESTER HILLS — Lapeer Faith Home School captured three of four games Wednesday to topple host Rochester Hills Christian, 3-1, in a non-league girls volleyball match. The visiting Falcons captured Game 1 (25-14), Game 2 (25-13 and Game 4 (25-15), while RHC won Game 3 (25-20). Ashley Parker with eight kills and Jenna Porter with […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: NDP downs Oxford, Grand Blanc
LAKE ORION — Pontiac Notre Dame Prep finished 2-1 Tuesday at a non-league quad at Lake Orion. The fighting Irish defeated Grand Blanc (23-25, 25-19, 25-18) and Oxford (25-17, 25-21)and lost to Lake Orion (19-25, 25-19, 25-16). Leading the attack for the 7-1-1 Irish was Katherine Carlson, who went 77-for-84 attacking including 43 kills. The […]
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: Senior-led Troy to continue comeback
BY JAKE LOURIM STUDENT CORRESPONDENT j.lourim@comcast.net TROY — The Troy girls volleyball team comes into this season with its third coach in four years. This time, though, athletics director Jim Johnson didn’t go far to find his new coach. Vince Muscat replaces Ed Ruhl at the helm of the program. Ruhl and Muscat […]
2011 ALL-NORTH OAKLAND AREA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM: Top netters made their points
BY DAN STICKRADT SENIOR EDITOR dan.stickradt@northoaklandsports.com Twitter: @LocalSportsFans It was an exceptional year for prep volleyball in the NorthOaklandSports.com coverage area. There were more teams that enjoyed postseason success than any other year in the past. For starters, in the MHSAA Class A state tournament, Lake Orion and Clarkston both reached the Final Four […]
