Spring
Classic
March
17-18, 2001 @ Seattle, WA
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| W |
Blaze
Volleyball |
25-12,
25-23, 25-18 |
| L |
Kamloops |
23-25,
25-21, 22-25
20-25 |
| Pool
1 Finish = 2nd |
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| POOL
: 2 |
| L |
Puget
Sound Black 16's |
11-25,
22-25 |
| L |
Nike
NW Power |
12-25,
17-25 |
| W |
Club
Idaho NW Black |
25-16,
25-14 |
| Pool
2 Finish = 3rd |
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| BRACKET
: DIVISION 1 |
| W |
Valley
Velocity Extreme |
23-25,
25-22, 15-8 |
| L |
Puget
Sound Black 16's |
17-25,
13-25 |
| L |
Mt
Hood Black |
20-25,
25-22, 15-17 |
| Division
1 Bracket
Finish = 4th |
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OVERALL
FINISH = 4th
For
overall standings, click here
Spring
Classic Results |
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Notes
and Quotes:
The Blues started off strong this
weekend, but struggled in the afternoon
pool. We have a tendency to use the
first game as a warm up, and if we lose,
it takes a much stronger effort to win
the next two games. All in all, we had a
good tournament. We have become much
better defensively, and more consistent
offensively. For every time we had a
lull, there would be one or two girls
that would spark us up. There were many
spectacular plays by the Blues this
weekend. Bethany Clayton's defense was
on fire Sunday. Other stand outs for the
weekend were: Jen Davis, middle hitting,
blocks, and serving, Raven Northrup,
blocking and defense, Mandy Larson &
Caitlin Davis, all around. We would also
like to thank our two pick up players
that have signed up to be there when we
are short athletes, Sandra Holtfreter,
setter and Kristin Loitved, hitter. They
helped out a great deal this weekend.
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Power
League - March
March
11, 2001 @ Longview, WA
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| L |
Rose
City |
14-25,
19-25 |
| L |
Webfoot
17's Gold |
25-23,
23-25, 11-15 |
| L |
Sudden
Impact |
25-23,
11-25, 15-13 |
Pool
Finish = 3rd
BRACKET |
| W |
Camas
Ohana |
25-19,
25-23 |
| L |
Sudden
Impact |
Not
Available |
Bracket
Finish = 6th
OVERALL
FINISH = 6th in Silver Division
Notes
and Quotes:
The blues had a tough weekend. With only
7 players (5 that were actually
healthy!) the blues started to fatigue
early. Power League is a lot more
demanding physically and mentally than
most tournaments, because you are
playing teams that have equal skill
level as your own. Although we worked
hard this weekend, it just didn't end up
as we would have liked. The highlight
match was against Webfoot. We played
them extremely well. The loss was
disappointing, but you could definitely
see the improvement the blue team has
made over the last several weeks. I am
proud of the 7 girls that made the
commitment to stick it out for each
other this weekend. We will be in Kent
this weekend, and with a break after
that, we should be rested for the next
power league.
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ASICS
Invite
February
25, 2001 @ Longview, WA
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| L |
Cascade
Excel |
21-25,
25-12, 12-15 |
| W |
Blaze |
25-12,
32-30 |
| L |
Rose
City Ohana |
15-25,
3-25 |
| Pool
Finish = 3rd |
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| BRACKET
: CONSOLATION |
| W |
Hannula's
Angels |
NA |
| W |
Blaze |
NA |
| Consolation
Bracket
Finish = 1st |
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| OVERALL
FINISH = 7th |
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Notes
and Quotes:
This weekend was our up and down
weekend. We couldn't seem to find
our groove on the court. When we
were "on", we were unstoppable
and fun to watch. Unfortunately,
this weekend our "on" game was
not with us that often! We are not
discouraged, however. We know that
all teams face a lapse now and then.
Yakima lies ahead, and we are
ready to compete!
Stand outs for the weekend were: Dana
Mackey, serving, Bethany Clayton &
Raven Northrup, Defense/serve receive,
and Caitlin Davis & Mandy Larson,
hitting.
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President's
Day Weekend Tournament
February
18-19, 2001 @ Seattle, WA
|
| W |
E'mont
Explosion |
25-13,
25-13 |
| W |
Northshore |
20-25,
25-14, 15-10 |
| W |
Cascade
Black |
25-17,
25-20 |
| Pool
1 Finish = 1st |
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| POOL
: 2 |
| W |
MGVA |
25-14,
25-19 |
| W |
Webfoot
Green |
25-14,
25-19 |
| W |
Northcoast |
25-15,
21-25, 15-10 |
| Pool
2 Finish = 1st |
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| BRACKET |
| L |
Puget
Sound Red |
25-17,
11-25, 9-15 |
| W |
Vancouver
Lightning |
25-17,
25-22 |
| W |
Greater
Columbia |
27-25,
25-22 |
| Bracket
Finish = 5th |
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| OVERALL
FINISH = 5th |
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Notes
and Quotes:
18's Blue return from Seattle with only
one loss on the weekend!!! Take
Fifth!!!
We started off hot on Sunday morning by
finishing first in our pool. We
defeated E'mont Explosion 25-13, 25-13,
Northshore 20-25, 25-14, 15-10, and
Cascade Black 25-17, 25-20. Our
awesome passing on Sunday enabled us to
use our middles more. This in
combination with our serving and
communication on the court set the tone
for the afternoon pool. We
defeated MGVA 25-14, 25-19, and Webfoot
Green 25-14, 25-19. That ended our
play for Sunday. Monday
morning we started off at the same level
we left on Sunday night. The blues
defeated Northcoast 25-15, 21-25,
15-10. We were working as a team
and no one could stop us, or so it
seemed!
The brackets were set up incorrectly by
a non-volleyball person, and "to
balance out the reffing assignments
fairly," the first place team in
our pool (us) had to ref, and the second
place team received a first round bye!
The tournament director admitted
to the error, but to ease confusion,
they did not revise it. We faced
Puget Sound Red, and our start was
strong. We won the first match
25-17, and then our game disappeared.
We lost the next two games 11-25,
and 9-15. The kids knew they had
not played their best, but since it was
double elimination, we were sparked by
the thought of making a comeback. Of
course I hadn't examined the brackets
thoroughly enough, because based on our
play, I saw us in the championship
match! When I read the bracket I
couldn't believe my eyes. We would
only have two matches left to play, but
if we won both, the best we could
place was fifth! I knew the
biggest obstacle we faced was to have
the motivation and the determination to
win the next two matches, and not be
discouraged by our finish. The Blue's
didn't miss a beat and came out
fighting. We defeated Vancouver
Lightning 25-17, 25-22, and Greater
Columbia 27-25, 25-22.
We played the best I've seen at this
tournament. Each athlete
contributed to our wins. Our
middles, Raven Northrup and Jen Davis
were dominating the net both offensively
and defensively. Rachel Braun,
Danielle Sweet, and Dana Mackey were
serving bullets this weekend. Dana
only missed two serves the entire
tournament! Mandy Larson (aka:
pancake queen), Caitlin Davis, and Raven
played awesome defense. Caitlin
was also extremely consistent on our
right side attack. Her line shots
were key. Even though we increased
our middle attack, Alicia Cooper, and
our other three outside hitters, Mandy,
Rachel, and Danielle received a majority
of the sets. All of them came
through when the ball was in their
hands. I am happy with the way we
played this weekend. The girls
grew a great deal at this tournament,
and it showed through their play.
By the way, had the switch in the
bracket taken place to give us the bye,
and the second place team the refereeing
assignment, we would have played Greater
Columbia in the first round of bracket
play!
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Power
League - February
February
3, 2001 @ The HOOP, Vancouver, WA
|
| L |
Rose
City Black |
18-25,
25-19, 13-15 |
| L |
Webfoot
Gold |
20-25,
13-25 |
| L |
WA
Volleyball Academy |
11-25,
22-25 |
| W |
Salem
VBC |
13-25,
25-23, 15-13 |
| W |
Camas
VBC |
25-21,
15-9 |
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| OVERALL
FINISH = 5th in Silver Division |
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Notes
and Quotes:
The Blue team came into this tournament
three players short, with a setter we
picked up Thursday night! I was
impressed with our first two pool play
games. Unfortunately, we were
mentally and physically exhausted after a
tough match against Webfoot Gold.
We struggled to find our rhythm again.
We just weren't able to execute.
When we reached bracket play, we seemed
a bit unprepared and took for granted
the ability of Salem VBC. The
girls quickly decided that their play
was not what it should be and began to
change. Led by a spark from
Caitlin
Davis, the Blue regained some energy,
and won the match. After the first
game with Camas, the official realized
that we were only to play to 15, thus
the anomaly in the scores for that
match. Again Caitlin helped set the
tone on the court. We did a good
job of staying in charge of the last
game, and setting the pace for the
entire match. We found out the
hard way this weekend the importance of
staying in shape during club
(if you're not doing another sport).
We ended up taking fifth place, and will
remain in the Silver Division for the
next Power League Tournament.
Other standouts for the weekend were
Raven Northrup, defense, Sandra
Holtfreter, setting, and Jennifer Davis,
net play.
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J
& J Custom Awards Classic
January
28, 2001 @ Longview, WA
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Notes
and Quotes:
18's Blue win Silver Division at J &
J Classic!
After losing two matches in pool play,
one to Mt. Hood, and another to Rose
City, the Blue team came back and played
strong in braket play.
It took a concentrated team effort to
beat Hannula's Angels in the semi's.
We really had to stay focused on our
game in order to win. Beth Clayton
came in the second game against the
Angels, and didn't miss a beat.
Her passing was on fire. She also
mixed up her attack, which proved to be
key to her success. Our intensity
level in the semi's was crucial for the
Championship match.
In the final match against the Vancouver
Lightening, the Blue's were unstoppable.
Both middles, Raven Northrup and Jen
Davis did an outstanding job. They
were getting up quick in the middle to
attack, and they had numerous touches on
the block, which helped out our
defensive game. Dana Mackey, took
charge on the court, and was mixing up
our offense wisely. She was aided
by the consistent passing and defense of
Catricia Magsayo and Danielle Sweet.
There were some great saves this match.
Their strong passing allowed Dana to
utilize our crossing plays designed for
our right side attacker, Caitlin Davis.
Both Caitlin and Dana were our top
servers for the weekend. Finally,
Alicia Cooper came alive on the outside.
Vancouver could not touch her. She
was hitting over and between the block,
and when their defense was expecting the
hit, Alicia would out smart them with
the tip! This was a fun match to
watch. The Blue's took control
from the start, and never looked back.
The 18's Blue are playing this Saturday
at the Vancouver Hoop. |
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Power
League Qualifier
January
6, 2001
Pre-Qualifier
Tournament
December
31, 2000 @ Longview, WA
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For more information about 18 Blue, click below
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