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Lancaster, Hamburg, Eden claim state
volleyball titles
11/14/2004
Girls Volleyball
After four trips to the New York State championships, the Lancaster girls
volleyball team finally won the title that had eluded them for so long. The
Redskins put away XI-Ward Melville, 26-24, 25-20, 25-18, on Saturday to win the
Class AA title at Cortland.
"I couldn't help but tear up when they were announcing the kids' names (after
the match)," said coach Sue Pernick. "It was finally time to exhale. What a
great bunch of kids to earn this with."
Four players were in double figures for kills: Lacey Severins (15), Stephanie
Jansma (14), Lindsay Schlegel (11) and Amanda Dux (10). Jansma had nine aces.
The Redskins finished 23-0.
"The first game was key. It set the tone," said Pernick. "It was 24-24, we fell
behind just trying to do too much. We got into a rhythm, stuck with the game
play and ran our middle."
Class B: Eden fell to John Glenn, 25-17, 25-16, 25-16. Christine Henry had 11
kills, Tracy Henry had eight kills and Jodi Smith added seven kills.
NYSCHSAA: St. Mary's went 5-1 in pool play to earn the No. 1 seed in today's
semifinals at Hofstra. Katie Schaller got 17 kills and Carly McNeil 14.
Boys Volleyball
Intersectionals: Hamburg won its first intersectional title beating McQuaid of
Rochester in a four-game Class A final in Cicero-North Syracuse. Hamburg went
5-1 in pool play to earn the No. 1 seed going into the final.
Against McQuaid, David Hatten had 65 assists and eight blocks, Jeff Hartman had
19 kills and Ryan Johnson had 17 kills and Nikolaj Prychodko had 13 kills with
eight blocks.
"We were peaking at the right time," said Bulldogs coach Brian Carroll. "In the
West Seneca West match we played pretty well and this tournament we kept the
same level. David tore up every block. The whole match he kept putting the ball
where the block wasn't. He had a field day."
Eden won its fifth Class B title in the past six years, dominating Victor of
Section V, 25-15, 25-15, 25-12.
The contest was a rematch from last year, won by Victor in three games.
"These guys understood how it felt last year (to lose) and nothing was going to
get in their way. We didn't give them many chances to get anything going," said
coach Robert Pierce.
"All the things we've tried to execute all year long kind of came together. They
were very solid, but something happened and we handled them."
Senior Chad Proudman had 19 kills and three aces for Eden (25-3). Sophomore
setter Jake Waszak had 39 assists and three aces and junior Sam Beiter added
eight kills and three aces.
Clarence boys upset Kenmore East
11/5/2004
Clarence pulled the biggest surprise of the boys volleyball sectional
quarterfinals on Thursday night, beating second-seeded Kenmore East in three
games. The Red Devils, who came into the tournament as the 10th seed, received
18 kills from Matt Frey and 38 assists from Neil Haskell.
Next up for Clarence is third-seeded Hamburg, which downed No. 6 Lockport in
three games. Jeff Hartman had 14 kills for the Bulldogs. The semifinals will be
played Saturday.
Elsewhere in Class A, No. 1 West Seneca West beat Frontier in three games. Matt
Anderson had 13 kills for the Indians. Orchard Park's John Klanac had 17 kills
as the No. 5 Quakers beat No. 4 Kenmore West in three.
Class B: No. 1 Eden beat No. 9 Williamsville East in three games. Sophomore Jake
Waszak had 32 assists for the the Raiders. . . . Mike Maloney had eight blocks
in No. 4 Cheektowaga's five-game victory over No. 5 Williamsville South. . . .
Grand Island, the second seed, took five games to oust No. 7 Maryvale. Mike
Corrao had 19 kills for the Vikings. . . . No. 6 East Aurora took five games to
surprise No. 3 Depew.
Girls volleyball
11/4/2004
Class C: Westfield won the sectional title with a four-game win over Randolph.
Amy Bertrando had 14 service points for the winning Wolverines.
Class D: Justina Troutman had 21 kills as Pine Valley defeated Forestville in
five games to take the sectional championship.
Monsignor Martin Association: Top-seeded St. Mary's of Lancaster received 13
digs from Amy Jeary in a three-game win over Mount Mercy in the semifinals.
The Lancers will draw second-seeded Nardin in the finals Monday.
Sophomore Hannah Kam had 14 kills for the Gators in a three-game win over Sacred
Heart.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Lancaster, Eden, Starpoint win sectional titles
By MARY JO MONNIN
News Sports Reporter
11/3/2004
 Amanda Boron moves in for the kill during Starpoint's sweep of Lake Shore in Class A. |
It was the type of match anyone who has seen Lancaster and
Clarence play has come to expect. Good to the last point. In the latest
installment played Tuesday night at Buffalo State, the undefeated Redskins
(20-0) survived an emotion-packed five-game match to edge Clarence for the
Section VI Class AA title. The Redskins were one of three teams to earn
sectional titles. Starpoint won the Class A crown in a three-game sweep of
Lake Shore and Eden needed five games to hold off Newfane in Class B. |
Lancaster had beaten Clarence twice during ECIC I play and twice
in tournaments, a fact that had Lancaster coach Sue Pernick worried. "We were
definitely behind the eight ball, we weren't playing our usual crisp game," she
said. "We've seen Clarence at least five matches. It was bound to happen that
they were going to get our number somehow."
In the final game Lancaster didn't take the lead for good until 18-17, on a kill
from Lindsey Schlegel. Meghan Fitzsimmons served out the game's final three
points. North Carolina-bound Stephanie Jansma had 16 kills and Amanda Dux added
13 kills.
Lancaster senior Kristine O'Hara injured her ankle in the fifth game and did not
return.
The Redskins next face Canandaigua.
Class A
Starpoint finds itself in a familiar position - with another Section VI plaque.
The Spartans, winners of Class B last year, will play Wayne on Saturday at noon.
Starpoint lost to Victor in last year's regionals.
"Our goal is to win the regionals and take it a step further (than last year)
and go to states," said coach Sue Rexford.
The play of Lisa Batt and Allie Matters has the Spartans within one match of
that goal. In the second game, Batt had the serve with her team down four
points, and she didn't give up her serve until her team was up by six. The run
helped turn the match.
Batt finished with 19 service points and five kills. Matters had 11 kills and
six service points and Amanda Boron added 10 kills.
The loss was the first of the season for Lake Shore (15-1). Libero Corrine
Densmore had 32 digs and Maureen Tilert had nine kills.
Class B
Eden winning its sixth consecutive sectional title sounds like it was business
as usual, but it was anything but. In uncharacteristic fashion, the Raiders
dropped their first game, won the second, lost the third and rallied to win the
final two.
"The girls in the first game, it was like their feet was in cement. I couldn't
get them to move," said Eden coach Stephen Pierce. "They were a team that does a
lot of tipping which means you have to spring out of your crouch, and we just
couldn't do that. I give them credit, sometime you have to win ugly."
Jodi Smith has 24 kills and 15 digs, Shannon Hennigan had 69 assists and Tracy
Henry added 14 kills.
The Raiders (21-2) will play Waterloo on 10 a.m.
The loss was the first for Newfane (19-1), which had just seven players in
uniform. Whitney Hale had 11 kills and Ellen Goodman added nine.
"We told them Eden wasn't the same team as they were last year, because last
year we laid down and died," said Newfane coach Christy Mooberry. "Just putting
that stuff in their heads all week helped make them think we could do it."
e-mail: mmonnin@buffnews.com
Eden, Newfane reach volleyball final
10/30/2004
The Eden girls volleyball team took a giant step toward winning its sixth
consecutive Section VI title, knocking off No. 1 seed City Honors on Friday in
three close games.
The No. 4-seeded Raiders won, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17, to advance to Tuesday's Class
B championship match against Newfane.
Jodi Smith had 15 kills, while Shannon Hennigan had 15 digs and three aces.
Nichole Phillips had four blocks and Kristen Henry finished with seven kills for
the Raiders (20-1).
Brandy Nash had 20 kills and Whitney Hill added 15 as Newfane (19-0) needed five
games to get past Falconer.
Class AA semifinals: Stephanie Jansma had 11 kills and Lindsey Schlegel added
eight as No. 1 seed Lancaster (19-1) reached the final with a three-game win
over Kenmore West. . . . Vanessa Schultz had 15 kills, Jessica Koss had 35
assists and Christine Biedny had eight kills as Clarence (17-6) needed four
games to oust Niagara-Wheatfield.
Class A semifinals: Allie Matters had 13 service points and 11 kills as
Starpoint held on in the third game, 26-24, to beat Williamsville South. Emily
Clark added eight service points and 12 assists.
Maureen Tilert had 13 kills and 10 aces, Brittany Gray had 70 assists and Tonya
Brady added eight kills in Lake Shore's 25-23, 27-25, 25-15 win over Olean.
Class C semifinals: Amy Bertrando (12 kills), Christy Morrison (eight points)
and Joanna Sanzo (nine kills) led No. 1 seed Westfield to a three-game win over
Cassadaga Valley.
Class D semifinals: Brianna Colburn had eight kills and Justina Troutman seven
as Pine Valley went five games to beat Ripley.
Young Eden matures quickly
Victory in Clarence tournament shows growth; Hamburg has all
elements for breakout season
By MARY JO MONNIN
News Sports Reporter
9/14/2004
After six intersectional championships, 22 sectional titles and
24 ECIC III crowns, one title still eluded the Eden volleyball team.
 John Hickey/Buffalo News Eden senior Chad Proudman (11) and West Seneca West's Matt Anderson will be two of the top frontline players in boys volleyball this season. |
On Saturday, the Raiders ended that skein by winning the
18th annual Clarence Invitational. It was the fifth year in a row Eden had
reached the title game. The Clarence Invitational annually includes the
area's top public and parochial schools. |
 Mark Mulville/Buffalo News Ryan Zettle, right, leads a strong Canisius team. |
Class A Will this be Hamburg's breakout year? The Bulldogs have the whole package with height, experience and four players from this summer's Empire State Games team. Hamburg reached the Section VI Class A title game last year and finished 15-8. The Bulldogs return four starters including All-WNY OH Jeff Hartman, who led last year's team in blocks and kills. Also back are setter Dave Hatten, and middles Ryan Johnsen and Nicolaj Prychodko. . . . Defending Section VI Class A and ECIC I champ Orchard Park will contend for another title with a highly-regarded core of juniors: setter Pete Clauss, OH John Klanac and MH Pete Freyer . . . Scott Baryza is a three-year starter for Frontier. He's attended national junior camps and played on the Eden club team with teammates Don Gleason, Chad Lindner and Trey Monaco. |
Williamsville North boasts hard-hitting junior Max Lipsitz. After a summer tryout in New Jersey, Lipsitz was one of only 32 players in the country invited to a Junior Olympic High Performance camp in Colorado. Lipsitz is just in his third year of competitive volleyball. The upstart Spartans, led by third year coach Paul O'Connor, took Orchard Park to five games in the sectional semis last year. . . . West Seneca West will be led by 6-foot-7 Matt Anderson, four-year starter Kevin Lasky and solid setter Keith Capage. . . . West Seneca East, the defending ECIC II champ, returns three-year starter Ryan Galuszka and its defensive player of the year, senior Andy Piniarski. . . . Sweet Home is led by setter Ryan Maxwell, who started last year as a sophomore, 6-5 middle hitter Craig Randina and OH Alex Hopkins. . . . Junior MH Kyle Stotz returns to Lancaster's starting lineup. . . . Lake Shore's a scrappy team led by sophomore setter Andy Janiski and senior MH Jim Forester. . . . Clarence is a dark horse led by senior OH Matt Frey, who had 50 kills at the Clarence Invitational. . . . Kenmore East may be the class of the Niagara Frontier following Saturday's victory in the Ken-Ton Tournament. Eric Buggs was named MVP for the Bulldogs.
Class B
Amherst, last year's Section VI Class B finalists, graduated five starters. The
6-8 Chris Gadley, one of four seniors on the roster, is starting to build a
court awareness, according to coach Mike Belle-Isle. . . . Iroquois returns its
top hitter, senior Bryan Ritter, and a force on the block, senior Greg Walters.
. . . Cheektowaga is strong up the middle with Mike McKedy and Jeremy Nowak. . .
. Former Hamburg All-WNY player Greg Lardo returns as coach at East Aurora.
Lardo led Springfield College to two NCAA Division III titles. Matt Arnold is
the Blue Devils' top player. . . . Depew is coming off a 17-6 season.
Monsignor Martin
Canisius won its fourth straight All-Catholic title and went undefeated in the
league for the third straight year. The Crusaders have a 24-match winning streak
in the league. First-team All-WNY libero Mike Flierl is regarded as the best
back row player in New York State. Ryan Zettle and Kevin Sommers made the
All-tourney team at Clarence. It promises to be a busy week for the Crusaders as
they host Eden on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. and West Seneca West on Thursday at
6:30. . . . Setter Pat Wozniak of St. Francis was a first-team All-Catholic last
year as a sophomore. . . . St. Joe's returns senior OH Michael Putzak who "is
one of the stronger hitters I've ever seen," said coach Kyle Dluhy. . . .
Sophomore Tom Dee is the go-to-player for Timon/St. Jude.
e-mail: mmonnin@buffnews.com
Beiter / Tilert Win the 2004 Championship
Tournament
Tuesday September 7th, 12:01am
The 2004 Championship Tournament is a season ending event that
awarded not only the winners of the tournament, but also individual awards as
voted on by the participants of the Kings of the Beach for both the "A" and "B"
levels. This event also marked the 100th tournament since the series began 10
years ago in 1995. It was a hot Saturday morning and the Buxton Inn provided
food and drink that helped make the day a success. Here are the results from the
Championship Tournament:
1st Jake Beiter / Joe Tilert
2nd Eric Buggs / Kevin Buggs
3rd Rajeev Revankar / Page Tsai
4th Ed Kresconko / Nick Runfola
5th Jeff Donhauser / Dennis Telaak
5th Andy MacQueen / Maureen Tilert
7th Don Zanelotti / Marc Zanelotti
***Note: This is Joe Tilert's 4th and Jake Beiter's 3rd win overall. Eric
and Kevin Buggs (2004 "B" Series Champions) met Beiter / Tilert in the
semi-finals of the winners bracket in a match that lasted over an hour under the
hot sun. After both teams had numerous opportunities to end the game, Beiter /
Tilert finally prevailed with a 23-21 win in the longest match in the history of
the series. The awards were announced for the 2004 season:
"A" Open Player of the Year: Joe Tilert
"A" Open Most Improved: Kevin Buggs
"A" Open Sportsmanship and Achievement: Jake Beiter
"A" Open Ratings Leader: Jon Brady
"B" Player of the Year: Eric Buggs
"B" Most Improved: Maureen Tilert
"B" Sportsmanship and Achievement: Sam Beiter
"B" Ratings Leader: Eric Buggs
Congratulations go out to Jake Beiter and Joe Tilert winners of the Champions Tournament of 2004!!!
Holmes Wins the "A" Open Level King of
the Beach for 2004
Monday August 30th, 11:17am
The morning of the "A" Open King of the Beach was beautiful.
Dry, warm and even overcast eliminating the chance you might lose a ball in the
sun. Before the tournament was over, there were several inches of standing water
on the courts as we were hit by two to three inches of rain in about an hours
time. Here are the results from the "A" Open Level King of the
Beach:
1st David Holmes
2nd Kevin Buggs
3rd Jeff Whalen
4th Jake Beiter
5th Jon Brady
5th Joe Tilert
7th Chris Jank
7th Garrett Ferguson
9th Eric Buggs
9th Sam Beiter
11th Kiley Carney
11th Don Zanelotti
***Note: This is David Homes 1st SVS King of the Beach win and second win
overall. Holmes scored a record 15 tournament points (Tournament points are
offered per win starting in the 3rd round. These points determine the King of
the Beach), wrapping up 1st place with one game to go. Other notes of interest:
Jake Beiter and David Holmes beat Chris Jank and Joe Tilert by a score of 15-1,
giving Beiter a 1 point differential advantage, allowing him to advance to the
finals over Joe Tilert. Jeff Whalen has played in five King of the Beach events,
making it to the finals each time, (1997 1st session 2nd, 1997 2nd session 2nd,
1999 1st, 2003 3rd, 2004 3rd). Kevin Buggs finished 2nd in the "B" King of the
Beach in 2003, followed up with a 2nd place finish at the "A" Open level in
2004. Congratulations go out to David Holmes SVS 2004
"A" Open Level King of the Beach!!!
MacQueen Wins the "B" Level King of
the Beach for 2004
Sunday August 22nd, 11:17pm
In what would have to be considered the strongest ensemble of
talent at the "B" level in a King of the Beach event, Andy MacQueen
endured 12 grueling games to 15 points in side out scoring to win the "B" Level
King of the Beach. Conditions were ideal with temperatures in the mid to high
sixties and dry. Here are the results from the "B" Level King of the
Beach:
1st Andy MacQueen
2nd Eric Buggs
3rd Jake Waszak
4th Bob Wood
5th Sam Beiter
5th Joe Jank
7th Josh Gartley
7th Don Zanelotti
9th Dale Bless
10th Justin MacQueen
11th Tom Gardner
11th Maureen Tilert
13th Kiley Carney
13th Kristie Laettner
***Note: This is Andy MacQueen's first ever win, while also breaking the record for the most number of game wins at a "B" King of the Beach" event with 11 wins. MacQueen also held the previous record at 9 game wins set in the 2003. Congratulations go out to Andy MacQueen SVS 2004 "B" Level King of the Beach.
Beach ball - can you dig it?
8/20/2004
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PIREAS, Greece - The sun is brilliant and the sand is white and 12 young women in fluorescent orange bikinis are swaying to the music, working hard to invigorate the crowd, or at least the male half of it. The waters of the Saronikos Gulf can be seen dancing through a portal in the stadium, the occasional luxury boat motoring on by. Flags from 202 nations flap in a shore-side breeze that makes the heat bearable on this cloudless, 90-degree Thursday afternoon in Hellenic paradise. We are in the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex, home of the Beach Volleyball Centre, watching a match between the men's teams from Switzerland and Austria, wondering if they know they're the luckiest athletes on the planet. Consider this a public service announcement to the sports-minded youth of America, the ones dreaming of becoming professional athletes. This is what you want to do. This is the sport you want to play. This is the lifestyle you want to live. Nothing compares. Keep dreaming of the NHL if you'd like. But remember, there are no February road trips to Edmonton in beach volleyball. Flights aren't delayed at 2 in the morning while the plane is de-iced. There are no crowded locker rooms packed with sweat-soaked equipment that smells like it's been fermenting since the days of Toe Blake. You think scoring the winning touchdown in the Super Bowl sounds appealing? How about a week on the sands of Ipanema and Copacabana, beaches in Rio de Janeiro, site of the beach volleyball world championship? Might that suffice? Best thing of all, no artificial turf. You go down, you get up intact. You call it a career, no one wheels you out the door. There is a break in the action and the bikini girls are back, and really, honey, I'd close my eyes if I weren't here out of professional obligation. Volunteers with garden hoses emerge to douse those in the crowd who rise to their feet, which is the signal they're seeking a spray of relief. And the bikini girls jiggle to KC & the Sunshine Band, and I swear, baby, this isn't the way I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh, but we do need the paycheck. The men from Austria and Switzerland have finished their match, surrendering the court to the women from Cuba and Brazil, all four of them chiseled Greek statues that come to life. And as the Brazilian fans wave their flags, chant "ole-ole-ole-ole," it dawns on me what separates beach volleyball from golf, that other fair-weather sport. John Daly couldn't play beach volleyball. Laura Davies couldn't play beach volleyball. No one plays beach volleyball unless they have the body fat of marble. Do you know how much money there is to be made in this game? There are 12 women's and 14 men's events on the World Tour, the purses totaling $5.3 million, more than enough to buy and furnish a cozy beachside bungalow. There was only 22 grand on the table in 1987, back when Americans Sinjin Smith and Randy Stocklos won the first world championship on the coastline of Brazil. The sport's gotten huge since entering the Olympics in '96. Its TV ratings are soaring. It doesn't hurt that two U.S. women's pairs, Kerri Walsh-Misty May and Holly McPeak-Elaine Youngs, are rambling through the competition, headed, perhaps, for a medal showdown. But now there's another break on the court and the announcer is urging on the bikini girls and I wish he'd realize it's distracting and I'm trying to concentrate. On my work, sugar. I'm talking about my work. Beach volleyball does have its drawbacks. You either shower for two hours after the match or feel like you're living in a conch shell. And the sunscreen bills can get awfully heavy. But it's all worth it considering the office has no doors or windows and the world's most desirable waters are shimmering nearby. You'd rather be playing a World Series game in Chicago in October? We're on to the final match of the session and Brazil's Sandra Pires, a world champion in '95, has just made one of those plays that epitomizes the intensity and athleticism of the sport, diving full out for a back-handed dig that denies Germany a point. But the Germans are resilient, and we're headed for a deciding third game and I wish I could make out the hand signals of the Brazilians as they strategize on the sidelines. But someone forgot to pack my binoculars, sweetie, the ones you borrowed
so you could gawk at Harry Connick Jr. And here I am, with a job to do, and
now my work is suffering. |
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Brady / Klein Win "A" Open Level
Championships for 2004
Monday August 16th, 9:05pm
The "A" Open Level Championships had 10 competitive teams
vying for the chance to win the seasons last event. Temperatures were cool, highs in the sixties. Here are the results from the "A"
Open Level
Championships:
1st Jon Brady / Joe Klein
2nd Greg Higgins / Joe Tilert
3rd Kevin Buggs / Chris Jank
4th Sam Beiter / Jake Waszak
5th John Czajka / Mike Czajka
5th Jon Hoy / Ryan Landel
7th Pete Clauss / Tim Clauss
7th Rajeev Revankar / Page Tsai
9th Eric Buggs / Joe Jank
9th Garrett Ferguson / Andy MacQueen
***Note: Brady / Klein fell to Higgins / Tilert in the Winners bracket final 11-5 after going 8-0 in pool play. After Beating Kevin Buggs and Chris Jank 11-0, Brady Klein would need to beat Higgins / Tilert twice for the Championship. With the fist game to 15, Brady / Klein cruised to a 15-5 win, forcing a second game. The double final appeared to be a walk for Brady / Klein, however they needed to survive a late comeback by Higgins / Tilert, narrowly winning by the score of 11-9. This is Jon Brady and Joe Klein 2nd "A" Open Level win of the season together, as well as their 1st "A" Open Seasonal Championship. Brady / Klein have won a total of 3 tournaments together dating back to 2003. With his efforts on Saturday, Joe Klein earned his 4th win all time, while Jon Brady earned his 3rd, as well as locking up the race for the highest ranked player with a 91.88% rating. Brady / Klein have been dominating at the "A" Open Level this season posting an 23-3 match play record over the past 3 tournaments. Congratulations go out to Jon Brady and Joe Klein SVS 2004 "A" Open Level Champions.
Buggs / Buggs Win 2004 "B" Level
Championships for 2004
Monday August 9th, 1:54pm
The "B" Level Championships had 16 competitive teams
vying for the chance to win the seasons last event. Court conditions were
excellent, with cool temperatures, highs in the sixties. Here are the results from the "B" Level
Championships:
1st Eric Buggs / Kevin Buggs
2nd Dennis Telaak / Don Zanelotti
3rd Jake Beiter / Sam Beiter
4th Andy Freeberg / Phil LaNasa
5th Garrett Ferguson / Bob Wood
5th Chris Jank / Joe Jank
7th Justin MacQueen / Pat Wozniak
7th Jake Waszak / Kenny Waszak
9th Kiley Carney / Mike Demler
9th Jon Hoy / Rob Hoy
9th Kristie Laettner / Page Tsai
9th Andy MacQueen / Maureen Tilert
13th Jon Brady / Dan Ramsey
13th Phil Charette / Larry Waszak
13th Erica Eberlin / Dan McDermid
13th Dave Gardner / Tom Gardner
17th Joe Klein / Tom Klein (Forfeit)
***Note: This is Eric Buggs and Kevin Buggs 3rd "B" win of the season together, as well as their 1st "B" Seasonal Championship. Buggs / Buggs have been dominating at the "B" Level this season posting an undefeated match play record, with 28 consecutive wins over the past 3 tournaments. Congratulations go out to Eric and Kevin Buggs SVS 2004 "B" Level Champions.
Brady / Klein Successfully Defend 5th "A" Open Level
Event of the Season
Saturday July 31st, 3:59pm
The 5th "A" Open Level event of the season was the
smallest of the year, with the rain and poor conditions keeping teams away. The
courts were completely under water after heavy storms passed through the last
few days. Here are the results from the 5th "A" Open Level event of the season:
1st Jon Brady / Joe Klein
2nd Shawn Castellan / Jeff Whalen
3rd Kevin Buggs / Chris Jank
3rd CJ Schmitz / Joe Tilert
5th Garrett Ferguson / Donny Gleason
5th Andy MacQueen / Jeff Quinn
7th Sam Beiter / Eric Buggs
7th Dennis Telaak / Maureen Tilert
***Note: This is the 2nd tournament win ever for Jon Brady, and Joe Klein's 3rd at the "A" Open Level. Jon Brady and Joe Klein won the same event last year, beating Mark Dylik and Bob Klinko.
Buggs / Buggs Win 4th "B" Level
Event of the Season
Sunday July 25th, 8:15pm
We had another fantastic turn out for the 4th "B" Level event of the season, reaching the limit number of teams. There were additional teams at the event that wanted to participate, however we cannot accept more than the maximum of 20 teams.
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon with highs in the low 70's and
not a drop of rain. The courts were in decent shape, albeit dusty. Here are the results from the
4th "B" Level event of the season:
1st Eric Buggs / Kevin Buggs
2nd Jared Becker / Andy Freeberg
3rd Josh Gartley / Joe Tilert
3rd Kevin Sommers / Ryan Zettle
5th Jeff Bishop / Tom Gardner
5th Dale Bless / Pat Wozniak
5th John Czajka / Justin Krasinski
5th Mike Lovern / Shawn Lovern
9th Kevin Casey / Herb Glose
9th Chris Jank / Don Zanelotti
9th Ryan Landel / Tim Smith
9th Justin MacQueen / Bob Wood
13th Sam Beiter / Brian Maynard
13th Mike Demler / Kyle Kulczyk
13th Jahanna Dixon / Andy MacQueen
13th Kristie Laettner / Greg Northway
17th Daryl Connolly / CJ Schmitz
17th Rachel Mehltretter/ Courtney Nash
17th Jason Nowak / Carlos Scott Forfeit
17th Mike Perry / Jay Polisoto
***Note: This is the 2nd win ever for Eric Buggs, and Kevin Buggs' 5th "B" Level event win, placing him in a 1st place tie for all time "B" level victories with Chris Jank. The quarter-final match between Jeff Bishop / Tom Gardner and Jared Becker / Andy Freeberg lasted more than 30 minutes. Becker / Freeberg enjoyed a 14-4 lead before Bishop / Gardner rallied back, scoring 10 straight to tie at 14's. The remainder of the game had highs and lows for both teams as each took the lead several more times with Becker / Freeberg finally prevailing with a 21-19 win in sideout scoring.
Chaloupka / Holmes
Win 4th "A" Open Level
Event of the Season
Sunday July 18th, 10:30pm
In what would need to be considered the strongest event ever in
terms of overall talent in attendance, Mike Chaloupka and David Holmes walked
away with the tournament win, after coming down from Toronto, Ontario. The
weather threatened to rain throughout the day, yet we remained dry. The courts
were in rough condition after five days of rain.
Here are the results from the 4th "A" Open Level event of the season:
1st Mike Chaloupka / David Holmes
2nd Jon Brady / Joe Tilert
3rd Jake Beiter / Dennis Telaak
3rd Mark Rumschik / Mike Rumschik
5th Eric Fassel / Chris Swyers
5th Greg Higgins / Aaron Miller
7th Kevin Buggs / Chris Jank
7th John Czajka / Mike Czajka
9th Matt Anderson / Chad Proudman
9th Justin Daugherty / Jon Hoy
11th Timm Galey / Tom Gardner
11th Kevin Sommers / Ryan Zettle
***Note: This is the 1st win ever for Mike Chaloupka and David Holmes in an SVS "A" Open Level event. Eric Fassel and Chris Swyers were forced to forfeit after a 4-0 start because of injury. In the quarter final match on court B, Higgins / Miller jumped out to a 14-4 lead over Beiter / Telaak, needing just a single point to advance. Beiter / Telaak managed to claw their way back into the match eventually prevailing with an 18-16 win.
Buggs / Buggs Win 3rd "B" Level
Event of the Season
Sunday July 11th, 10:12pm
We had another strong turn out for the 3rd "B" Level event of the season, reaching the limit number of teams late Thursday evening. There were additional teams at the event that wanted to participate, however we were forced to turn them away since we cannot accept for than the maximum of 20 teams.
It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon with highs in the 80's and
not a drop of rain.
Here are the results from the 3rd "B" Level event of the season:
1st Eric Buggs / Kevin Buggs
2nd John Czajka / Mike Czajka
3rd Jon Brady / Dan Ramsey
3rd Chris Jank / Joe Jank
5th Eric Fassel / Mike Harlach
5th Peter Freyer / John Klanec
5th Greg Higgins / Maureen Tilert
5th Kristie Laettner / Greg Northway
9th Sam Beiter / Tom Klein
9th Dale Bless / Greg Militello
9th Mike Demler / Kyle Kulczyk
9th Josh Gartley / Joe Tilert
13th Matt Anderson / Bob Waters
13th Dave Gardner / Jay Polisoto
13th Justin Josker / Justin MacQueen
13th Jake Waszak / Larry Waszak
17th Thom Burnett / Jennifer Weirzbicki
17th Steve Klein / Jake Thompson
17th Nate Miloszewski / Johnny Ringo
17th Jason Nowak / Carlos Scott
***Note: This is the 1st win ever for Eric Buggs, and Kevin Buggs' 4th "B" Level event win, placing him in a 2nd place tie for all time "B" level victories with Joe Tilert. The semi-final match between Jon Brady / Dan Ramsey and John Czajka / Mike Czajka lasted more than 45 minutes. Brady / Ramsey enjoyed a 10-4 lead before Czajka / Czajka rallied back, scoring 10 straight to lead by 14-10. The momentum changed again as Brady / Ramsey rattled off 4 straight to tie at 14's. The remainder of the game had highs and lows for both teams as each took the lead several more times with Czajka / Czajka finally prevailing with a 21-19 win in sideout scoring.
Castellan / Pajda post their 4th
consecutive
team win dating back to 2001, Tie Record
Sunday June 27th, 10:58pm
We had a strong competitive turnout for the third "A" Open level event
of the year. This tournament marked the return of Joe Klein who was four months
removed from a car accident that placed him in critical condition for six weeks.
Here are the results from the 3rd "A" Open Level event of the season:
1st Shawn Castellan / Chris Pajda
2nd Jon Brady / Joe Klein
3rd Greg Higgins / Aaron Miller
3rd Greg Lipski / Jeff Whalen
5th Andy Freeberg / Dan Graf
5th Kevin Buggs / Dan Gwitt
7th Eric Fassel / Don Zanelotti
7th Bill Faust / Mike Hayward
9th Eric Buggs / Pat Wozniak
9th Kiley Carney / Steve O'Keefe
11th Garrett Ferguson / Chad Proudman
11th Bill Funke / Larry Waszak
***Note: Shawn Castellan and Chris Pajda have now
won the last four consecutive "A" Open level tournaments they have played as a team,
dating back to 2001. This win ties the most number of consecutive "A"
Open level tournaments won by any
single team with Keith Panek and Carlos Scott, who originally set the record in 1996. Castellan /
Pajda have also moved into a first place tie for with the most number of team
wins with
Eric Fassel and Chris Swyers at six tournaments. Lastly, both Castellan and
Pajda have moved into second place all time with the number of "A"
Open Level wins individually, tying Keith Panek, Chris Swyers and Jeff Whalen at
six wins each. Eric Fassel stands alone in first all time with seven SVS
"A" Open Level wins.
Kus adds 'author' to resume
Coaching tome written on third request by publisher
By KIM SIM
News Sports Reporter
6/22/2004
Volleyball coach Sally Kus just added "published author" to her list of accomplishments.
Kus, the former Sweet Home High School girls volleyball coach who led the Panthers to 292 straight victories, six straight state titles and a No. 1 national ranking, shares her secrets in "Coaching Volleyball Successfully."
James P. McCoy/Buffalo News
Sally Kus wrote the book on building
a winning volleyball program.
The 224-page book, featuring former University at Buffalo women's volleyball player Lindsay Matikosh on the cover, was published in April by Illinois-based Human Kinetics.
Kus had turned down Human Kinetics' previous two book offers. But when the company wrote for the third time, she decided to give authorship a try.
"I always felt there was a book in me," Kus said.
In looking for someone to write "Coaching Volleyball Successfully" - a book geared to high school volleyball coaches - Human Kinetics sought an expert.
"We were looking for a coach who has built and maintained a program for a long period of time," Human Kinetics publicity manager Aisha Ansari said. "Sally is very well-received. She's very good about sharing what she knows."
Kus is considered one of the country's leading authorities on coaching high school volleyball.
She led Sweet Home to a 794-29 record during her 23-year tenure. She is best known for the "Sweet Home streak" of 292 straight victories covering eight undefeated seasons and the years 1978 to '87. That string of victories set a National Federation of State High School Associations record for consecutive wins by a team in any sport.
From 1984 to '95, Sweet Home was a national powerhouse, ranking in the top 20 every year in USA Today's poll. In 1991, the Panthers earned a No. 1 national ranking.
"Coaching Volleyball Successfully" is divided into six parts - developing a coaching foundation, creating coaching plans, teaching individual skills, teaching a team system and tactics, coaching matches and coaching evaluation.
Among Kus' tips for coaches is to make sure the sport is still fun. Her book also looks at how to build an aggressive player, break habits and correct errors.
Writing the book came at a difficult time for Kus.
She was teaching full-time at Sweet Home and coaching the UB volleyball team. She and her husband, Larry, were also selling their home, building a new one and moving into it. At the same time, 2-year-old granddaughter Bree came to live with them.
"It just wasn't the time to write a book," she said. "This one was a way bigger project than I realized."
National Basketball Hall of Fame coach Morgan Wootten, who wrote "Coaching Basketball Successfully" for Human Kinetics, had suggested that Kus dictate the book to someone, instead of writing it herself.
In retrospect, Kus said, "I would have liked to have done that. It would have been easier, but I needed my hand on it too much."
What should have taken one year ended up taking nearly three.
"I told very few people that I was writing this book because I didn't think I would finish it," Kus said. "I was so afraid that I would write a book and not finish it. I have a real sense of accomplishment finishing it."
Kus said she expects coaches to use her book as a supplement and not as a replacement to such essentials as attending clinics and watching other good coaches work.
As for how she does it, Kus said, "I try to get a new book a year and then I try to go to a clinic every year to upgrade myself. I think that you should always be a student of the game."
e-mail: ksim@buffnews.com
Jank Wins 5th "B" Level Tournament
Sunday June 20th, 11:03pm
Considering there was a Junior Olympic Club tournament drawing several players away, we had a decent sized event. The temperatures were cool, but warmed as the day went on.
Here are the results from the 2nd "B" Level event of the season:
1st Chris Jank / Joe Jank
2nd Josh Gartley / Joe Tilert
3rd Garrett Ferguson / Jeff Lalka
3rd John Jakovenko / Mike Leslie
5th Kiley Carney / Steve O'Keefe
5th Jon Hoy / Ryan Landel
7th Kevin Buggs / Mike Zlotkowski
7th Erica Eberlin / Tom Gardner
7th Jessica Kanderfer/Lucas Kanderfer
10th Dale Bless / Greg Militello
10th Thom Burnett / Marek Frendorf
10th Jay Nowak / Carlos Scott
13th Tom Bannister / Mike Demler
13th Greg Higgins / Maureen Tilert
13th Kristie Laettner / Greg Northway
16th Jason Johnson / Chris Rodrigues Forfeit
***Note: Chris Jank is all alone in first place for "B" tournament wins all time after his 5th win on Saturday. Joe Tilert remains one behind with 4 wins.
Castellan / Pajda post their 3rd consecutive
team win dating back to 2001
Sunday June 13th, 11:26pm
We had a very large turnout for the second "A" Open level event
of the year. This represented the largest turnout ever for an "A" level event.
We filled the tournament to the maximum number of teams allowable (20 Teams).
The courts were in decent shape, albeit dusty at times.
Here are the results from the 2nd "A" Open Level event of the season:
1st Shawn Castellan / Chris Pajda
2nd Rajeev Revankar / Page Tsai
3rd Jon Brady / Joe Tilert
3rd Kevin Buggs / Chris Jank
5th Jake Beiter / Sam Beiter
5th Eric Buggs / Mike Flierl
5th Jeffrey Hartman / David Hatten
5th Mark Rumschik / Phil Szrama
9th Pete Clauss / Tim Clauss
9th Andy Freeberg / Mike Grogan
9th Jeff Smietana / Ken Snyder
9th Mike Walker / Steve Walker
13th Donny Gleason / John Klanec
13th Drew Gottler / Mike McMann
13th Jon Hoy / Howie Ngork
13th Brad Schwagler / Dan Schwagler
17th Tom Bannister / Jason Cross
17th Garrett Ferguson / Tom Gardner
17th Shawn Rae / Carlos Scott
17th Jake Waszak / Kenny Waszak
***Note: Shawn Castellan and Chris Pajda have now
won the last three consecutive "A" tournaments they have played as a team,
dating back to 2001. The most number of consecutive "A" tournaments won by any
single team was Keith Panek and Carlos Scott in 1996 with four wins. Castellan /
Pajda have also tied for second all time with the number of wins as a team with
Panek / Scott at five, and are one team win away from being tied for 1st with
Eric Fassel and Chris Swyers who lead having won six tournaments dating back to
1998. In 2003, Kevin Buggs and Chris Jank set the "B" level record with three
consecutive tournaments won.
Freeberg / LaNasa Win First "B" Level Event of
the Season
Sunday June 6th, 5:44pm
We had a very large turnout for the first "B" event of the year.
We filled the tournament to the maximum number of teams allowable (20 Teams).
The courts were in decent shape and we remained dry all day.
Here are the results from the 1st "B" Open Level event of the season:
1st Andy Freeberg / Phil LaNasa
2nd Jake Waszak / Kenny Waszak
3rd Dennis Telaak / Maureen Tilert
4th Kevin Buggs / Don Zanelotti
5th Peter Freyer / John Klanec
5th Rajeev Revankar / Jeff Schihl
7th Sam Beiter / Eric Buggs
7th Dale Bless / Greg Militello
9th Jake Beiter / Katie Gleason
9th John Jakovenko / Anthony Leone
11th Jon Brady / Kiley Carney
11th Tom Gardner / Erica Eberlin
11th Chris Jank / Kristin Willebrandt
11th Jason Nowak / Carlos Scott
15th Drew Anderson / Andy Ramage
15th Donny Gleason / Dre Monaco
15th Colin Murtha / Bob Waters
15th CJ Schmitz / Bob Steszewski
19th Jason Johnson / Dylan Wheeler
19th Johnny Ringo / Nathan Miloszewski
Note: This marks the first win for Andy Freeberg and Phil LaNasa.
Beiter / Telaak Win First "A" Open Level Event
of the Season
Sunday May 23rd, 9:10pm
With all of the rain we had the previous week, its remarkable
that the courts weren't in worse shape. In reality, there is little you can do
to prevent it, but the teams played on despite the conditions.
Here are the results from the 1st "A" Open Level event of the season:
1st Jake Beiter / Dennis Telaak
2nd Jon Brady / Joe Tilert
3rd Greg Lipski / Jeff Whalen
4th Eric Fassel / Matt Glover
5th Kevin Buggs / Chris Jank
5th Jake Waszak / Kenny Waszak
7th Ed Kresconko / Nick Runfola
7th Keith Panek / Carlos Scott
9th Garrett Ferguson / Donny Gleason
9th Tom Gardner / Brad Schwagler
9th Tim Ivanov / Paul Urbanski
9th Mike Walker / Steve Walker
13th Andy Freeberg / Mike Grogan
13th John Jakovenko / Anthony Leone
***Note: The win for Beiter / Telaak is their
second together. The win also marks Dennis Telaak's 3rd victory all time dating
back to 2001 (In only 5 events), placing him in a tie with Rob Brandt (7 events
played), Marie Domske (8 events played), Rory Smith (35 events played) and Joe
Tilert (11 events played). Eric Fassel leads with the most number of "A" level
tournaments won all time with seven (23 events played).
Medaille Upsets UC Santa Cruz 3-1
Mavericks advance to Molten Division III Men's Invitational Volleyball Championship
4/16/2004 -HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Molten Division III Men’s Invitational Volleyball Championship began today at the Yoder Arena at Eastern Mennonite University. The first match featured second-ranked UC Santa Cruz and third-ranked Medaille. Medaille, the NECVA Tournament champions and third seed in the tournament, upset the second-seed Banana Slugs in four games (30-28, 17-30, 30-28, and 30-22) to advance to the Championship match.
The Mavericks (23-8) won a close first game 30-28. Both teams battled back-and-forth in the beginning until UC Santa Cruz (18-21) opened a three-point advantage off an error by Medaille. The Mavericks battled back to tie the game 24-24 but the Banana Slugs rallied off two points. Medaille’s Jake Beiter (Eden, N.Y.) would help the Mavericks to an advantage and go on to win the game.
The Banana Slugs would get game two with a 30-17 victory. Alex Minneboo (Berkeley, Calif.) and the Banana Slug offense scored six straight points to take an 8-5 lead. They would run that lead to 17-11 later in the match and never look back.
Game three went to Medaille 30-28 as the Mavericks committed just five hitting errors while UC Santa Cruz committed nine. The Mavericks trailed only twice in the game as the Banana Slugs lost an 18-17 advantage and 26-25 lead.
Medaille, in its first-ever Molten Championship, advanced to the championship match winning game four 30-22 over the Banana Slugs. UC Santa Cruz looking to take the match to a fifth game jumped out to a 4-1 lead only to have the Mavericks tie the game with three straight points and then take the lead on the next serve. After a 6-6 tie, the Mavericks would not trail again winning the game and the match to go to the championship match on Saturday, April 17.
Erik Hartman (Hamburg, N.Y.) and Beiter led the Mavericks with 18 kills. Brett Wood (Brewerton, N.Y.) added 14 kills. Joe Tilert (Lake Shore, N.Y.) added 49 assists and eight digs. Mark Glende (Webster, N.Y.) recorded a match-high 12 digs.
Jason McDaniel (Simi Valley, Calif.) and Dane Gilliam (Scotts Valley, Calif.) each had 14 kills for the Banana Slugs. Sam Fullerton (Long Beach, Calif.) added 13 kills while Nick Brockman (San Diego, Calif.) chipped in with ten kills. Matt Reynolds (La Habra, Calif.) recorded 46 assists and eight digs.
#3 Medaille vs #2 UC Santa Cruz (Apr 16, 2004 at Harrisonburg, Va.)
Medaille def. UC Santa Cruz 30-28,17-30,30-28,30-22
Medaille (23-8) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Erik Hartman 18-1-2; Jake Beiter 18-1-2; Brett Wood 14-1-3; Greg Wlosinski 6-0-2; Mark Steinel 4-0-0; Joe Tilert 2-1-0; Nick Manolakos 1-0-1; Totals 63-4-6.0. (Assists) - Joe Tilert 49. (Dig leaders) - Mark Glende 12; Erik Hartman 9; Joe Tilert 8
UC Santa Cruz (18-21) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Dane Gilliam 14-0-4; Jason McDaniel 14-0-1; Sam Fullerton 13-2-1; Nick Brockman 10-1-0; Alex Minneboo 5-4-2; Matt Reynolds 0-1-4; Totals 56-8-6.0. (Assists) – Matt Reynolds 46. (Dig leaders) - Matt Reynolds 8; Sam Fullerton 8
(Story courtesy of Eastern Mennonite sports information office.)
Telaak Named MIVA Player of the Week
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Mercyhurst libero Dennis Telaak (Fr., 5-9, Hamburg, N.Y./Eden High School) has
been selected as the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Player
of the Week.
Telaak helped lead the Lakers to two home conference wins last week over
Quincy. In the 3-0 (30-17, 31-29, 30-28) Friday win, Telaak recorded 12 digs
and in the 3-1 (28-30, 30-26, 30-22, 30-25) win Saturday, he produced 17 digs.
He twice made point saving receptions off serves that caught the top of the net
and nearly fell to the floor. For the two matches, he averaged 4.14 digs per
game and had no errors in 47 serve receptions.
The two wins are part of Mercyhurst’s first five game winning streak since
1999.
The Lakers have also won four straight matches in the MIVA, marking the longest
conference winning streak in school history.
Perfect 10: Men's Volleyball earns 3-1 win over Philadelphia
Biblical
LANGHORNE, Pa. - Sophomore middle hitter Greg
Higgins (Kenmore, N.Y./Kenmore
West) and sophomore outside hitter Chris Bock (Orlando, Fla./University) had 13 kills apiece as the Stevens men's volleyball team earned a 3-1 (30-24, 30-18, 23-30, 30-23) win over Philadelphia Biblical University on Wednesday night. The win was the 10th straight for the Ducks who improved to 24-2.
Higgins finished with 13 kills and also added eight total blocks. Bock contributed 13 kills, six digs and one ace. Stevens took control of the match by capturing the first two games in convincing fashion. The opening game was tied at 9-9 before the Ducks took control with three straight points. Sophomore David Byrne (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) had a kill and Bock followed with his ace that gave Stevens a 12-9 advantage. The Ducks never trailed the rest of the game.
Stevens never trailed in the second game as three straight service points by junior Brian Woodworth (San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine Prep) gave the Ducks an early 8-3 lead. Stevens hit .304 (14-7-23) in the second game to take a commanding lead in the match.
Philadelphia Biblical captured the third game as Stevens committed 13 errors, but the Ducks bounced back with a 30-23 win in the fourth game.
Woodworth added 11 kills with five errors in 23 attempts (.261) while playing three games. Byrne had eight kills and just two errors in 13 attempts (.462) in just two games.
Buggs Named NECVA Metro Division Player of the
Week
2/10/04
NEW PALTZ, NY -- SUNY New Paltz sophomore setter Kevin Buggs (Tonawanda,
NY Canisius Buffalo) has been named the Metro Division Player of the Week in the
North Eastern Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA).
Buggs averaged 13.0 assists per game while leading New Paltz to a 2-1 record a
week ago. He surpassed the 50-assist mark in two matches including a season-best
53 in a 3-1 loss to defending NECVA champion Stevens Tech on February 3. Buggs
had 39 assists in a 3-0 sweep at Polytechnic University on February 5 and capped
off the week with 51 assists, four kills and a .571 hitting percentage in a 3-1
win over Ramapo on February 7.
Buggs is fifth in the NECVA in assists with 11.89 per game. The SUNY New Paltz
men's volleyball team, winners of three straight matches, is 5-2 overall and
tied for third place in the NECVA with a 3-2 record.
Honsberger Named EIVA
Player of the Week
NEWARK, NJ (January 20, 2004) – Sophomore outside hitter Brian Honsberger
(Lancaster, NY/Lancaster Central HS) has been named the EIVA Division I-II
Player of the Week after an outstanding start to the 2004 season.
Honsberger led Rutgers-Newark to a 3-1 victory in the EIVA Tait opener over St.
Francis PA. In the match, he scored 23 points, from 17 kills and 6 blocks. He
hit .343 on the night.
Before the St. Francis match with the conference opener, Honsberger was
impressive on weekend trip to the Midwest. In a four-game loss to IPFW,
Honsberger score 28 points on 25 kills, 1 ace, and 2 blocks. Against Ball State,
Honsberger tallied 11 kills and 2 blocks for 13 points in a 0-3 decision. In
dropping a three-game match to Ohio State, Honsberger posted 23 points with 17
kills and 6 blocks. For the week, Honsberger averaged 6.36 points/game, 5.14
kills/game, and 1.14 blocks/game while hitting .338.