Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Out & About: Delano/Columbia Heights

#2 posting 10.30.2007
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SECTION 5AA
SOUTH SUBSECTION SEMIFINALS
DELANO tigers 3,

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS hylanders 0
(25-15, 25-11, 25-14)

#1 seed Delano had no real problems with Columbia Heights. Three Tigers ended up with double digit kills. Delano also had a clear advantage in the serve game with 8 aces on the night.

Early on it was CH errors that provided Delano with the lead. Delano took a 3-0 lead right off the bat. CH hung around at 11-8 when Delano accelerated past with a 9-1 run to make it 20-9 after Cecily Checkal and Kayla Koenecke's serve. Sarah Bingea had three kills during Koenecke's serve.

In game two Delano broke free from a 7-6 game with seven straight points on a side out and six points off Kylie Crofutt's serve. This time it was Koenecke that had a hand in five of the points including a dual block. Checkal added five more points two servers later to make it 21-9. Game two ended with two kills by Briana Royer.

By the third game it was fairly clear who was to prevail. Delano leaped to a 7-1 lead after five point service run by Angie Snaza. Royer had two kills in the run. Delano built the lead to 20-9. The rest of the way it was 5-5.

Heights never had a player get more than one kill in any one game. In game two CH only had two earned points. Delano earned 18 points in game two.

With the win Delano moves to the 5AA South subsection final on Thursday at Minneapolis Henry at 7 pm.
photos: #1 Delano's Kayla Koenecke swings from the right side Maria Ehrtt defending. #2 Delano's Sarah Bingea tips the ball past CH's Nikki Klenk. photos by kja

DELANO
1 Cecily Checkal, L 3-0-0----3
1fr Kayla Kassulker, MH 0-0.5-2----2.5
2. Kayla Koenecke, S 2-0.5-10---12.5
3. Angie Snaza, OH 1-0-4----5
4. Sarah Bingea, MH 1-0-11---12
5. Kylie Crofutt, S 1-0-1----2
6. Briana Royer, OH 1-0-4----5
totals: 8-1-38----47 points, 28 points on Columbia Heights errors

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
1. Cassie Wentland, S 0-0-2----2
2. Sada Maxwell, OH 1-0-2----3
2. Ralia Hussein, OH 0-0-0----0
3. Nikki Klenk, MH 0-0-2-----2
4. Kim Weber, RH 0-0-1----1
5. Maria Ehritt, OH 0-0-3----3
6. Machelle McGriff, MH 0-0-0----0
totals: 1-0-10----11 points, 29 points on Delano errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Kayla Koenecke

BY THE NUMBERS
name, fbso/att; fbso%; points; % earned; % allowed
Delano 18/29; .621; 75; .627; .725
Columbia Heights 11/29; .379; 40; .275; .373
3+ runs: Delano 13, CH 2
missed serves: Delano 11, CH 6

ROTATIONS
DELANO
1. Cecily Checkal 18-5 .783
2. Kayla Koenecke 14-8 .636
3. Angie Snaza 14-6 .700
4 Sarah Bingea 9-8 .529
5 Kylie Crofutt 17-7 .708
Briana Royer 3-5 .375

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
1 Cassie Wentland 7-14 .333
2 Sada Maxwell 7-15 .318
3 Nikki Klenk 7-9 .438
4 Kim Weber 7-18 .280
5 Maria Ehrtt 6-4 .600
6. Machelle McGriff 6-15 .286
totals: 40-75 .348

Next up: 5AA Semifinal: Orono/Fridley