Out & About: Champlin Park/Spring Lake Park

#5 posting 10.6.2008
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CHAMPLIN PARK rebels 3,
SPRING LAKE PARK panthers 1
(21-25, 28-26, 25-23, 25-23)

In a roller coaster-- give and take-- white knuckle ride, Champlin Park out did Spring Lake Park in a 5AAA section match up 3-1. Both teams would build leads only to see them wither away. SLP led by 8 in set two and lost. CP led in the same set 24-20 with four set points, and didn't get the job done. CP had two more set points at 25 and 26, but failed to close out. Set four CP led by 10 at 21-11. The Rebels withstood a furious SLP rally to win. In each of the CP wins the margin was a mere two points. SLP earned 69 points on the night compared to 59 for CP. It was the errors that did in SLP. They led that category 40-28. CP is (at best guess) 7-10. SLP is 16-9.

Big runs led off set one. SLP opened with five straight points. CP had their own run of 7 points after two side outs. Breann Padden had three aces in that segment. Both teams traded runs of four after that. Both teams struggled with the first ball side out game. CP led 18-16. A three point SLP run put the Panthers up 19-18. CP took their first time out and got the ball back with a side out kill by Reanna Nelson. Nelson added another kill for point 20. A missed Padden serve and a Nelson hitting error put SLP back in front 21-20 and forced another CP time out. The Rebs got a side out kill, but SLP finished with their fourth run of set one with four straight points.

SLP again started off with a run of four. The same patterns that developed in set one manifested themselves in set two. CP responded with their own run of three. SLP had a six point run to go up 12-4 and seemingly in the driver's seat. However CP was able to squeeze off points on their next four serves. CP racked up another 7 point run as they took a 14-13 lead. Of those seven points, five were on SLP errors. CP broke free from a 19 all tie with a 5-1 run to be on the verge of a win at 24-20. Natalee Yeazle got the side out, and SLP kept holding off the Rebels. Melissa Backes put down a kill to tie the contest at 24. It was CP's turn to stem the tide as Nelson got the momentum stopping kill. Both teams traded four side outs. The string stopped on a four contact ball and then Halie Chelstrom finished the marathon with a kill.

Set three had the mystery point. Sometime prior to 15-10 (or 14-11 in my calculations) a point was flipped. I have no idea when the transaction took place. CP led 16-10 and looked like they were in the driver's seat. However SLP got back into the thick of it with a four point run which forced a Rebel time out. SLP was able to tie the contest up at 22 after a Yeazle kill. Abby Johnston put CP back on top to stay. Yeazle had a hitting error and then a side out kill to make it 24-23. CP finished set three just in time with a Abby Ostrander kill.

CP put together four runs while holding SLP to one as the Rebels held what looked like a commanding lead 21-11. At that stage SLP went on a 12-3 run. CP gave away 7 points on errors. CP tried to stem the flow with time outs at 22-17 and 24-22, but the blood kept flowing. Jessica Axen served up an ace to make it 24-23 CP. The final point came on a passing error into the net to finish the night. The thrill ride came to an abrupt halt.

you can see the entire Champlin Park vs Spring Lake Park photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
CHAMPLIN PARK
1. Chelsey Schmidt, 2009, S 0-0-2-----2
1fr Rebecca Moore, 2009, MH 0-0-2----2
2. Abby Ostrander, 2009, OH 1-0-7-----8
3. Breann Padden, 2010, RH 4-2-8-----14
4. Kat Chelstrom, 2009, S 0-0-0------0
4fr: Halie Chelstrom, 2010, MB 0-0-10-----10
5. Kelsey Reed, 2010, L 1-0-0------1
5fr: Reanna Nelson, 2009, OH 0-0-12-----12
6. Brandi Freitas, 2009, DS 3-0-0------3
6fr: Abby Johnston, 2009, OH 0-2-5-----7
totals: 9-4-46----59 points, 40 points on SLP errors

SPRING LAKE PARK
SLP used the below order in sets 1-3. in set 4 the first rotation was rotation 4 (Widman) with no change in the rest of the order.
1. Melissa Backes, 2010, OH 5-0-15----20
2. Marissa Evans, 2010, S 2-0.5-3----5.5
2. Jessica Axen, 2009, S 1-0-0-----1
3. Stephanie Wurzer, 2010, MH 1-1-8----10
4. Melissa Widman, 2010, OH 0-1.5-12----13.5
5. Natalee Yeazle, 2009, RH 0-0.5-15----15.5
6. Alyssa Luedtke, 2010, L 0-0-0----0
6fr Jennifer Lee, 2010, MH 0-0-1-----1
6fr Katie Norlien, 2009, MH 0-1.5-1----2.5
totals: 9-5-55-----69 points, 28 points on CP errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Breann Padden

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Champlin Park 17/44-.386;
Spring Lake Park 18/43-.419;
Runs 3+: SLP 14, CP 13
Longest string: CP 7, SLP 6
Missed Serves: CP 8, SLP 8
Time Out %: CP 4/8-.500; SLP 1/4-.250

ROTATIONS
CHAMPLIN PARK
1. Schmidt 17-19 .472
2. Ostrander 14-14 .500
3. Padden 19-26 .422
4. K Chelstrom 16-18 .471
5. Reed/Nelson 20-14 .588
6. Freitas 12-7 .632
totals: 98-98 .500

SPRING LAKE PARK
1. Backes 19-14 .575
2. Evans 14-23 .378
3. Wurzer 23-18 .561
4. Widman 19-20 .487
5. Yeazle 12-11 .522
6. Luedtke 11-12 .478
totals: 98-98 .500

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 S S C C S
set 2 S S S C C
set 3 C C C C C
set 4 C C C C C

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3 4
Champlin Park 3 4 6 10
Spring Lake Park 5 8 3 1

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Out & About: Champlin Park/Armstrong

#4 posting 9.24.2007
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CHAMPLIN PARK rebels 3, ARMSTRONG falcons 0
(25-22, 25-20, 25-12)

Champlin Park moved to 12-2 on the year with a sweep of Armstrong of the Classic Lake. It was CP's fifth straight win. Armstrong is now 6-6. In a battle of middles Kristi Larson had 12 kills for Armstrong, while Chrissy Knuth had 11 for CP. Knuth had 15 totals points however, two more than Larson.

8th grade setter Ally Callanan of Armstrong put the Falcons up with four straight service points, including three aces on her jump serve. The biggest Armstrong lead came at 15-10. After that CP went on a 9-3 run to reclaim the lead 19-18. The game then moved to side out mode with seven straight changes of serve. Knuth had two straight side out kills for CP to get to 23-22. That is when Armstrong took a time out, the only time out was called in the first game. Knuth served out with a kill by Lindsay Johnston finishing the give and take first game 25-22.

Julie Kocemba served up four straight aces to start game two, and Armstrong used that momentum to build an 8-2 lead. Kristi Larson had three kills in this sequence. Knuth started the CP comeback with a pair of aces. Armstrong led 11-6 when CP went on a 8-1 run with a pair of four point runs. Four of those points were off Armstrong errors. The break in this game came after a 15 all tie when the CP threw a block party. Of the next 8 CP points, three came off of blocks. Knuth again was instrumental with a hand in three points, plus three service points. Game two ended on Natalie Thomas' kill.

By the third game Armstrong had spent emotional energy and was running on empty. The Falcons were only able to get one side out in the last six CP servers. It wasn't only Armstrong couldn't get the first ball side out, but they were giving chunks of four points away a crack. CP had four runs in the third game while Armstrong only had one. Johnston again finished off the game and the match with a kill.

photos: #1 Armstrong setter Ally Callanan tries to save a ball tight to the net with Kristi Larson ready to attack. #2 a joust between Armstrong's Larson and CP's Jaime Ness.

CHAMPLIN PARK
1. Natalie Thomas, S, 1-0-5----6
2. Jessica Niesen, L 0-0-1----1
2fr Madison Sawyer 0-1-1-----2
3. Chrissy Knuth, MH 3-1-11---15
4. Kayla Thiebault, S 3-0-0----3
4fr Jaime Ness, RH 0-2.5-3---5.5
5. Lindsey Johnson, OH 1-0-8----9
6. Kelsey Reed, DS 1-0-1----2
6fr Breann Padden, MH 0-2.5-0---2.5
totals: 9-7-30----46 points, 29 points on Armstrong errors

ARMSTRONG
1. Julie Kocemba, L 4-0-0---4
1fr Dominique Thompson, MH 0-0-10----10
2. Hannah Rosebrock, RH 0-0-0-----0
3. #15 1-0-1----2
4. Kristi Larson, MH 0-1-12-----13
5. Ally Callanan, S 3-0-0----3
6. Ana Sather, OH 0-1-4----5
6 Jordan Miller, OH (g2) 0-0-1---1
totals: 8-2-28----38 points, 16 points on Champlin Park errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Chrissy Knuth

BY THE NUMBERS
Champlin Park 20/33; .606; 75; .613; .296
Armstrong 16/34; .471; 54; .704; .387
3+ runs: Champlin Park 13, Armstrong 5
missed serves: Armstrong 6, CP 2

ROTATIONS
CHAMPLIN PARK
1 Thomas 12-10 .545
2 Niesen 13-9 .591
3 Knuth 17-9 .654
4 Thiebault 11-5 .688
5 Johnston 10-9 .526
6 Reed 12-12 .500
totals: 75-54 .581

ARMSTRONG
1 Kocemba 13-10 .565
2 Rosebrock 8-17 .320
3 #15 8-16 .333
4 Larson 7-8 .467
5 Callanan 9-12 .429
6 Sather 9-12 .429
totals: 54-75 .419

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