Out & About: White Bear Lake/Fridley

#5 posting 10.1.2008
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WHITE BEAR LAKE bears 3
FRIDLEY tigers 1
(W, W, F, 25-19)

Unfortunately I thought this contest started at 7 pm. It didn't. It started at 5 pm, so when I arrived the fourth and what proved to be the final set was about to get under way. The game was moved up two hours so it wouldn't clash with the "powder puff" football game at Fridley. I didn't stay for that exhibition. As it was White Bear took the first two sets and the final in the win.

Fridley is one of the youngest teams around using five freshmen. Since I have no idea what transpired earlier I can only talk about the fourth set. Fridley fell behind early 10-4 when they took their first time out. Four of the Bear's points came on aces at that point. Another Bear four point burst took the score to 15-6 and a second Fridley time out. That was WBL's high water mark. After that Fridley battled back with their own four point run forcing a Bear time out at 16-11, The Tigers kept chipping and clawing back to get to trail by two at 21-19. A tip kill by Kelsey Bocklund put the ball back with WBL and the Bears never let go.

You can see the entire White Bear Lake vs Fridley photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com.

More to follow.

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
WHITE BEAR LAKE
1. Rosie Murphy (2009) MH 1-1-1----3
1br: Ellie Bircher (2009) L 0-0-0---0
2. Hannah Indiecoffer (2011) S 2-0-0----2
2fr: Annie Bennek (2009) RH 0-0-0----0
3. Haley Akermark (2011) OH 1-0-1----2
4. Kelsey Mattai (2009) MH 0-1-1----2
4br: Ellie Bircher (2009) L 0-0-0---0
5. Ali Mueller (2011) S 2-0-0----2
5fr: Elizabeth Gapp (2012) OH 0-0-0----0
6. Kelsey Bocklund (2011) OH 0-0-4----4
totals: 6-2-7-----15 points, 10 points on Fridley errors

FRIDLEY
1. Hannah Niewald (2012) S 0-0-0----0
1fr: Kayla Sjodin (2012) RH 0-0-0----0
2. Rachel Duehn (2012) OH 0-0-1----1
3. Erin Green (2009) MH 0-1-1----2
3br: Nicole Langiewicz (2012) L 0-0-0---0
4. Lynette Rolf (2010) S 1-0-0----1
4fr: Corinne Miles (2011) RH 0-0-1----1
5. Caitlin Huna (2012) OH 0-1-2----3
6. Caitlin McKernon (2010) MH 0-0-0----0
6br: Nicole Langiewicz (2012) L
Totals: 1-2-6----9 points, 10 points on WBL errors

TRENCH PLAYER
With only one game to base it on -- Kelsey Bocklund

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
White Bear Lake 6/11-.545; 25; .600; .526
Fridley 5/11-.455; 19; .474; 400
Runs 3+: WBL 4, Fridley 3
Longest string: WBL 4; Fridley 4
Missed Serves: Fridley 3, WBL 3
Time Out %: Fridley 1/2-.500; WBL 1/1-1.000

ROTATIONS
WHITE BEAR LAKE
1. Murphy 3-4 .429
2. Idlecoffer 5-4 .554
3. Akermark 6-3 .667
4. Mattai 2-3 .400
5. Mueller 7-1 .875
6. Bocklund 2-4 .333
totals: 25-19 .568

FRIDLEY
1. Niewald 5-3 .625
2. Duehn 4-5 .444
3. Green 4-6 .400
4. Rolf 3-2 .600
5. Huna 2-8 .200
6. McKernon 1-1 .500
totals: 19-25 .432

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 4: W W W W W

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: set 4
WBL: 9
Fridley: 0

Next up: tomorrow

Out & About: Orono/Fridley

#3 posting 10.30.2007
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SECTION 5AA
SOUTH SUBSECTION SEMIFINALS
ORONO spartans 3, FRIDLEY tigers 1
(22-25, 26-24, 25-19, 25-22)

#2 Orono lost the first game to the young, upset minded #6 Fridley Tigers, but then squeezed out a two point win in game two. The Spartans rallied for a win in game four to advance to the 5AA Subsection finals against Wright County Conference rival Delano. That game will be at Minneapolis Henry on Thursday night at 7 pm. Fridley uses three 8th graders and one freshman in their rotation. They will be back stronger next season.

This match was fairly tight throughout. Fridley did enjoy an 8-4 lead in the first game after a 3 point run initiated by two kills from Caitlin McKernon. Orono took their first time out at that point. Both teams didn't generate many points off the serve. There was one sequence with five straight side outs. Fridley hung on to the lead, but Orono tied it at 18. A missed serve handed the ball back to Fridley. The Tigers had another mini run of four to make it 23-19 on Rachel Duehn's serve. Erin Green had two blocks sandwiching a kill. Two points in a row by Orono cut the margin to 23-21 when Fridley talked it over for the second time. A missed jump serve short by Sarah Luse circuited any comeback hopes. But Fridley's Green also missed giving Orono one more chance. The first game ended on a kill by Jordanne Greenup.

Game two see sawed back and forth. Orono had a three point run to make it 15-14 when Fridley took a time out. After the break the game turned to Fridley's side (17-15) with three straight Orono hitting errors. Like a pendulum the momentum shifted again to Orono's side with three points. Orono again took a time out at 19-18 Fridley. Setter Emily Van Eyck got a side out to stop the momentary gain and give Orono their momentum back. Fridley took a time out when down 23-22. A missed serve by Green stopped any chance of an upset. Both teams traded side outs to make it 24 all. A Fridley hitting error and then a kill by Katy Morgan evened the night up at one a piece.

The game broke for Orono in game three with three points to make it 16-11. A time out did little to slow the momentum. It was a 7-2 run that put Orono a tad bit out of reach at 20-13. The second Fridley time out didn't work the same magic. Orono led 24-17 when Fridley took advantage of hitting errors. In the end it was Maddie Franz putting down a tip kill.

In the final game there were some big swings in momentum. Orono led 14-11 when Fridley called their first timeout. That tactic turned out to be the right call with a missed serve in the margin. Orono led 18-13 when 8th grader Rachel Duehn delivered a kill. She then served up five points. Fridley built that lead up to 22-19. Orono took two time outs in the 9-1 run, but could not stop it. Eventually Franz stepped up with a side out kill. Franz then served for the Spartans and never gave the ball back. She finished the night with two consecutive aces.

photos: #1 Orono setter Emily Ten Eyck pushes the ball past the block of Erin Green. #2. Orono's Katie Odens and Katy Morgan come together on a serve receive. photos by kja

ORONO
1. Emily Ten Eyck, S 1-0-5---6
2. Sarah Luse, MH 0-1-6----7
3. Maddie Franz, OH 3-0-12----15
4. Kelly Anderson, DS 0-0-0----0
4 Mikayla Anderson, RH 0-0-5-----5
4 Racquel Maronde, RH 0-0-3----3
5 Katie Odens, L 2-0-0----2
5 Megan Peterson, MH 0-0-5----5
6 Katy Morgan, OH 1-0-10----11
totals: 7-1-46----54 points, 44 points on Fridley errors

FRIDLEY
1. Lynette, Rolf, S 0-0-1----1
1fr Sydne Adams, RH 0-0-0----0
2 Rachel Duehn, OH 2-0-2----4
3. Erin Green, MH 0-3.5-11---14.5
3br Nicole Langiewicz, L 0-0-0----0
4. Hannah Niewald, S 0-0-0----0
4fr Corinne Miles, RH 0-1-3----4
5. Daydra Lorenson, DS 0-0-0----0
5fr Jordanne Greenup, OH 0-1.5-5----6.5
6. Caitlin McKernon, MH 0-3-5----8
6br Nicole Langiewicz, L
totals: 2-9-27----38 points earned; 52 points on Orono errors

TRENCH PLAYER

Maddie Franz

BY THE NUMBERS
name, fbso/att; fbso%; points; % earned; % allowed
Orono: 30/54; .556; 98 .551; .578
Fridley: 27/55; .491; 90; .422; .449
3+ runs: Orono 10, Fridley 8
missed serves: Orono 21, Fridley 14

ROTATIONS
ORONO
1. Emily Ten Eyck 19-27 .413
2. Sarah Luse 15-17 .469
3. Maddie Franz 17-11 .607
4 Kelly Anderson 13-15 .464
5 Katie Odens 19-11 .633
6. Katy Morgan 15-9 .625
totals: 98-90 .521

FRIDLEY
1, Lynette Rolf 13-17 .433
2. Rachel Duehn 27-15 .643
3. Erin Green 15-20 .429
4. Hannah Niewald 10-13 .435
5. Daydra Lorenson 14-20 .412
6. Caitlin McKernon 12-12 .500
totals: 90-98 .479

next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Woodbury/Fridley

#4 posting 9.5.2007
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WOODBURY royals 3, FRIDLEY tigers 1
(25-15, 22-25, 25-11, 25-12)

The Woodbury Royals beat the youngsters from Fridley in a four game match on the road. Fridley uses two 8th graders in their rotation with setter Nicole Langiewicz and outside hitter Rachel Duehn seeing a lot of varsity time. Fridley did take the second game in a tight back and forth contest. Virginia Senf and Greta Strenger each had double digit kills for the Royals. But the top point getter of the night was Erin Green of Fridley with a total of 16. Green used her block for seven points on the night.

In game one Green established her block game early with three of the first four Fridley points off her block. Fridley led early 4-2. Woodbury broke the game open on Libero Alyssa Raiola's serve with seven straight service points to make it 17-8. Raiola had a pair of aces in the run. Fridley had to use their second time out (there first was used due to equipment violation) at 16-8. Woodbury took the first game 25-14.

Game two had the most drama in the night. Neither team got any traction. There was one sequence with nine straight side outs. Fridley was using their middle to get the ball back. Woodbury spread it around. Fridley started a 5-0 run on a side out kill by Green. Off of Duehn's serve they added four more points to make it 22-18. Fridley was on the verge at 24-19 after Green's first serve, but a missed serve gave the ball back to Woodbury. The Royals added a couple more points until Caitlin McKernon had a tip kill to put a game in the Fridley column 25-22.

The win got Woodbury's attention. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead and 11-1 lead after their first two servers. Kara Pedersen served up six straight points with Greta Strenger putting down two kills in the run. The side out game that worked well in game two for Fridley disappeared in games three and four. Woodbury had five runs of 3 or more in this game alone. Late in the contest Virginia Senf made her mark with four straight Woodbury points off her right side attack.

Woodbury again established a 6-1 lead after the first two servers. Fridley's Green was able to tie the game on her serve at 6. A side out kill by Senf gave the ball back to Woodbury and Pedersen put up three more points, two on her own aces, to make it 10-6. Senf added 8 points on the next Woodbury serve with two kills by Kelzenberg in the run. The night ended on Michelle Graham's ace serve 25-12.

photos: #1 Kara Pedersen goes up for Woodbury with Erin Green, 13 white, up for the block. #2 Woodbury setter Michelle Graham sets the right side. photos by kja

The David Banks Studio will have photos of this game up later. click on the school of your choice.

WOODBURY
rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills---total points
1. Michelle Graham, S, 1-1.5-4--6.5
2. Amy Bomgren, OH 1-0-4----5
3. Kara Pedersen, MH 4-0.5-2---6.5
4br Bonnie Segl, DS 0-0-0----0
4fr Virginia Senf, RH 1-0-10----11
5. Greta Strenger, OH (g1,2) 0-0-11---11
5. Felicia Ulrich, OH (g3) 0-0-2----2
6br Alyssa Raiola, L 2-0-1----3
6fr Maddie Kelzenberg, MH 0-1-6---7
totals: 9-3-40----52 points; 45 points on Fridley errors

FRIDLEY
1br Lynnette Rolf, S 0-0-0----0
1fr Sydne Adams, RH 0-0-0---0
2. Rachel Duehn, OH 0-0.5-2----2.5
3fr Erin Green, MH 1-7-8---16
3br Daydra Lorenson, L 0-0-0---0
4br Nicole Langiewicz, S 0-0-0----0
4fr Corinne Miles, RH 0-1.5-1----2.5
5. Jordanne Greenup, OH 0-0-0----0
6fr Caitlin McKernon, MH 0-3-6----9
6br Daydra Lorenson, L see above
totals: 1-12-17----28 points; 35 points on Woodbury errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Virginia Senf

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points; pt earned %; pt allowed %
Woodbury 22/38 .579; 97; .536; .556
Fridley 16/39 .410; 63; .444; .464
3+ runs: Woodbury 15, Fridley 3
Missed serves: Fridley 9, Woodbury 8

ROTATIONS
WOODBURY
1. Graham 16-13 .552
2. Leonard/Bomgren 18-15 .545
3. Pedersen 25-11 .694
4. Senf/Segl 14-8 .636
5. Strenger 9-8 .529
6. Raiola 14-7 .667
totals: 96-62 .608

FRIDLEY
1 Rolf 10-20 .333
2. Duehn 15-24 .385
3. Green 12-15 .444
4. Langiewicz 7-15 .318
5. Greenup 8-16 .333
6. McKernon 9-6 .600
totals: 61-96 .389

next up: tomorrow morning