Special Report: 5AAA Osseo/Blaine

#8 posting 11.1.2008
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SECTION 5AAA
championship
OSSEO orioles 3, BLAINE bengals 1

I did not attend this contest, but here is the report---

#2 seed Osseo upset #1 seed Blaine (and #8 in the coaches poll) in four. The Bengals beat the Orioles during the season in a sweep. Osseo took sets one, two and four. Blaine won the third 25-23. Osseo won the fourth 25-23. Blaine led 21-20 when Osseo took a time out in set four. The Orioles finished with a 5-2 run. The final point came on a tip kill by Rachel Wiinanen. Karen Hiltunen had 9 kills to lead the Orioles and Rachel Pekarek had 19 digs. This is the first time Osseo has been to the state tournament since 2001. Blaine had been to the state tournament the past two seasons.

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Playoff Out & About: 5AAA Osseo/Centennial

#5 posting 10.29.2008
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5AAA PLAYOFFS
semifinals
OSSEO orioles 3, CENTENNIAL cougars 1
(26-28, 28-26, 25-15, 25-14)

#2 seed Osseo survived two set points in set two and rode that momentum to beat #3 seed Centennial in the next sets. Centennial's "earned" points dropped from 19.5 in the first two sets to 7 in the next two as Osseo's defense tightened up at the net. Osseo had 52 earned points, while getting 52 points on Centennial errors. In fact the Cougars had 53 earned points, one more that the Orioles. Osseo however had fewer errors on the night.

The night can be divided into two portions---back and forth, and going away. Centennial had five runs in the first set including the first two. Both times it was only a three point run and Osseo never trailed by more than three. Osseo had a run of four to retake the lead at 17-15 which forced the first Centennial time out. After the break the Cougars ran off three straight to take an 18-17 lead. All three points came from Micah Sater kills. Karen Hiltunen ended that with a side out kill and then started serving. The Orioles added three more points for a 21-18 lead. The last two points came on Osseo blocks. Centennial had their 4th run to tie it up at 22. That forced an Osseo time out. After that the game moved to a side out game with 8 straight side outs. Osseo had two set points in the sequence, but Leigh Pudwill got point 24 for Centennial and Sater had point 25 to tie. The Cougars had their fifth run of the first set to close out the win. Pudwill had the kill to get the 27-26 advantage and then an Osseo hitting error ended the first set.

Set two was similiar but reversed. Osseo had the early advantage. A four point run gave the Orioles a 10-5 lead. Centennial answered right away with their own four point run. Two serves later Centennial had another four point run to take a 14-12 lead. An Osseo time out ended that and started an Oriole three point run. Two straight Centennial hitting errors were part of the equation. Six side outs later Osseo still led 18-17. Centennial moved forward on their third and final run of the set. Osseo returned the favor with three straight of their own to retake the lead 21-20. Centennial edged out ahead 23-22 when Osseo took a time out. Two Centennial errors later Osseo led 24-23 forcing the Cougars second time out. A deep serve and then a block put Centennial on the cusp of a two set margin, but Rachel Pekarek got the key side out. Centennial's Krista Stoltz got a side out kill to give Centennial their second match point. A deep hitting error on a slide turned the ball over to Osseo. Hiltunen slammed home an overpass kill and then Sathre served up an ace to ice the second set.

That loss took a lot of steam out of the Cougars. The next set Centennial only had four earned points. In fact in the first 10 Osseo points only 3 were earned. In the first 7 Centennial points zero were earned. Osseo cleaned up their mistakes the rest of the set allowing only four more. Meanwhile Centennial gave away 7 more points. Sathre had four points in the third set.

Centennial had one last gasp as they led 7-3 in the fourth set. That forced an Oriole time out and the Orange and Black outscored Centennial the rest of the night 22-7. The key service came on Amanda Hoefling's serve as Osseo had an 8 point run to lead 16-9. Centennial had five errors in that sequence. Centennial narrowed the gap to 16-12 after three straight kills, two by Sater. But missed serves torpedoed any momentum that was building. Rachel Wiinanen didn't give the ball back until Osseo added six more points. Osseo led 24-13 when a missed serve gave it back to Centennial. Sathre ended the night with a kill, her 11th on the night.

you can see the entire Osseo vs Centennial photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills--totals
OSSEO
1. Rachel Wiinanen, 2009, MH 3-1-3----7
1br: Kyle Everett, 2011, L
2. Lauren Everett, 2009, S 0-0-0----0
2fr: Sarah Pekarek, 2011, RH 0-3-6----9
3. Rachel Pekarek, 2009, OH 0-1-8----9
4. Lindsey Sathre, 2009, MH 3-1-11---15
4br: Kyle Everett, 2011, L
5. Amanda Hoefling, 2009, S 1-0-0----1
6. Karen Hiltunen, 2010, OH 0-1-10----11
totals: 7-7-38----52 points; 52 points on Centennial errors

CENTENNIAL
1. Allison Atkins, 2009, L 2-0-0-----2
1fr: Amanda McAulay, 2010, MH 0-0-7----7
2. Hannah Glocke, 2011, S 2-0-0-----2
2fr: Abby Mohr, 2010, RH 0-0-3----3
3. Leigh Pudwill, 2012, OH 0-0.5-17-----17.5
4. Megan Waytashek, 2010, MH 2-2-4----8
4br: Allison Atkins, 2009, L
5. Krista Stoltz, 2010, S 1-0.5-1----2.5
6. Micah Sater, 2009, OH 0-0-11-----11
6br: Kaila Solberg, 2009, DS 0-0-0---0
6serve: Nicole Thul, 2010, serve 0-0-0----0
totals: 7-3-43----53 points, 30 points on Osseo errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Lindsey Sathre. Ace finished key second set. consistent throughout

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Osseo 29/49 -.592; 104; .500; .361
Centennial 23/48-.479; 83; .639; .500
Runs 3+: Osseo 12, Centennial 12
Longest string: Osseo 8, Centennial 4
Missed Serves: Centennial 16, Osseo 12
Time Out %: Osseo 4/5-.800; Centennial 3/7-.429

ROTATIONS
OSSEO
1. Wiinanen 21-21 .500
2. L Everett 16-14 .533
3. R Pekarek 19-12 .612
4. Sathre 13-11 .542
5. Hoefling 23-19 .548
6. Hiltunen 12-6 .667
totals: 104-83 .556

CENTENNIAL
1. Atkins 22-17 .564
2. Glocke 14-19 .424
3. Pudwill 11-14 .440
4. Waytashek 10-25 .286
5. Stoltz 18-12 .600
6. Sater/Thul 8-17 .320
totals: 83-104

RACE TO:
Set: 5 10 15 20 25
set 1 C C C O O*
set 2 O O O C C*
set 3 O O O O O
set 4 C O O O O
*other team won set

BIGGEST LEAD
Team 1 2 3
Osseo 3 5 10 11
Centennial 3 2 0 4

next up: The other 5AAA Semifinal

Out & About: Osseo/Totino-Grace

#4 posting 8.26.2008
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OSSEO orioles 3, TOTINO-GRACE eagles 0
(25-18, 25-10, 28-26)

In a match up between two of last year's 5AAA semifinalists, Osseo spoiled the home debut of new Totino-Grace coach Leah Welch 3-0. The Orioles used their serving game with 15 aces on the night to help chalk up the victory. Two Rachels Pekarek and Wiinanen each had five aces on the night. Pekarek and Karen Hiltunen each had 8 kills to lead the Orioles in that department. Lisa Beacher had 10 kills for TG.

The Orioles's service game broke open early in the first game with Rachel Pekarek serving up six straight points with four aces. That early burst forced the Eagles to call a time out at 8-2. Pekarek dropped another ace after the break. TG had a mini run of their own with four straight started with two kills by Beacher. However TG failed to get the FBSO on the next two Osseo servers and that opened the door for a 8-1 run. Rachel Wiinanen served up four (with two aces). The Eagles took a time out to stop the run at 21-10. After that time out TG did get three straight FBSO against Osseo, and did squeeze points off three of their four servers, but the hole was too big. Hiltunen ended game one with a kill. Pekarek had 6 points in game one.

Osseo closed the door in the second game with five straight FBSO and 8/9 for the game. On the other hand Osseo was able to break free again after not scoring on their first three serves. Amanda Hoefling, Hiltunen and Wiinanen provided 4, 4, and 5 straight when they served, Wiinanen providing two more aces. When the dust had settled Osseo had a 20-7 lead. Hiltunen provided five points in game two.

It appeared it was going to be more of the same in game three with Osseo racing off with a 7-0 lead. Pekarek had three kills in the fast start. Eventually the Orioles stretched that lead out to 18-9 when TG turned the momentum around. It started off with three straight points by Beacher, one on a side out kill followed by two aces. The Osseo side out game that was solid in game two had holes late in game three. TG had a 15-5 run and found themselves up 24-23 for their first lead in game three. Of the 15 TG points seven were via Osseo passing/hitting errors. TG had a hitting error, but Beacher put down a kill to give the Eagles another crack at 25-24. This time it was a service error that foiled the Eagles victory plans. Wiinanen then gave the Orioles the advantage with her fifth ace of the night. Beacher answered with a kill to tie it at 26. Two TG errors ended the night, the last coming on a foot fault.

You can see the entire Osseo vs Totino-Grace photo gallery at kevinanderson.photostockplus.com

rotation, player, (year) position, aces-blocks-kills---totals
OSSEO
1. Rachel Wiinanen, (2009) MH 5-0-5---10
2. Lauren Everett (2009) S 1-0-0---1
2fr: Katie Meidtke (2009) RH 0-1-0---1
2fr: Jessica Fife (2009) RH 0-0.5-1---1.5
3. Rachel Pekarek (2009) OH 5-0-8---13
4. Lindsey Sathre (2009) MH 0-1.5-5---6.5
4br: Kyle Everett (2010) L 0-0-1----1
5. Amanda Hoefling (2009) S 0-0-1---1
6. Karen Hiltunen (2010) OH 4-0-8---12
totals: 15-3-29----47 points, 31 points on TG errors

TOTINO-GRACE
In the first two games Melissa Neeb led off the TG servers. In game three Alexis Ascher led off.
1. Melissa Neeb (2009) S 0-0-0---0
1fr: Jenna Johnson (2010) RS 0-0-0----0
1fr: Rachel Lukasik (2010) RS 0-0-0---0
2. Lisa Beacher (2009) OH 2-0-10----12
3. Lizzi Naumann (2009) MB 0-2-4----6
4. Alexis Ascher (2010) S 0-0-1----1
4fr: Simone Harney (2010) RS 0-1.5-1---2.5
4fr: Cassie Higgins (2010) S 0-0-0---0
5. Ashley Dahly (2012) OH 1-0-3----4
6. Mary Sweet (2009) DS 1-0-0---1
6fr: Karissa Peterson (2010) MB 1-0.5-1---2.5
6br: Katie Meissner (2010) DS 0-0-0---0
totals: 5-4-20----29 points, 25 points on Osseo errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Rachel Pekarek

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso attempts; fbso %; points, % earned; % allowed
Osseo 21/33--.636; 78, .603; .463
Totino-Grace 13/33-.394, 54, .537; .397
Runs 3+: Osseo 9, TG 6
Longest run: Osseo 7, TG 6
Missed Serves: Osseo 7, TG 6
Time Out %: TG 1/3---.333; Osseo never took a time out

ROTATIONS
OSSEO
1. Wiinanen 17-6 .739
2. Everett 17-11 .607
3. R. Pekarek 16-13 .552
4. Sathre 7-5 .583
5. Hoefling 10-12 .455
6. Hiltunen 11-8 .579
totals: 78-55 .586

TOTINO-GRACE
1. Neeb/Ascher 7-18 .280
2. Beacher 11-16 .407
3. Naumann 12-8 .600
4. Ascher/Higgins 5-10 .333
5. Dahly 11-12 .478
6. Sweet/Meissner 9-14 .391
totals: 56-78--.413

RACE TO
Game: 5 10 15 20 25
game 1 O O O O O
game 2: O O O O O
game 3: O O O O TG

BIGGEST LEAD
Team: 1 2 3
Osseo 11 15 9
TG 1 1 1

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Out & About: Blaine/Osseo

#6 posting 10.31.2007
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5AAA SEMIFINALS
BLAINE bengals 3, OSSEO orioles 0
(25-23, 25-14, 25-15)

Blaine broke free from a tight contest with Osseo with a 11-1 run in game two led by future Gopher Jessica Granquist's five kills in the stretch. Granquist had 15 kills on the night. Both Granquist and Kreklow had 17 total points on the night.

An extremely competitive game one saw Blaine break free from a 20 all tie with a run of three. First Tracie Gillund had a kill, followed by a block by Granquist and an ace by Kreklow. Osseo tried to stem the tied with time outs at 22-20 and 23-20 and did get the side out after the ace. It looked like the game was headed to extra points as Osseo rallied for two points on a Blaine hitting error, and then an ace by Brianna Olson, but her next serve was narrowly wide and game one went to the Bengals 25-23.

Blaine didn't wait until 20 all to start accelerating in game two. The broke free from an 11 all tie. First they got the ball back on a Kreklow side out kill. Kreklow then served up four points for a 16-11 lead forcing Osseo to use a time out. The Blaine first ball side out game was cooking as they closed out with six straight FBSO. Unable to generate any points off their own serve, Osseo had a tough time. The Libero #31 (not in the program) served up five straight to make it 22-12----a 11-1 run. Granquist had four straight kills from points 19-22. Game two ended on Brittney Barren's kill.

That loss seemed to take the spirit out of Osseo and rev up Blaine's motor. The Bengals opened with a 9-0 run and led 13-3 after three Oriole servers. Kreklow was the first Blaine server and tallied four aces in her 8 point serving run. Osseo did manage to get some points off of Rachel Wiinanen's serve to close to 14-8, but and overpass kill by Barren ended the run. Again Blaine slammed the door with their fbso game closing with four straight. On the night Blaine was at .694 in fbso%. The Bengals next task is to take on the hot and upset minded Maple Grove Crimson on Saturday at Irondale.

photos: #1 Jessica Granquist going up for an off speed hit. #2. Granquist and Tracie Gillund go up to block Casey Carroll. #3. Lindsay Sathre goes up for a hit with Mackenzie Suda and Brittney Barren attempting to close the block. photos by kja

BLAINE
rotation, player, position, aces-blocks-kills----total points
1 Ashley Kvistberg, OH 0-0-4----4
1 Katie Haas, DS 0-0-0----0
2 Molly Kreklow, MH/S 6-2-9----17
3 #31 1-0-0-----1
3 Tracie Gillund, MH 0-1.5-7---8.5
4 Jessica Granquist, OH 1-1-15----17
5 Mackenzie Suda, S 0-0.5-1---1.5
6 Brittney Barren, MH 0-0-9----9
totals: 8-5-45-----58 points, 17 points on Osseo errors

OSSEO
1 Amanda Hoefling, S 0-0-0----0
1 Abby Rolf, RH 0-0-4----4
2 Rachel Pekarek, OH 0-0-4-----4
3 Brianna Olson, L 1-0-0----1
3 Tiara Russell, MH 0-0-5----5
4 Lauren Everett, S 0-0-0----0
4fr Casey Carroll, RH 0-1-1----2
5 Rachel Wiinanen, OH 1-0-1----2
5 Karen Hiltunen, OH 0-0-4----4
6 Lindsay Sathre, MH 0-1-7----8
totals: 2-2-26----30 points, 22 points on Blaine errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Extremely tough call. Today Molly Kreklow gets the edge by a whisker.

BY THE NUMBERS
Blaine 25/36, .694; 75; .773; .423
Osseo 16/36, .444, 52; .577; .227
3+ runs: Blaine 7, Osseo 5
missed serves: Blaine 5, Osseo 2

ROTATIONS
BLAINE
1. Ashley Kvistberg 8-6 .571
2 Molly Kreklow 25-10 .714
3 #31 17-9 .654
4 Jessica Granquist 9-13 .409
5 Mackenzie Suda 8-9 .471
6 Brittany Barren 8-5 .615
totals: 75-52 .591

OSSEO
1 Amanda Hoefling 8-20 .286
2 Rachel Pekarek 8-15 .348
3 Brianna Olson 10-15 .400
4 Lauren Everett 11-8 .579
5 Rachel Wiinanen 10-10 .500
6 Lindsay Sathre 5-7 .417
totals: 52-75 .409

next up: tomorrow morning

Out & About: Centennial/Osseo

#4 posting 9.6.2007
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CENTENNIAL cougars 3, OSSEO orioles 1
(22-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-23)

In a battle of unbeaten Northwest Suburban teams it was Centennial prevailing after losing the first game in a four game match in Osseo. Both teams stayed within shouting distance. Both teams delivered in the side out game with both teams above .518. Topping the charts tonight was Centennial's Becka Meiser with 15 kills.

In game one, the side out game was in overdrive with eight straight side outs. Osseo was the first to shake free with a run of three to make it 9-7. The Orioles maintained a slight advantage until Centennial ran off three points to make it 16-14. Osseo had another three point run to force a Centennial time out. That break worked as Centennial nosed in front again on a 5-2 run to lead 21-19. This time it was Osseo with the time out and modification of plans. Their time out tactic worked with a 6-1 run after the time out. Centennial tried to get their mojo back with another time out at 22-21 Osseo. They did get the side out to knot it up, but the Orioles closed out with the last three points. Finishing game one was Libero Brianna Olson of Osseo with a kill.

There were seven ties to start game two. Centennial broke through with a three point run to make it 13-11. Osseo was forced to use a time out at this juncture. The game hung in this zone until Melanie Schmidt's serve for Centennial. She served up three more points (Osseo tried to slow the momentum to no avail at 20-16) to make it 22-16. The Orioles did get a side out, but Centennial finished it off with a kill by Becka Mieser on Allison Atkins' service.

Centennial broke a 13 all tie with five straight points, four on Brittany Wilson's serve to make it 18-13. Osseo took a time out, but Wilson added her second ace after their break. In fact it was the third Centennial ace stretching back to a 8-1 run. Osseo closed to 19-16 after a Centennial hitting error forcing the Cougars to burn a time out. Soon after the game went into sideout mode for six straight balls. Osseo took their second time out at 23-18. Rachel Pekarek nailed a kill for the side out. Osseo hung on to close to 24-21 which led to another chat by Centennial. After the break Pekarek had a hitting error to end the third game 25-21.

Centennial revved it up early on Melanie Schmidt's serve. She had five service points with Centennial kills accounting for three points. Osseo did battle back from their doldrums to tie the game at 11. After that the game was tied five times, the last time at 22 after an ace by Hoefling for Osseo. Centennial took a time out, but Hoefling kept the pressure on with another ace to make it 23-22 Orioles. On the next serve the ball went wide and Centennial never gave it back. The last two points for Centennial came via Osseo hitting errors.

Of note: The Father of Oriole Lindsey Sathre, MH, saw his last game this year. He leaves soon for Iraq.

Photos: #1: Osseo's Rachel Pekarek goes up for a back row attack. #2: Megan Waytashek of Centennial goes one on one with Osseo's Tiara Russell. #3 Osseo's coach Quan recognizing Mr. Sathre. photos by kja

CENTENNIAL
order, player, position, aces-blocks-kills-----points
1 Melanie Schmidt, DS 0-0-1----1
1fr Micha Sater, OH 0-0.5-7---7.5
2 Allison Atkins, L 3-0-1----4
2fr Megan Waytashek, MH 0-1.5-8---9.5
3 Brittany Wilson, RH 2-1.5-4----7.5
4 Becka Meiser, OH 0-0-15----15
5 Renata Thielen, DS 0-0-0----0
5fr Abby Mohr, MH 0-1.5-4----5.5
6 Ally Wilson, S 1-0-4----5
Totals: 6-5-44-55 points; 42 points on Osseo errors

OSSEO
1 Amanda Hoefling, S 2-0-1----3
1fr Karen Hiltunen, RH 0-1-1----2
2 Rachel Pekarek, OH 0-0-7----7
3 Briana Olson, L 0-0-1----1
3fr Tiara Russell, MH 0-2-5---7
4 Lauren Everett, S 0-0-0-----0
4fr Casey Carroll, RH 0-2-7----9
5 Rachel Wiinanen, DS 0-0-3----3
5fr Abby Roff, OH 0-1.5-5---6.5
6 Lindsey Sathre, MH 1-0.5-7---8.5
totals: 3-7-37---46 points, 40 points on Centennial errors

TRENCH PLAYER
Becka Meiser

BY THE NUMBERS
team, fbso/fbso att; fbso%; points, Pts earned%; pts allowed %
Centennial 34/56; .607; 97; .567; .465
Osseo 29/56; .518; 86; .535; .433
Runs 3+: Centennial 9, Osseo 9
missed serves: Osseo 10, Centennial 8

ROTATIONS
CENTENNIAL
1 Schmidt 24-16 .600
2 Atkins 21-17 .553
3 B Wilson 14-15 .483
4 Meiser 13-10 .565
5 Thielen 15-13 .536
6 A Wilson 11-14 .440
totals: 98-85 .536

OSSEO
1 Hoefling 17-23
2 Pekarek/Wiinanen 15-22
3 Olson 16-16
4 Everett 14-13
5 Wiinanen/Pekarek 10-15
6 Sathre 13-9
totals: 85-98 .464

Osseo's rotations were in flux most of the night with the left side undergoing most of the experiments.

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Hutch, Osseo, and DeLaSalle Win

#5 posting 8.28.2007
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TUESDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Hutchinson opened with a sweep over New Ulm. From the Hutchinson Leader.

Osseo beat Meadow Creek 3-1 in a cross class game. Osseo lost game one 23-25, then swept the rest. Game 2 was fairly tight, while games 3, and 4 were more comfortable wins for the Orioles.

DeLaSalle also won 3-1 over Mpls Henry. Henry took the first game 25-18 only trailing at 1-0. In game two DLS broke it open on a four point service run by Tess Melby to make it 19-11. Game three was nip and tuck up to an 19-17 lead after a DLS sideout. Henry never got the ball back as #15 served up six straight points. That momentum carried over into game four with a quick 7-1 lea by DLS. So over the course of two games DLS outscored Henry 14-1. It was difficult to play out of the hole and DLS went on to take game four 25-15. Kiah Hanssen-Kilpatrick had seven kills and five aces to lead Henry.

Coaches---if you have results, email me & I will get them up. Go to my profile to email me.

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