Volleyball

Helias vs Jefferson City (10-20-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:34:45 GMT

The Helias volleyball teams travelled down Stadium Blvd. Thursday, Oct. 20 to take on the Lady Jays. The freshmen B team started the evening off with a 25-19, 25-8 win to finish their season with an undefeated record of 14-0. Ashley Tichelkamp had 18 service points with 8 aces, Megan Villanueva had 10 assists and 3 kills, Katie Verry had 4 kills and 5 digs, Allie Strope added 5 service points and 7 digs, Regan Krummen had 5 service points and 6 assists, Hannah Jenkins added 5 kills and Rachel Wilson had 4 kills. The A team also completed and undefeated season at 25-0-1 with a 25-20, 21-25, 25-23 victory. Abby Block had 26 assists, 10 service points and 9 digs, MaKenzi Meyer had 10 sercie points, 6 kills and 9 digs, Morgan Rundle added 8 kills and 10 digs, Leslie Ortmeyer had 5 kills and 3 blocks, Abby Farrow and Shanna Luebbert contributed 12 digs each and Hannah Warren had 13 digs. The jv finished their season at 25-6-3 with a 14-25, 11-25 loss. Tory Wiley had 4 kills, Samantha Bruemmer had 6 assists and Alex Trower added 4 digs.

The varsity match was an exciting 3 set match which Helias won 25-22, 20-25, 25-18. The first set saw Helias build leads of 9-4 and 17-8 before the Lady Jays stormed back with a 10-2 run. The Lady Crusaders pulled away again to take the first set. With momentum on their side, Helias jumped to a quick 4-0 lead before JC scored 5 points in a row. The Lady Jays eventually took a 14-10 lead they never relenquished and went on to win the second set. The third match was what you would expect as it was close in the beginning. Helias started pulling away behind the serve of Tess Wiley to take a 14-8 lead and forcing JC to call a tiimeout. The Lady Crusaders were able to side out very well allowing the Lady Jays to score only 6 points off their serve. That efficiency let Helias continue to build on their lead and JC wasn't able to gain any momentum. The lead swelled to 8 points on 4 different occasions before Helias closed out the set and match by a 7 point margin.

The serve receive passing was outstanding on the night with a 2.31 rating in the first set, 2.25 in the second set and 2.18 for the match. The defense was also very good with 60 digs, 2 solo blocks and 12 assist blocks. Eli Sandbothe had 12 service points, 8 kills and 3 blocks, Krista Haslag had 11 kills and 4 blocks, Tess Wiley added 11 kills, 8 digs, 5 service points and 2 blocks, Sidney Lammers had 29 assists, 6 digs and 2 blocks, Haley Bax contributed 6 service points and 10 digs, Rachel Werner had 12 digs and Nicole Lamb added 11 digs. The win improved the season record to 22-4-2. The varsity will travel to Quincy, IL on Oct. 21-22 to participate in a 32 team tournament.

Helias vs Camdenton (10-17-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:21:17 GMT

The Helias Lady Crusader volleyball teams travelled to Camdenton on Monday, Oct. 17 and came away with three victories. The freshmen won their match 25-20, 25-11. Abby Block had 16 assists and 6 service points, MaKenzi Meyer had 7 kills and 2 blocks, Shanna Luebbert had 6 service points and 4 digs and Leslie Ortmeyer had 7 service points, 2 kills and 2 blocks. The freshmen record improved to 24-0-1. The jv ran their record to 25-5-3 with a 25-17, 25-23 win. Samantha Bruemmer had 14 assists and 6 kills, Lindsey Griggs had 10 assists and 7 digs, Erica Haslag added 8 digs, Tory Wiley had 7 kills while Laura Schieber and Jordyn West had 4 kills each.

The varsity match featured several runs by both teams. Camdenton jumped to a 4-8 lead in the first set before Helias went on a 7-0 run to go up 11-8. The Lady Lakers immediately scored 6 points in a row aided by 3 hitting errors by Helias. The Lady Crusaders then scored 8 points in a row to go back ahead 20-15. Helias had a lead of 23-20 before Camdenton closed out the first set with another 5 point run to wiin 25-23. While Helias was able to serve receive very well (2.28) the hitters were not able to establish a rythym as they hit -.110 for the set with only 7 kills and 11 errors. The second set was similar to the first. Helias took the 8-4 lead in this set before Camdenton took a 9-8 lead behind 5 straight points. The Lady Crusaders then built leads of 17-12 and 21-17 before the Lady Lakers tied it at 21. Helias earned a side out and Rachel Werner served 3 points in a row to force a third set. Helias had fewer unforced errors in the third set. The serve receive was outstanding as Helias was able to convert on 10 of 13 first serves by Camdenton and held them to only 5 points off their serve. The last lead by the Lady Lakers was at 9-7 before the Lady Crusaders pulled away to a 23-13 lead. Four consecutive hitting errors allowed Camdenton to pull to within 23-17 before Helias scored the final two points to win the set 25-17 and the match. Eli Sandbothe had 10 service points, 6 kills and 2 blocks, Haley Bax had 10 service points, 10 digs and 2 blocks, Krista Haslag had 8 kills and 8 blocks, Tess Wiley added 11 kills, Sidney Lammers had 18 assists and 5 digs, Werner contributed 11 service points and 6 digs and Nicole Lamb added 8 digs. The varsity record is now 21-4-2.

All the volleyball teams will be back in action on Thursday, Oct. 20 against Jefferson City. The freshmen matches start at 4:45 pm, the jv match begins at 6:15 with the varsity match to follow.

Helias vs Borgia (10-12-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:31:45 GMT

The Helias Lady Crusader volleyball teams traveled to Washington on Thursday, Oct. 12 to play St. Francis Borgia. The freshmen started things off by defeating the Lady Knights 24,26, 25-11, 25-16. Abby Block had 24 assists and 16 service points, Abby Farrow had 9 service points, 8 digs and 7 kills, MaKenzi Meyer had 4 kills and 4 blocks, Morgan Rundle had 12 digs and 6 kills, Leslie Ortmeyer added 5 kills and 2 blocks and Hannah Warren contributed 11 digs. The freshmen record improved to 18-0. The jv record fell to 23-4-3 with a 20-25, 18-25 loss. Samantha Bruemmer and Lindsey Griggs had 10 assists each, Erica Haslag and Bruemmer had 6 kills each, Griggs, Tory Wiley and Laura Schieber had 3 kills apiece. Alex Trower added 9 digs.

The varsity lost a tough match 19-25, 23-25. The Lady Crusaders were ahead in the first set 9-7 when the Lady Knights went on a 6-0 run and Helias never recovered. The second set was tightly contested until Helias pulled out to a 21-17 lead behind the serving of Tess Wiley. The Lady Crusaders could not force a third set as Borgia went on a 8-2 run to win the second set. Wiley had 6 service points and 5 kills, Krista Haslag had 8 kills and 3 blocks, Eli Sandbothe added 5 service points, 3 kills and 2 blocks, Sidney Lammers had 16 assists and 8 digs and Haley Bax added 8 digs and 3 service points. The varsity record dropped to 20-4-2.

All three teams travel to Camdenton on Monday, Oct. 17. The jv and freshmen matches will be played at 5 pm with the varsity match to follow.

Helias vs Eldon (10-10-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:39:28 GMT

The Helias jv and varsity volleyball teams swept the Eldon Lady Mustangs on Monday, Oct. 10. The jv won their match 25-7, 25-14. Tory Wiley had 7 service points and 3 kills, Samantha Bruemmer had 9 service points and 3 assists, Jordyn West added 6 service points and 3 digs, Lindsey Griggs chipped in with 6 assists and Tori Keller had 4 digs. The jv record improved to 23-4-3.

The varsity team started slowly by committing several unforced errors early including 3 missed serves, 1 net violation, 5 hitting errors and a passing error which helped Eldon build a 14-10 lead in the first set. After a timeout, the Lady Crusaders only committed 5 errors the rest of the match. They outscored Eldon 15-6 after the timeout to take the first set 25-20. After the timeout, Helias did not allow a single Eldon point off serve the remainder of the match. The Lady Crusaders slowly built their lead in the second set before winning 25-10. The Lady Crusaders only hit .185 in the first set but hit .577 in the second set with 16 kills and only 1 error. Helias serve receive passing was 2.05 in the first set and 2.60 in the second set. After the 14-10 lead by Eldon in the first set, Helias got 6 sideouts in a row off Eldon's first serve to close out the first set and they were 11 out of 11 in the second set as Eldon did not get a single point off their serve. On a night when the seniors (Krista Haslag, Nicole Lamb, Elizabeth Sandbothe, Rachel Werner and Tess Wiley) were honored, the senior hitters put on a show. Tess Wiley (.429) and Eli Sandbothe (.545) had 8 kills each while Krista Haslag (.625) added 5 kills. Sandbothe also had 3 blocks while Haslag had 2 blocks. Sidney Lammers contributed 12 assists, 8 service points, 6 digs and 3 blocks, Brittney Engelbrecht added 9 assists, 5 service points and 4 digs and Wiley also had 6 service points. The varsity record now stands at 20-3-2.

The freshmen, jv and varsity travel to Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 12 to play St. Francis Borgia. The freshmen and jv matches will be played at 5:30 pm.

Helias vs Blair Oaks (10-6-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:32:15 GMT

The Helias volleyball teams traveled down Route B Thursday night to take on the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons. The freshmen B team won their match 25-8, 25-5 to improve to 13-0. Megan Villanueva had 18 service points including 9 aces, 5 assists and 2 kills, Ashley Tichelkamp had 7 service points and 3 kills, Regan Krummen had 5 assists and 4 service points, Rachel Wilson added 3 kills and Hannah Warren had 4 digs. The jv won their match 25-9, 25-16. Tory Wiley had 7 kills and 10 service points, Jordyn West added 12 service points, Laura Schieber had 11 service points and 6 digs and Erica Haslag contributed 4 kills. The jv record is now 20-3-1.

The varsity finished the sweep with a 25-20, 25-22 victory. Helias was able to slowly build a 17-11 lead in the first set and extend it to a lead of 23-16 before the Lady Falcons closed the gap to 20-23. The Lady Crusaders were then able to score two quick points to finish the set. The Lady Crusaders started the second set fast with leads of 7-2, 15-9 and 21-11. Blairs Oaks came storming back with a 7-0 run to get to within 17-21. The eventually pulled to within 22-23 before Helias got a side out and match point. Sidney Lammers had 15 assists, 12 service points and 2 kills, Brittney Engelbrecht had 8 assists, 6 digs, 5 service points and 4 kills, Haley Bax had 12 digs, 5 service points and 2 kills, Eli Sandbothe had 5 kills, 2 blocks and 4 service points, Krista Haslag added 8 kills and 3 blocks and Rachel Werner contributed 6 digs. The varsity record now stands at 17-2.

The jv and varsity will compete in the Lebanon Volleyfest on Sat., Oct. 8.

Helias 9th A and B vs Jefferson Junior High (9-29-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:05:48 GMT

The Helias freshmen A and B teams traveled to Columbia on September 29 to take on Jefferson Junior High. The B team won their match 25-11, 25-7 to improve to 7-0. Katie Verry had 17 sservice points with 10 aces. Verry also added 3 kills. Megan Villanueva had 4 assists and 4 digs, Ashley Tichelkamp contributed 8 digs and 4 kills, Allie Strope chipped in 7 digs, Regan Krummen had 6 servicee points aand 3 assssts and Rachel Wilson had 8 service points. The A team ran their record to 16-0 with a 25-15, 25-13 victory. Shanna Luebbert had 8 service points and 4 kills, MaKenzi Meyer added 7 digs, 5 servcie points and 5 kills, Abby Block had 6 service points and dished out 13 assists, Abby Farrow had 5 service points and 7 digs, Morgan Rundle contributed 4 kills and 7 digs and Hannah Warren had 20 digs.

The B team will travel to Warrenton on Oct. 1 to participate in their freshmen tournament.

Helias vs Rock Bridge (9-29-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:06:08 GMT

The Helias jv and varsity volleyball teams swept the Rock Bridge Lady Bruins on Thursday, Sept. 29. The jv started the evening with a 25-16, 25-13 win. Erica Haslag had 10 service points and 5 kills, Jordyn West had 12 service points and 3 blocks, Lindsey Griggs added 11 assists and 3 blocks, Tori Keller and Alex Trower had 7 digs apiece and Tory Wiley contributed 4 kills. The jv record is now 14-2 1.

The first set of the varsity match was close through out as neither team could get a lead larger than three points. With the set tied at 18 all, the Lady Crusaders earned a side out and scored 6 straight points behind the serving of Brittney Engelbrecht to win 25-18. Helias hit only .160 (10 kills, 6 errors) in the first set but the serve receive passers were able to pass at 2.18. The second set was very different as the Lady Crusaders jumped to a quick 7-1 lead and then was able to hold off all Rock Bridge attempts to get back into the set. The lead was extended to 14-6, 17-7 before winning 25-11. Helias was able to pass at 2.16 which enabled the offense to earn a side out on 7 of 9 first serves (78%). The side out offense and defense was able to hold Rock Bridge to only 3 points off their serve in the second set. The offense improved and hit .310 in the second set on 11 kills and only 2 errors. The servers did a great job with tough serves which kept Rock Bridge out of their offense. Krista Haslag had 12 service points, 7 kills and 3 blocks, Eli Sandbothe also had 7 kills and 2 blocks, Sidney Lammers added 11 assists, 8 digs and 5 service points, Brittney Engelbrecht contributed 7 service points, 10 assists and 2 blocks while Kayla Binkley chipped in 3 kills. The varsity improved their record to 16-2.

The match with Rock Bridge was a benefit for the victims of the Joplin tornado. Over $2500 was raised as a result of the efforts of the Helias volleyball teams.

The jv will compete in a tournament on Oct. 1 at Springfield Glendale. The freshmen, jv and varsity will travel down Route B on Thursday, Oct. 6 to play the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons. The freshmen match with start at 5:30 pm with the jv and varsity matches to follow.

Helias vs Hickman (9-27-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:41:14 GMT

The Helias Lady Crusader varsity and jv volleyball teams swept the Hickman Lady Kewpies on Tuesday, September 27. The jv started the evening with a 25-15, 25-17 victory to improve to 13-2-1. Jordyn West had 9 service points and 2 blocks, Erica Haslag had 7 service points and 4 kills, Lindsey Griggs added 10 assists and 7 service points while Samantha Bruemmer also had 7 service points with 5 assists and Tory Wiley contributed 5 kills.

The varsity record is now 15-2 after their 25-4, 25-23 win over Hickman. The first set saw Helias race to a 15-1 lead behind 11 straight points by Haley Bax. The Lady Crusaders never looked back and closed the set with 5 consecutive points served by Nicole Lamb. The second set was completety the opposite of the first. With a lineup used for the first time all year, Helias committed 17 unforced errors (11 hitting errors, 4 passing errors, a setting error and a serving error) which allowed Hickman to stay close. The set featured 9 ties with the last coming at 19-19. Helias closed the set and match with a 6-4 run. The offense recorded a .333 hitting efficiency in the first set along with serve receive passing of 3.00 and serving efficiency of 2.66. The second set reflects the errors as the offense had a hitting efficiency of .000 while the serve receive passing dropped to 1.84. The Lady Crusader servers did their job with 10 aces on the night with only two serving errors. Sidney Lammers had 10 assists, 4 service points and 4 digs, Brittney Engelbrecht had 5 digs, 5 assists and 4 service points, Rachel Werner had 5 service points and 4 digs, Nicole Lamb added 5 service points and 5 digs, Haley Bax contributed 11 service points, Krista Haslag had 6 kills and 3 blocks and Eli Sandbothe added 4 kills and 3 blocks.

The jv and varsity will host Rock Bridge on Thursday, September 29 beginning at 6 pm. This match will be a benefit for the victims of the Joplin tornado.

Helias vs Fatima (9-22-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:40:05 GMT

The Helias Lady Crusader volleyball teams hosted the Fatima Lady Comets on September 22, 2011. The freshmen team improved to 14-0 with a 22-25, 25-15, 25-10 win. Morgan Rundle had 10 digs and 9 kills, Hannah Warren had 18 digs, Abby Block had 21 assists and 11 service points and MaKenzi added 12 service points. The jv also won their match in three sets 19-25, 25-21, 25-12. Tory Wiley had 12 service points and 9 kills, Laura Schieber contributed 7 kills, 7 service points and 6 digs, Lindsey Griggs had 11 assists, Jordyn added 4 blocks and Erica Haslag and Samantha Bruemmer had 7 service points apiece. The jv record is now 12-2-1.

The varsity match was an exciting and entertaining 3 set match with Fatima coming out the victor 25-22, 16-25, 25-22. Fatima used strong serving and a consistant attack that kept Helias on their heels most of the evening. The Lady Comets were able to win the big points down the stretch in both the first and third sets to come out on top. Helias fought hard and tied the score several times but could never put a run together to pull ahead. Eli Sandbothe had 11 kills (.500), 6 service points and 4 blocks, Krista Haslag added 7 kills (.333) and 4 blocks, Brittney Engelbrecht had 17 assists, 9 digs, 8 service points and 4 kills, Sidney Lammers had 13 assists, 8 digs and 4 kills, Haley Bax added 15 digs and 11 service points, Rachel Werner added 8 dgis while Nicole Lamb contributed 6 service points. The varsity record dropped to 14-2.

The varsity and jv will host Columbia Hickman on Sept. 27 in Rackers Field House beginning at 6 pm while the freshmen A and B teams will take on Oakland Junior High also at 6 pm.

Helias vs Rolla (9-20-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:50:27 GMT

The Helias volleyball teams swept the Rolla Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, September 20. The freshmen remained undefeated (12-0) on the season with a 25-10, 25-5 victory. Abby Block had 18 assists and 17 service points. MaKenzi Meyer had 6 kills and 6 digs, Morgan Rundle had 10 digs and 5 kills and Hannah Warren added 14 digs. The jv won their match 25-13, 25-22. Jordyn West had 10 service points, 7 blocks and 7 digs, Laura Schieber had 6 service points and 5 kills, Erica Haslag also had 5 kills, Samantha Bruemmer added 12 assists and Lauren Brune contributed 6 digs. The jv record stands at 11-2-1.

The varsity Lady Crusaders finished the evening with a 25-10, 25-10 win. After falling behind 1-3 in the first set, Helias went on a 15-1 run and a 16-4 lead before closing out the set. The second set was similar as Rolla jumped to a 4-0 lead. Helias tied the match at 5 all and again at 7-7 before using a 18-3 run to finish the set and match. Brittney Engelbrecht had 16 service points and 9 assists, Eli Sandbothe had 6 service points, 6 kills (.444) and 3 blocks, Krista Haslag added 7 service points, 5 kills (.364) and 2 blocks, Sidney Lammers added 6 assists and Rachel Werner contributed 6 digs. The offense produced a .289 hitting percentage, the serve receive passed at 2.10 for the match and helped earn a side out on 9 of 13 (69%) of Rolla's first serves including 6 in a row in the second set. Helias served 9 aces on the night and kept Rolla out of system much of the time. The varsity record is now 14-1.

The freshmen A and B teams will host West Junior High School in Rackers Field House on Wednesday, September 21. The first match will begin at 6 pm. Helias will also host Fatima on Thursday, September 22. The jv and freshmen matches will begin at 5:30 pm.

Helias vs Hermann (9-15-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:04:09 GMT

The Helias Lady Crusader volleyball teams hosted the Hermann Lady Bearcats on Thursday evening. The freshmen, jv and varsity all came away with wins. The freshmen won their match 25-14, 25-13. Shanna Luebbert had 9 digs, 7 service points and 6 kills, Abby Block had 15 assists and 9 service points, Leslie Ortmeyer added 6 service points and 4 kills, MaKenzi contributed 4 kills and Hannah Warren had 11 digs. The freshmen record is now 5-0. The jv improved their record to 6-1 with a 25-15, 25-12 victory. Molly Sandbothe had 4 kills and 4 blocks, Laura Schieber had 5 kills, Samantha Bruemmer added 7 assists and 8 service points, Tory Wiley had 8 service points and Lauren Brune added 6 digs.

The varsity had to come from behind to win their match. After losing the first set, 22-25, the Lady Crusaders won the next 2 sets 25-13, 25-21. Helias was able to build leads of 10-6, 14-8 and 16-12 only to see Hermann come roaring back to take a 18-16 lead behind 5 straight points off a very tough serve which included 2 aces and 2 overpasses Hermann was able to convert into kills. Helias was able to tie the score at 18 all, 19 all and 20 all but missed two serves which allowed Hermann to build their biggest lead of the night to 24-20 before winning the first set. The Lady Crusaders cut down their errors in the second set and took advantage of Lady Bearcat miscues cruising to a lead of 15-6 forcing Hermann to call a timeout. Hermann would never get closer than 7 points before Helias forced the third set tie-breaker. The Lady Crusaders held Hermann to only 2 points on their serve in the set. At one point, Helias was able to earn a side out on 6 straight rotations. The third set was almost a repeat of the second as Helias jumped to 6-2, 12-6 and 17-8 leads. However, Hermann (the defending Class 2 State Champion and currently ranked #4) did not go quietly. They steadily chipped into the lead with strong serves and pulled to within three at 22-19. The Lady Crusaders repelled the surge and closed out the set and match. Helias' serve receive passing was put to the test by Hermann and passed only 1.80 on the night. The Lady Crusaders used some tough serving on their own to record 9 aces and attacked effectively, 31 kills on .329 hitting efficiency to gain a hard fought win. Krista Haslag (11 kills, .444) and Eli Sanbothe (8 kills, .500) lead the offensive charge. Haslag also had 6 service points and 5 blocks while Sandbothe added 5 service points and 3 blocks. Sidney Lammers dished out 25 assists and had 6 service points and 2 blocks, Haley Bax contributed 7 service points, 4 kills and 4 digs, Tess Wiley added 7 service points and 4 digs, Rachel Werner had 7 dgis and Nicole Lamb had 5 service points.

The freshmen will host their annual tournament while the jv will travel down Stadium Blvd. to compete in the Jefferson City High School JV Tournament on September 17. All three teams will be back in action on September 20 when they host Rolla. The freshmen and jv matches will start at 5:30 pm.

Helias vs Boonville (9-13-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:35:56 GMT

The Helias jv and varsity volleyball teams hosted the Lady Pirates from Boonville at Rackers Field House on September 13. The jv improved their record to 5-1 with a 25-8, 25-11 win. Laura Schieber had 11 service points and 5 kills, Alex Trower had 12 digs and 8 service points, Samantha Bruemmer had 7 assists and Erica Haslag had 4 blocks.

The varsity Lady Crusaders were in a charitable mood on Tuesday night as they had 14 unforced errors in the first set and 9 unforced errors in the second set. Helias was still able to win the match 25-20, 25-13. The outcome of the first set was never in doubt as Helias built several 6 point leads and even led at one point 13-5. However, the errors started to mount but the Lady Pirates were never able to get closer than 5 points. The first half of the second set was similar to the first set as Helias errors gave Boonville 9 of their first 12 points. With the score 13-12 in favor of Helias, the Lady Crusaders righted the ship and went on a 12-1 run to close out the set and match. Brittney Engelbrecht dished out 20 assists and had 8 service points and 4 digs, Nicole Lamb had 9 service points, Tess Wiley had 10 digs and 9 kills (.300), Krista Haslag had 12 kills (.444), Kaylee Pecher had 6 kills, Elizabeth Sandbothe had 4 kills (1.000), Sidney Lammers contributed 11 assists and Rachel Werner added 5 digs. The Helias setters and hitters combined for an offense that hit .294 in the first set, .429 in the second set and .355 for the match.

The freshmen, jv and varsity teams will host Hermann on Thursday evening. The freshmen and jv matches will start at 5:30 pm.

West Plains Show-Me Show Down Tournament

dharris@heliashs.com — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:17:21 GMT

The varsity volleyball team travelled to West Plains to compete in the fifteen team Show-Me Show Down Tournament on September 10. The Lady Crusaders finished pool play undefeated which earned them the overall number one seed heading into tournament play.

In the first round of pool play, Helias defeated Thayer 25-10, 25-10. Krista Haslag had 7 kills (.750) while Tess Wiley and Eli Sandbothe also hit .750 and had 3 kills each to lead the offense. Sidney Lammers had 8 assists, 16 service points and 2 blocks, Brittney Engelbrecht chipped in with 6 assists while Rachel Werner added 5 digs. Sandbothe added 6 service points and Haslag contributed 4 blocks. The serve receive passing (2.25) and side out offense (11 of 12 first serve side outs) limited Thayer to only 1 point on their serve. The Lady Crusaders served tough with 11 aces and a 2.53 overall serving efficiency.

Helias then beat Springfield Parkview 25-16, 25-13. Wiley had 6 kills (.455) while Haslag had 4 kills (.667), 3 blocks and 5 service points. Lammers had 11 assists and 2 blocks, Haley Bax added 8 digs, Sandbother chipped in 9 service points and Nicole Lamb contributed 5 service points. The offense produced a .378 hitting efficiency for the match and the serve receive passing was outstanding again at 2.21.

The Lady Crusaders defeated Webb City in the third round of pool play 25-12, 25-15. Haslag led an offensive charge with 9 kills (.667) while Wiley had 5 kills (.400) and Sandbothe had 4 kills (.429). The front row was like a stone wall as Haslag had 6 blocks and Lammers and Sandbothe contributed 3 blocks each. Lammers also had 17 assists, Bax had 15 service points, Wiley had 8 digs and Werner added 6 digs. Webb City did not earn a single point off their serve in the first set and only three points in the second set. The serve receive passing was stellar (2.38) as Helias was able to gain first serve side outs 15 of 17 times in the match.

The last opponent in pool play was Summersville. Helias won the first set handily 25-11 and also won a tight second set 25-20. Wiley had 8 kills (.227), 7 digs and 3 blocks, Sandbothe had 6 kills (.667), Haslag added 5 kills (.333) and 5 blocks. Lammers had 18 assists, 5 digs and 5 service points, Bax had 12 service points and 5 digs and Werner added 9 digs. Helias hit .293 for the match, passed at 2.31 and limited Summersville to only 1 point off serve in the first set.

After earning the number one seed for the gold bracket tournament, Helias had to face the 8th seeded team which was Parkview. The Lady Crusaders were victorious again 25-16, 25-14. Lammers had 19 assists and 5 service points, Bax also had 5 service points and 15 digs, Werner added 8 digs, Lamb had 6 service points, Haslag had 10 kills (.625), Sandbothe had 6 kills and 7 service points. Parkview was held to only 5 points off serve in each set as Helias passed at 2.29.

In the semifinals, the Lady Crusaders defeated a scrappy Mountain Grove team 25-18, 25-22. Helias served very well with 9 aces and a 2.22 serving efficiency. Wiley had 8 kills and 8 digs, Haslag had 7 kills and 5 blocks, Sandbothe chipped in with 6 kills (.600), Lammers had 23 assists and 4 blocks, Bax had 11 service points and 8 digs and Lamb contributed 10 service points.

The victory over Mountain Grove set up a show down with Nixa in the championship. The first set was tight early until Nixa starting pulling away to win 25-15. The Lady Crusaders showed a lot of fight and determination in the second set. Helias took a 8-6 lead and Nixa never led after that although the score was tied several times. Helias was able to gain leads at 15-12, 18-15 and 21-18 before winning 25-21. That win forced a third set which is how championship matches should be. The third set was almost identical to the first set. The scores went back and forth early before Nixa was able to go on 4 2 point runs to win 25-12. Wiley had 9 kills and 13 digs, Haslag had 8 kills, 7 service points and 8 blocks, Sandbothe added 7 kills, Lammers contributed 26 assists, 11 digs and 2 blocks, and Bax added 13 digs. The serve receive passing was outstanding at 2.35 with no passing errors. The Lady Crusaders finished the day with a record of 6-1 and a season record of 11-1.

For the tournament, Helias passed an incredibly consistent 2.29 with only 7 errors for the tournament and hit .237. Haslag led the offense with 50 kills (.384), Wiley had 43 kills and Sandbothe added 34 kills (3.73). Lammers had 122 assists, 31 service points, 33 digs and 14 blocks, Bax had 49 service points and led the defense with 54 digs, Sandbothe added 30 service points and 11 blocks, Lamb had 30 service points and 25 digs, Werner had 46 digs, Wiley chipped in 44 digs and Haslag contributed 34 blocks.

Helias vs Fulton (9-8-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:08:20 GMT

The Helias Lady Crusader Volleyball teams travelled north on Hwy 54 Thursday evening to take on the Fulton Lady Hornets. The Freshmen B team started the evening with a 25-12, 25-8 win over the Fulton C team made up of sophomores and freshmen. Regan Krummen had 13 service points with 8 aces and 7 assists, Allie Strope chipped in with 8 service points and 3 digs, Katie Verry had 5 kills and 4 digs and Rachel Wilson added 4 kills. The B team improved their record to 4-0. The JV then won their match 25-20, 25-22. Samantha Bruemmer had 10 service points with 5 aces and 7 assists, Erica Haslag added 11 service points, Laura Schieber had 5 kills and 5 digs, Tory Wiley also had 5 kills and Lauren Brune contributed 10 digs. The JV record is now 4-1.

With the Lady Crusaders getting used to a new lineup, the first set of the varsity match was nip and tuck for a while until Helias pulled away for a 25-21 win. That darn coach submitted a wrong lineup!! :) Behind a strong serve (2.4) and good serve receive (2.20), Helias was able to stay in control most of the set. The serve receive was able to gain a side out on Fulton's first serve 9 out of 13 times (69%). With the coach submitting a correct lineup for the second set, the Lady Crusaders took control early with very good serving (2.72) which included 7 aces and excellent serve receive passing (2.4). The Lady Hornets were limited to only 3 points off their serve. Helias jumped to a 17-4 lead and cruised to a 25-12 victory. Krista Haslag had 11 service points with 6 aces and Brittney Engelbrecht added 9 service points and 3 aces. Haslag (.455) and Tess Wiley (.235) led the team with 6 kills each and Eli Sandbothe (.273) added 4 kills. Sidney Lammers had 12 assists, 7 service points, 7 dgis and 3 kills while Engelbrecht contributed 7 assists. Haley Bax had 6 digs, Rachel Werner had 5 digs while Wiley, Sandbothe and Nicole Lamb each had 4 digs. The varsity improved to 5-0 on the young season.

The varsity will travel to West Plains to compete in a 15 team tournament on Sept. 10. The jv and varsity will host Boonville on Sept. 13 with the jv match beginning at 5 pm.

Helias vs Jefferson City (9-06-11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 02:55:17 GMT

The Helias Lady Crusader volleyball teams hosted the Jefferson City Lady Jays on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The Freshmen B team got the night started in good fashion with a 25-9, 25-15 victory. Katie Verry had 6 service points, 5 kills and 5 digs, Ashley Tichelkamp had 4 kills and 7 digs, Hannah Jenkins had 10 service points and 5 digs, Allie Strope added 8 digs and Megan Villanueva contributed 8 assists. The B team record is now 2-0. The Freshmen A team then defeated their counterparts 25-12, 25-14. Shanna Luebbert had 8 service points including 5 aces and 10 digs, Morgan Rundle had 4 kills and 10 digs, Hannah Warren had 12 digs, MaKenzi Meyer had 4 kills and Abby Block had 7 assists. The A team improved their record to 3-0 on the young season.

The Helias JV team lost to the JC JV 25-12, 25-11. Lindsey Griggs had 7 assists, Alex Trower had 6 digs, Erica Haslag had 3 kills and Molly Sandbothe added 2 blocks. The JV record is now 3-1.

The varsity ran their record to 4-0 with an exciting 25-21, 23-25, 25-19 win in front of a packed Rackers Field House. The Lady Crusaders jumped to a quick 11-5 lead in the first set prompting a JC timeout. The lead grew to 13-7 only to see the Lady Jays battle back to within 2 points at 16-14 and eventually tied the score at 18-18. Helias then went on a 7-3 run to win the first set of the match. Helias hit only .063 in the set and passed at 1.69 but was able to pull out the important win. The sideout offense was able to convert on the first serve 8 out of 13 times (62%) and held JC to only 8 points while serving. The second set started the same as the first as Helias built leads of 8-4, 13-9 and 17-14. Behind 5 hitting errors by Helias, JC went ahead 22-20 before Helias tied the set at 23 all. A serving error and hitting error by the Lady Crusaders meant a third set would be necessary. Helias had 13 kills with 8 hitting errors in the second set (.128). The serve receive passing (1.72) was barely better than the first set as the Lady Jays served tough. The Lady Crusaders were only able to convert on 50% of the first serves in the second set and JC had 2 three point serving runs. The Lady Jays started fast with a 3-1 lead only to see Helias tie the set at 5 all. JC would not lead again. Helias could not build a lead greater than two points and the set was tied an incredible 12 times, the last coming at 19-19. Nicole Lamb would serve 6 straight points to close out the set and match. The thrid set saw the offense and defense come alive with 11 kills with only 3 errors (.229), 20 digs and 5 blocks. The serve receive passing was stellar (2.72) which allowed a quicker offense dominated by the two middle hitters, Krista Haslag and Eli Sandbothe. JC was only able to score 6 points off their serve in the set. Sidney Lammers had 25 assists, 4 blocks, 6 digs and 6 service points, Krista Haslag added 12 kills on .435 hitting while Eli Sandbothe had 8 kills on .400 hitting. Haley Bax had 10 service points and 13 digs, Rachel Werner had 16 digs, Sandbothe added 5 blocks and Lamb contributed 6 service points. Helias has played 4 district opponents to begin the season and has beaten all 4.

The Lady Crusaders will travel to Fulton on Thursday to take on the Lady Hornets.

Helias vs Lebanon and Father Tolton (8/31/11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:25:01 GMT

Helias hosted the Lebanon Lady Yellowjackets and Father Tolton Catholic High School on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The Helias Freshmen A team defeated Lebanon 25-8, 25-13. MaKenzi Meyer had 12 service points, 3 kills and 9 digs, Shanna Luebbert had 15 service points, 3 kills and 4 digs, Morgan Rundle had 6 kills, Hannah Warren had 6 digs and Abby Block added 15 assists. The Freshmen A team is now 2-0. The Freshmen B team came out victorious (25-5, 25-16) against Father Tolton in their first match of the season. Megan Villanueva had 11 service points with 5 aces, 9 assists and 4 digs, Allie Strope had 9 service points with 6 aces and 4 digs, Regan Krummen added 6 points and 5 assists and Kaitlyn Shea contributed 6 digs. Ashley Tichelkamp led a balanced offensive attack with 5 kills while Katie Verry and Rachel Wilson had 4 kills each.

The jv won their match against Lebanon 25-15, 26-24. Erica Haslag had 7 service points, 5 kills and 4 blocks, Lindsey Griggs had 8 assists and 6 digs, Tory Wiley added 9 kills, Samantha Bruemmer had 8 assists, Jordyn West had 8 points and Molly Sandbother had 3 blocks. The jv ran their record to 3-0.

The varsity completed the sweep with a victory over the Lady Yellowjackets. After jumping to a quick 14-5 lead, the Lady Crusaders committed errors on 4 of the next 6 rallies to allow Lebanon to creep back into the game 14-11. Helias extended the lead to 18-13 and 21-16 only to see Lebanon pull to within 2 at 21-19 on some Helias unforced errors. Helias was able to close out the first set 25-20. The Lady Crusaders had 13 kills and hit .207 in the first set. They served at 2.16 and passed at 2.14, The side out offense converted on 8 of 11 (73%) first serve opportunities. While the score of the second set was almost identical (25-21) to the first set, the complexion of the game was entirely different. With Lebanon struggling making their serves early in the set, the Lady Crusaders built a 11-7 lead. That quickly evaporated as the Lady Yellowjackets went on a 8-0 run to take a 15-11 lead based on tough serves and 3 Helias unforced errors. Helias was able to fight back and take leads of 19-18 and 20-19 before pulling away with a 5-2 run behind the serving of Tess Wiley. Lebanon's ability to serve tough and keep Helias from mounting a strong attack, the Lady Crusaders only had 6 kills with 4 errors (.111) in the second set. The serve/receive passed at only 1.64 which meant the team was only able to convert on 6 of 10 first serve chances. Helias hit only .170 for the match. The serve/receive passing was 1.94 while the serving stayed strong with a 2.20 rating. Helias was also able to score 29 points while serving. Eli Sandbothe led the team with 6 kills and 2 blocks, Wiley had 5 kills, 5 service points and 3 digs while Krista Haslag added 5 kills. Sidney Lammers dished out 17 assists and had 5 service points and Haley Bax contributed 8 points on serve.

Helias will host the Jefferson City Lady Jays on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The freshmen matches will begin at 4:45 pm in the old gym and the jv match will start at 6:15 pm in Rackers Field House. The varsity match will follow the jv match.

Helias vs Waynesville (8/30/11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:52:15 GMT

The Helias volleyball teams made the long trek to Waynesville and came away with a sweep as the freshmen, jv and varsity all won their matches. The freshmen started off the night with a 25-14, 25-23 win. Leslie Ortmeyer had 11 service points with 8 aces and 4 kills, MaKenzi Meyer added 6 service points and 2 kills, Abby Block added 8 assists and Morgan Rundle had 3 digs. The Freshmen A team is now 1-0. The jv won their match by the scores of 25-12, 25-6. Tory Wiley led the serving barrage with 10 service points and 5 aces while Lindsey Griggs had 8 points with 4 aces. Wiley also had 4 digs and 3 kills, Jordyn West had 3 kills and 2 blocks, Laura Schieber contributed 4 kills and Griggs added 10 assists. The jv is now 2-0.

The varsity improved their record to 2-0 defeating the Lady Tigers 25-11, 25-8. The Lady Crusaders hit an incredible .426 on the night with Tess Wiley, Haley Bax, Eli Sandbothe and Krista Haslag all contributing 5 kills each. Bax also had 9 service points and 8 digs, Haslag added 6 service points and 3 blocks, Wiley had 7 points, Sidney Lammers had 16 assists and 5 digs and Rachel Werner added 6 digs. The Lady Crusaders served well again at a 2.24 clip. The serve/receive passing (1.71) wasn't quite as sharp as the night before against Sedalia but the offense was still able to convert sideouts on 14 of 17 (82%) first serves.

Helias will host Lebanon on Aug. 31 and the Helias Freshmen B team will also host Father Tolton Catholic.

Helias vs Sedalia Smith-Cotton (8/29/11)

dharris@heliashs.com — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:34:54 GMT

The Helias Lady Crusader jv and varsity volleyball teams opened the 2011 season with wins over the Sedalia Smith-Cotton Lady Tigers. The jv won their match 25-10, 25-9. Lindsey Griggs had 8 service points, including 4 aces, and 4 assists, Jordyn West had 11 service points. West, Molly Sandbothe, Tori Keller and Tory Wiley also had 2 kills each.

The varsity completed the sweep by defeating the Lady Tigers 25-8, 25-12. Tess Wiley led the offense with 7 kills while Krista Haslag and Eli Sandbothe had 4 kills each. Sandbothe also had 12 service points including 9 aces. Haslag added 3 blocks. Haley Bax had 5 service points and 5 digs while Sidney Lammers contributed 11 assists, 5 service points and 2 kills. The team hit at .273 on the evening. Sedalia was only able to manage 1 point off their serve in the first set and 1 point in the second set. The Helias serve/receive passed at 2.37 on a 3 point scale which allowed the side out offense to earn first ball side outs on 6 of 7 serves (86%) in the first set and 10 of 11 (91%) in the second set. The Lady Crusaders were able to serve tough all match as 11 aces were recorded and the team served 2.42 on a 4 point scale.

The freshmen, jv and varsity will travel to Waynesville on Aug. 30 to take on the Lady Tigers.

HELIAS VOLLEYBALL 2011 OUTLOOK

dharris@heliashs.com — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:43:11 GMT