2009 State Final Summaries
State Final Summaries (articles will appear later as time allows)
Division I
Cincinnati Ursuline Academy (29-0) def. Dublin Coffman (29-1) 25-16, 25-19, 18-25, 25-17
Top ranked Cincinnati Ursuline Academy prevailed over second ranked Dublin Coffman in a four-game match in which momentum shifted completely twice without the lead ever changing hands. There were only three ties total in the four games.
Ursuline controlled game one all the way, and led game two the entire time, pulling away after Coffman closed to 10-9.
Then momentum switched completely as Coffman never trailed in game three. When the Lions forced a second tie at 11, Coffman went on a blocking rampage. The Shamrocks earned every point from 11 through 22 with a block or kill.
Momentum switched back to Ursuline in the fourth set which the Lions led all the way. And after Coffman closed to 10-9, they gradually pulled away.
Lions Coach Jeni Case said her team was hitting from pin to pin, and avoiding the middle because of the presence of 6’2” Alex Blair, and 6’0” Isolde Hannan (who jump touches 10’3”). But when Coffman shut them down on the outsides in game three the Lions altered their game plan and mixed up their hitting.
The Lions played the match with bitter memories of last year’s state final loss to Olmsted Falls still smoldering, and Coach Jeni Case took steps to this season to minimize outside distractions and keep everyone focused on going the distance.
Stats
Ursuline: Kills - Jade Henderson 18, Lauren Marlatt 16 (.483), Christina Beer 10; Assists: Dani Reinert 48, Digs - Kori Moster 15, Anna Prickel 13; Blocks Christina Beer 5 assists; Reinert, Noelle Langenkamp 3 assists; Service Aces – Henderson, Abby Engdahl 2
Coffman: Kills - Andrea Baylin 18, Alex Blair 10, Bailey Farthing 6; Assists Lindsey Zitzke 36; Digs - Julia Mindlina 12 digs, Zitzke 10, Baylin, Alex Blair, Meredith Stranges 9; Blocks – Isolde Hannan 2 solo and 6 assists
Division IV
Marion Local (28-0) def. Norwalk St. Paul (25-4) 25-17, 20-25, 25-10, 25-13
Top rated Marion Local beat Norwalk St. Paul in a meeting of state tourney regulars. It was Marion Local’s third straight state title and their second win of the season over St. Paul. Marion Local beat St. Paul for the title in 2007, and St. Paul won state in 2006. (We can’t alternate school names with mascots because both teams are called the Flyers.)
Marion Local led all the way in games one and four. St. Paul stayed close in game one to 11-8 before Marion opened it up to 20-10. In game two the teams battled through seven ties and seven lead changes that left St. Paul on top 12-10, and Norwalk stayed on top from there. However, Marion rallied from 13-19 to within a point at 20-21 before St. Paul put it away.
St. Paul scored first in game three but Marion Local ran off six points. And after St. Paul’s next point, junior setter Stacey Huber served eleven points as Marion’s margin soared out to 18-2. Marion led all the way in game three.
Stats
Marion Local: Kills - Alyssa Winner 16, Margaret Wuebker 11, Ashley Lochtefeld 8, Leah Rosenbeck 7; Assists – Stacey Huber 24, Shelby Moeller 19, Digs – Alyse Bergman 26, Winner 20, Moeller, Huber 12, Kaylee Schaefer, Megan Schaefer 10; Blocks - Casey Heitkamp 12 assists, Wuebker 9 assists, Lochtefeld 6 assists; Service Aces – Kaylee Schaefer, Winner, Huber 2
St. Paul: Kills - Hannah Livengood 12, Amber Welfle 11; Assists Kaylee Bundschuh 30 assists; Digs - Corynne Smith 24, Livengood 21, Emily Nickoli 12, Hillary Fritz 10
Division III
Huron (26-3) def. Frankfort Adena (26-3) 25-17, 25-21, 25-21
The Huron Tigers won their third state championship, and first since 2002, with a straight set win over Frankfort Adena, which was also going for its third title. Adena, which has the most total wins of any school in the state with 746 through 2007, has not won a title since 1976.
Adena led early in game one but Huron took charge for good at 9-6 and eventually was on top 23-13. Game two was a battle, and although the lead changed only once when Huron went ahead up 13-12 after having rallied from 3-8, there were eight ties with the last one at 17-all. From there the Tigers scored four straight and kept pace to the finish.
Huron jumped out fast in game three 3-0 and quickly built a 13-3 advantage. But Adena rallied big time and tied things at 16. Alas for the Warriors, Huron scored five straight and eight of the next ten to win going away.
Stats:
Huron: Kills – Jesse Miedema 12, Taylor Slauterbeck 11, Devon Koenig 7; Assists – Melissa Moberg 17, Devon Grendow 15; Digs – Taryn Graham* 28, Slauterbeck 12, Moberg 9; Blocks – Miedema 1 solo and 3 assists, Katlyn Sommer 4 assists; Service Aces – Sommer 3, Moberg 2
*Junior libero Taryn Graham passed the 1,000 milestone in digs in the semifinal with Bishop Fenwick and now has 1,046 for her career.
Adena: Kills – Kelsey Bielanow 2, Kirsti Yates, Allison Morgan 5; Assists - Hannah Halcomb 34; Digs – Cara Coy 13, Holcomb, Jenny Grigsby 11
Division II
Parma Padua Franciscan (27-2) def. Lake Catholic (22-7) 16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-9
Parma Padua Franciscan rallied over North Coast League rival Lake Catholic, coming back from 0-2 in sets and 8-14 in game three to win its second straight state championship. Ironically, Lake Catholic had rallied from 0-2 to take down undefeated Logan Elm in the semifinal, and Logan Elm had rallied from 0-2 to defeat Archbishop Alter in the regional final.
In direct contrast to the match between Ursuline and Coffman, which had no lead changes and only three ties, this frenzied match was a see-saw with 22 lead exchanges and 38 ties.
Game one was the tamest with four ties and two lead switches, as Lake Catholic went atop for good 4-3 and capitalized on Padua errors to build leads of 8-4, 12-7 and 19-10. Game two had 11 ties and six lead changes, before the Cougars moved in front to stay 20-17.
Game three was more sedate with six ties and 3 lead changes, but Lake Catholic was in front most of the way up to 19-17, with its biggest margin 14-8. Then Padua scored four straight and stayed in front to the end.
The fourth set was the wildest with 12 ties and 8 lead changes, until Padua mounted a six point run to go atop 20-15 and won going away. The tiebreaker also saw action with the teams tying five times and switching leads three times. With the score knotted at eight, Padua ran away with it, paced by Christie Fritsche.
Padua committed a whopping 11 attack errors in each of the first two games and had 32 for the match. The Bruins also made eight serve receive errors in game one, versus none in game three and two in game four, and had several missed serves in the first two sets.
Padua led 7-6 in total blocks and Lake Catholic held an 8-5 edge in service aces. The match lasted an hour and fifty-two minutes.
Stats:
Padua: Kills – Christie Fritsche 27, Kaitlyn Leary 22, Tabitha Meeks 7; Assists: Meredith Bolmeyer 33, Mary Djukic 23; Digs – Bolmeyer, Djukic 15, Leary, Lauren Goebel 12, Salina DeFranco 9, Becky Jay 8; Blocks – Jay, Nicole Trapp 4 assists, Leary 1 solo, 1 assist; Service Aces – DeFranco 2
Lake Catholic: Kills – Bridget Grdina 15, Chelsey Regovich 12, Gina Catania 8; Assists – Audryana Lucha 45; Digs – Kelly Stenger 23, Catania 16, Samantha Kline 15, Grdina 11; Blocks – Kristin Primozic 4 assists, Grdina, Nicole Snyder 3 assists; Service Aces – Lucha 3, Grdina, Kline 2
Division I
Cincinnati Ursuline Academy (29-0) def. Dublin Coffman (29-1) 25-16, 25-19, 18-25, 25-17
Top ranked Cincinnati Ursuline Academy prevailed over second ranked Dublin Coffman in a four-game match in which momentum shifted completely twice without the lead ever changing hands. There were only three ties total in the four games.
Ursuline controlled game one all the way, and led game two the entire time, pulling away after Coffman closed to 10-9.
Then momentum switched completely as Coffman never trailed in game three. When the Lions forced a second tie at 11, Coffman went on a blocking rampage. The Shamrocks earned every point from 11 through 22 with a block or kill.
Momentum switched back to Ursuline in the fourth set which the Lions led all the way. And after Coffman closed to 10-9, they gradually pulled away.
Lions Coach Jeni Case said her team was hitting from pin to pin, and avoiding the middle because of the presence of 6’2” Alex Blair, and 6’0” Isolde Hannan (who jump touches 10’3”). But when Coffman shut them down on the outsides in game three the Lions altered their game plan and mixed up their hitting.
The Lions played the match with bitter memories of last year’s state final loss to Olmsted Falls still smoldering, and Coach Jeni Case took steps to this season to minimize outside distractions and keep everyone focused on going the distance.
Stats
Ursuline: Kills - Jade Henderson 18, Lauren Marlatt 16 (.483), Christina Beer 10; Assists: Dani Reinert 48, Digs - Kori Moster 15, Anna Prickel 13; Blocks Christina Beer 5 assists; Reinert, Noelle Langenkamp 3 assists; Service Aces – Henderson, Abby Engdahl 2
Coffman: Kills - Andrea Baylin 18, Alex Blair 10, Bailey Farthing 6; Assists Lindsey Zitzke 36; Digs - Julia Mindlina 12 digs, Zitzke 10, Baylin, Alex Blair, Meredith Stranges 9; Blocks – Isolde Hannan 2 solo and 6 assists
Division IV
Marion Local (28-0) def. Norwalk St. Paul (25-4) 25-17, 20-25, 25-10, 25-13
Top rated Marion Local beat Norwalk St. Paul in a meeting of state tourney regulars. It was Marion Local’s third straight state title and their second win of the season over St. Paul. Marion Local beat St. Paul for the title in 2007, and St. Paul won state in 2006. (We can’t alternate school names with mascots because both teams are called the Flyers.)
Marion Local led all the way in games one and four. St. Paul stayed close in game one to 11-8 before Marion opened it up to 20-10. In game two the teams battled through seven ties and seven lead changes that left St. Paul on top 12-10, and Norwalk stayed on top from there. However, Marion rallied from 13-19 to within a point at 20-21 before St. Paul put it away.
St. Paul scored first in game three but Marion Local ran off six points. And after St. Paul’s next point, junior setter Stacey Huber served eleven points as Marion’s margin soared out to 18-2. Marion led all the way in game three.
Stats
Marion Local: Kills - Alyssa Winner 16, Margaret Wuebker 11, Ashley Lochtefeld 8, Leah Rosenbeck 7; Assists – Stacey Huber 24, Shelby Moeller 19, Digs – Alyse Bergman 26, Winner 20, Moeller, Huber 12, Kaylee Schaefer, Megan Schaefer 10; Blocks - Casey Heitkamp 12 assists, Wuebker 9 assists, Lochtefeld 6 assists; Service Aces – Kaylee Schaefer, Winner, Huber 2
St. Paul: Kills - Hannah Livengood 12, Amber Welfle 11; Assists Kaylee Bundschuh 30 assists; Digs - Corynne Smith 24, Livengood 21, Emily Nickoli 12, Hillary Fritz 10
Division III
Huron (26-3) def. Frankfort Adena (26-3) 25-17, 25-21, 25-21
The Huron Tigers won their third state championship, and first since 2002, with a straight set win over Frankfort Adena, which was also going for its third title. Adena, which has the most total wins of any school in the state with 746 through 2007, has not won a title since 1976.
Adena led early in game one but Huron took charge for good at 9-6 and eventually was on top 23-13. Game two was a battle, and although the lead changed only once when Huron went ahead up 13-12 after having rallied from 3-8, there were eight ties with the last one at 17-all. From there the Tigers scored four straight and kept pace to the finish.
Huron jumped out fast in game three 3-0 and quickly built a 13-3 advantage. But Adena rallied big time and tied things at 16. Alas for the Warriors, Huron scored five straight and eight of the next ten to win going away.
Stats:
Huron: Kills – Jesse Miedema 12, Taylor Slauterbeck 11, Devon Koenig 7; Assists – Melissa Moberg 17, Devon Grendow 15; Digs – Taryn Graham* 28, Slauterbeck 12, Moberg 9; Blocks – Miedema 1 solo and 3 assists, Katlyn Sommer 4 assists; Service Aces – Sommer 3, Moberg 2
*Junior libero Taryn Graham passed the 1,000 milestone in digs in the semifinal with Bishop Fenwick and now has 1,046 for her career.
Adena: Kills – Kelsey Bielanow 2, Kirsti Yates, Allison Morgan 5; Assists - Hannah Halcomb 34; Digs – Cara Coy 13, Holcomb, Jenny Grigsby 11
Division II
Parma Padua Franciscan (27-2) def. Lake Catholic (22-7) 16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-9
Parma Padua Franciscan rallied over North Coast League rival Lake Catholic, coming back from 0-2 in sets and 8-14 in game three to win its second straight state championship. Ironically, Lake Catholic had rallied from 0-2 to take down undefeated Logan Elm in the semifinal, and Logan Elm had rallied from 0-2 to defeat Archbishop Alter in the regional final.
In direct contrast to the match between Ursuline and Coffman, which had no lead changes and only three ties, this frenzied match was a see-saw with 22 lead exchanges and 38 ties.
Game one was the tamest with four ties and two lead switches, as Lake Catholic went atop for good 4-3 and capitalized on Padua errors to build leads of 8-4, 12-7 and 19-10. Game two had 11 ties and six lead changes, before the Cougars moved in front to stay 20-17.
Game three was more sedate with six ties and 3 lead changes, but Lake Catholic was in front most of the way up to 19-17, with its biggest margin 14-8. Then Padua scored four straight and stayed in front to the end.
The fourth set was the wildest with 12 ties and 8 lead changes, until Padua mounted a six point run to go atop 20-15 and won going away. The tiebreaker also saw action with the teams tying five times and switching leads three times. With the score knotted at eight, Padua ran away with it, paced by Christie Fritsche.
Padua committed a whopping 11 attack errors in each of the first two games and had 32 for the match. The Bruins also made eight serve receive errors in game one, versus none in game three and two in game four, and had several missed serves in the first two sets.
Padua led 7-6 in total blocks and Lake Catholic held an 8-5 edge in service aces. The match lasted an hour and fifty-two minutes.
Stats:
Padua: Kills – Christie Fritsche 27, Kaitlyn Leary 22, Tabitha Meeks 7; Assists: Meredith Bolmeyer 33, Mary Djukic 23; Digs – Bolmeyer, Djukic 15, Leary, Lauren Goebel 12, Salina DeFranco 9, Becky Jay 8; Blocks – Jay, Nicole Trapp 4 assists, Leary 1 solo, 1 assist; Service Aces – DeFranco 2
Lake Catholic: Kills – Bridget Grdina 15, Chelsey Regovich 12, Gina Catania 8; Assists – Audryana Lucha 45; Digs – Kelly Stenger 23, Catania 16, Samantha Kline 15, Grdina 11; Blocks – Kristin Primozic 4 assists, Grdina, Nicole Snyder 3 assists; Service Aces – Lucha 3, Grdina, Kline 2
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