Congratulations to Emma & Janelle for setting new school records this past volleyball season!!!
Serve Reliab Season - Emma vanPietersom 99.4%
Serves Consecutive - Emma vanPietersom 260
Assists in a Season - Emma vanPietersom 771
Assists Avg/Game - Emma vanPietersom 7.9
Serve Receptions Season - Janelle Lostutter 439
Serve Receptions Avg/Game - Janelle Lostutter 4.5
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
3? at a Time!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Vball Banquet
Ha Ha Coach Rachel!
We know how much you love those bubble knee pads!
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And the awards....
Returning Varsity Letter Winners:
Senior Captain Emma vanPietersom
Senior Captain Sara Pridmore
Senior Captain Janelle Lostutter
Senior Jennifer Grabowski
Senior Stephanie Raezler
1st Time Varsity Volleyball Letter Winners:
Senior Allie Gerds
Senior Allie Gerds
Junior Kara Looker
Junior Kristine Washburn
Sophomore Sarah Coleman
Freshman Emma Cooper
Metro Conference Academic Excellence Award:
Emma vanPietersom
Stephanie Raezler
Sara Pridmore
Jennifer Grabowski
Allie Gerds
Kristine Washburn
Sarah Coleman
Emma Cooper
Lutheran Northwest Academic Excellence Award:
Sarah Coleman
Allie Gerds
Jennifer Grabowski
Sara Pridmore
Emma vanPietersom
Stephanie Raezler
TEAM All-State, All-Academic
2007 LHNW Crusaders!
All-State, All-Academic Volleyball (Individual):
Sara Pridmore
Allie Gerds
Stephanie Raezler
Emma vanPietersom
Metro All-Conference Awards:
2nd Team: Emma vanPietersom
1st Team: Sara Pridmore
1st Team: Janelle Lostutter
All Region Team: Janelle Lostutter
Sportsmanship Award: Kristine Washburn
Teamwork Award: Jennifer Grabowski
Most Improved Player: Kara Looker
"Miss Mentally Tough": Stephanie Raezler
Most Valuable Player: Emma vanPietersom
Paper Plate Awards:
Coop: Lord of the Rings
Cole: Triple Threat
Kristine: Spiderman
Kara: Great Catch
Janelle: Trooper
Allie: Entertainer
Jennifer: Gratuity
Sara: Operator
Stephanie: Marcus Thames
Emma: eMVP
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'til next year ladies...
Coach Jessie = )
Monday, November 12, 2007
Regional Finalists!
Our fans were CRAZY-AWESOME on Saturday. Thanks so much for supporting us. It made the whole experience so much more exciting for all of us. I hope to see more of the same next year!
First we defeated River Rouge 25-9, 25-23, 25-9.
Although we lost in the Final to Shrine 16-25, 20-25, 18-25, our girls played with HEART and we went out leaving it all out on the court. We can be proud of our play and know that our season was a success because we gave it our best!
Year End Stats
Emma - 99.4% serving* (335/337)... 260 serves in a row without a miss*! 170 points, 14 aces, 201 digs, 30 kills, 771 assists*, 1 block
Janelle - 207 points*, 54 aces*, 440 digs*, 86% serve receive, 274 kills, 7 blocks, 10 assists
Sara - 338 kills*, 24% kills*, 49 blocks*, 64 digs, 4 assists
Jennifer - 185 points, 52 aces, 161 digs, 86% serve receive, 1 kill, 4 assists
Stephanie - 156 points, 45 aces, 94% serving, 175 digs, 2 kills, 4 assists
Allie - 11 kills, 9 digs, 8 points, 11 assists
Kara - 110 points, 21 aces, 268 digs, 124 kills, 10 assists, 9 blocks
Kristine - 45 kills, 18 blocks, 42 digs, 18 assists
Cole - 163 points, 31 aces, 93% serving, 133 digs, 90 kills, 20 blocks, 23 assists
Coop - 138 points, 27 aces, 90% serving, 186 digs, 91% serve receive*, 87% overall passing*, 13 kills, 8 assists, 2 blocks
* team high
Record: 20-14-3
Janelle - 207 points*, 54 aces*, 440 digs*, 86% serve receive, 274 kills, 7 blocks, 10 assists
Sara - 338 kills*, 24% kills*, 49 blocks*, 64 digs, 4 assists
Jennifer - 185 points, 52 aces, 161 digs, 86% serve receive, 1 kill, 4 assists
Stephanie - 156 points, 45 aces, 94% serving, 175 digs, 2 kills, 4 assists
Allie - 11 kills, 9 digs, 8 points, 11 assists
Kara - 110 points, 21 aces, 268 digs, 124 kills, 10 assists, 9 blocks
Kristine - 45 kills, 18 blocks, 42 digs, 18 assists
Cole - 163 points, 31 aces, 93% serving, 133 digs, 90 kills, 20 blocks, 23 assists
Coop - 138 points, 27 aces, 90% serving, 186 digs, 91% serve receive*, 87% overall passing*, 13 kills, 8 assists, 2 blocks
* team high
Record: 20-14-3
Saturday, November 3, 2007
D I S T R I C T C H A M P S ! ! !
Sacred Heart... 25-18, 25-23, 25-15
Clawson... 25-17, 25-23, 26-24
Sara had a day... wow... 45 kills!!! 6 blocks too!
Janelle had 25 kills, 8 aces and 34 digs
Emma had 75 assists and is now at 235 consecutive serves without a miss! (310/312)
Cole's kill was the most exciting one of the day as it clinched the 26-24 victory and the District Trophy!
Coop was 20-for-20 on serve receive, had 9 digs and 21 points
Jen was one of our best passers! 18 digs! 10/11 serve receive
Kara had 27 digs and 7 kills
Steph had 15 digs, 14/16 serve receive
Kristine was 20/22 passing and 10/10 hitting.
I am very proud of all of you... each girl that has a medal today earned it. If not on the court today, you were there at the practices making our TEAM better by giving them AMAZING competition and encouragement. We are all a team and we are AWESOME! Enjoy this District Championship and then it's back to work on Tuesday! There's more opportunitites to seize!
Spotlight on... EMMA
Club Experience: VIP (3 years), Mi Elite (1 year)
Favorite Sports Movie: MIRACLE
Best thing about your team: We are so close. No one gets mad at each other and everyone is so supportive. I love our team!
Coolest thing about being a setter: It's great to be able to contribute to every play. I get a huge sense of accomplishment when I see my hitters succeed!
What's it like being a captain?: It's a wonderful opportunity to be a leader. It pushes me to be more vocal and to be a positive example through my demeanor. It pulls the best out of me.
Best MTT tip: The power of your thoughts is unimaginable. The things you can accomplish through positive thinking & visualization are countless.
Coach says... Emma handles the pressure of being a senior captain and our setter with ease. She is always poised under pressure and leads her team with confidence. She is a great setter, defender and server. She has a positive attitude and she helps me learn how to be a better coach with her insight and input. She exhibits mental toughness, leadership and confidence.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Spotlight on... SARAH
Spotlight on... KARA
Saturday, October 27, 2007
2nd in Metro Conference Tournament!!!
I was very proud of our team today. First we
played Liggett. We started off rough, getting shut out 0-10 before we scored our first point! We were down nearly the whole game, but we maintained our mental toughness and fought back and won 25-23. The defeat was deflating to Liggett and we dominated the 2nd game, winning 25-6. This match featured Kara, who hit 16-for-16 with 7 kills (44%). Sara was 17-for-18 with 8 kills (39%). Coop was 20/21 on passing. Emma had 20 assists. Stephanie led us in serving with 12 points, all right in a row in the second game. Janelle had 11 digs. Jennifer, Allie, Sara & Stephanie had no passing errors.
On to our next match against top seed Lutheran Westland (ranked 4th in the state). Before tonight no one in our conference had been able to take even a single game away from them. But we shocked them the first game with a 25-23 victory. They came back tough in the 2nd game and we lost 9-25, but instead of getting down, we chose to get intense and to play ALL OUT and we beat them in the deciding game 25-23 again. The victory was exciting! Janelle was awesome this game, she had 20 digs and 12 kills. Emma also played her heart out and passed 95% as well as dishing out 28 assists. Sara had 15 kills and 6 blocks. Our serve receive this match was an amazing 97%! Winning the passion prize: free dinner with coaches Jessie & Rachel was SARA, who was intense, energetic, enthusiastic, and excited both on the court and on the bench. Congrats Sara.
Emma is now at 216 serves in a row!!! Tonight Emma told me that every time before she serves she tells herself, "I am a consistent server" and she just KNOWS it's going over & in. That's MTT in action girls. Great job Emma.
Below: Some pre-tournament dodge-ball to warm-up.
Friday, October 26, 2007
NW 'blows out' NH
Cole: 12 points (93% serving), 2 digs, 3 kills, 2 solo blocks, 2 block-assists
Jillian: 1 kill, 1 block
Coop: 7 points, 2aces (100% serving), 3 digs, 2 kills, 1 block
Allie: 1 dig, 1 kill
Jen: 8 points, 2 aces, 6 digs, 92% passing
Kara: 100% serving, 8 digs, 2 kills (50%), 2 blocks
Janelle: 9 digs, 90% passing, 9 kills (29%), 1 assist, 1 block
Sara: 11 kills (50%), 1 solo block, 1 block-assist
Stephanie: 6 points, 2 aces (100% serving), 8 digs, 92% passing
Emma: 16 points (100% serving), 3 digs, 92% passing, 1 kill, 33 assists
Kristine: 1 dig, 5 kills (63%), 2 block assists , 100% passing
Emma has now served TWO HUNDRED serves IN A ROW without a miss!!!!!!! Overall this year, she has kept 275/277 serve attempts in play. WOW! That is AMAZING!!!!!!!
Scouting Report
LOTS OF FUN! = )
The scouting portion of our evening was a bust, but I stopped back at Sacred Heart afterwards and found myself inside the coaches office and found that THEY had a detailed scouting report ON US! LHNW runs a 5-1 with a very talented setter, #5, who seems to get to every ball. She leads the court with key communication & leadership as floor captain. She can turn any pass into an amazing set. The first thing I noticed about their hitters was #11, a natural athlete with a vertical leap that is amazing. The biggest swing comes from middle #15 who is not intimidated by a big block, she will either hit around it or through it... her choice. Then there's those outside hitters, #10 & #14... you think you are happy when #14 rotates around to the back row, only to find out that #10 can also swing away and #14 reads every ball so well, she is always right there passing up everything that comes over the net! Then they have these 2 blonde DS's, #3 & #8, that somehow bring offense into the back row with these crazy floater serves that look harmless enough until they change direction at the last second and then it's shanks everywhere! So that brings us to their other hitters, #9 and #12, who are quiet but deadly. They send over these off-speed shots that just drop to the floor and then they are the queens of the re-direct, so please do not send any overpasses over there! So you look at their roster for a weak spot and see, OH YEAH, a FRESHMAN to pick on... the Libero!?!?!?!... what? Yeah, she's an amazing passer, so never serve to her or hit at her, cuz all she knows how to do is pass up dimes. We are thinking that NW must be hiding something though, cuz they just brought up this other "freshman", #13, to Varsity and we caught her on film DRIVING! Hmmm!
Anyway, this team plays with so much heart and intensity, it's hard to get the momentum away from them. Even when they don't get the point, they have gone all out for it so even THAT keeps them fired up. You look across the net at them and don't see a weak spot. They are tough, confident and talented. I hate to say it ladies, but this just isn't our year for Districts. The Crusaders have it locked up!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Freshmen Moving Up
When Kaylee put on the jersey tonight she said, "I'm #1, I'm the WINNER!"
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Crusaders Improve to 5-1 in Conference Play
SERVING 95%+: Janelle 95%, Coop 96%, Cole 100%, Steph 100%, Emma 100%
POINTS Coop 16, Janelle 13, Emma 9, Jen 7
SERVE RECEIVE 100%: Coop (12/12), Kara (16/16), Jen (9/9), Janelle (22/22)
DIGS: Janelle 28, Kara 20, Emma 18, Coop 10, Steph 8
KILLS: Sara 20, Janelle 15, Kara 10, Cole 7
BLOCKS: Sara 4, Cole 2
ASSISTS: Emma 46, Kara 2, Cole 1, Allie 1, Kris 1
Friday, October 12, 2007
More Pics!





Steph just got an A-C-E- ACE - YEAH!

1st, Janelle's passing posture and platform are perfect!!! Textbook, really!
Emma has released and is in the target area and
Coop & Kris are already transitioned out to hit.
All the girls are keeping their eyes on the ball.
Good stuff!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Crusaders Knockout the Knights



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