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Lady Indians finish with 30 wins
By DONN ADAMSON
Daily Journal Sports Editor
Daily Journal Sports Editor
Harley Cadwell (18) prepares to pound the ball against Viburnum as Brettnie Henson (27) and setter Balee Lorenz (4) ready for any blocking action. Cadwell made 17 kills over Bismarck's four games on the night. - Donn Adamson / Daily Journ
CALEDONIA — The Bismarck Lady Indians claimed their 30th win of the 2009 season with a two-game win over Viburnum, but their season was abruptly halted by the Lesterville Lady Bearcats in the Class 1, District 4 championship match. Lesterville reached the finals with a win over Valle, and will now advance to the State Sectional round.
Lesterville 2, Bismarck 0
Bismarck had trouble with serve receive at the start of game one to fall behind early, but it would be Lesterville’s defensive play which would do in the power-hitting Lady Indians. The Lady Bearcats claimed the district title with a 25-13, 25-20 win.
The Lady Indians made 21 kills in the two-game match, but Lesterville’s back row prevented 27 others from happening as they dug up spike after spike, playing many back to their own advantage.
A backcourt kill by Taylor Cook made the score 11-4 and Bismarck coach Paula AuBuchon called time which resulted in a ball served out by Lesterville. With Bismarck’s top-hitter, Brooke Taylor, in the back row, the Lady Bearcats continued their onslaught as the Lady Indians committed several attack errors during a mid-game run on the serve of Ashlyn Woods.
Lesterville scored points by all but one of their servers in the first game as it lasted just past one rotation.
Bismarck (30-4) took the early lead in game two, matching the Lady Bearcats point for point, but the Lady Indians began having trouble mounting any type of sustained attack as Lesterville’s defenders made dig after dig to finally take a 13-9 lead. Bismarck called time, and as the lead mounted to 20-13 on the serve of Jessica Woodcock, the Lady Indians called time again.
For the second time, Coach AuBuchon achieved a coach-kill as Lesterville served the ball out again.
Bismarck picked up their tempo, and digs by Taylor and kills by Harley Cadwell helped pull the Lady Indians to within three points at 22-19.
Brooke Taylor, playing her last game as a senior had a huge night with 11 kills and 11 digs and each time she sailed high above the net to hammer down a kill with a thud to Lesterville’s floor, it silenced the Bearcat fans who had come out in mass, comprising two thirds of Valley’s jam-packed gym.
Harley Cadwell also supplied the Lady Indians with excellent senior play as she made eight kills and five digs in the match. Taylor, Cadwell and Bismarck’s setter Balee Lorenz were all selected first-team All-District. Lorenz had 20 assists in the match.
Lesterville connected on 22 of their own spikes for kills, mostly due to Taylor Cook who had 15 of them including a pair of backcourt smashes, the last coming on the final point off of a Bismarck blocker. Cook also joined Bismarck’s three on the All-District team.
Bismarck 2, Viburnum 0
The Lady Indians ran away with the first game against the Viburnum Lady Jays, and had little trouble clinching game two with a final score of 25-9, 25-19.
The Lady Jays had no answer for Bismarck’s offense as they were constantly bombarded from Taylor and Cadwell. Taylor had 10 kills and two blocks along with serving 10 points with three aces. Cadwell had nine kills and two blocks.
Megan Bishop was Bismarck’s top server with 12 points being scored on her serve including two aces. After a service break to start the match, Bismarck scored its first 10 points on Bishop’s serve. Only five Lady Indians would reach the service line in game one with Taylor serving three points and Chandler Politte serving the last seven of the game.
Viburnum’s attack game was nearly nil as they had only one kill in the first game and only four in game two. Seven of their 19 points came on attack errors by the Lady Indians.
The second game was somewhat even at the start, until Taylor went to serve. Taylor rattled off seven straight points with three aces, and Bismarck was not challenged again.
Viburnum’s only shining moment came in the middle of game two as Rebekah Olkkonen served three straight aces.
Bismarck finished off the match with Brettnie Henson making two stuff blocks for the final two points.
Lesterville 2, Valle 0
The Valle Lady Warriors were overpowered in the first game of their match with Lesterville, but they battled back in game two before their season ended just two points short, 25-14, 26-24.
The Lady Bearcats never had a string of more than three points in the first game, but Valle was only able score two points on serve the entire game as Lesterville’s offense was firing on all pistons.
Able to get the ball to Cook, the sophomore hitter had 11 kills for the Lady Bearcats with two from the back row.
Hannah Kuenzel was everywhere on the court with five kills, two stuff blocks and six digs for Valle in the match. Kaitlin Abt made five kills, and Katie Bader and Gretchen Koller made five digs apiece. Maria Herzog had eight assists.
The Lady Warriors (16-12) led most of the second game, and on a late play where both teams dug up five spikes each before Koller put it away with a kill, giving Valle a 21-17 edge and Lesterville a time-out.
A bad serve receive by Valle brought the Lady Bearcats tow within one point at 23-22 and it was time for a Valle time-out. A second blown serve receive tied the game, but the Lady Warriors would score the next point to be only one-point away from tying up the match.
The point would never come. Valle served the ball out, and Lesterville served an ace off the top of the net for the lead, and a loose ball evaded the Lady Warriors on defense to end the match and Valle’s season.
All-District Teams
The below players were selected to the Class 1 All-District Teams by the district coaches.
First Team
Brooke Taylor (sr) - Bismarck
Harley Cadwell (sr) - Bismarck
Balee Lorenz (jr) - Bismarck
Hannah Kuenzel (sr) - Valle
Abbie Bergtholdt (sr) - Valle
Taylor Cook (so) - Lesterville
Jessica Woodcock (sr) - Lesterville
Nichole Bozic (jr) - Viburnum
Second Team
Gretchen Koller (fr) - Valle
Ashlyn Woods (jr) - Lesterville
Paige Mayfield (sr) - Viburnum
Lindsey Colyott (sr) - South Iron
Lesterville 2, Bismarck 0
Bismarck had trouble with serve receive at the start of game one to fall behind early, but it would be Lesterville’s defensive play which would do in the power-hitting Lady Indians. The Lady Bearcats claimed the district title with a 25-13, 25-20 win.
The Lady Indians made 21 kills in the two-game match, but Lesterville’s back row prevented 27 others from happening as they dug up spike after spike, playing many back to their own advantage.
A backcourt kill by Taylor Cook made the score 11-4 and Bismarck coach Paula AuBuchon called time which resulted in a ball served out by Lesterville. With Bismarck’s top-hitter, Brooke Taylor, in the back row, the Lady Bearcats continued their onslaught as the Lady Indians committed several attack errors during a mid-game run on the serve of Ashlyn Woods.
Lesterville scored points by all but one of their servers in the first game as it lasted just past one rotation.
Bismarck (30-4) took the early lead in game two, matching the Lady Bearcats point for point, but the Lady Indians began having trouble mounting any type of sustained attack as Lesterville’s defenders made dig after dig to finally take a 13-9 lead. Bismarck called time, and as the lead mounted to 20-13 on the serve of Jessica Woodcock, the Lady Indians called time again.
For the second time, Coach AuBuchon achieved a coach-kill as Lesterville served the ball out again.
Bismarck picked up their tempo, and digs by Taylor and kills by Harley Cadwell helped pull the Lady Indians to within three points at 22-19.
Brooke Taylor, playing her last game as a senior had a huge night with 11 kills and 11 digs and each time she sailed high above the net to hammer down a kill with a thud to Lesterville’s floor, it silenced the Bearcat fans who had come out in mass, comprising two thirds of Valley’s jam-packed gym.
Harley Cadwell also supplied the Lady Indians with excellent senior play as she made eight kills and five digs in the match. Taylor, Cadwell and Bismarck’s setter Balee Lorenz were all selected first-team All-District. Lorenz had 20 assists in the match.
Lesterville connected on 22 of their own spikes for kills, mostly due to Taylor Cook who had 15 of them including a pair of backcourt smashes, the last coming on the final point off of a Bismarck blocker. Cook also joined Bismarck’s three on the All-District team.
Bismarck 2, Viburnum 0
The Lady Indians ran away with the first game against the Viburnum Lady Jays, and had little trouble clinching game two with a final score of 25-9, 25-19.
The Lady Jays had no answer for Bismarck’s offense as they were constantly bombarded from Taylor and Cadwell. Taylor had 10 kills and two blocks along with serving 10 points with three aces. Cadwell had nine kills and two blocks.
Megan Bishop was Bismarck’s top server with 12 points being scored on her serve including two aces. After a service break to start the match, Bismarck scored its first 10 points on Bishop’s serve. Only five Lady Indians would reach the service line in game one with Taylor serving three points and Chandler Politte serving the last seven of the game.
Viburnum’s attack game was nearly nil as they had only one kill in the first game and only four in game two. Seven of their 19 points came on attack errors by the Lady Indians.
The second game was somewhat even at the start, until Taylor went to serve. Taylor rattled off seven straight points with three aces, and Bismarck was not challenged again.
Viburnum’s only shining moment came in the middle of game two as Rebekah Olkkonen served three straight aces.
Bismarck finished off the match with Brettnie Henson making two stuff blocks for the final two points.
Lesterville 2, Valle 0
The Valle Lady Warriors were overpowered in the first game of their match with Lesterville, but they battled back in game two before their season ended just two points short, 25-14, 26-24.
The Lady Bearcats never had a string of more than three points in the first game, but Valle was only able score two points on serve the entire game as Lesterville’s offense was firing on all pistons.
Able to get the ball to Cook, the sophomore hitter had 11 kills for the Lady Bearcats with two from the back row.
Hannah Kuenzel was everywhere on the court with five kills, two stuff blocks and six digs for Valle in the match. Kaitlin Abt made five kills, and Katie Bader and Gretchen Koller made five digs apiece. Maria Herzog had eight assists.
The Lady Warriors (16-12) led most of the second game, and on a late play where both teams dug up five spikes each before Koller put it away with a kill, giving Valle a 21-17 edge and Lesterville a time-out.
A bad serve receive by Valle brought the Lady Bearcats tow within one point at 23-22 and it was time for a Valle time-out. A second blown serve receive tied the game, but the Lady Warriors would score the next point to be only one-point away from tying up the match.
The point would never come. Valle served the ball out, and Lesterville served an ace off the top of the net for the lead, and a loose ball evaded the Lady Warriors on defense to end the match and Valle’s season.
All-District Teams
The below players were selected to the Class 1 All-District Teams by the district coaches.
First Team
Brooke Taylor (sr) - Bismarck
Harley Cadwell (sr) - Bismarck
Balee Lorenz (jr) - Bismarck
Hannah Kuenzel (sr) - Valle
Abbie Bergtholdt (sr) - Valle
Taylor Cook (so) - Lesterville
Jessica Woodcock (sr) - Lesterville
Nichole Bozic (jr) - Viburnum
Second Team
Gretchen Koller (fr) - Valle
Ashlyn Woods (jr) - Lesterville
Paige Mayfield (sr) - Viburnum
Lindsey Colyott (sr) - South Iron
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ltbtlt posted on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
I guess I am not clear enough. The star is the one player who hits 80% of the spikes regardless of where they are on the floor because that is how the coach wants it. It is the one who takes 80% or more of the shots on the BBall court because that is how the coach wants it. The one who the coach leaves on the court with a 30 pt lead in order for the player to pad their stats or set a new record. Those situations are not about deserving, they are about riding one player thru the conference and into regional play and then falling short because the rest of the team is unfamaliar with how to pick it up when the competition gets tougher. They hesitate for fear of reprisal from the coach for horning in on the star's territory. The purpose of playing time should not mean you are on the floor in order to support just one player. You are there to support the team and win the contest.
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baller posted on Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Just curious, but ltbtlt who do you believe these "stars" are? You make it seem like the only people that play are stars, and the last time I checked there are six girls on the court not just one or two. I believe that coach sees who deserves to be put on the court and play. Those who work hard in practice and perform greatly are rewarded with game time. Those who do not stand out in practice sit the bench. As we all know, you practice like you play. If I were a coach and someone was not performing as they should in practice, they would not set foot on the court.
ltbtlt posted on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
make no mistake, I believe the best players should be on the floor. they should be playing as a team and not out there supporting the star. the reason the BHS teams have not gone as far as they should have is because they have been supporting the stars rather than performimg as a team. play to win, but play as a team and you will win more often. if a coach is attempting to pad one players stats it detracts from the team and more often builds animosty among the players.
j_lew_33 posted on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 4:48 pm
i agree with fit2btied, i am in college for secondary education and want to be a coach. that is going to be my philosophy. if youre going to win, you have to do whatever it takes and play the best players for the position. if that pisses some people off, so be it. this isn't little league or JV. you play to win, not so moms can take pictures of their baby playing sports.
LTBTLT posted on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 4:45 pm
the number of wins does not always reflect how talented a team is nor does it always reflect how the group performed as a team. wins and loses are important to some coaches and some parents and some players but sometimes the won/loss record is representative of the level of competition. that is my point about Lesterville. Last years Lesterville team would have been undefeated.
fit2btied posted on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 10:13 am
ltbtlt - If I were a coach, you’d better believe I would do everything within my power to capitalize on the talents of my player(s). That includes knowing all their strengths and weaknesses. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be coaching very long. When I was a kid, if you had little or no talent, you were cut from the team. If your skills were marginal, so also was your playing time. Coaches didn’t have to worry whether or not you had that ‘warm and fuzzy feeling’ inside. They also didn’t have to coddle to upset, whining parents that called a schoolboard member every time things didn’t go their way. You are right about my philosophy, if I were a coach, I would definitely be an ‘old school’ coach.
I am not going to change your mind, and you will not change mine. We’ll just have to agree to disagree.
I am not going to change your mind, and you will not change mine. We’ll just have to agree to disagree.
fit2btied posted on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 10:09 am
ltbtlt – You said, “Lesterville was not as good a team as last year.” Well, they have over 20 wins and only 5 losses, they were good enough to beat us on two given nights, and they were good enough to get through Sectionals to the Final Four. My hat is off to them. They will be surprised to find out what a disappointment they are this year.
ltbtlt posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 7:21 am
not bitter either - my kids graduated a long time ago. but I do watch and I listen and I overhear things and I feel for the kids when I see a talented group not achieve what they are capable of achieving. why don't the teams go further? what does the coach need to do differently? coaches want the players to adjust and continue to reach higher. this years team should have gone further, just like last year, and the one before and the last 5. do something different. the measure is not whether you won the games you should it is how did you do against teams with comparable and a little bit better talent. did you figure out how to win some of those. that is when the TEAM comes in, not the SUPERSTAR. that is when all of them become SUPERSTARS. good luck coach.
ltbtlt posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 6:55 am
fit2 - not a slam at the girls, it truly was an outstanding season with many proud moments. it was also just an observation that obviously the team lost more via graduation than some INDIVIDUALS thought and that those individuals were disrespectful enough to comment about. Lesterville was not as good a team as last year. Last years BHS team got past them. Humility and appreciation for teammates is not learned at 6:oo am. It is taught and demanded by coaches. Coaches don't tell the team how fortunate they are to have played with the individual, they tell the individual how fortunate they are to play with this team. Talent shines by itself, player know who is the great players. Team players lift teammates up, they don't mouth them on the court and disrespect them after graduation. the players conduct and attitude reflect the coach. by the way, truly gifted atheletes can also learn how to set a screen, make a good pass, and a good pass is one a teammate can handle, and block out once in a while. teach it to the team as well. maybe, just maybe you will win some more games.
ltbtlt posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 6:28 am
not disbruntled - just disappointed
that once again a BHS team got close but came up short because the focus as in years past was about the one and supporting staff and not about the TEAM as a whole. it is easy for a coach to begin to rely on the great players and overlook the support. if the coach is not careful the great palyers forget it too. soon it is about their stats, their year, how they are looking, not the team. consequently the accomplishments go only as far as the individual talent will take them but not as far as the TEAM talent would have. your notes indicate you will make the same mistake if you focus on the individual rather than the TEAM.
that once again a BHS team got close but came up short because the focus as in years past was about the one and supporting staff and not about the TEAM as a whole. it is easy for a coach to begin to rely on the great players and overlook the support. if the coach is not careful the great palyers forget it too. soon it is about their stats, their year, how they are looking, not the team. consequently the accomplishments go only as far as the individual talent will take them but not as far as the TEAM talent would have. your notes indicate you will make the same mistake if you focus on the individual rather than the TEAM.
fit2btied posted on Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 8:52 am
ltbtlt - The first two sentences in your original post had absolutely nothing to do with the coaches. It was an obviously direct stab at the kid(s). Read it.
ltbtlt posted on Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
fit2btied - this is about the coaches not the kids. the coach either insists on TEAM or else encourages the players to be a group of individuals driven by their own stats performing for the audience and scouts.
fit2btied posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
As for the basketball season, only time will tell. How many girls will go out for the team? How many will stay healthy and injury free? How many will dedicate themselves to the team and the sport. I can tell you how many you can see out running or working out in the gym at 6:00 am every day. That would be one. That's how superstars are made! How many are truly gifted athletes that can actually handle a ball at all, let alone against a press? I have no doubt they will play as a team, win as a team, and they will lose as a team. I also suspect that when the dust settles and all the snow is shoveled, there will be several conference teams that would be willing to trade for the season the Lady Indians will have. Ladys, keep your heads held high and don't let a disgruntled hasbeen wannabe dampen yor spirits!!!
fit2btied posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
Wow!!! Great season Lady Indians!!! Sounds like someone is a little bitter.:(
The Lady Indians played as a solid team and won as a solid team, 30 times this year. They played as a solid team and lost as a solid team, only 4 times this year. I'll take that any day! See if there is another team in the conference that would not liked to have had a season similar to the Lady Indians. I doubt that you will find one.
Ladys, thanks again for a fantastic volleyball season and good luck to the basketball team!
The Lady Indians played as a solid team and won as a solid team, 30 times this year. They played as a solid team and lost as a solid team, only 4 times this year. I'll take that any day! See if there is another team in the conference that would not liked to have had a season similar to the Lady Indians. I doubt that you will find one.
Ladys, thanks again for a fantastic volleyball season and good luck to the basketball team!
LTBTLT posted on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Wow!! good season lady indians. Unfortunately, it looks like BHS may have graduated more talent than BT and some of the fans thought.
A solid TEAM beats a superstar every time.
Lets see if the new BHS basketball coach realizes the same thing. Teams make if further than individuals.
A solid TEAM beats a superstar every time.
Lets see if the new BHS basketball coach realizes the same thing. Teams make if further than individuals.
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