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Brebeuf star Rafdal is volleball player of the year
Name: Lauren Rafdal. Nickname: “Lo or Rafiki.” Best non-volleyball sports moment: “When I was 14, I pitched in the National Softball Association World Series finals. We finished second overall and it was a great and fun...
Chatard, Brebeuf rule on volleyball court
3A programs produce top players, coaches Two high school volleyball standouts who will be college teammates at Toledo next year have earned Indianapolis Star Player of the Year honors. City Player of the Year Becca Reidy of Bishop Chatard and County...
Goals set, goals made at Zionsville
When Emily Hawthorne took over the Zionsville volleyball program three years ago, she wasn’t the only new face. With a turned-over coaching staff and few upperclassmen, Hawthorne said, “I really felt like we were starting over from...
'Fabulous season' caps Kirkpatrick's career
DePaul recruit is known for hard work, leadership Center Grove’s Chelsea Kirkpatrick is The Indianapolis Star’s All-South volleyball Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The 6-foot-2 Kirkpatrick, a dominating force on the...
Coach saw Baumet's potential at early stage
When Brownsburg volleyball coach Bob Yeager saw Lauren Baumet play in junior high — with her height, athleticism and talent — Yeager knew it. “We thought for sure that she had the potential to become something special,” Yeager...
Community support moves Edinburgh coach
Edinburgh’s Tina Bottorff is The Indianapolis Star’s All-South volleyball Coach of the Year. Edinburgh won just one match during the 2005-06 season, Bottorff’s first at the school. This season, the Lancers went 29-7 and won the...
Versatility is Valentine's hallmark
Greenfield-Central’s Megan Valentine has been named The Indianapolis Star’s All-East volleyball Player of the Year. Players from Hancock County schools are eligible for the honor. The roster lists Valentine as an outside hitter, but...
Cascade's DeVault a rookie success
Coach learns high school ropes quickly, gets the best from small talent pool Megan DeVault had coached club teams. She had coached at camps. But DeVault never had helmed a high school program before 2009, when she took over at Cascade. Not that her...
Greyhounds' 'go-to' hitter went far
Butler-bound senior played many positions, led team to regionals When the Carmel High School volleyball team started this season 1-6, Maggie Harbison and her teammates didn’t throw in the towel. Instead, Carmel regrouped. With Harbison leading...
Saints improve in 2nd trip to state finals
T he Lutheran High School volleyball team played better in its second trip to the state volleyball finals, but it still came up short of earning a victory. The Saints (20-17) lost to Wes-Del 25-22, 23-25, 25-18, 25-21 in a semifinal match Saturday...
Porter overcomes injury to help Braves win title
Hillary Porter wasn’t about to let some torn ligaments and tendons and a severe foot sprain keep her out of the biggest game of her life. So after sitting out Brebeuf Jesuit’s Class 3A state semifinal win over Silver Creek on Saturday...
Dooms nets award, but Center Grove falls short
The Center Grove High School volleyball team’s first trip to the state volleyball finals in nine years was shorter than the Trojans wanted, but they still left with an important individual honor. No. 4 Center Grove lost 25-22, 25-21, 27-25 to...
Center Grove falls in semis
YORKTOWN, Ind. — Center Grove coach Deb McClurg worried the Trojans’ penchant for slow starts eventually would burn them, especially as they faced better teams in the state tournament. It did just that during the afternoon match at the...
Emotional state title for Brebeuf
Braves (34-1) avenge lone loss of season with victory over Yorktown in the final MUNCIE, Ind. — When the match was over, the Brebeuf Jesuit volleyball players collapsed in the middle of the court. They were unable to hold their bodies up . . ....
Muncie Burris finishes 40-0
Coach Shondell says it is one of school’s best teams ever MUNCIE, Ind. — Moments after leading Muncie Burris to its 13th consecutive Class 2A volleyball title, coach Steve Shondell was asked where this one ranks. All he knows is,...
Losing in semis hurts, but Lutheran encouraged
Saints play with more confidence in their 2nd straight appearance in the state finals MUNCIE, Ind. — It was a small progression, but a progression nonetheless. Lutheran fell in the Class A state volleyball semifinals for the second consecutive...
High school volleyball Indiana championships
Sixteen high school volleyball teams converge on Delaware County today in their quest for state championships. The Indiana High School Athletic Association state finals return to the county for a third consecutive year with semifinal matches at four...
Center Grove overcomes slow starts
Center Grove High School volleyball coach Deb McClurg has led the fourth-ranked Trojans back to the state finals for the first time since 2000, the year they won the Class 4A title. She’s doing it with a veteran team that she finds a little...
High school volleyball: Lutheran confident for state finals
Lutheran volleyball coach Kathleen Anderson readily acknowledges the Saints had a “We’re just happy to be here” mentality when they advanced to the state finals for the first time last season. She said that won’t be the case...
Brebeuf Jesuit gets back to volleyball final four
After losing in state semifinals the past 2 years, Braves waste no time reaching that level again SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — The Brebeuf Jesuit volleyball team lost in the state semifinals the past two seasons, so when the opportunity arrived to make...
Center Grove seniors come through vs. Avon
Down 2 games to 1, veteran Trojans rally to win in final against Orioles After falling behind Avon two games to one in Saturday night’s Class 4A Perry Meridian Regional final, Center Grove volleyball coach Deb McClurg challenged her eight...
There's no downplaying it: Brebeuf is talented
Coach is pleased with his team’s ability to remain calm in tight situations Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School volleyball coach Brian Murray doesn’t downplay the level of talent on his Class 3A second-ranked squad. Lucy Reser (Wofford),...
Avon, Tri-West step it up to win sectional titles
After lackluster regular seasons, Orioles and Bruins find the key to tournament success Neither team dominated in the regular season, with Avon going 21-11 and Tri-West 13-12, but when the playoffs arrived something familiar happened: Each won three...
Young Warriors' win ends Cathedral's run
For years, Warren Central High School has enjoyed a strong volleyball program. Unfortunately for the Warriors, they’ve also been in the same sectional as Cathedral, which has six state titles and three runner-up finishes since 1997 in either...
Edinburgh's title fuels hunger for more
Edinburgh players shed a few tears of joy when the Lancers won the school’s first sectional title in volleyball Saturday night. But coach Tina Bottorff said that doesn’t mean they’re all happy and content heading into...
Eagles make progress, and it's likely to continue
The Zionsville volleyball team entered the season with some specific goals. Among them: Win 25 games, up from 18 the year before and 11 in 2007, and earn a top-three spot in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference after winning a combined four games the...
Center Grove rematch ahead for 'Hounds
Volleyball team’s second sectional title in three years sets up a regional battle with seventh-ranked Trojans Carmel’s road to a first volleyball state championship still has plenty of roadblocks ahead. The unranked Greyhounds (25-11),...
Raiders' great season ends all too soon
Young team’s 24-win campaign equaled the school’s best; records set in assists, serves Cardinal Ritter volleyball coach Kim Wildman knew her team was young, so its early success was a bit surprising. Still, with success comes...
Lutheran confident heading into regional
Lutheran has worst record of 4 volleyball teams competing, but it’s the only one ranked Lutheran High School volleyball coach Kathleen Anderson has been as confident in this season’s team as any of the ones she’s coached at the...
Carmel volleyball hits stride as it enters regional
Greyhounds improve after tough start When the Carmel High School volleyball team started the season 1-6, coach William Bastin didn’t panic. The Greyhounds have gone 24-4 since and enter Saturday’s Class 4A Perry Meridian Regional with a...
