Highlight Reel: Class A Semifinals
November 22, 2014
The Novi volleyball team defeated Grand Haven 3-2 in a Class A Semifinal on Friday, and Romeo followed with a 3-0 victory over Temperance Bedford. Click the headings below for highlights:
BIG BUC - Grand Haven jumps out to a 2-0 lead against Novi, winning the second set on this kill by Emily Lachmann.
WILDCAT WINNER!!!!!!!! - Novi finishes the comeback in the fifth set against Grand Haven with the match-winning kill by Paulina Iacobelli.
BEDFORD HANGING TOUGH - Temperance Bedford takes the lead in a hard-fought second set against Romeo, with Nicole Rightnowar delivering the big Kill.
BULLDOGS WIN IT - Romeo dominated the third set, finishing things off with a kill by Gia Milana.
Watch the Grand Haven/Novi match in its entirety and order DVDs by Clicking Here and Bedford/Romeo by Clicking Here.
Volleyball Mentors Achieve Milestones
September 26, 2012
Over the last three weeks, two of Michigan's most successful volleyball coaches ever moved further up the all-time list with milestone victories.
On Sept. 8, Clinton Township Chippewa Valley coach Bill Rice became the fifth volleyball coach in MHSAA history to win 1,000 matches when his team defeated Lutheran Westland at the University of Michigan-Dearborn Invitational. And Battle Creek St. Philip's Vicki Groat became the 12th coach to win 800 matches, earning her monumental win against Jackson Christian on Thursday.
Groat has coached the Tigers since 1998, when she took over for her mother Sheila Guerra. At St. Philip's current pace -- it is again considered the favorite to win the MHSAA Class D championship this fall and has claimed six straight -- she could match her mom's 862 career wins during the 2012 season. St. Philip is 35-1-1 this season.
Rice began at Chippewa Valley in 1980 and has led his team to four league and 11 Class A District championships, plus back-to-back 50-plus win seasons from 2002-04. His team is 10-13-2 this fall.