Lady Bulldogs Varsity Sweeps College Park

Lady Bulldogs Mandi Gray and Hanah Davies "coverin' the Hits" against College Park.

The Lady Bulldogs continued marching on to their 7th match victory in a row and (more importantly) undefeated record in District 15-5A play tonight in the DAWG House by sweeping the College Park Lady Cavaliers out of the gym: 25-8, 25-11, 25-17. The streak began against Klein Oak on September 5th and Magnolia has been gathering steam ever since to represent the district as champions in the playoffs. The Dawgs were too much for their visitors tonight and made short work of their meeting by immediately ripping into them in the first set, with a 7-1 lead behind a series of kills by Michele Williams, Kelli Stewart and Kristyn Bergen. Once Alicia Shaffer chimed in with a couple of kills and a block assist - the Dawgs went way out front at 18-4, and the Lady Cavaliers could only feel engulfed in the exhaust of a jet engine without knowing where it came from. Another round of Williams, Stewart and Bergen later, and Magnolia finished it up with a 17 point edge at 25-8. Another quick start for the DAWGS!........

Kristyn Bergen making a perfect pass while her team mates watch closely.

In Set #2, the Lady Bulldogs kept pouring it on after trailing briefly in the beginning of the game. The Dawgs continued their dominance at the net by hitting almost everything that was going forward and in the Lady Cavaliers' direction, and blocking everything that was coming back! The hitting in the match, was spread around nicely with the 26 assists Caitlin Holland dished out and the 9 more from Hanah Davies to an array of hitters: Michele Williams with 12 kills, Alicia Shaffer with 10, Kristyn Bergen had 6, Kelli Stewart with 5, and a couple of others from Jamie Kaleh and Hannah Fort. Once Magnolia went ahead at 7-5 in the second set, they continually built the lead to 3 points at 10-7; to 4 points at 11-7, to 5 points at 13-8; to 7 points at 16-9; to 8 points at 17-9, to 10, 11, 12, 13 at 24-11; and culminating at 14 points at the buzzer 25-11. It was difficult for College Park to be able to defend themselves effectively with a pack of Bulldogs nipping at them from every direction.

Lady Bulldog junior OH Alicia Shaffer had a busy

night with 10 kills, 10 digs, 1 ace, 2 block assists.

In the final set, Magnolia did more of the same at the front line of the net by controlling the court for the rest of the evening, and if anything slipped through - Alicia Shaffer (10 digs) and Mandi Gray (9 digs) were there to turn it around. The blocking for the match was exceptional with Michele Williams leading the way with 3 block assists and 2 solo blocks; Hannah Fort close behind with 3 assist blocks and 1 solo; and Kelli Stewart with 2 assist blocks and 2 solos; and a busy Alicia Shaffer with 2 assist blocks followed by Kristyn Bergen and Jamie Kaleh's assists - pretty much gave one the notion to NOT to try to hit the ball over the net against these ladies! Magnolia never trailed in the final set and took off at the gate leading by 5 points most of the game, stretching it to 6, then 7 points and finally to 8, when Kristyn Bergen mercifully ended the match by slamming a shot off the Lady Cavaliers' hands for the win at 25-17............and, Have a Nice Day!

No time for standing around...next up: Fri. Sept. 29 at Oak Ridge

4:30 9A

5:30 9B

5:00 JV

6:00 PM Varsity

Lady Bulldog OH Jamie Kaleh trapped this ball for a much

needed block against the College Park Lady Cavaliers.

GREAT MATCH, LADY BULLDOGS !!!

ANOTHER MATCH CLOSER TO PLAYOFFS!!

JV Takes "College Park to School" in Sweep

The Magnolia Lady Bulldogs JV volleyball team swept the College Park Lady Cavaliers JV as a prelude to the varsity game tonight at the DAWG House, by winning both sets by a score of: 25-22, 25-6. In the first set, the score appears to indicate that there was a tight game, but the Lady Cavaliers were held at arms' length throughout. Lady Bulldog MB Breann Matula had a great evening tonight - controlling the middle of both sides of the net - by leading off with a kill at 1-0 and another at 3-0, while Lady Bullpup setter Angela Yzaguirre sandwiched a couple of serving "aces" between those kills at 2-0 and 4-0. With OHL Michelle Larson's dink at 5-0, and Breann's serving ace at 8-2, the Bullpups were in command and enjoyed their widest point spread of this set.

Breann "Happy Birthday'd" a kill at 10-6; Angela Yzaguirre jump served another ace at 13-10 and Breann again nailed a kill for Magnolia at 14-10, and in doing so, turned away any hopes of a Lady Cavalier comeback. The Bullpups squeezed in another point (in the spread to 5 points) behind Katie Kreft's backrow kill at 22-17, until College Park made a final run at the Lady Bulldogs cutting the lead to 2 when Jamie Paulson lit 'em up at 23-21. It took another Angela Yzaguirre ace at 24-21 to give Magnolia a little more breathing room, and a final error by College Park to end this one at 25-22.

Set #2 was more domination by the Lady Bulldogs as they jumped on the Lady Cavaliers hard, gathering up a bunch of unstoppable momentum with an 11-0 start behind some strong net play, some great passing, and another serving display by Jamie Paulson who amassed 4 aces in the run along with an early block assist with Breann Matula. Breann and Michelle Larson also had another block assist at 4-0; Michelle had a kill at 5-0 and 9-0, while Breann had a kill at 7-0 and a Big Kill at 10-0 and again at 12-1 to really keep their distance from College Park. The Lady Bulldogs JV really pulled it all together with a great team effort and continued to build their lead going away to a 19 point edge, when Jamie Paulson and Breann Matula teamed up one last time and blocked the last attempt by the Cadavers for the set and match win 25-6.

Lady Bulldog Katie Kreft either flashing a "Peace Sign"

or indicating there was another sweep in the "House" !

GREAT JOB LADIES...YOU RULE!!!

Did You Know.....?

Did You Know............


….…in opening District 15-5A play: Lufkin defeated College Park (13-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-26, 15-6) and The Woodlands swept Oak Ridge? (25-10, 27-25, 25-19)

…….that 4A Red Oak High School in Texas, has not lost a district match since 1990 and has won over 180 district matches in a row?

…….2006 TGCA 5A Volleyball Poll?: 9/25/06

1. Amarillo

2. San Antonio Reagan
3. Plano West
4. Austin Westlake
5. Allen
6. Fort Bend Dulles
7. San Antonio Churchill
8. Coppell
9. Humble Kingwood
10. Arlington Martin
11. San Angelo Central
12. Houston Stratford
13. Southlake Carroll
14. Smithson Valley
15. Fort Bend Austin
16. Georgetown
17. Mesquite
18. Magnolia
19. Round Rock
20. Houston Clear Creek

…….the name Texas comes from the Hasini Indian word "tejas" meaning friends? Tejas is not Mexican for Texas.

…….The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water?

…….the nationally ranked #4 team Amarillo remains the highest ranked Texas team in the USA? Their current record is 30-1; The tough tournament season is over for the Sandies and that's a good thing, because they are struggling with injuries right now. The most serious occurred in Tuesday's win over Canyon, where star hitter Kelsey Black suffered a high ankle sprain that will keep her out for several weeks. Amarillo has already lost DS Breanne Owens to season-ending knee surgery, has setter Brianne Barker hobbling with an ankle injury of her own, and RS Joni Unruh battling what may be back trouble. Amarillo may yet have enough to survive District play, but the first test comes Saturday versus an always dangerous Lubbock Coronado team.


…….that the other 2 nationally ranked teams in the top 25 are: San Antonio’s Reagan current record: 22-1; and Plano West current record: 24-1?


…….oak trees do not produce acorns….until they are fifty (50) years of age or older?


…….The first product to have a bar code on the package was Wrigley's gum?


…….these Laws of the Natural Universe?
….the Variation Law?: If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will start to move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).
.…the Law of the Telephone?: If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal.


…...the CSTV/AVCA Division I Top 10 Coaches Poll for 9/25/06?:

1. Nebraska (46) 12-0 1480
2. Penn State (13) 13-0 1453
3. UCLA 15-0 1369
4. Washington (1) 12-1 1331
5. USC 13-0 1241
6. Stanford 10-2 1190
7. Cal 12-1 1086
8. Texas 8-3 1052
9. Santa Clara 10-2 1041
10. Florida 10-2 944


……. That the current NCAA Women's Volleyball Div I hitting percentage leader is Ohio State? As a team, the Lady Buckeyes have an impressive hitting percentage of 0.381 utilizing a total of 1101 attacks; yielding 554 kills and only 134 errors.

District Statistics 9/22/06

15-5A DISTRICT STATS Week 1: Sept. 22 match only


KILLS

TEAM............NAME.......................GAMES....KILLS.....K/G

Lufkin.............Stacey Foster....................5.....31..... 6.20
Lufkin.............Shannon Lasiter.................5.....19......3.80
Magnolia..........Michele Williams...............4.....15.....3.75
Woodlands........Kayleigh Comeaux...............3.....10......3.33
Oak Ridge.........Nicole Bowden...................3.....10......3.33
College Park......Katie Matthews..................5.....15......3.00
Woodlands........Kristin Martell...................3.......9......3.00
Magnolia..........Alicia Shaffer..................4......10.....2.50
Conroe.............Britni Martin....................4......10......2.50
Magnolia..........Hannah Fort...................4........9.....2.25
Lufkin.............Megan Hoephner...............5.......10......2.00
Magnolia..........Kristyn Bergen................4........8......2.00
College Park.....Carol Solano......................2........4......2.00
Lufkin............Demeeka Jones..................5........9......1.80
College Park.....Megan Davis......................5........9......1.80


ATTACKS

TEAM..............NAME..........................HIT %

Oak Ridge.......Nicole Bowden................0.444
Magnolia.........Hannah Fort................0.389
Woodlands......Julie Bruton...................0.350
Conroe............Rachel Zoet...................0.330
Conroe...........Tristen Stacks................0.330
Magnolia.........Michele Williams...........0.314
Woodlands.......Kristin Martell................0.300
Magnolia.........Jamie Kaleh.................0.286
Conroe.............Chera Smith.................0.260
College Park......Allie Mullins...................0.250
Conroe.............Katie Becker.................0.250
Lufkin.............Stacey Foster................0.250
College Park..... Tia Schlegel ..................0.250
Conroe............Krystin Cutler.................0.230
Oak Ridge.........Kristen Porterfield...........0.188

BLOCK SOLO

TEAM................NAME..................GAMES...BS.....BS/G

Magnolia...........Michele Williams............4....3.....0.75
Woodlands.........Kristin Martell................3....2......0.67
Oak Ridge..........Nicole Bowden................3....2......0.67
Magnolia...........Hannah Fort.................4....2.....0.50
Woodlands.........Chelsea Goodman............3.....1.....0.33
Woodlands.........Elizabeth Dobin...............3.....1.....0.33
Woodlands........Julie Bruton....................3.....1.....0.33
Oak Ridge..........Kristen Porterfield............3.....1....0.33
Magnolia..........Alicia Shaffer..................4.....1....0.25
Conroe...............Britni Martin..................4.....1.....0.25
Lufkin................Britney Maxey................5.....1.....0.20
College Park........Megan Davis...................5.....1.....0.20
Lufkin................Stacey Foster.................5.....1.....0.20



BLOCK ASSISTS

TEAM..............NAME..............GAMES.....BA.....BA/G

Lufkin..............Britney Maxey............5......5.....1.00
Woodlands........Julie Bruton...............3......3.....1.00
Lufkin..............Shannon Lasiter.........5......4......0.80
Woodlands........Chelsea Goodman........3......2......0.67
Conroe.............Abbey Tipton.............4......2......0.50
Conroe.............Britni Martin..............4......2......0.50
Magnolia...........Hannah Fort............4......2......0.50
Conroe.............Katie Becker..............4......2......0.50
Conroe.............Krystin Cutler............4......2.......0.50
Lufkin..............Demeeka Jones..........5......2......0.40
Lufkin..............Megan Hoephner........5......2.......0.40
Magnolia..........Jamie Kaleh.............3......1.......0.33
Woodlands.........Kayleigh Comeaux.......3......1.......0.33
Woodlands.........Kristin Martell............3......1.......0.33
Oak Ridge..........Lauren Brown.............3......1......0.33
Oak Ridge..........Nicole Bowden............3......1.......0.33


DIGS

TEAM...............NAME...............GAMES.....DIGS....D/G

Woodlands........Haley Pettigrew............3......15.....5.00
Magnolia..........Michele Williams.........4......18.....4.50
Magnolia..........Alicia Shaffer.............4......18.....4.50
Woodlands........Jayde Cornell...............3......13......4.33
Woodlands........Kayleigh Comeaux.........3......12......4.00
Oak Ridge.........Lauren Tucker..............2......7.......3.50
Oak Ridge.........Marissa Wixson............3.......8.......2.67
Magnolia..........Kristyn Bergen............4......10......2.50
Oak Ridge.........Darrah Hastings............2.......5.......2.50
Oak Ridge.........Autumn Rountree..........3.......7.......2.33
Conroe.............Britni Martin................4.......9.......2.25
Conroe.............Sarah Ross..................4.......9.......2.25
Lufkin..............Megan Hoephner...........5......11.......2.20
College Park.......Marcie Nordt................5.....10.......2.00
Magnolia..........Caitlin Holland.............4......8.......2.00



ASSISTS

TEAM..............NAME.............GAMES....ASST....A/G


Lufkin.............Whitney Houston.......5.....51...10.20
Oak Ridge........Autumn Rountree.......3.....21.....7.00
Magnolia.........Caitlin Holland..........4....26....6.50
Woodlands.......Sarah Choate.............3....16.....5.33
Woodlands.......Bryn Baker................3.....14.....4.67
Conroe...........Chera Smith..............4.....18.....4.50
College Park.....Allie Mullins..............5.....20......4.00
College Park.....Dani Griffith..............5.....17.....3.40
Magnolia........Hannah Davies...........4.....12....3.00
Conroe...........Rachel Zoet................4.....7.....1.75
Magnolia........Jamie Kaleh...............3.....2.....0.67
Lufkin............Demeeka Jones...........5......3.....0.60
Conroe...........Britni Martin...............4......2.....0.50
College Park.....Lexi Erwin.................5......2.....0.40



ACES

TEAM..............NAME...........GAMES....ACES....ACE/G

Woodlands.......Haley Pettigrew...........3.....3.......1.00
Oak Ridge........Marissa Wixson...........3.....3.......1.00
Magnolia.........Kelli Stewart..............4.....3......0.75
College Park.....Katie Matthews............5.....3.......0.60
Conroe...........Corinne Woodruff..........4.....2.......0.50
Conroe...........Britni Martin................4.....2.......0.50
Oak Ridge.......Lauren Tucker..............2.....1.......0.50
College Park....Allie Mullins.................5.....2.......0.40
College Park....Megan Davis................5.....2.......0.40
College Park....Dani Griffith................5.....2.......0.40
Lufkin...........Whitney Houston...........5.....2.......0.40
Lufkin...........Demeeka Jones.............5.....2.......0.40
Conroe..........Rachel Zoet..................4.....1.......0.25
Magnolia........Caitlin Holland.............4.....1......0.25



DISTRICT 15-5A STANDINGS

VARSITY........................WINS............LOSSES

LUFKIN.............................1..................0
MAGNOLIA........................1..................0
THE WOODLANDS................1...................0
COLLEGE PARK....................0..................1
CONROE............................0..................1
OAK RIDGE.........................0..................1

GO LADY BULLDOGS !!!

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL 9/25/06

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL:

Mon. Sept. 25 Regular Practice

Tues. Sept. 26 **HOME vs. College Park
4:30 9A
5:30 9B
5:00 JV
6:00 PM Varsity

Wedn. Sept. 27 Regular Practice

Thur. Sept. 28 Regular Practice
9A @ Katy Tourney (4:00 pm @ Mayde Creek)

Fri. Sept. 29 **@ Oak Ridge
4:30 9A
5:30 9B
5:00 JV
6:00 PM Varsity

Sat. Sept. 30 9A @ Katy Tourney
Varsity practice 9 am

COMING UP NEXT WEEK:
Mon. Oct. 2 Regular Practice

Tues. Oct. 3 **HOME vs. Lufkin (NO 9B TEAM)
4:30 9A
5:00 JV
6:00 PM Varsity

Wedn. Oct. 4 Regular Practice

Thur. Oct. 5 Regular Practice

Fri. Oct. 6 **@ The Woodlands (NEED A BIG CROWD!)
4:30 9A
5:30 9B
5:00 JV
6:00 PM Varsity


Sat. Oct. 7 Varsity practice 9 am

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Message from Coach J….

HOW “SWEEP” IT IS!

Every team won their match against Conroe to open district play on Friday! Look for the broom on display to mark the “sweep”!
9A 25-23, 25-8
9B 25-12, 25-22
JV 25-11, 25-17
Varsity 19-25, 25-12, 25-13, 25-16

PARENTS, I NEED YOUR HELP:
The athletic booster club pays for the players food at the banquet, buys us all kinds of training materials, and supports your KIDS & MHS athletics (every team, boys & girls).

Our goal in volleyball is to have 100% of our parents join the booster club! Come on! It costs you, $25 but it is a small gesture to support our kids!

You may think that it won’t make a difference but IT DOES!

PLEASE JOIN ME in joining the BOOSTER CLUB TODAY!

Thanks to those who have already joined:
2 Seniors, 2 Juniors, 6 Sophomores, 2 Freshman

Bostick, Larson, Bacho, Matula, Lange, Meeks, Manning, Parrish, Gould, Skaggs, Holland, Stewart, Stephens

GRAB A FORM TOMORROW AT THE MATCH AND SIGN UP!!

Although the varsity got off to a slow start, I was proud of the way our team reacted to the challenge on Friday. We came back to soundly defeat Conroe in the next 2 games. We are very proud of all of our teams…stepping up to start district play with wins!

The district stats will be out by the match tomorrow, so look for them there!

MOVING TOWARD THE PLAYOFFS ONE MATCH AT A TIME!

BULLDOG PRIDE!!

Coach J.

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Here she comes.......

It was great to see Caitlin Holland in the 2006 Magnolia High School Homecoming Queen's court Friday evening during the homecoming game. Caitlin is as deserving as one can get, as she has been instrumental in leading her Lady Bulldog Volleyball team mates to a state 5A ranking with her academic, leadership and athletic skills. There's still more heights to climb, and you can be sure Caitlin will be there right at the front.

Congratulations, Caitlin !!

Homecoming Queen nominee Caitlin Holland looking good while being

escorted by her father Michael Holland during the halftime ceremony

of the Magnolia High School Bulldogs homecoming game.

JV Shuts Out Conroe

Once again, the Lady Bulldogs JV volleyball team has swept another opponent and are undefeated in District 15-5A play by demolishing the hometown Conroe Lady Tigerettes JV by the scores: 25-11 and 25-16.

The inspired Bullpups showed no mercy and probably never thought twice about it, nor even bothered to look back - from the start of the first set, to the last point of the match. Magnolia never trailed and actually led by as many as 14 points in the match. The Lady Bulldogs played great with over 31 earned points in the 2 game sweep and were simply too much for the dazed Tigerettes.


In the first game MB Meagan Little took control with 6 kills; OH Katie Kreft and OH/MB Chelsea Jackson with 3 apiece ; MB Breann Matula with 2; and several outstanding plays by the (up and coming) setter Angela Yzaguirre who had a serving ace and repeatedly kept the confused Tigerettes on their hind paws with her jump serving and setting. Angela also, really impressed everyone with an unbelievable one handed dig that was (for all practical purposes) - out of bounds and (with the slimmest of angles) - managed to get the ball back in play, over the net, and drop in for a kill!! You could've heard a hair drop on Conroe's (stunned) side of the gym... The Magnolia fans were equally stunned and even more impressed as other players maybe wouldn't have gone to that length to score a point (or even keep a ball in play), much less - to keep her team ahead by 5 points!! Now that's the kind of attitude anyone involved in sports, can appreciate!!


Set #2 started out much of the same: OHL Michelle Larson started the Bullpups out with a kill at 1-0; Breann Matula aced her serve at 4-4 and Michelle sandwiched that point with another kill at 5-4. In addition to Breann's ace, OH Jamie Paulson had an ace midway through the game (15-11), but Lady Bulldog Brittany Wheaton also had an ace at 10-8, and her serving consistently kept Conroe second guessing themselves and out-of-sync during her time-on-the-line. The best was still yet to come, as the Bullpups began to flex the strength of their game tonight:....the FRONT LINE!

Meagan Little and Katie Kreft teamed up for a block assist at 6-4, then Katie crunched one down the left line at 8-7 and then again, later in the game - with a big kill off the Tigerettes' hands at 20-14. MB Breann Matula took control of the game at that point with a (belated) Happy Birthday kill at 12-8, a canon shot at 13-9, and another at 14-11 and watched as the rest of her team mates mauled the weaker Tigerettes until she mercifully dinked a kill over for the set/match point at 24-16 and then, finished them off 'gladiator-style' with a clean kill at the top of her "Breann Glide" for an impressive, district victory...25-16.

With everyone on the Magnolia JV team playing so well and so together, it must be so difficult for a team to find a way to beat them and then to actually execute it! That's a great way to be, ladies.....strength in numbers!

DISTRICT 15-5A STANDINGS

JV.......WINS-LOSSES

COLLEGE PARK.......1-0
MAGNOLIA...........1-0
OAK RIDGE...............1-0
CONROE.....................0-1
LUFKIN......................0-1
THE WOODLANDS...0-1

JV RULES!! BULLDOG PRIDE !!!

Magnolia Too Much for Conroe Lady Tigers

Set #4 and the Lady Bulldogs have a (2-1) advantage going into this potential match win. It's been kind of a weird night for volleyball, let alone it's your district opening match! Ah, that's right....it's Homecoming weekend for Magnolia and there are other festivities tugging at the ladies!

Lady Bulldog setter Caitlin Holland getting help from her team mates at

the Homecoming game. Where's the fashion police when you need them?


There have been some weird, wild, disputed calls and things are getting louder and closer to being out of control --- and that's just my cell phone call, folks!!!

'Boom Boom' Williams launching a missle at the top of her "GLIDE"...

Michele Williams started the madness out with a shot down the left side of the court at 1-1 and a solid, great block at 3-1; when OH Jamie Kaleh had a shot of her own at 5-2, and Alicia Shaffer hammered a kill off the Tigerette's hands at 10-6........things are going our way! I've purposely left out the disputed calls, confusion, and the scorkeeping problems, etc - but there was no doubt about who was the better team tonight when Hannah Fort put the 'Hannah Glide' on 'em with a hard hit off the Tiger's nails at 12-8, and a follow up Kristyn Bergen's 'surgically-placed' kill shot at the end line , for a 13-8 advantage.....it was as if the Lady Bulldogs had just put their first district game away and placed their new Tigerettes trophy on the mantle. This audio file picks up with Magnolia leading 17-10:
MAG (20-7, 1-0) — Michele Williams 15 kills.

Lady Bulldog OHL Alicia Shaffer hammerin' one over the Lady Tigers' hands.

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Lady Bulldogs Put Tigers in the Tank...

Lady Bulldog OHL Alicia Shaffer took control of the match

in this set by overpowering the Conroe Lady Tigers.

Set #3 and the Lady Bulldogs have figured it out and are starting to attack Conroe like a runaway train..Lady Bulldog OHL Alicia Shaffer lit 'em up with an onslought of kills, great defense, and contaigous energy - to take command in the first half of the game. Kelli Stewart started things rolling for Magnolia with a great kill at 1-1, then a serving ace at 3-1; and when Michele Williams dinked the ball over the Tigerette's paws at 4-1, the DAWGS were beginning their prowl. Shaffer started the frenzy with a shot at 6-2, then played great defense by digging and passing everything that came her way, and still had enough left over to blister Conroe with a great kill at 8-2...oops, and then again at 9-2. When Michelle Williams and Hannah Fort saw their Warrior Princess (Alicia) ripping into Conroe single-handedly like that, they both immediately jumped in....starting with Michele's kills at 10-2 and at 11-3; and Hannah Fort's blast at 14-6.....and the DAWGS were back ...... feeling good and BIG n' BAD......!!

Lady Bulldogs OHR Kelli Stewart and MB Hannah Fort

reject another Conroe Tigerette attempt.

This audio file picks up with the score at 16-8 with Magnolia leading the way:

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Set 2, Lady Bulldogs Grab Tigerettes by the Tail

Lady Bulldog OHL Kristyn Bergen 'winding up and letting one fly' by Conroe.

The Lady Bulldogs had a slow start tonight against Conroe and I'll bet the Tigerettes couldn't have been happier....the ladies ambushed Magnolia early - outplaying their visitors and leading the DAWGS from the start- only to have it slip away by letting Magnolia "tie-it-up", and lead the set near the end of the game...The Tigerettes somehow regrouped and took the error-prone Dawgs in the first set 25-19....Ouch, this isn't supposed to start like this.......

Lady Bulldogs Jamie Kaleh and Michele Williams

forcing the Lady Tiger's hitter to re-think her strategy.

Well, here we are in Set #2 and the Lady Bulldogs are fit to be tied!! They are fully awake now (even if it's 5:45 PM) and Michele Williams has fired off a kill at 2-3, 3-3, a block at 4-5, then a hit off the Tigerettes' paws at 6-5; followed by a classic MB Hannah Fort block at 8-7; and a beautiful kill shot just inches short of the back line, and in the left corner by Alicia Shaffer that put our ladies in front, and for good at 9-7. There were some technical difficulties in the gymnasium and we had a dropped call, and as a result - this audio file picks up in the second set and the DAWGS are barking!!......23-12.

Lady Bulldog OHR Kelli Stewart never gave Conroe

an opportunity for an easy shot against Magnolia.

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Lady Bulldogs Finalize Sweep of St Agnes

Let there be no doubt in this one - the Lady Bulldogs ruled the roost tonight in the DAWG House by leading throughout from the first and second set to a possible 'clincher' here in game 3. From the beginning of this set, the ladies have been maintaining close to a 7 point edge but slowed up a bit in the final minutes of the match where the Tigers made a desperate plea for clemency.

The Kill (K) signs were up by the Bulldog fans all

evening as the Lady Bulldogs overpowered St Agnes.

The Lady Bulldogs controlled the tempo and flow of the game in this third set. Actually, they controlled EVERY part of the game, except their serving!! The service errors and the level of the Lady Bulldogs' play kept the Lady Tigers within sight, but really not within striking distance. The Lady Tigers had to raise their level of play to stay with the DAWGS who had blistered them for the past 2 sets, and they played more aggressively, but it turned out that it ended up raising Magnolia's level as well. The Lady Tigers worked on the outsides of the hitting lanes and committed fewer errors while the Lady Bulldogs had a little trouble keeping their momentum.

Lady Bulldog MB Michele Williams punished the lady Tigers in this match with her

hard hitting. Not many players would want to be on the receiving end of this one!

Again, the ladies were off to a quick start with an OH Alicia Shaffer kill off the Lady Tigers' hands at 3-1; then a barrage of Michele Williams' firepower starting with a block at 4-1; a cross court kill at 6-2 and a service ace at 7-2 had the Tigers scampering. And again, Alicia had a similar kill as before at 8-2; MB Hannah Fort kept the spread at 6 points with a 'Hannah Hustle Glide' rocket at 11-5 before OHR Kelli Stewart put a kill down at 13-6; and Michele overpowered them with kills in the left corner at 14-8 and another for good measure at 16-8. The DAWGS still kept their distance between them, despite a late charge by the Tigers with help from OHL Kristyn Bergen's timely kill at 17-11; another Michele Williams' blast at 19-13; and a great shot from Alicia Shaffer in the middle of the court at 22-15. When Magnolia went on top at 23-16 with a Lady Tiger error, it looked like the knockout punch had been made but, not so fast................the Lady Tigers still had some fight in them and scored 4 straight points to close the gap to 3 points at 20-23, until a 'wall' put up quickly by Kelli Stewart and Michele Williams blocked the Tigers' attack at 24-20 - and once again, for the moment - the world was saved!........(okay, a little over-stated...at least our world was saved!) After a service error, the Tigers were close again at 21-24 and it took a Lady Tiger service error in the net, and at set/match point, for this one to close-out at 25-21.

By defeating the St Agnes Lady Tigers (20-6), the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs (18-7) have just completed their 3rd sweep in a row and 11th sweep of the new season!

Coach Terri Johnson spurring the Lady Bulldogs on to victory.

Next up in the DAWG dish:
The district opener!! Our Magnolia Lady Bulldogs are traveling and taking on district rival Conroe Lady Tigers on Friday night @ 5 PM with the JV to follow.....9A @ 4:30; 9B to follow.

WAY TO GO LADY BULLDOGS.....SWEEP 'EM!!!

Lady Bulldogs Snare Lady Tigers

In set #2, the Lady Bulldogs were warmed up and ready to go....and they immediately jumped out of the gate and took off to an 8-1 advantage. The ladies played very well and stretched the lead to 8, 9, and finally 10 points in this one - all behind an assortment of hard hitting attacks, crisp passing, and by controlling the net. The ladies' tally in the earned points' department was impressive starting with a 'stinger' from Michele 'Boom Boom' Williams down the right line at 1-0; a Hannah Fort ace at 2-0; a Kelli Stewart/Boom Boom block assist at 3-0; then a pair of kills at 4-0 and 5-0 by MB Michele Williams wounded the Tigers early enough to know they may be in for an (quick) evening of play, with their "BIG sisters".

Lady Bulldog OHR Kelli Stewart sent a shot across the net as setter

Caitlin Holland (1) and MB Hannah Fort (9) lend their support.

Alicia Shaffer had a backrow kill at 6-1; Michele had a kill in the middle at 8-1 and several plays later a quick-reacting Lady Bulldog OHR Ashlynn Newman who tipped the ball back to the Lady Tigers from their attack, only to have them tip it back quickly, killed the ball with her left hand when it came over the net at 11-5, as if to say "the DAWGS were in control, here..."

Lady Bulldogs Hanah Davies (l) and Kelli Stewart (r)

obdiently await the side judge's approval for rotation.

MB Hannah Fort and OH Alicia Shaffer took Ashlynn's hint and both assisted on a block at 12-5; then a flurry of kills: Alicia at 13-6, Caitlin Holland's ace at 14-6, Hannah again at 15-7, and OH Kristyn Bergen's canon put the Lady Bulldogs firmly on top at 16-8. A few plays later, Michele took control of the game again by a great kill down the left side of the court from the OHL position at 18-10; then another Williams/Shaffer (doesn't this combination of names sound like it could be the name of a funeral home......for Tigers??) block assist at 19-10; and another kill by Michele at 22-13, and the closing of the set was near. It took an Alicia hit off the Lady Tigers' hands and a Hannah Glide to knock the Tigers down for the second time this evening and this time- almost out, at 25-15!

The 'Hannah Fort Fan Club' was out in force tonight

and Hannah gave them plenty to cheer about!

GO LADY BULLDOGS!! "THE POWER OF THE DAWG"

Lady Bulldogs Take Care of Business With St Agnes

A couple of resourceful (Michele Williams and Hannah Fort) fans were wearing

their jerseys in support and appreciation of the talented Lady Bulldog duo!

The Lady Bulldogs played inspired volleyball in front of an appreciative group of fans tonight at the DAWG House and took control of a match and that was not expected to be easy. The 2006 St Agnes Lady Tigers came into the gym with a 20-5 record and a wicked win streak against Magnolia. It was a year ago this very week that St Agnes, who had a 2 year streak going against Magnolia, was going to face the 2005 Lady Bulldogs but had to reschedule as hurricane Rita made different plans for eveyone. I can imagine several volleyball enthusiasts were a little nervous with a very talented 2006 Lady Tigers team roaming in their house.

Lady Bulldog setter Hanah Davies quick setting a hard charging OHR Ashlynn Newman

The Lady Bulldogs didn't start the night like they were looking for any advancement or even on the job, trailing 3-7 in the beginning of the first set, but when Lady Bulldog MB Hannah Fort got things rolling at 4-7 with a kill, and followed up with another at 5-7, then threw up a 'monster' block at 6-7, things got interesting. Caitlin Holland jumped in with a service ace at 7-7, Hannah had another kill at 8-7 and Caitlin quickly trumped her with another service ace at9-7 and this 6-0 run made things look real good.....for a short while. Once again the DAWGS found themselves behind at 12-14, but it turned out that they were beginning their stretch of outscoring the Tigers by a 13-6 margin with Michele Williams' kill at 14-15; an Alicia Shaffer 'Happy Birthday' gift at 15-15; an Ashlynn Newman block at 16-15; another Alicia kill at 17-16; then a patented 'Hannah Glide' shot down the right side at 20-19; another pair of Alicia jump serve aces at 21-19 and 22-19; followed by a Kristyn Bergen kill at 24-20; with a Kelli Stewart kill at 25-20 as the topper to a strong come-from-behind victory.

Set1 was behind them and the Lady Bulldogs looked stronger and were in charge with a few sets to go.....GO GET 'EM LADY BULLDOGS!!!

JV Tames St Agnes Lady Tigers JV

Great job here of putting up the arms for a block and

playing defense for our beloved Lady Bullpups!!

The Lady Bulldogs JV swept the St. Agnes Lady Tigers in their best 2-out-of-3 match tonight playing their own brand "Dawg-ball" with dawgball control, good dawgdefense and dawg-power when it was needed, by sweeping the match 2-0, (25-16 and 25-18). The ladies impressed the Dawg House fans with their resiliency and their determination to get through the rough spots and now that it's behind them - they should take a moment to pat themselves on the back and feel good about their accomplishments......o.k.that's enough......(now, get back to work)!!

The Bullpups started the first set out with a serving clinic that was being put on by Jamie Paulson who had 3 aces - and caused numerous serve receive errors while the ladies ran the score up to 7-1. Magnolia kept the early press on with a Meagan Little kill in the middle of the court at 12-6 and looked to be off to a good start. The Lady Tigers played tough however, and clawed their way back into the set at 12-16 - until the Lady Bulldogs nailed them with a MB Chelsea Jackson kill off the defenders' hands at 17-12; OHL Jamie Paulson with a nice cross court kill at 18-12; and when Breann Matula blocked the Tigers' attack at 20-14 - the set was totally DAWG from that point on. The only thing that was left to do, was for MB Meagan Little to jam 'em at the end with another kill at 25-16 and Set #1 was in the books!

Great maneuver here, folks!!...Lady Bulldog MB Meagan Little (23)

draws the blockers up on a "fake" only to have OHL Katie Kreft jam

'em with a clear shot as they come down with Jamie Paulson close by.

Set #2 started out with a Breann Matula kill at 1-0 and the Lady Bulldogs promptly went silent for a few plays and found themselves trailing 3-6 until Katie Kreft's kill at 4-6; and a follow up service ace at 8-10, complemented by another Jamie Paulson "cross-court" kill at 9-10, and just as suddenly, another Breann Matula kill at 10-10 had the Dawgs back and barking! Magnolia went on a scoring spree - outscoring the Lady Tigers 11-4 at that point with some exciting play-making by Jamie Paulson with a kill at 11-10 and then a dink at 13-10. The ladies kept pushing ahead culminating with a Breann Matula kill after a spectacular volley at 19-13 that seemed to take a lot of the fight out of the Tigers. When setter Angela Yzaguirre dazzled the Tigers with a dink at 21-14, it was as if both sides decided "it was out of reach, so let's trade some points, and call it a night...." MB Meagan Little had a kill at 24-18 and Jamie Paulson closed out the match with a kill 25-18, just like she started the night out 45 minutes earlier.....Bamm, close the door!

On a side note: It turned out that Breann Matula's spectacular performance was more than an idle coincidence - it was her 16th birthday!! Since Breann played so well on her birthday, her mom (Frances), had a brand new 2006 Chevrolet Corvette out in the parking lot waiting for her..........!!! (Naw, not really!!) Happy 16th Birthday Breann!!

GREAT JOB AGAIN, LADIES!! BULLDOG PRIDE !!!

Did You Know.....?

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND......HERE'S THIS WEEK'S QUIZ:

….…..Kingwood defeated Stratford in the finals of the Kingwood Tournament? 9/9/06 with the scores: 18-25, 30-29, 28-26. It was an awesome match, both teams fought hard.

……. in TAPPS 4-5A play, Friday evening Second Baptist (14-4) upset (Magnolia’s next foe) : St. Agnes (20-5) in 4 sets: 25-18, 25-21, 18-25, and 25-21? Both OH’s for Second Baptist (Calhoun and Dixon) had 10 kills apiece. (OK, maybe it's not an upset when the winning team is 14-4..!!)

…..…..that the 2006 Klein Lady Bearkats record is 19-5, and 3-0 in district 16-5A play?

………in 1994, a New Mexico jury awarded $2.9 million dollars in (arguably) the most frivolous lawsuit in the U.S.? The award was for damages received after 81-year-old Stella Liebeck spilled a cup of McDonald's coffee on herself and suffered third-degree burns to her legs and groin area.

…..….the (milky) liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma? (Don’t think I want to try this one at home!)

…..…the Capitol Dome in Austin, Tx is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.? (by 7 feet).

……..donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes?

………the Top 10 rankings for CSTV/AVCA Div 1 Coaches Poll 9/11/06:
1. Nebraska (47) 7-0 1486 1

2. Penn State (12) 8-0 1423 2

3. UCLA (1) 9-0 1358 3

4. Washington 8-1 1235 5

5.Texas 5-2 1196 7

6. Florida 6-1 1184 6

7. Stanford 6-1 1101 8

8. Santa Clara 6-1 1100 4

9. USC 9-0 1032 10

10. Cal 9-0 870 13

……..that you burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television?

……. in July, 1979 tropical storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43" in 24 hours in and around the Alvin, Tx area? …(SubUrban) legend has it that the rainfall filled-up a homeowner’s backyard like a huge swimming pool (to the height of the top of their fencing) as the rain came down so hard and at such a high rate!

…….these 2 Laws of the Natural Universe?
Law of Location?: (No matter where you go, there you are).
Law of Logical Argument?: (Anything is possible, if you don't know what you are talking about).

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Extra credit:

You must answer these multiple choice questions quickly in less than 5 seconds and write down your answer. You can look for answers below only after you’ve completed (Don’t cheat!!):

1. How many birthdays does the average man have?
(A) Don’t know (B) 1 (C) 48 (D) 67 (D) 78 (E) 86

2. Some months have 31 days..how many have 28 days?
(A) Don’t know (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 6 (E) 9 (F) 12

3. How many bricks did it take to finish the Royal Albert Hall, in England in 1871?
(A) Don’t know (B) 0, built with stone (C) 1 (D) approx 98,000 (E) approx 1 million

4. A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 suddenly die. How many are left?
(A) Don’t know (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 5 (E) 8 (F) 9

GO LADY BULLDOGS !!!

1. (B.) just one!
2. (F.) 12, all of them
3. (C.) just 1 brick to finish it!!
4. (F.) 9

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL 9/18/06

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL:

Mon. Sept. 18 Regular Practice

Tues. Sept. 19 HOME vs. St. Agnes
4:30 PM 9th Grade one freshman team
5:30 PM Junior Varsity
6:30 PM Varsity

Elementary Night (Elem. Students get $1.00 entry)
Teacher Appreciation Night

Wedn. Sept. 20 Regular Practice

Thur. Sept. 21 Regular Practice
9B @ Cy-Fair Tourney (Jersey Village)

Fri. Sept. 22 **District Starts @ Conroe Varsity @ 5 pm;
JV to follow 9A @ 4:30; 9B to follow

Sat. Sept. 23 9B @ Cy-Fair Tourney (Jersey Village)

COMING UP NEXT WEEK:
Mon. Sept. 25 Regular Practice

Tues. Sept. 26 **HOME vs. College Park
4:30/9A
5:30/9B
5:00/JV
6:00 PM Varsity

Wedn. Sept. 27 Regular Practice

Thur. Sept. 28 Regular Practice
9A @ Katy Tourney (Mayde Creek)

Fri. Sept. 29 **@ Oak Ridge
4:30/5:30/5:00/6:00 PM 9A/9B/JV/V

Sat. Sept. 30 9A @ Katy Tourney

Last Tuesday, the 9B, JV, and the Varsity all defeated Langham Creek.

On Friday, the #4 area and #15 state ranked Varsity beat Cy-Falls to move to 17-7!

Please note: The varsity will play at 5 pm, before the JV on Friday, so that our own Caitlin Holland can represent us as a HOMECOMING QUEEN nominee!

Congrats to Caitlin!

Lady Bulldogs Bury Cy Falls Lady Eagles

Lady Bulldog setter Caitlin Holland did another great job of

changing the direction of the flow of the game with her setting.

Well, Bulldog Fans: it was another evening of exciting volleyball in the DAWG HOUSE as the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs hosted the Cy Falls Lady Eagles in a best 3-of-5 non district 5A match. What started out as a cold-cranking, slow-moving machine turned into a high octane, muscle-shaped, volleyball engine midway through the first set pushing the ladies to victory (25-18) and carrying them over to the second set (25-19); and all the way through to the last point of the final set (25-10) for the sweep.

Lady Bulldog OH Alicia Shaffer in command here, putting the ball down quickly.

In Set 1 the Lady Bulldogs opened the match slowly with the Lady Eagles eager to show their stuff and before they knew it, the Eagles had jumped out to a 3-1 lead, but when an out-of-rotation call cost them a point at 2-4 - the Lady Bulldogs were never seemingly out-of-sight (or reach) from that point on. An Alicia Shaffer dink at 3-4 temporarily pulled the Lady Dawgs close, and a follow up kill at 5-8 kept the Dawgs in the hunt, but when Kristyn Bergen had two kills (at 7-10 and 8-10) the noose got a little tighter and the Eagles were beginning to feel surrounded. When Kati Michael hit the ball of the Eagles' hands to tie it up at 11-11, the Dawgs began a 'push' behind a Michele Williams' kill at 12-11, a Alicia Shaffer hit off the Eagles at 17-14, and another Boom Boom kill at 18-15 had the Eagles grounded and one step closer to being firmly trapped in the Dawgs' jaws. When MB Hannah Fort Happy Birthday'd a floating pass over the net into a monster kill at 21-15 and another Alicia Shaffer kill at 23-18.....it was the beginning of the end for our endangered guests...25-18 final: Dawgs take set #1.

Lady Bulldog Kati Michael passing the ball inward to an awaiting Caitlin Holland.

Set #2 started off eerily similar to the first set but with a slight change in the lineup. Kelli Stewart led the Dawgs scoring off with a dink at 1-3; which was followed up by a 'demoralizing' shot down the right line by Michele Williams to make it 2-4; and when Hannah Fort hit a nice kill in the middle at 6-5 and Alicia followed that up with a kill at 7-5, it looked like the Dawgs had put it all together. The Lady Eagles had 'no quit' in them either and initially kept it close, then went ahead by 2 at 13-11, before Michele 'Boom Boom' Williams woke the Dawgs up with a hard slam down the right line at 12-13 and blocked an Eagle's attack at 14-16 to once again turn the Lady Bulldogs in the right direction - but this time it was for good! Hannah Fort and Kelli Stewart worked together to assist in a blocked point at 17-17 and when Hannah blistered another nice kill at 20-17; followed by Alicia Shaffer killing a shot just in the boundaries of the backline at 21-17; and then blasting an even more impressive kill down the right line at the top of her 'Hannah Glide' at 24-19, the Lady Eagles once again, had to have that sinking feeling in the pit of their stomachs ....... score: 25-19.

Lady Bulldog Ashley Howe shown here with a perfect pass.

Hannah Fort and Alicia Shaffer assist the block to ground the Lady Eagles.

Set #3 and it was ALL Dawg!!........The Lady Bulldogs outscored the Eagles 9-0 with a nifty defensive plays, starting with a great point saving pass from Alicia Shaffer at 2-0, a Michele Williams' block at 5-0 then following that up with a Bergen-Williams assist block at 8-0; only to have Kristen Bergen slam a Happy Birthday pass that scattered the Lady Eagles in all directions at 9-0. The Dawgs continued their assault by scoring 10 points to Cy Falls' 3 and ran the score to 19-3 behind Kristyn Bergen's back-row hit at 11-1, then a 'sidewinder kill' by Alicia Shaffer at 12-1; Michele Williams' kill at 16-3; Hannah Fort block at 17-3, and another assist block with Alicia and Hannah at 18-3. The Lady Dawgs let up a little on the reins and coasted from that part forward, to 21-5, 22-6, 23-8, and a final, merciful finish at 25-10. Kills: CYF (8-11, 1-1) — Pennington 8; MAG (17-7) — Shaffer 8, Bergen 8.

OH Kristyn Bergen and Ashlynn Newman in tandem with

this block against Cy Falls. That's how it's done, folks...!!

The ladies remained focused when things weren't going right and kept working hard to get themselves playing together... Looking good, Lady Bulldogs! It's been said before: when it's all working together - it's a thing of beauty!!

Lady Bulldog Mandi Gray using some artistic form with

her athleticism saving the point with this perfect pass.

GREAT JOB LADIES!!....ANOTHER SWEEP!!

GO DAWGS!!!

Lady Bulldogs JV Sweep Langham Creek

Lady Bulldog JV Middle Blocker Meagan Little took control

and set the bar higher for her team mates...Great job, Megan!!

Things started out slowly for our Magnolia Lady Bulldogs JV team Tuesday night against the Langham Creek Lady Lobos, but came to a boil in the middle of set #1 when the Lady Bulldogs began to overrun the Lobos with strong, solid kills and some pretty impressive defensive work as well. The Langham Creek home fans were on a short fuse once the Lobos figured the Lady Bulldogs were NOT going to give up any more points on unforced errors, and began to sit back quietly as Magnolia controlled the tempo, action, and oh yeah, - the game!

In Set #1 MB Meagan Little had some booming kills for the DAWGS at 3-7 and 5-11 (and that was about it...at the start) before she got some help from team mates OH Jamie Paulson (kill at 6-11 and 10-15, and a service ace at 11-15) and a nice kill from MB Breane Matula at 9-13 to get the DAWGS rolling. The Bulldogs' defense stiffened and held the Lobos to 1 point as the barrage of points mounted up to an overage of 10-1 for the good guys. (That's us, in case you are getting confused!) But Meagan's following kill at 14-16, with setter Angela Yzaguirre's dink at 16-16, and Katie Kreft's kill at 17-16: sparked the Lady Bulldog's comeback into a flash fire that put the DAWGS on top at 22-17 and an amazing 5 point lead after trailing by as much as 10 points earlier at 3-10. Simply put: the ladies never panicked, reduced their errors, took it one point at a time, and then closed them out by running away with it, by a score of 25-21!......

In Set #2 the Lady Bulldogs JV pounced on the Lobos from the beginning starting with some key serves from Jamie Paulson and an ace at 4-1; then a Breane Matula lightning bolt thrown at them at 6-2; followed by a Chelsea Jackson 'hammer time' kill at 7-3 and the DAWGS were leading the pack and never looking back!! The ladies built up an eleven point lead at 24-13 before they graciously gave back 3 points (as a gesture of mercy, I'm sure) and scattered the wounded Lobos off at 25-16 to set the tempo and expectation level for their 'sisters' who were ready to wreak the same havoc on their varsity contemporaries, as soon as they could clear the floor!!........

Next up: Tues. Sept. 19 HOME vs. St. Agnes JV plays at 5:30 PM.


GREAT JOB LADIES!!! LADY BULLDOG PRIDE!!!