DAWGS Ground War Eagles

The District 18-4A co-champion Magnolia Lady Bulldogs polished themselves up, slipped on their retro (1993 jerseys) costumes,.... errrr, uniforms and went out and hammered the Oak Ridge Lady War Eagles in 3 straight sets, on a dark Halloween night, burying the "Eagles" (25-23, 25-12, and 25-20). The DAWGS have been in preparations for the state playoffs and needed a tune-up against an experienced, seasoned, talented and well-coached team like Oak Ridge (21-11) to see how they'd stack up against their up and coming opponents. The DAWGS played sharp volleyball, controlled the court and handled themselves with composure through the 3 sets. They tested well....

The DAWGS started the match out with a quick 5-1 lead, before the Lady War Eagles could leave their nest; then Oak Ridge showed why they are a talented team in their own right - by swooping down and tightening the score to 1 at 8-7; and then catching the DAWGS before they pulled away at 13-13. It was the Lady Bulldogs' turn to chase the Eagles as Oak Ridge rattled off 3 straight points to lead at 16-13 and went up to 4 at 18-14, before the DAWGS called time out to talk things over. The DAWGS proceeded to outscore the Birds 9 to 2 when it mattered most behind a lethal combination of power and versatility: a Kelli Stewart dink at 15-18; a Katzy Randall blast at 16-19; a pivotal Meagan Little kill at 18-19; another Katzy Randall bullet at 20-20; a tricky tip (try saying that 10 times real fast!) by Meagan Little at 21-20; then another follow-up kill by Katzy at 22-20. The Lady Eagles came back with 2 great blocks of their own and tied the score at 23-23 before senior hitter Kelli Stewart again drew the Eagles closer to the net and tipped the ball over their wings at 24-23 and all that was left to do was untangle the Birds who were in the net at 25-23 and move on to the next set.

An opportunistic Katzy Randall shown here "re-gifting"

a Lady War Eagle 'happy birthday' (over-pass) for a kill.

The DAWGS were unrelenting in the second set, jumping on the Lady Eagles with an 8 point advantage at 8-0, before giving points back to close the score to 3 at 9-6. The DAWGS blew ahead - outscoring the Eagles 12 to 2 to put themselves in command at 21-8 before trading points, 4 each ...... and the final read: 25-12.

MB Courtney Felinski (L) and OHR Breane Matula

putting the Lady War Eagle's attack attempt...down!!

The third set belonged to Kelli Stewart who worked her magic with 4 kills out of the first 5 DAWGIE points at 5-2 and the teams wrestled, locked in hand-to-hand combat at the net and on the court - staying close to each other and tying themselves up 7 times until to the last time at 13-13. The DAWGS controlled the set from that point to the finish, keeping a 2 to 3 point lead throughout until 23-20, when all that was needed was 2 straight points, and the (Eagles') nightmare was over: DAWGS 25...BIRDS 20.

Senior OHL Kelli Stewart lit up and scattered

the Lady War Eagles for 18 kills tonight.

The Magnolia Lady Bulldogs (27-13) were led by Kelli Stewart who had 18 kills, 1 block assist and 2 aces; Katzy Randall with 11 kills, 4 block assists and 2 aces; Meagan Little who had 8 kills, 1 solo block and 4 assist blocks and 2 aces; Courtney Felinski's 5 kills, 4 block assists and 1 ace; Breane Matula who had 1 kill and 2 block assists; senior libero Hannah Davies who had a backrow kill and 2 aces; and with a ton of excellent sets by sophomore Paige Holland who finished the meeting with 37 assists and 1 block assist.

GREAT JOB LADY BULLDOGS!!

DAWGS, PLAYOFF BOUND!!!

DAWGS Sweep LadyKats on Senior Night

The Magnolia Lady Bulldogs wasted little time again in handling the Willis LadyKats in 3 straight victorious sets (25-13, 25-10, and 25-22) in front of an appreciative (and nostalgic) hometown crowd tonight. Yes, it was Senior Night and it was the last scheduled District 18-4A match of the 2008 season ...district playoffs, not withstanding. How fitting to sweep the final match with an outstanding group of seniors: Hannah Davies, Meagan Little, Breane Matula, Sarah Bacho, Kelli Stewart, Ashlynn Newman, and Chelsea Rauscher!

High flyin' senior hitter Kelli Stewart hammered the

LadyKats for 11 kills in her last home season match.

The DAWGS went right to work opening the first set and leading by 4 at 7-3 behind a couple of Kelli Stewart kills (1-1 and 4-2) and Breane Matula kills (at 5-3 and 7-3) then by outscoring the LadyKats 10 to 3 to hold a commanding lead at 17-6. In the latter part of the set, the late blooming LadyKats stiffened a bit as they traded points 7 to the DAWGS' 8, but it was too-little-too-late as Kelli Stewart ran the 'Kats out of the House, jamming 'em with 4 kills and the Lady Bulldogs flexed their muscles all the way to a 25-13 opening victory.

Senior OHR Breane Matula got the DAWGS on

track early with key kills from the right side.

The DAWGS maintained their playing intensity throughout the second set and had a 6 point advantage at 11-5 with kudos from Courtney Felinski (for kills at 4-0 and 6-1 ) and senior Meagan Little, who may have discovered her calling as a Defensive Specialist as she yielded 5 digs for the evening while hammering a kill at 10-5 and placing a strategic dink at 12-6. Senior team mate Kelli Stewart lit up the scoreboard with kills at 14-7, 15-9, 18-9, 21-9 and 22-9 before stepping aside for her senior sidekick Breane Matula who systematically put a kill on the board at 24-9 and forced the LadyKats into a couple of errors until finally falling on their swords at 25-10.

Senior MB Meagan Little had another impressive outing

while displaying her defensive skills against the Kats.

The LadyKats rose to the challenge in the third set by hangin' with the DAWGS for most of the set and led the way early by as much as 4 points at 6-10, before the DAWGS awoke from their nap and ripped off 5 straight point to jump into the lead at 11-10. The teams played it neck n' neck going forward and traded points as neither team could lead by more than 2 points at any given time and it was beginning to look like it was going down to the wire. The DAWGS had a 2 point cushion behind a Katzy Randall kill shot down the left line at 21-19, when Ashlynn Newman broke the bonds and stretched the lead to 3 with a Happy Birthday blast at 22-19 and once the LadyKats committed an error at 23-19 -- a quick time out was called by Willis in an attempt to cool down the Lady Bulldogs. As fate would have it (for the LadyKats) it turned out to be...good strategy, poor execution!

Senior Hannah Davies move to Libero has been

instrumental to the DAWGS success in 2008.

The Lady Bulldogs kept it all together finishing 25-22 with a clean sweep (for the second time against Willis) and a final Senior celebration with well deserved recognition (and a quick pass by the table loaded with cupcakes), was all that was left to make it another great win, evening, and season for the Lady Bulldogs at their beloved DAWG House!

Senior hitter Ashlynn Newman is 'hitting her

stride' as the DAWGS go into the state playoffs.

Kelli Stewart led the way for the DAWGS with 11 kills for the evening (and 504 for the season) with 10 digs and an Ace; followed by 7 kills from Meagan Little with 2 block assists, 5 digs and an ace; Katzy Randall who had 6 kills, 1 block assist and 10 digs; Ashlynn Newman who had 5 kills, 1 block assist and 2 digs; Courtney Felinski who had 3 kills and 1 dig and Breane Matula had 4 kills. Helping the hitters out with 29 assists was another walk in the park for sophomore Paige Holland, who also played good defense with senior Hannah Davies who finished the evening with 8 digs and an Ace serve.

A couple of good reasons why the DAWGS are at the top

of the District: seniors DS Chelsea Rauscher (Top) and

All Around / hitter, Sarah Bacho (Bottom).

Next up for Magnolia: Friday evening tune-up for State Playoffs against Oak Ridge in the DAWG House. This will be the last chance to catch the Lady Bulldogs at home and will be varsity only and begin at 5 pm. Oak Ridge parents will be dressing up for Halloween...so get your costumes out!! Let's get spooky, in good fun! Get ready for a surprise appearance from Batman...and some small candy for the kids to trick or treat! Come out and support the Lady Bulldogs!!

Teamwork and Success go hand-in-hand. (left to

right) seniors: Jordan Kennedy/trainer, Hannah Davies,

Chelsea Rauscher, Kelli Stewart, Meagan Little, Breane

Matula, Ashlynn Newman, and Sarah Bacho.

Please add the playoff games to your calendars! We will be playing with times and sites to be announced as we progress! Brackets can be found at www.uil.utexas.edu

MOVING TOWARD THE PLAYOFFS ONE MATCH AT A TIME!

LADY BULLDOG PRIDE!

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL 10/27/08

from the desk of Coach J:



1) Don't forget Tuesday is Senior Night. We will be honoring our seniors after the match with a reception. Please don't forget that the kids need to have their senior "basket" goodies here by tomorrow morning!!

2) On Friday night, Oct. 31, we will be playing Oak Ridge in a warm-up match for the playoffs.
This will be varsity only and begin at 5 pm. Oak Ridge parents will be dressing up for Halloween...so get your costumes out!! Let's get spooky, in good fun! Get ready for a surprise appearance from Batman...and some small candy for the kids to trick or treat!

3) We need 2-4 sub-varsity parents to help out in the concession stand on Friday night!! Let me know if you can help us out!

4) THIS WEEK IN VOLLEYBALL (below)! (shows next 2 weeks with playoff potential matches)

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL:

Mon. Oct. 27 Regular Practice

Tues. Oct. 28 HOME vs. Willis (SENIOR NIGHT!)
We will honor the seniors with a reception after the match!! Please make plans to stay for about 30 minutes!

Wedn. Oct 29 Varsity Practice
Equipment turn-in for all 9th and JV players during athletics

Thurs. Oct. 30 Varsity Practice
Equipment turn-in for all 9th and JV players during athletics

Fri. Oct 31 Varsity vs. Oak Ridge at 5 pm at HOME
All teams will attend the match at 5 pm & sit together in VB Shirts!!

Sat. Nov. 1 Varsity Practice 8-10 am

Mon. Nov 3 Varsity Practice after school
(Everyone else will be in off-season beginning today during athletics)
Bi-district match possible

Tues. Nov. 4 Bi-District match possible
All teams will attend. Bus will be provided.

Wedn. Nov 5 Varsity Practice
Thurs. Nov. 6 Varsity Practice

Nov. 6 or 7 or 8 Area Round Playoff Match
All teams will attend. Bus will be provided.

Please add the playoff games to your calendars! We will be playing with times and sites to be announced as we progress! Brackets can be found at www.uil.utexas.edu


MOVING TOWARD THE PLAYOFFS ONE MATCH AT A TIME!

LADY BULLDOG PRIDE!

Coach J.

DAWGS Sweep Wallerdogs

The Magnolia Lady Bulldogs took the court this evening, then took the Waller Lady Bulldogs down in 3 quick sets (25-11, 25-16, and 25-18) in front of the sedated home crowd. The real DAWGS in this District 18-4A dog fight opened with varieties of offensive barrages that set the tone for each of the sets and the evening.

OH and All Around Katzy Randall taking on

'any-and-all comers' in an 8 kill outing against Waller.

In the first set, Kelli Stewart opened the DAWGS' scoring with a dink, followed by Courtney Felinski who added a dink of her own at 6-1; then Kelli threw in a few points from a backrow kill at 7-2, and a pair of aces at 8-2 and 9-2; which opened the door for a Breane Matula kill on the right side at 10-4 and a Katzy Randall hammer in the middle at 12-5. The big DAWGS didn't make it any easier on the other Wallerdogs when Meagan Little jammed them with a kill at 15-6 in the middle of the court, then followed it up with a shot at 16-6 that Waller had trouble returning and topped it all off with a block at 18-6. The DAWGS pressed on with a Paige Holland kill at 20-10; then a Courtney Felinski/Breane Matula combo block at 22-10 and another Felinski bullet at 23-10 to set up the final point of the first set: another Kelli Stewart ace serve.....25-11....Ding! Ding!

A dominating presence by OH Kelli Stewart resulting

in a 'Happy Birthday' kill for the DAWGS.

Set 2 and another solid performance from the big DAWGS. Magnolia played well defensively, passing the ball, transitioning their play and moving together extremely well ..... it's called, "being in the ZONE!" Katzy Randall lit 'em up with kills at 2-1; a backrow smash at 5-2; a missile in the middle of the court at 7-3; and an ace midway through the set at 14-7. In between the action, Kelli Stewart took advantage of a Happy Birthday gift at 3-1; a great shot down the court line at 6-2; then another one at 15-10; a kill at 18-13; and at 20-15; a trio of serving aces at 22-15, 23-15, and 24-15; and a topper with a kill to end all the madness at 25-16!
There were some great volleys in this set as the Wallerites worked extra hard to stay up with the 'lead' DAWGS. One in particular was an exceptionally, athletic save on an errant ball off the DAWGS' hands combined with a backwards pass by the newly activated, sophomore speedster DS Latasha Jones at 8-4; and another resulting from a great, defensive team effort by the DAWGS in another long volley at 21-15, which ultimately kept the other Bulldogs at bay. Two down and one to go....

Set 3 started out with a Kelli Stewart dink at 1-0, a shot at 3-1; a missile at 5-3; a compliment of 2 back-to-back kills from SuperSoph Katzy Randall at 8-4 and 9-4; and then another kill at 10-6. Kelli continued her assault on her next rotation with a dink at 12-9, a blast at 13-10, and Ashlyn Newmann/Courtney Felinski teamed up on a classic combo block at 14-10; followed up nicely by Courtney who put the ball down on the floor at 16-11 and the DAWGS maintained their edge throughout. Katzy Randall kept the margin at 6 with a kill at 17-11; Kelli took it a step farther with another serving ace to make it 18-11 and the DAWGS stayed in control through a slew of unearned points, until Meagan Little hammered a kill at 22-18 and then surprised the hosts with a dink at 23-18. The last earned point came from an ace serve from Sarah Bacho at 24-18, who was coming off a big victory of her own (yes, that's right!!,,,your 2008 MHS Homecoming Queen, folks!!) Check out and click on the link below:

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A fruitless attempt by Waller as MB Courtney

Felinski (6) and OHR Ashlyn Newmann (11)

kept the ball on the other side of the net.

The final for the sweep was 25-18. The real DAWGS were led by Kelli Stewart's 16 kills and 7 aces; with Katzy Randall close behind with 8 kills, 12 digs and 2 aces; Meagan Little with 6 kills; Courtney Felinski with 5 kills and 2 assist blocks; Paige Holland's 26 assists; and Hannah Davies' 5 assists with her 13 digs.

Coach J celebrated her '200th Win'

milestone tonight against Waller.

Congratulations to Coach Terri Johnson for guiding the Lady Bulldogs to her 200th victory. Coach J has done such a super job with the volleyball program at Magnolia High School and have been the "class of each district" the DAWGS have played in. A job well done, Coach J!!

The DAWGS will be on the road, taking on Huntsville, Friday evening @ 5 PM (another homecoming game!) JV to follow, freshmen in other gym at 5 & 6 PM.

BE THERE TO SUPPORT YOUR TEAM!!!

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL 10/20/08

from the desk of Coach J:

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL:

Mon. Oct. 20 Regular Practice

Tues. Oct. 21 @ Waller
JV at 5 pm, Varsity to follow
9A at 5 pm, 9B to follow

Wedn. Oct. 22 Regular Practice

Thur. Oct. 23 Regular Practice

Fri. Oct. 24 @ Huntsville VARSITY @ 5 PM (another homecoming game!) JV to follow, freshmen in other gym at 5 & 6 pm

Sat. Oct. 25 Varsity practice 8:30-10:30 am

Mon. Oct. 27 Regular Practice

Tues. Oct. 28 HOME vs. Willis (SENIOR NIGHT!) We will honor the seniors with a reception after the match!! Please make plans to stay for about 30 minutes!

The regular season is winding down! Please add the playoff games to your calendars! We will be playing with times and sites to be announced as we progress! Brackets can be found at www.uil.utexas.edu

DISTRICT STANDINGS
Varsity tied for 1st!
JV tied for 1st!
Freshmen in 1st place!

Oct. 28 is Senior night! Please be sure to get the basket items to the school by Monday, Oct. 27!

MOVING TOWARD A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP ONE MATCH AT A TIME!

LADY BULLDOG PRIDE!

Coach J.

DAWGS Pounce On Panthers

The Magnolia Lady Bulldogs rebounded from their controversial loss this past week by playing earlier than normal and jumping on the Caney Creek, sweeping the Lady Panthers in 3 quick sets (25-8, 25-11, and 25-9) in front of a growing MHS Homecoming crowd. The ladies switched their starting time with the JV teams so the upperclassmen could attend the homecoming football game that would've been scheduled close to the original time for the volleyball match.

Besides, senior Sarah Bacho was in the Homecoming Queen's court and her Lady Bulldogs' team mates had to be there to cheer her on!

The DAWGS wasted little time jumping out to a 6 point edge in the first set with 4 earned DAWGIE treats....errrr kills, and 2 Panther errors to lead 6-0 and to go on a tear from there. The DAWGS quickly stretched their lead at 12-3 behind another barrage from Breane Matula at 8-3 and Kelli Stewart kills (at 9-3, 11-3, and 12-3) and a couple of Caney Creek errors. The DAWGS confidently and methodically blew ahead to 21-5, before trading points in the end to make the score 25-8.

The Lady Bulldogs rode the momentum in the second set as well though the Lady Panthers played stronger. The DAWGS worked up a 4 point edge at 8-4, only to have it disappear to one point at 9-8, then built up a 6 point margin at 14-8 behind superb play from Meagan Little and Kelli Stewart's kills along with well-played, productive team-passing. The DAWGS continued their solid play outscoring CC 11 to 3 and scampering to a 25-11 bludgeoning.

Courtney Felinski and Breane Matula shut down the

Panthers' options, as they closed down the hitting lanes.

Continuing with the popular mantra, "the beatings will continue until morale improves..." - the DAWGS poured it on, again with a 5-0 jump on CC behind a Courtney Felinski (carefully placed) dink at 3-0 and a couple of twin kills at 4-0 and 5-0 and Lady Panther coach Ortiz called for a 'desperation' time out.

Talkin' 'bout a pair of twin killas!

Unfortunately for the visitors, it did little to stop the DAWG machine that was hitting on all cylinders. The DAWGS stayed ahead at 13-3 culminating with OHR Ashlyn Newmann blasting a shot down the right side of the court, and another ensuing barrage from the DAWGS opened it up to a 13 point spread at 20-7, mostly behind 3 Katzy Randall kills. It was only fitting that Meagan Little would have an ace serve at 24-9 and have the last point put on the board with another Kelli Stewart missle at 25-9. Unofficially, Kelli had 15 kills and 5 aces.... with each point, another statement!

The ladies had earned themselves a kitchen pass to go and enjoy the Homecoming game along with the special events and to experience what Magnolia High School tradition is all about!

The Lady Bulldogs were all on one frequency in tonight's match.

The DAWGS travel to Waller next Tuesday and we need a large Magnolia contingent on hand to witness Coach J's 200th win!! BE THERE!!!

GREAT JOB LADY BULLDOGS!!!

BULLDOG PRIDE!!!

DAWGS Lose Tough One in 4

The Magnolia Lady Bulldogs were upended by the Brenham Cubettes in 4 sets (25-20, 22-25, 23-25, 15-24) before a partisan, boisterous crowd in the Brenham gymnasium tonight.

Both teams are battling for the top spot in the District 18-4A race as the Lady Bulldogs advantage has now evened out as both teams have one (district) loss apiece - and to each other.

OHL Kelli Stewart started the first set

with 7 kills against the Cubettes.

The DAWGS opened up the first set with a 5 point edge at 6-1 and continued with the margin midway through the set at 16-11, until the Cubettes ran a 5 point streak and tied the set at 16-16. The DAWGS quickly recovered with kills from Kelli Stewart and Katzy Randall and rolled on, outscoring the Cubettes 9 to 4 and finishing 25-20.

Courtney Felinski (6) and Breane Matula (5)

cutting off the Cubette attck with a block.

Again the DAWGS jumped out in front of Brenham in the second set owning a 4 point edge at 9-5 and seemingly in-control. But the DAWGS collapsed as the Cubettes turned the momentum around scoring 5 straight, tying the score and forging ahead at 10-10. The Cubettes then reduced their errors and pulled away from the DAWGS in a slow and consistent manner, outlasting the Lady Bulldogs 15 to 12 and securing the second set at 25-22.

The Cubettes kept senior libero Hannah Davies

busy shown here going after one of her 12 digs.

In the third set, the playing field had equalized and both teams traded the lead, battling like 2 champions would and found themselves tied at 23-23. The Cubettes took the all-important next point at 24-23 with a shot off the DAWGS outstretched hands. The next play started and the DAWGS were in attack mode when the side referee came across the court (while the game was in play) calling time out, and conferred with the up referee. When the Magnolia coaching staff asked what happened they were given the RED card and a point was given to the Cubettes. Yes, the GAME POINT!! ...... If there ever was a time when a game was given to a team by an official call...this was it! The Magnolia crowd naturally was stunned, shocked and went silent while the Brenham side of the gymnasium was practically doing back-flips while elated with the controversial, hometown decision. Cubettes: 25 DAWGS: 23.

Meagan Little covering Kelli (L) and Courtney (R)

with a pass from a tipped Cubette ball.

The deflated DAWGS didn't open this set as they did in the others, and trailed the sky-high Cubettes at first then tied the set at 3-3 and traded the lead until both of the teams unknotted themselves at 8-8. The DAWGS had 3 errors in the next 5 points as Brenham hammered ahead at 13-8. From there, it was simply 'more of the same' as the Cubettes basically doubled their scoring effort, running off 12 points to the DAWGS: 7 and scalded the DAWGS off with a 25-15 celebration.

The Lady Bulldogs effort was led by Kelli Stewart's 19 kills, 16 digs and 2 aces, Katzy Randall added 9 kills, as did Courtney Felinski who had 6 along with Meagan Little who also had 1 ace to go with her solo and assist blocks. Hannah Davies had 12 digs; Paige Holland had 7 digs, 39 assists, 1 ace and a solo and assist block.

The Lady Bulldogs will continue their district play with their next match at the DAWG House on MHS Homecoming Friday evening Oct. 17 taking on the Caney Creek Lady Panthers at 5 PM. The Freshmen will also be playing at 5 PM in the other gym, with the JV to follow.

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL 10/13/08

Let's Get Ready to Rumble !

from the desk of Coach J:

Yes, TUESDAY IS BLACK OUT at Brenham!

Friday is homecoming! Varsity plays first at 5 pm, since Miss Sarah Bacho is a queen nominee!

This Week in Bulldog Volleyball is below:

Congrats to the Lady Bulldogs...now ranked #5 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association state poll!

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL:

Mon. Oct. 13 Regular Practice


Tues. Oct. 14 @ Brenham JV at 5 pm, Varsity to follow
9A at 5 pm, 9B to follow

Wedn. Oct. 15 Regular Practice

Thur. Oct. 16 Regular Practice

Fri. Oct. 17 HOME vs. Caney Creek (MHS homecoming!)
All freshmen at 5 pm VARSITY at 5 pm, JV to follow

Sat. Oct. 18 Varsity practice 8:30-10:30 am


I’m so proud of all of our teams! Continue to support our girls!

CONGRATS to the 9-0 Varsity!
CONGRATS to JV…tied with Montgomery for 1st place in district!
CONGRATS to the 9th teams…both in 1st place & undefeated in district!

We are coming up on 9 weeks grade checks! We need ALL players passing ALL classes!!

Oct. 28 is senior night! We will be making our annual “baskets” for the seniors…I will be assigning juniors to be in charge of them. The basket is a laundry basket I provide...the girls fill with them items for their senior to use at college. Each player is assigned to one senior. Items do NOT need to be expensive!

MOVING TOWARD A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP ONE MATCH AT A TIME!

LADY BULLDOG PRIDE!

Coach J.

DAWGS Declaw Lady Bears in 3

The Lady Bulldogs took care of business tonight taking the Montgomery Lady Bears down the path of righteousness - or more commonly known as the second tier of District 18-4A - defeating the tough Lady Bears in 3 (25-21, 25-16, 25-19). The DAWGS were too much for the Lady Bears to handle this evening and despite the Lady Bears hanging around keeping the set close, when it got time for the Lady Bulldogs to stretch it out, they went on some impressive runs, never looking back!

The DAWGS celebrating their 9th straight

District 18-4A win with a DAWGIE Dance!

In this third set, once the DAWGS led at 2-1 they only relinquished the lead twice at 10-11 and 15-16 en route to a series of earned points by Breane Matula with a shot down the line at 15-15; a Katzy Randall (dink at 16-16); an Angi Gould dink at at 19-17 sandwiched between 2 'solamente, excellente' kill shots by Meagan Little at 18-17 and 20-18 with the DAWGS circling the wounded Lady Bears. Breane took the last kill to ice the Bears 25-16 and take an early break to head for the varsity football game!

"Micro-surgeon" Kelli Stewart at work hitting through

the only opening, well ahead of the defenders' arms.

Kelli Stewart led the team with 12 kills and 11 digs and played magnificently as Katzy Randall was a close second with 11 kills to go with her 9 digs; then Meagan Little's 9 kills, Courtney Felinski's 6 kills; Breane Matula had a solid 5 kills; with 1 kill apiece from Angi Gould, Hannah Davies, and Paige Holland.

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

DAWGS In Control

The DAWGS' new look up front with Meagan Little

(4) and Ashlyn Newmann (11) controlling the right side.

The Lady Bulldogs trailed once in this set at 14-15, then played the 'hand that was dealt to 'em' and beared down scoring 11 consecutive points behind Angi Gould's consistent serves mixed with 8 earned points from 4 of her team mates down the stretch.

Senior Breane Matula was a welcome sight for the

Lady Bulldog fans and tore into Da' Bears for 5 kills.

Meagan Little started it out with 2 kills in the middle (16-16, 17-16) , which may have inspired Katzy Randall to do the same at 18-16; followed a little later by Meagan with a solo block at 21-16; an Angi Gould ace at 22-16 and after several self-imposed errors later for Da' Bears- Paige Holland and Meagan Little teamed up for the winning block assist at 25-16.

Press > to Play:

You Go DAWGS!!!

DAWGS Draw First Blood

Junior DS Angi Gould going for the pass as

setter Paige Holland gets ready to set the attack.

The Lady Bulldogs put this set out of reach early and rode the momentum they had established through the finish in this one. It also helped that the Lady Bears appeared to be a little out of sync in the beginning as the DAWGS spread the ball around and with a couple of Katzy Randall well-placed tips (7-6 and 8-6) and a patented Meagan Little "Call to Arms" blast in the middle at 9-6, the DAWGS were on their way!

Lady Bulldog hitter Katzy Randall unleashing one

of her 11 kills as L Hannah Davies "watching her back".

After super-sophomore Katzy Randall surgically blasted a shot down the line at 10-7, senior OHL Kelli Stewart took the reigns from there with kills at 11-8, a block at 12-8, and another kill at 16-10. Katzy added 2 more kills on her next rotation with similar shots: cross-court bullets that found their marks at 17-14 and 18-15. The Lady Bears were not about to just give up with this little wrinkle in their road, so they raised their game while the DAWGS went into their obligatory, short lapses of 'errorball' - and cut the lead to 2 at 21-19 and were hanging around to see if they could mount a run at the end. They stayed close for a couple of possessions until 23-21, when the DAWGS growled "Eeennuffffff"...

Press > to Play:

GREAT JOB LADY BULLDOGS!!!

DAWGS Edge Cubettes for District Lead

Holy Frijole, Lady Bulldog fans - with their backs against the wall, the Lady Bulldogs "Houdini-ed" their way by the Brenham Lady Cubettes in the final tiebreaker of a hard-fought and exciting District 18-4A match tonight in the DAWG House. The DAWGS set it up to make it happen though, in case no one was noticing, by coming back from a 1 point deficit and their final timeout, to scoring 3 straight in a couple of minutes and quickly saying "Adios" to the dazed Cubettes who were still wondering what had just happened. What had happened is the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs just took a quantum leap at the top in the district race at the midpoint of the season and have put themselves in the drivers' seat to control their own destiny!

To say the DAWGS were a little excited

with this win, is an understatement!

Both undefeated teams (7-0) were evenly matched and tied at the top of the District 18-4A race and were looking forward to this Battle Royale. Brenham was holding a better record (27-6) than the hometown DAWGS (20-12) with some saying they are the better looking team at this point despite (arguably) having a lighter schedule. The (arguably) tougher schedule may have paid off for the zig-zagging Lady Bulldogs as they kept digging deeper (when needed) in this match that 'had it all'. The ladies repeatedly came back after losing the first set 23-25, to turning the tables at 25-22 in the second, then running ahead 25-21 in the third match, to shooting blanks and dropping the fourth set 15-25 (in one of the toughest setbacks the team had taken this season), to trailing the Cubettes by 4 at 7-11 before mounting a surge, outscoring Brenham 9 to 3 at 'crunch time' in one of the most dramatic and pressure-packed final sets you could witness!

This highly charged match against Brenham "had

it ALL" including 2 yellow cards against both coaches!

The DAWGS actually reversed the tables from what had happened to them in the first set of the evening as they controlled the game without relinquishing the lead all the way through until Brenham tied it up at 20-20. The teams tied 3 more times while trading possessions until the Cubettes had a timely kill shot at 24-23 and then quickly capitalized on an untimely serve receive error by the disheartened DAWGS, sliding by, winning the come-from-behind set by 2 at 25-23. The DAWG Pound was somewhat deflated and almost breathless and realized this one was going to have to be special!

Meagan Little again brought her 'A' game to the

court with 6 kills with 2 solo and 6 block assists.

As has been the custom all season long, the DAWGS struggled in the second set and trailed the entire way in this one until catching Brenham at 20-20. The ladies at one point were not much more than a distant image in the rear view mirror of the hard driving Cubbies but somehow had just roared back from being behind by an 8 point deficit at 7-15. The re-surging DAWGS blew by the Cubettes in a 13 to 5 run to tie the set; then kept a choke hold on their guests - methodically squeezing the life out of them 5 to 2 and a 25-22 victory. The impressive "never-say-die" attitude had paid off with big dividends! The match also started leaning more toward a 'defensive' battle than a slug-fest, as both teams played the game hard and right - there were several volleys that seemed to last for minutes, while each point from midway in the set forward, increased in importance.

OH Kelli Stewart's 22 kills lead the way in the

match, but the final 3 were instrumental in

finishing off the Cubettes.

It only stood to reason that now that the DAWGS who had their swagger back, would crumble in set 3 - even after such an impressive comeback.... WRONG!! Magnolia led the set from start to finish and held as much as a 6 point lead in the first half of this one at 10-4 until the Cubettes clawed their way back to a 1 point disadvantage at 13-12. But the ladies from the dairy country couldn't hold it together and eventually fell behind again by another 6 points at 24-18. Their comeback bid at this time was good for 3 points, but the DAWGS just needed to score 1, which they did at 25-21 and it looked as if the match was setting up for a knockout-punch final set.

Sophomore Courtney Felinski had to work

extra hard all evening going over the Cubettes.

But, NOoooo!! The DAWGS came out flatfooted, confused, frustrated and 'fundamentally' flawed as they found themselves in error-mode, trailing by 5 at 1-6 right out of the starting gate and before they even knew what had happened. The Cubettes sensed the DAWGS were wounded and kept pouring it on - playing solid volleyball leading by the same margin throughout (12-7, 15-10, 17-12) and then extended the margin to 9 at 22-13. The Cubettes mercifully put the DAWGS to sleep after mauling them by 10 points with a 25-15 score, and were licking their chops while looking forward to taking their chances in being the first team to reach 15 points in the upcoming tie-breaker. It was a truly disheartening loss and would be devastating to mere mortals, but as it turned out - not our Lady Bulldogs!

The DAWGS releasing that pent-up hostility and energy!

The fans on both sides were sitting on the edge of their seats cheering from the start, as both teams battled on the court. The atmosphere was like a major horse race as two thoroughbreds came around the final turn, both neck-and-neck, heading for a photo-finish in a tough, 'too close to call' race. Brenham led early and had as much as a 2 point edge in the set (3-5, 5-7) then pulled out to a 4 point edge (5-9, 7-11) before they began to stall - coincidentally when the DAWGS were making their move to recapture the momentum - outscoring Brenham 9 to 3 while reaching for that Big Brass Ring. The teams were tied at 13-13 when suddenly the DAWGS hit one in the net to make it: Magnolia 13, Brenham 14... Ouch! A final time out was called by Coach J. When play resumed, Kelli Stewart dinked the ball for a tie at 14-14; then dinked another one for the advantage at 15-14; then slammed one off the Cubettes for the win and the DAWG House went wild!! A crazy, wild finish with all the excitement, and drama that you would want to have locked in the recesses of your brain. The cheering went on and carried onto the floor of the DAWG House as the scalded Cubettes were quickly whisked out the door. "High School District volleyball in Texas - you just gotta love it!

The victorious Lady Bulldogs showing team

unity while the Brenham fans stand in disbelief.

Bethany Yeager led Brenham with 15 kills, while Kelli Stewart led the way for the Lady Bulldogs with 22 kills, 16 digs and 2 block assists. Katzy Randall contributed with 10 kills, 19 digs and 3 block assists; Meagan Little hammered 6 kills, 2 solo blocks and 6 block assists as did Courtney Felinski who finished with the same stats as Meagan but with 3 block assists instead of 6. Paige Holland slipped in 3 kills with 45 assists; Breane Matula had 2 kills with 2 block assists and Angi Gould had a busy night with 16 digs.

The (future Lady Bulldogs) Bear Branch volleyball

teams were recognized and treated to an exciting

volleyball match in the DAWG House.

The next domino to fall: Friday night- Varsity plays at 5 pm at Montgomery, with JV and 9th to follow.

COME OUT TO THE MONTGOMERY GYM TO CHEER ON THE VB TEAM THEN HEAD OVER TO FOOTBALL TO SEE OUR BULLDOGS
BEAT ON THE BEARS!!!

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!