Volleyball Player of the Week

Courtney Felinski, Player of the Week

hammering one by the MWHS Lady Mustangs

Holy Frijole Lady Bulldog fans:

This just in..hot off the presses....

Houston Chronicle link below:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/hso/6028825.html

Volleyball Player of the Week
Felinski key in district wins
By JENNY DIAL Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Sept. 29, 2008, 12:59AM

Name: Courtney Felinski, Magnolia
• Notable: The hitter had 30 kills, eight aces and eight blocks last week as the Bulldogs started district play with wins over Caney Creek, Magnolia West and Waller. All three matches were Magnolia wins.
• Quotable: “She was our kill leader in the games against West (14) and Waller (12). She was great as we started our district schedule.”
— Magnolia coach Terri Johnson

Other nominees:
• Kendall Burgess, Second Baptist: In a five-game battle with Concordia Lutheran on Thursday, Burgess had 18 kills to lead the Eagles to a 25-17, 25-21, 21-25, 16-25, 15-11 win.
• Kristen Cruse, Deer Park: Cruse had 13 kills on Wednesday and nine on Friday to help Deer Park grab wins over Pasadena and Sam Rayburn.
• Lexi Erwin, College Park: Erwin had 18 kills in the Cavaliers’ five-game win over district rival The Woodlands on Friday night.

CONGRATULATIONS, COURTNEY !!!

BULLDOG PRIDE!!!

DAWGS Take Sting Out of Lady Hornets

The Magnolia Lady Bulldogs took on the Huntsville Lady Hornets in the DAWG House tonight and cleanly swept their opponent in 3 straight sets (25-15, 25-20, and 25-18) before an appreciative home crowd. The 17-12 green machine is a solid team with plenty of talent, but tonight the Lady Bulldogs played more inspiring, consistent volleyball with timely, spurts of brilliance which was exactly what the doctor ordered to help the DAWGS remain undefeated in District 18-4A play.

Coach J had all of the Lady Bulldogs on the

same page in their match against Huntsville.

The DAWGS' team effort again was led by senior OH Kelli Stewart's 16 kills and 8 digs; with senior MB Meagan Little contributing 10 kills with 2 blocks; followed by sophomores MB Courtney Felinski's 8 kills and OH Katzy Randall's 7 kills and 13 digs; sophomore OH Madison Kosir's 2 kills; and 7 digs apiece from senior L Hannah Davies and junior Angi Gould.

All the eyes were on junior Lady Bulldog Angi

Gould (3) as she executes another perfect pass.

The DAWGS trailed only once in the first set at 1-2, but as soon as Kelli Stewart tied it up at 2-2 with a shot to the floor and then another at 4-3, the ladies put up a defensive wall and moved their defense around the ball like a school of fish. The Lady Hornets could not break down the wall nor harvest any fish, and were forced to take a back seat to the DAWGS who outscored them 16 to 5 behind some hard hit kills from Katzy Randall (10-6 and cross court at 17-8), a blast from Meagan Little at 12-8; and at least 9 hitting errors, mostly into the net - to put Magnolia in charge at 20 to 8. The out-of-sync Lady Hornets, made a respectable run at the end of the set outscoring the DAWGS 7 to 5, but in the scheme of things, it made little difference or effect on the hungry DAWGS who ended up on top while running away at 25-15.

Lady DAWG OH Katzy Randall blew this kill shot by

the outstretched arms of the Lady Hornet's defender.

In the second set, the (somewhat) lackadaisical DAWGS generously dropped 3 straight points before they knew what happened and consequentially took a slower, more patient path in catching up with Huntsville. With the score at 6-8, Kelli Stewart blasted a ball of a Hornet's wing to make it 7-8; then Meagan Little had a patented kill down the middle of the court at 8-8, then did it again at 9-8; only to have Paige Holland tip one at 10-8 to put the Lady Hornets back into their 'Jekyll and Hyde mode' - which meant they were to hit the next kill attempt into the net at 11-8, and to promptly call time out! The time out actually was a good one for Huntsville as they regained a little lost momentum and regrouped to stay closer to the DAWGS until the score reached 20-18, where once again, the Hornets stalled near the winning wire and could only muster 2 points to the DAWGS' five. Ding!... the dinner bell rang again....DAWGS 25 HORNETS 20.

Senior MB Meagan Little (4) swatted the Lady Hornets

with this quick kill down the middle of the court.

The final set had the DAWGS jumping out to a 7-1 score behind a couple of Kelli Stewart's WMD blasts at 3-1 and 4-1; then uncharacteristically, rolling over and giving 5 points back, drawing the Hornets back in the set at 7-6. The DAWGS maintained a slight 1 point edge over the next 10 points as both teams leveled at 17-16 behind some great, intense play on both sides of the net. But, as been happening most of the season - a couple of blasts from Meagan Little at 12-10, and a quick-set bullet at 13-10, helped ignite the Lady Bulldogs' into a flash fire. Again, Kelli hammered kills at 15-2, and at 16-15 and team mate Katzy Randall blasted a great kill of her own at 17-16. The DAWGS effectively jammed Huntsville at "crunch time" when the match was on the line, by outscoring the Hornets 8 to 2 ....making the finale at 25-18. Truly, solid!

Next on the menu:
Date 10-1 Wed Varsity Only 6 pm Montgomery @ Magnolia
Date 10-3 Fri All Levels Magnolia @ Willis

BULLDOG PRIDE!!!

DAWGS Sweep Lady Bulldogs From DAWG House

The Magnolia DAWGS rule!!

Huh?? Some one explain this one! Okay, the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs took 3 straight sets (25-14, 25-16, 25-14) and a little over an hour to send the Waller Lady Bulldogs packing and on their way back home in this District 18-4A match, played in the revered DAWG HOUSE and under their own Friday night lights. Again, the MHS' DAWGS put together another solid team effort to keep pushing their undefeated 2008 District 18-4A record forward and intact behind senior Kelli Stewart's 12 kills, 2 block assists and 8 digs; sophomore Courtney Felinski's 12 kills, 1 block assist; a very busy senior Meagan Little's 6 kills, 4 serving aces, 1 solo block and 1 block assist; 4 kills from Katzy Randall, and 3 kills and 4 serving aces from Sarah Bacho and 34 assists with 7 digs from the versatile, Paige Holland.

Setter Paige Holland showing perfect form while

hypnotizing her opponents for one of her 34 assists.

The DAWGS did not start any of the 3 sets out too impressively (losing the first 2 points of all three sets), but they did slowly ramp up at about the same point in each set and then continue their play consistently enough to make the match seem like carbon copies of the same sets.

Coach J explaining the winning formula to

Courtney Felinski (L) and Paige Holland (1).

In the first set (as in the 2nd and 3rd sets) it was Meagan Little who burned the Waller Dawgs with her solid blasts to get Magnolia turned around and on the right track. Kelli Stewart quickly jumped in on the frackus with a kill at 2-2 and it seemed as though Waller suddenly awakened and promptly committed 4 straight errors without knowing the worst was yet to come. Sophomore MB Courtney Felinski executed her "MeatMan Shuffle" with a rocket cross court kill at 6-4, then another kill at 8-6 to set the DAWGS on course for an 8 point run from there at 16-6. The DAWGS were not seriously challenged as they sprinted ahead to 23-8, before they mercifully backed off on their hind paws so Waller could make the loss a little more acceptable scoring 6 points to Magnolia's 2, putting their score in the books at MHS: 25 and WHS:14.

Kelli Stewart hammered this kill down the line.

In the second set after Megan's "wake up call" the DAWGS pounced on Waller again, but this time behind Courtney Felinski's kill at 3-4 then another 'Glide to the right' kill at 4-7 before Kelli Stewart let one fly at 5-7, and 2 quick errors later and an ace serve from senior Sarah Bacho - the other Dawgs found themselves trailing at 8-7 with one less time out and the view was not going to be changing! With Magnolia leading through the middle of this set the gap between the teams did not spread as wide as in the previous game as the DAWGS stayed out in front by a modest 3 to 5 point range. Once the score reached 21-15 however, Waller burned their last time out, hoping to turn the momentum around the other way - but instead couldn't get much going on their part and Magnolia responded with a 4 to 1 point blast and ended this one at 25-16. Two down and one to go.

Meagan Little ignited her team mates in all 3

sets with kills to start the DAWGS scoring.

Once again, when Meagan Little hammered a kill, the bell rang and the trailing DAWGS kicked it into 3rd gear with Kelli Stewart and Courtney Felinski leading the way through the opening with kills at 2-2, 4-4, respectively, then Kelli again at 5-4 and a few errors later the DAWGS had their biggest spread of the game at 4 points with the score at 9-5. The DAWGS kept the same margin close throughout the rest of game behind solid hitting from Kelli and Courtney, and with Sarah Bacho who assisted Meagan Little with a block at 14-9 and a kill down the line at 16-12. Once Kelli hammered Wallerites with a shot at 17-13, the life left Waller and they had to try to hold themselves up as Magnolia rolled 'em under their wheels with 6 earned points for the match sweep: Meagan Little's ace serve 20-13; Kelli and Courtney block assist at 21-13; Kelli kill off the defenders arms at 22-13; Courtney doing the same thing at 23-13 and a clean kill at 24-14; and a final tip from Kelli at 25-14.

Kelli Stewart (L) and Courtney Felinski (R)

teaming up for this block at the end of the final set.

The DAWGS have earned themselves a little rest and should enjoy the little stretch between Friday night and next Monday 9/29 when Huntsville visits Magnolia and maybe get everyone healthy enough to make a run for the district!

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

DAWGS Put Mustangs Down at 3-1

As an added bonus from the Bulldog fans (wearing

their black shirts): a "Blackout" acknowledging the

disrupting effects from Hurricane Ike was in order!

The Lady Bulldogs went straight for the juggler in this deciding set for the inaugural match against these two 'evil-twin' teams by squeezing the life out of the Lady Mustangs with a stingy defense and a 'no-nonsense', overpowering offense finishing at 25-9.

The 'MeatMan' delivered more than the Lady

Mustangs could handle with 14 kills and 4 aces!

For the evening, Courtney Felinski led all of the hitters with 14 Kills and 4 serving aces; followed by Kelli Stewart's 13 kills; Meagan Little's 9 Kills and 4 aces; Katzy Randall had 6 kills; and Paige Holland snuck in 2 kills to go along with her 36 assists for the match.

Super Soph OH Katzy Randall rattled

the 'Stangs with 6 kills for the night.

The DAWGS tore into the Lady Mustangs with a flurry of points resulting from attacks from all over the court: Libero Hannah Davies snuck a backrow kill in at 1-1; Courtney "MeatMan" Felinski strategically placed a dink over the front 'Stang line at 2-1; Kelli Stewart wound up like another WMD missle was to be unloaded, then drew in the double-teaming defenders only to dink the ball to the side at 3-1; then a few more Felinski kills (at 4-2, crosscourt at 5-3, and off the 'Stangs hoofs at 7-3); and the DAWGS were on the way to their second District 18-4A win in as many attempts. The Lady Bulldogs maintained their pressure and held their largest lead of 16 points at 22-6 before cruising into the clubhouse with the final score at 25-9. This audio file picks up at 20-6:

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The ladies couldn't hold it back any longer.....!!

Next victim(s) at the DAWG House: Date 9-26-08 Friday evening Waller @ Magnolia...9th and JV then Varsity!

WAY TO GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

DAWGS Break the Lady Mustangs

The 'cool headed' Paige Holland strategically spread

the assists around the court, finishing with 36 assists.

With the match tied up at 1-1 and now in the pivotal set of the match, the Lady Bulldogs needed to nip any victorious notions MWHS might have had in their heads, with a bronc-busting effort. The DAWGS rose to the occasion and shot ahead to a 12 point spread midway through this set at 14-2 with Herculean efforts from Paige Holland (a kill at 3-1and an ace at 14-2); Kelli Stewart (one of her patented WMD blasts down the line resulting in a MWHS time out at 9-2) Courtney Felinski (a tip at 5-1, a blast off the 'Stangs at 8-2, a "Happy Birthday" kill at the net at 10-2) coupled with numerous hitting errors from the shell shocked Lady Mustangs.

Senior MB Meagan Little had another dominating

performance with 9 kills and 4 aces tonight.

The Lady Bulldogs coasted (okay, maybe a little too leisurally) to the finish line being outplayed 11-12, but with a big enough cushion to finish this one at 25-14. The DAWGS may have lost a few battles along the way, but won the war handily, while deflating the Lady Mustangs and their followers like an aged baloon.. This file picks up right after the victory was decided for a summary...

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GREAT JOB, LADY BULLDOGS!!!

Mustangs Turn the Tables in Set 2

The DAWGS continued with where they previously left off at the end of the last set, starting with a Katzy Randall ace in the second set 1-0; and a combination of a Kelli Stewart hit off the 'Stangs' hands at 3-2 and a serving ace later at 7-5; then Meagan Little serving up an ace at 4-2 and a shot to the floor at 11-8; a Courtney Felinski dink at 5-4; and a Katzy Randall tip at 8-6. The DAWGS sprinkled the scoring sheets with some wonderful plays but unfortunately would follow them up with hitting, passing and setting errors which indiscretely kept MWHS in the hunt and would eventually keep the game within their reach. Once the teams knotted up at 15-15 the momentum suddenly changed and the Lady Mustangs owned the DAWGS at 20-17 and again, precariously at 24-20. The DAWGS looked like they were going to pull it out when they scored the next 2 points, but an errant shot into the net sealed their fate in set 2 with a 22-25 score, and all-of-a-sudden both teams were back to being even with one victory apiece. 'Gut check' time with the DAWGS coming up!

The Lady Bulldogs' fans had plenty of support

in reserves, in case they needed it!

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The DAWGS blew the scoreboard out scoring 8

straight in their first meeting with the Lady Mustangs!

The Magnolia Lady Bulldogs opened their District 18-4A rivalry tonight with the Magnolia West Lady Mustangs by scampering to an eight to zip lead and began making the match look pretty imbalanced. The DAWGS smothered the 'Stangs while earning each point; starting with a Meagan Little block at 1-0 and then following it up with a serving ace at 2-0; then a Courtney Felinski blast off the Lady Mustangs' hands, eerrrrr ..... hoofs at 3-0; followed with a Happy Birthday kill at 4-0; then a Kelli Stewart blast off the battered 'Stangs at 5-0; only to have Courtney block a couple of attacks at 6-0 and 7-0; then Kelli again, punishing the defenders with a hard hit ball that ricocheted of the blockers' arms - all before the first time out of the evening was called.

Soph Lady Bulldog MB Courtney Felinski (R) and

senior OH Kelli Stewart made life miserable for the

MWHS Lady Mustangs.

On one side of the net there stands a taller, stronger team/program with waves of experience and dominance pouring over the newbies, who were trying to mount an attack here, then defend themselves over there! The DAWGS took advantage of their experience together and ripped off another 12-7 scoring tear to lead at 20-7. The Lady Mustangs had to be thinking about then - that maybe this volleyball rivalry may be a one-sided affair for a while! Both teams played it even from there to the finish, scoring 5 apiece and ending set 1 at 25-12.

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

DAWGS Crush Panthers Into Deep Freeze

It took the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs a little time to sweep the Caney Creek Lady Panthers (25-9, 25-7, 25-9) in front of the small but grateful crowd, who remained devotedly steadfast to the end; all frozen to their seats in the artic regions of the Caney Creek gymnasium! At a time when approximately 40% of Centerpoint Energy's customer base is without air conditioning, or even power for that matter due to the devastation of Hurricane Ike - the gymnasium ironically, more-than-made-up for the shortfall with the cold air continually blasting out of their AC units across the sparsely populated bleachers like an unexpectant, 'Canadian Blue Norther' front. During the pre-game warmups, the bundled-up fans practically had smoke coming out of their noses and mouths as they were breathing in the cold gym and dodging errant practice volley(snow)balls that were flying everywhere!

The cold air would not "ice down" the DAWGS though, as the Magnolia Lady Pups (9th grade) won 25-19, 20-25, 25-21; the JV also won 25-11, 25-9 and it actually may have also worked against the home team, as it slowed down the Lady Panthers varsity who had visions of an upset in their first 2008 meeting with Magnolia in District 18-4A play.

This Panther attack went nowhere against the stronger

Lady Bulldogs who opened their District 18-4A play.

Of course, the steady pounding from the Lady Bulldogs didn't help the Lady Panther's cause either. Lady Bulldog senior OH Kelli Stewart led the Magnolia charge with 13 kills and 6 aces; followed by OH super-sophomore Katzy Randall's 7 kills and 1 ace; MB senior Meagan Little's 6 kills, 3 aces and 2 blocks - while battling in the trenches; coupled with (another) super-sophomore: MB Courtney Felinski who hammered out 4 kills, 3 aces, and a block of her own; while all were being directed by (yet another) super-sophomore setter: Paige Holland who spread around 29 assists. The team was also complimented with outstanding play by seniors Sarah Bacho, Chelsea Rauscher, and junior Angi Gould who kept the ball moving on the court with great passing and transitioning the team on offense.

The 'high flyin' OH Kelli Stewart jammed Caney Creek

with this kill in the DAWGS district opening win.

In the first set, the DAWGS started slowly by dropping their first 2 points to the Lady Panthers, then just as suddenly, ignited and ripped into Caney Creek for 6 straight points, forcing an early Panther time-out - all, without really even unleashing their firepower! The ensuing barrage was a different story with kills coming from Kelli Stewart, Meagan Little, Katzy Randall, and Courtney Felinski that put the DAWGS up 16-7 and in control for good. The Lady Bulldogs seemed to touch the ball on every play; slowing it down when it came across the net with a tip; and/or digging and passing the ball crisply if it got past the DAWGS's front line, etc; and even when the Lady Panthers scored several of their points, the attack attempts were being blocked and the ball was going out of bounds. The DAWGS continued on, utilizing their height advantage and viscous serving with aces that looked like 'frozen ropes' (did I mention it was cold in the gym?) to outscore Caney Creek 9 to 2 from that point, and quickly ice the Panthers 25-9.

Lady Bulldog Sarah Bacho kept her team mates

hopes' alive while giving all she could on this dig.

The second set began with the thawed-out DAWGS blistering the Panthers while jumping out to an insurmountable lead (15-3) behind Kelli's 3 aces and kills, Meagan's blasts at the net (off the frozen Panthers' paws), Courtney's block and aces, Katzy's kill, and a ton of Panther errors. The onslaught continued as the DAWGS slammed home 10 more points to their host's 4 and closing this one out at 25-7. The final point came from a cross court shot off the arms of the Panthers by MB Courtney Felinski which was almost an exclamation point as the cold-hearted DAWGS were serving up a notice that they were not going to be wavering in the momentum department tonight!

Super Soph MB Courtney Felinski making a point

here for the DAWGS at the end of the second set!!

The final set could not come too soon for both the Caney Creek fans and the Magnolia (semi-comatose) followers, clapping like seals in the frozen tundra, and the DAWGS helped everyone out by jumping out to a solid 13-4 lead. Again, Kelli ripped into the Panthers with a kill at 1-0; a "Happy Birthday" gift at 3-0; a kill again at 6-3; then at 9-3; then a backrow kill at 10-4; and a couple more serving aces at 11-4 and 13-4; but her team mates got in on the action as well. Meagan, Katzy and Courtney again blasted the off-guard Panthers who were unknowingly, quietly going into a deep-sleep while committing 8 errors on their own and finally freezing up at 25-9.

The Lady Bulldogs celebrating their first

2008 District 18-4A match victory.

The DAWGS were in a different 'class of volleyball' than Caney Creek this evening and for the first match since Hurricane Ike had disrupted all of Houston's high school schedules (let alone everyones' lives); the injuries and distractions; with this visit being an important District opening match on top of all that - the ladies started the second part of their season looking remarkably solid and collectively focused on the job ahead.


Next up will be Magnolia West on Thursday 9/25 with the varsity match starting at 6:00 PM (due to rescheduling, only varsity will play). Don't forget to get your cool Black Spirit Shirt on and wear it on THURSDAY and come help us as we BLACK OUT the Mustangs!!

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

Directions to Caney Creek

Go east on 1488 toward the Woodlands and take a right on 242 toward I-45.

Continue on 242 under the I-45 freeway until you get to 1485 and take a left and the school will be on your right off of 1485.

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

District 18 4-A Volleyball REVISED SCHEDULE

The rescheduling for 18-4A District Play for the first round looks like this:

Date 9-23 Tues All Levels
Brenham @ Willis
Montgomery @ Huntsville
Magnolia @ Caney Creek
Waller @ Magnolia West

Date 9-25 Thur Varsity only 6 pm
Waller @ Brenham (already played)
Huntsville @ Willis
Montgomery @ Caney Creek
Magnolia @ Magnolia West

Date 9-26 Fri All Levels
Brenham @ Montgomery
Willis @ Magnolia West
Waller @ Magnolia
Caney Creek @ Huntsville

Date 9-29 Mon All Levels
Caney Creek @ Brenham
Willis @ Waller
Magnolia West @ Montgomery
Huntsville @ Magnolia

Date 10-1Wed Varsity Only 6 pm
Magnolia West @ Brenham
Willis @ Caney Creek
Montgomery @ Magnolia
Huntsville @ Waller

Date 10-3 Fri All Levels
Huntsville @ Brenham
Magnolia @ Willis
Montgomery @ Waller
Magnolia West @ Caney Creek

Volleyball Practices

Varsity is still practicing!
Friday practice 8:30-10:30 am

No School Monday, Sept. 22

Monday Practice for all 9th and JV players from 2:30-4:30 pm at MHS gym. We may play Tuesday.

District coaches meet Monday at 4 pm to determine make-up schedule. I will post it here after that.

I hope all players and families have made it thru the hurricane and are getting power restored.

Updated Information as of Thurs 9/11/08

Magnolia 9th/JV Volleyball Tournament -

Cancelled for Thurs and Sat.

Magnolia vs. West -

CANCELLED

No Friday Activities

No Saturday Activities

Tigers OverTake DAWGS

The 5A Katy Lady Tigers visited the Magnolia Lady Bulldogs' DAWG House on Tuesday and left "fat n' happy" after handling the outgunned Lady Bulldogs in 5 sets (26-24, 23-25, 25-17, 22-25 and 15-8 in the tiebreaker). The injured but eager DAWGS put up a great fight, but in the end they could not turnaround the momentum, as the Lady Tigers surged ahead in the "first to 15 point" tiebreaker. Both teams seemed to be equally matched as their best-of-five sets in the series alternated from winning the first one to losing the second one, winning the third one to losing the fourth one - and,... you get the idea.

Sophomore MB Courtney Felinski shut

down the Tiger attack with this block.

In the first set the DAWGS came out blazing away: up by 4 at 10-6 and clinging tightly to a 2 point lead at 21-19 when the Lady Tigers called timeout; only to have Katy block the next shot and somehow send the DAWGS into a un-timely spiral where 4 errors were committed at "crunch time" and the Lady Bulldogs were on the short end of a 24-26 loss.

Set 2 started out with Katy handling a small lead as both teams alternated points until the match was tied at 10-10 when the Lady Bulldogs aggressively took control and held a 4 point lead at 20-16 and looked as though they were cruising to an easy victory. Well, the DAWGS won, but it wasn't easy. Even though the Tigers played a little better at the end and made up a lot of ground, their errors gave the set to the appreciative DAWGS who came out on top at 25-23.

Senior Lady Bulldog OH Kelli Stewart hammered home

this kill for the win in the second set against Katy.

Set 3 opened with the Tigers scoring 8 straight to force an early Bulldog time out at 0-8 and started things rapidly going downhill from there!! The Lady Tigers continued to keep control throughout and opened their lead to a 9 point spread at 20-11 before the teams basically traded even points (except the DAWGS couldn't afford them) and finished off this one with a 25-17 shellacking.

Even the Lady Bulldog cheerleaders were

praying for DAWGIE DIVINE Intervention!

Set 4 and it was a 'Do or Die' set. Win and you have a chance to win the next one and the match. Lose and well, it could either be a long ride home or a real short one depending on who can close out this match! The DAWGS again trailed early 1-5, then turned the tables to tie it up at 5-5 and the seesaw battle was on the way. The set was tied at 13-13 midway in the set before those pesky Tigers ran up a 4 point advantage at 20-16 and it started to go black! Three straight kills by Kelli Stewart drew Magnolia to within 3, then a couple of Tiger errors later: a Courtney Felinski tip tied it up at 21-21. A quick service error put the DAWGS behind at 21-22, then another Felinski kill tied it up again. The shell-shocked Tigers hit the next one in the net and a Paige Holland kill won the set (25-22) and tied the match (2-2) and suddenly the DAWG House was buzzing again!

The DAWGS gave it all they had

"..with a little help from their friends!"

Set 5: the Tie Breaker... the DAWGS came out a little leg weary while the Tigers (who apparently were already contemplating their quick ride home) immediately pounced on the Lady Bulldogs and had them down by 4 at midpoint 8-4 when a time out was ordered by the DAWGS. When play resumed, the Tigers statistically duplicated their efforts and ran up 7 points to Magnolia's 4, (15-8) and the marathon was over with Katy on top (3-2).

Kelli Stewart led the DAWGS with 24 kills and 2 Aces followed by a strong showing from sophomore MB Courtney Felinski's 13 kills; senior Meagan Little with 8 Kills and 2 Aces; junior Angi Gould's 8 kills. Senior Chelsea Rauscher led the servers with 4 Aces and setter Paige Holland dished out 51 assists to go with a couple of Aces and a kill of her own.

GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

ROAD TO DISTRICT CHAMPS, ONE MATCH AT A TIME...!!

THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY PLANS

As of 5:20 pm Wednesday...

Thursday 9th and JV tourney is on.
Thursday night at 7 pm, Varsity will play at Magnolia West.

Friday, we will know by tomorrow at noon-ish about school.
There will be NO volleyball games.

Saturday, if the hurricane is anywhere near here..we will cancel the tourney.
We will know by tomorrow at noon-ish.

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL 9/8/08

from the desk of Coach J:

THIS WEEK IN BULLDOG VOLLEYBALL:

Mon. Sept. 8 Regular Practice

Tues. Sept. 9 HOME vs. Katy
9A 4:30 pm, with 9B to follow
JV 4:30 pm, with Varsity to follow

Wedn. Sept. 10 Regular Practice

Thur. Sept. 11 Magnolia JV/9th Tourney
9A at MJHS at 3:30 pm
9B at MWest HS at 3:30 pm
JV at Magnolia HS at 4:30 pm

Fri. Sept. 12 ***DISTRICT STARTS
@ Magnolia West HS
9A 5 pm, with 9B to follow
JV 5 pm, with Varsity to follow

Sat. Sept. 13 Magnolia JV/9th Tourney
Bracket Play

DISTRICT STARTS THIS WEEK!!!

INVITE EVERYONE IN MAGNOLIA TO SEE THE LADY BULLDOGS SWEEP WEST!!

MOVING TOWARD A DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP ONE MATCH AT A TIME!

LADY BULLDOG PRIDE!

Coach J.

DAWGS Fall to Lady Cavs

Meagan Little kept the Lady Bulldogs

in the hunt at 7-9 with this timely hit.

The DAWGS are facing elimination in this match and have been hanging tight with the Lady Cavs during this entire set, and something has to give! The only lead of the game for the DAWGS was at 1-0 and the Cavs have been in command since, but you just have the feeling that the DAWGS are going to roar anytime now. Again, Kelli Stewart and Breane Matula started the scoring for Magnolia, but sophomore OH Katzy Randall hammered a few kills in the middle of the set to keep it close - only to have MB Breane Matula bring them back again to 2 points at 18-20.

Courtney Felinski stopped this Lady

Cav attack --dead in it's tracks!!

It was beginning to look like the "worm has turned" in this one with the Lady Bulldogs closing in, trailing at 19 to 22 when this file starts:

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DAWGS Fight Back in Second Set

There can only be just ONE! Sophomore setter Paige Holland wanted to be the last one standing on this one.

The Lady Bulldogs started this one out by dropping the first 4 points to the Lady Cavs and then spent the majority of this set scratching and clawing their way back into contention. The DAWGS caught the Cavs at 9-9 and battled through tie breakers up to 15-15, but seemed to be losing their intensity with each point as College Park outscored Magnolia 6 to 1 and again were in control at crunch time.

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Lady Cavaliers Pull Away From DAWGS

The Lady Bulldogs are taking on the Woodlands' College Park Lady Cavaliers at the Cavaliers' gym and the Lady Cavs have been anticipating this match since last year. They hadn't taken so kindly to the past several years of DAWGIE dominance and were ready to show any disbelievers that they were a vastly improved team since last year and had even displayed a little preview to those who were watching during their summer league play.

Lady Bulldog senior OH Kelli Stewart
hitting through 3 Lady Cavalier blockers.

The DAWGS jumped on the Cavs early behind a Breane Matula 'Glide' kill (1-0) and a Kelli Stewart 'Hamma-slamma' kill (2-1) and followed up with a Courtney Felinski blast to the floor at 4-2 and it was beginning to look like vintage DAWGS! The ladies worked up to a 4 point advantage at 7-3 behind a balanced attack from Kelli and sophomore OH Katzy Randall...then went into an inexplainable tail-spin as the Lady Cavs ran 5 straight points at their guests, then managed to turn the momentum during the next 5 tie breaker possesions and went ahead at 13-12. The Cavs cruised forward to an 8 point spread at 15-23 when this file picks up:

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Spartans Put DAWGS Down 3-1

The Lady Bulldogs came up a little short in this

tough match against the Stratford Lady Spartans.

This audio file picks up from the last dropped call. (I need either new equipment, better service, or maybe I should just pay my bill !!)

The Lady Bulldogs were fighting with everything they've got, but tonight the Lady Spartans seemed to have all the answers and were trying to close this one out when this file picks up the action:

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DAWGS Dig Themselves a Hole

Senior Libero Hannah Davies trying to keep

the Lady Bulldogs in this set with this dig!

The comeback cardiac-kids were fighting for their survival in this entire set. From 1-1, the Lady Bulldogs have been scratching and clawing their way forward and were trailing the Lady Spartans by 5 at 17-22 in this comeback file:

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Spartans Awakened by DAWGS

The DAWGS had a tough one with this one and may not have played their best volleyball in this set - despite picking up right where they left off from the previous shellacking. They had wounded the Lady Spartans in the last beating, but unfortunately were unable to finish them off.

The DAWGS roared at the beginning of this set by leading the Lady Spartans by 3 before Stratford knew it, or could even score a point. It was after Stratford awoke and raised the level of their play that the momentum began to switch and the Lady Bulldogs spent the rest of this one chasing the runaway Lady Spartans.

Sophomre Lady Bulldog OH Katzy Randall

put the hammer to it in this match!

Here we are with Magnolia down by 4 at 18-22 and trying to go ahead late in this game (and an added lengthy recap - after this one was over) with this file:

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DAWGS On Top at 24-18

Senior Hitter Meagan Little powering this point through the block!!

This audio file was at the end of the second set after the call was dropped and we resumed the play-by-play with the Lady Bulldogs still in control:

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WAY TO GO LADY BULLDOGS!!!

DAWGS Aggressively Attack Spartans

Lady Bulldogs (MB) Courtney Felinski on right, and (OH) Kelli Stewart on left, teamed up to assist on the block against the Lady Spartans.

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DAWGS Let Spartans Loose From Under their Paws

Here we are folks, another night in the trenches with the Lady Bulldogs taking on another top notch 5A volleyball team/program on the road - namely the Stratford Lady Spartans. Even in their rebuilding years, the Lady Spartans have wonderful, talented and highly trained players who demand that you play your best to beat them!

Lady Bulldog setter Paige Holland (1)

shown here setting up OH Kelli Stewart

The DAWGS were giving them all they could handle and controlled this first game from the onset. Magnolia had as much as a 4 point lead at 10-6 and maintained it until 14-10 when things started getting a little 'out-of-control'. The Lady Spartans closed the gap slowly by taking 2 points at a time then giving one back over the next several possessions until eventually tying the score at 20-20. The Lady Spartans made their move and were on top at 22-20 with the DAWGS fightin' back when this audio file started:

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