Clubbin' It

Congratulations to Ashley Jones and Eliana Tiller who both made club teams this year! Eliana tried out for and made the Cobb Atlanta team while Ashley is playing for TCA's 15's team! Good luck to both girls this season and I will be out to see some of your matches!

I Can't Believe It's Over :(

The 2009 season is now over and we had our end of the year banquet at Italy's Finest Grill. Each of the girl's received an award!

Spirit Award: Alexis Vasquez
Coaches' Award: Gina Hogan
Longhorn Award: Amalie Alvarez
Most Improved: Kelsey Lowman
Most Improved: Julie Edwards
Best Defensive Player Award: Eliana Tiller
Hustle Award: Savannah Corr
Best Offensive Player: Brittany "The Vulcher" Stocus
Newcomer of the Year: Laura Kirby
MVP: Ashley Jones

I am going to miss my 8th graders next year but I will definitely come to your high school games. And for my three 7th graders returning next year... HELP ME RECRUIT SOME GIRLS FOR 2010!!

Parents & players, if you ever need anything please don't hesitate to email or call me!

Good luck to the girls who are playing club this season!

Last Matches of the Season A Success!

In their last two matches of the 2009 season, the Junior Longhorns were victorious over Sprayberry and Hillgrove, defeating both teams in 2 sets. The team ended the season with an 18-12 overall record!

Stats:
Amalie Alvarez: 3 digs, 34 sets
Savannah Corr: 1 kill, 3 digs, 3 aces
Julie Edwards: 2 attacks, 3 digs
Ashley Jones: 12 kills, 7 digs, 14 aces
Laura Kirby: 1 kill, 2 digs, 7 aces
Kelsey Lowwman: 4 digs
Brittany Stocus: 7 kills, 5 blocks, 2 aces
Eliana Tiller: 7 digs, 4 aces
Alexis Vasquez: 4 digs

The girls will get to be together as a team one last time, this Saturday, at Italy's Finest Grill, which is located at 3920 Canton Rd. Suite 130 Marietta, Ga. 30066 at 12 noon.

After lunch we will have a little awards ceremony where the girls will receive awards! Can't wait to see everyone one last time!

The Season Is Winding Down!

As sad as I am to say it, there are only two more days of matches left in the 2009 season :( Tonight the girls take on Booth B and Booth A and then play Sprayberry and Hillgrove on Wednesday. Tomorrow is Junior Longhorn night at Kell HS where the girls will go and watch the varsity play at 5:00 pm at Kell HS.

Saturday is the End of the Year Banquet and I have some awards to give out!! Parents, I sent out an email so please respond to me with how many will be in attendance. The more the better!

One & One

On Thursday night, Kell Juniors started off on a bad note, falling to Harrison in 2 games. The girls were a little out of whack since starting libero, Eliana Tiller, wasn't there for the first match. However, the girls pulled it together in the second match, defeating Allatoona in 2 sets.

Statistics:
Amalie Alvarez: 2 digs, 3 kills, 23 sets
Savannah Corr: 4 digs, 3 aces
Julie Edwards: 2 digs
Gina Hogan: 1 dig
Ashley Jones: 9 digs, 2 kills
Laura Kirby: 3 digs, 2 kills, 2 aces
Kelsey Lowman: 6 digs
Brittany Stocu: 8 kills, 5 blocks
Eliana Tiller: 4 digs
Alexis Vasquez: 3 digs

The girls begin play in the North Cobb End of the Year Tournament tonight when they play two matches at Walton HS. Games are at 6 & 7. Tomorrow, the girls play at 10 am at N. Cobb HS.

Junior Longhorns Now 12-7

The Junior Longhorns had an excellent showing at the Kennesaw Mountain Tri-Match, coming back to defeat Kenn. Mtn in three games and then beating Woodstock in two. For the first time in awhile everyone was present and mostly healthy!

Stats:
Amalie Alvarez: 4 digs, 35 sets, 2 aces
Savannah Corr: 3 digs, 3 aces
Julie Edwards: 4 digs, 1 ace
Gina Hogan: 3 digs
Ashley Jones: 13 digs, 6 aces, 11 kills
Laura Kirby: 6 digs, 6 aces
Kelsey Lowman: 3 digs
Brittany Stocus: 3 digs, 3 aces, 8 kills
Eliana Tiller: 18 digs, 5 aces
Alexis Vasquez: 6 digs

The girls are at home on Thursday night at 6 and 8! They compete in the North Cobb Tournament this weekend, playing at 6 & 7 on Friday night at Walton HS.

Just A Little Rusty...

After an entire week off from volleyball, the Junior Longhorns were a little rusty but managed a split on Monday night that saw them defeat Booth B and then fall to Booth A. It was Laura Kirby's first time touching a ball in almost two weeks after her surgery and Eliana Tiller was able to play after injuring her shoulder in practice over a week ago.

Stats from both games:

Amalie Alvarez: 5 aces, 26 sets, 2 kills
Savannah Corr: 1 ace, 1 dig
Laura Kirby: 3 aces, 2 attacks, 3 digs
Brittany Stocus: 6 aces, 11 attacks, 4 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks
Eliana Tiller: 3 aces, 12 digs
Julie Edwards: 2 aces, 2 attacks, 2 digs
Ashley Jones: 4 aces, 4 attacks, 6 digs, 2 blocks
Kelsey Lowman: 1 ace, 3 attacks, 2 kills, 2 digs
Gina Hogan: 1 dig
Alexis Vasquez: 3 digs

The girls have practice tonight (Tuesday) from 6-8 pm before they travel to Kennesaw Mountain to take on Kennesaw Mountain at 5:30 and Woodstock at 6:30. Please have the girls there by 5!

Matches On Monday Sept. 28th

After a week off, the Junior Longhorns have two matches scheduled for Monday Sept. 28th at Kell HS. The girls will be playing Booth A and Booth B.

The games are at 6:30 and 7:30 so please be there by 6 and ready to go! We will need the whole 1/2 hour to warm up since we haven't played in a week! Bring all of your jerseys but plan on wearing the black ones!

RAINED OUT!

Practice on Monday and games on Tuesday are canceled due to this crazy weather!

Everyone be safe and check the website for further information!

Sweet Sweep! Longhorns Move To 9-6

It was a rough couple of days of practice with injuries and illnesses. Heading into the matches, the Longhorns were down an outside hitter (Laura), a libero (Eliana) and a defensive specialist (Alexis), but the girls played soooo hard and hustled so much to defeat Lassiter B and Walton B on Thursday night. Here are some stats on the matches:

Amalie Alvarez: 15 aces, 24 sets
Savannah Corr: 5 digs, 3 aces, 2 kills
Julie Edwards: 4 digs, 7 aces, 1 kill
Gina Hogan: 4 digs, 1 kill
Ashley Jones: 7 digs, 6 aces, 3 kills
Kelsey Lowman: 5 digs
Brittany Stocus: 3 digs, 9 aces, 10 kills

GREAT JOB LADIES!!

This Saturday the girls will go to Kennesaw State to watch the Owls volleyball match at 3:00 pm. The girls will get to watch the match, meet the team afterwards and get some autographs! Parents if you would like to come please email me ASAP and let me know so I can put you on the list!

Practice for Monday will be from 5:15-7:15 so the girls can scrimmage the Kell JV!

Another Split For Kell Juniors

The Junior Longhorns had their first home match of the season on Thursday night, falling to Walton B in two sets but defeating Sprayberry in two sets. Without middle Brittany Stocus there, Savannah Corr stepped in as middle and did an excellent job with the transition. Here are some statistics from the night:

Amalie Alvarez: 19 sets
Savannah Corr: 4 kills, 5 digs
Julie Edwards: 1 ace, 4 digs
Gina Hogan: 4 digs
Ashley Jones: 4 aces, 5 kills, 12 digs
Laura Kirby: 2 aces, 1 kill, 6 digs
Kelsey Lowman: 1 ace, 7 digs
Eliana Tiller: 4 aces, 10 digs
Alexis Vasquez: 7 digs

Monday's match against Walton B has been canceled so the girls will get the night off. Practice will resume on Tuesday and Wednesday night followed by a match at Lassiter on Thursday.

We are going to change things up a little bit at practice, which will hopefully get the girls spirits back up! Enjoy your weekend!

Longhorns Split at Pope Tri-Match

The Longhorns split at the Pope Tri-Match on Tuesday night, falling to Walker A in the first match but defeating the home team, Pope, in the nightcap. The girls looked a little dazed and confused in the first game and didn't really seem to know what was going on (much to my dismay). But, they rebounded in game two and played very strong defense. The MVP of the night was definitely Brittany "The Vulcher" Stocus, who was a terror at the net, picking up five blocks in the two matches. Eliana Tiller tore up the court with her serves, tallying 12 aces.

Here are other statistics from the night:
Amalie Alvarez: 22 set attempts, 3 aces
Savannah Corr: 2 aces, 4 digs
Julie Edwards: 3 digs
Gina Hogan: 5 digs
Ashley Jones: 17 digs, 5 kills, 2 aces
Laura Kirby: 8 digs, 4 aces
Kelsey Lowman: 8 sets
Brittany Stocus: 5 blocks, 8 kills
Eliana Tiller: 18 digs, 12 aces
Alexis Vasquez: 8 digs

The girls next match is their first home match of the season! They will get their chance at revenge when they take on Walton A at 6:00 pm then play Sprayberry at 8:00 pm. on Thursday night at Kell High School!

Parents: We will need volunteers to work the tables for our matches and also line judge! Don't be shy!

Thursday Night (9-3-09) Practice Cancelled!

Since most of the girls on the team are sick and I do not want to get the remaining girls sick, practice for Thursday, Sept. 3 is cancelled. I hope everyone relaxes over the weekend and feels better!

Don't forget we have a match on Tuesday night at Pope HS. We play Walton at 6:30 pm and Pope at 7:30. Hope the girls are refreshed and ready to play by then.

Have a great labor day weekend!

Longhorns Go 2-0 at Lassiter Tri-Match

The Longhorns had a fantastic outing at the Lassiter tri-match on Monday night, defeating North Cobb in three sets (23-25, 25-20, 15-12) and beating rival Lassiter in two sets (25-20, 25-21).

Statistics from the day:
Ashley Jones: 14 aces, 16 kills, 3 blocks, 10 digs
Laura Kirby: 6 aces, 4 digs
Eliana Tiller: 8 aces, 20 digs
Brittany Stocus: 3 aces, 11 kills, 3 blocks
Amalie Alvarez: 3 aces, 33 sets, 6 digs
Julie Edwards: 8 digs
Savannah Corr: 7 digs, 2 kills
Alexis Vasquez: 5 digs
Kelsey Lowman: 3 digs

Tonight the girls will watch the Kell Varsity team play at 7:00 pm and will have practice from 6-8 pm on Wednesday and Thursday.

The next match is Tuesday, Sept. 8 when they travel to Pope to play a tri-match with Walton beginning at 6:30 pm.

Disappointing Show At Junior Warrior Classic

The Junior Longhorns had a disappointing outing at the Junior Warrior Classic on Saturday. The girls went 1-3 on the day, falling to Kennesaw Mountain, Walker A and Marietta but defeating Pace in two sets. Amalie Alvarez was out of town so Kelsey Lowman had to set the entire day and she did great! Unfortunately, Gina Hogan had to leave after the first match because she was very sick. We hope she feels better soon! Here are some stats on the day:

Ashley Jones: 14 kills, 18 aces, 18 digs, 5 blocks
Eliana Tiller: 17 aces, 33 digs
Brittany Stocus: 11 kills, 5 blocks
Savannah Corr: 15 digs, 3 aces, 5 digs
Alexis Vasquez: 8 digs
Kelsey Lowman: had over 50 sets on the day!
Laura Kirby: 9 digs, 4 aces
Julie Edwards: 5 digs, 2 kills

The girls travel to Lassiter today to take on Lassiter and Pope tonight.

We will have practice on Wednesday and Thursday night from 6-8 pm at Kell HS. I know that practice was not originally scheduled for Wednesday, so if you can not make it I understand.

Longhorns 2-1 After Marietta Tri-Match

Kell Juniors had an AWESOME showing in their debut, going 2-1 at the Marietta Tri-Match on Monday night. After getting their nerves out of the way in the first match, the Longhorns defeated Lovett 7th grade and Marietta to end 2-1 on the day.

Statistics from the day:

-Brittany Stocus had 15 kills and 8 blocks

-Ashley Jones had 18 kills, 5 blocks and 13 aces

-Eliana Tiller had 15 digs and 15 aces

-Amalie Alvarez had 7 aces, 2 kills and had the most set attempts

-Laura Kirby had 8 aces, 7 digs and 2 kills

-Kelsey Lowman had 3 aces, 5 digs and had the second most set attempts

-Savannah Corr had 5 digs and 2 kills

-Julie Edwards had 7 digs and 1 kill

-Alexis Vasquez had 3 digs and 1 ace

-Gina Hogan had 3 digs and 1 kill

Practice is canceled on Tuesday and Thursday but will resume on Wednesday night at 6 pm at Kell HS

CONGRATS JUNIOR LONGHORNS!

It's Almost Game Time!!

Today is the last day of practice before the girls play three matches on Monday at Marietta Middle School. First game is set for 5:00 p.m. against Lovett 8th, 6:00 p.m. against Lovett 7th and 7:00 p.m. against Marietta.

The girls have been working really hard at practice all week, especially since they have learned a new offense called the 6-2. They have also been working a lot on controlled passing, attacking and blocking.

Meet the 2009 Kell Juniors Volleyball Team

Congratulations to the 2009 Kell Juniors Volleyball Team!!

Brittany Stocus

Eliana Tiller

Kelsey Lowman

Amalie Alvarez

Gina Hogan

Laura Kirby

Alexis Vasquez

Savannah Corr

Julie Edwards

Ashley Jones

Practice will begin on Monday, Aug. 17th through Thursday, Aug. 20th from 6-8 pm at Kell HS. PLEASE GET YOUR PHYSICAL IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN ONE YET!!

There will be a parent meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 19th at 7:30 pm in the gym. I will hand out schedules and other information regarding the team!

Tryouts Are Just Around The Corner!

Kell Juniors Volleyball tryouts are just around the corner! Since there will be no more open gyms, I hope you girls are practicing your skills on your own time.

Tryouts are August 12 & 13th from 6-8 pm at Kell HS
All girls MUST have a physical in order to tryout

Good luck to all and see you then!

Workouts/Open Gym Cancelled

Workouts and open gym have been cancelled from July 27th-July 30th. There will be no more workouts or open gyms until Tryouts,

Looking For A Great Summer Volleyball Camp?

Cobb Atlanta Summer Volleyball Camp 2009

Dates: Monday, July 20th – Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Time: Gym Opens at 6:00, Instruction begins at 6:30 until 9:00 PM
Place: Kell High School, Main Gym
Cost: $35 per night, or $120 ($20 discount) if you sign up for all 4 nights

***Kell girls will only have to pay $25 per night, but you have to let them know you are with Kell when you sign in on the first night***

Girls will be broken into groups based on age and volleyball experience

Schedule
Monday: Serving & Serve Receive
Passing, Serving, Specialty Serving, Spot Serving, etc.
Tuesday: Offense & Setting
Middle, Outside and Right-side Hitting; Back-row Attacks, Specialty Setting, etc.
Wednesday: Defense
Blocking, Defensive Specialist, Libero, Diving, Reading Blocks/Hitters, etc.
Thursday: Team Play
Putting it all together; girls will be broken into teams and showcase the skills they’velearned!

Forms are available at open gyms or if you email me at steads910@hotmail.com I can email you one! If you have never played volleyball or want to sharpen your skills, this is an awesome opportunity! Please take advantage of the low price!

Welcome to Kell Juniors Volleyball Website!

Welcome to the new Kell Juniors Volleyball website! Open gyms are available every Wednesday from 10-12 unless posted otherwise. You need a physical in order to participate. Any girls that will be going into 6th, 7th, or 8th grade that attend Palmer or McCleskey Middle School and are interested in playing volleyball are welcome to play! Tryouts will be held August 12th & 13th from 6-8 pm at Kell High School.