Highlight Reel: Mason/Portage Central

November 12, 2014

The Mason volleyball team defeated Portage Central 3-2 in a Class A Regional Semifinal on Tuesday. Click the headings below for highlights and the final link to watch the match in full. 

Delicate Delbridge Delivers - A long rally in set 1 between Mason and Portage Central ends when the Bulldogs' Taylor Delbridge gently places the ball in the gap. Mason won the first set and the match in five.

Second Set Service Ace - Portage Central held the upper hand in the second set against Mason. Hannah Gerhke closes out the set with a service ace. 

Mustangs Go Up, 2-1 - Portage Central took the third set against Mason, 25-19, with Allison Harding closing things out with a kill.

Richmond Helps Jumpstart Bulldogs - Mason went on a 14-5 run to begin the fourth set against Portage Central. Here's Kaycee Richmond with a point during that streak.

What A Way To Go Willow! - With the score tied 13-13 in the fifth and final set, Mason's Willow Martin scores on a kill and then this service ace to send the Bulldogs past Portage Central, 3-2, and into the Class A Regional Finals against Ann Arbor Huron.

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Be the Referee: Switching Sides

By Sam Davis
MHSAA Director of Officials

September 6, 2022

Be The Referee is a series of short messages designed to help educate people on the rules of different sports, to help them better understand the art of officiating, and to recruit officials.

Below is this week's segment – Switching Sides - Listen

In volleyball, a rules modification that came about during COVID has been instated as a permanent change - with overwhelming support from coaches and officials.

Previously, teams would switch sides after each set, sometimes creating a traffic jam as players and coaches move benches from side to side. Unless there is a clear competitive advantage, there is no switching now. Coaches like having a dedicated home bench and the improved pace of the match.

Things that would necessitate teams switching would be less serving room on one end of the court, a window on one side with the sun shining in, or an overhead obstruction on one end.

It’s up to the official to determine if an advantage exists and if teams will switch at the end of each set – or stay on the same side for the entirety of the match.

Previous Editions:

Aug. 30: Play Clock - Listen
Aug. 23: Intentional Grounding Change
- Listen