Highlight Reel: Ravenna/Laingsburg

November 12, 2014

The Ravenna volleyball team defeated Laingsburg 3-0 in a Class B Regional Semifinal on Tuesday. Click the headings below to see highlights and the final link to watch the match in full. 

Wolfpack-Bulldogs Long Rally - Early in the first set of this Class C Regional Semifinal, Laingsburg and Ravenna made some nice plays during this rally, which was eventually won by the Bulldogs.

Look Out Below For Ludlow - Laingsburg keeps things close in the first set with Ravenna with a nice cross-court kill by Emma Ludlow.

Jacobs Finds The Open Spot - Lindsey Jacobs directs the ball to a back court opening to score for Ravenna in the second set against Laingsburg. 

No Returns on Hanson - Sydney Hanson wraps up the second set for Ravenna with a non-returnable shot into the Laingsburg court. 

Adams Puts Dogs In Final - Erica Adams comes up with the kill on match point to send Ravenna's Bulldogs into the Class C Regional Final.

Watch the match in its entirety and order DVDs by Clicking Here.

MIVCA Miss Volleyball Finalists Selected

October 1, 2013

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association has announced its finalists for this season's Miss Volleyball award, which will be given to a senior during the week of the MHSAA Finals, beginning Nov. 18.

This is the 12th year of the award. Battle Creek St. Philip’s Amanda McKinzie won the honor in 2012.

Find bios of each candidate and more at MIVCA.net

  • Krysteena Davis, 6-foot-0, middle hitter, Grand Haven
  • Alyssa Garvelink, 6-3, middle hitter, Holland Christian
  • Jami Hogeboom, 5-11, setter, Grand Haven
  • Sierra Hubbard-Neil, 5-9, outside hitter, Battle Creek St. Philip
  • Jessie Kopmeyer, 5-10, outside hitter, Birmingham Marian
  • Maeve McDonald, 5-6, setter, East Grand Rapids
  • Paige O’Connor, 5-11, outside hitter, Grand Rapids Forest Hills Northern
  • Christina Porada, 5-6, libero, Dearborn Divine Child
  • Carli Snyder, 6-1, outside hitter, Macomb Dakota
  • Holly Toliver, 6-2, outside hitter, Berrien Springs


PHOTO: Macomb Dakota’s Carli Snyder (right) prepares to receive a volley during last season’s Class A Final at Kellogg Arena. She led her team to its first MHSAA championship.