Volleyball: All-Conference 2010

From Prep Volleyball in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:


Prep volleyball
Lau makes all-Dairyland first team

Posted: Monday, November 1, 2010 4:38 pm | Updated: 6:51 pm, Mon Nov 1, 2010.

By Justin Harings Leader-Telegram staff

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran setter Heidi Lau was named to the all-Dairyland Conference first team Monday.

Lau, a senior, finished her prep career with more than 1,000 assists. The Lancers went 7-2 in Dairyland play - tied for third place - and advanced to the WIAA Division 4 regional semifinals.

ALL-DAIRYLAND CONFERENCE

FIRST TEAM: Kelly McCamley, Cochrane-Fountain City; Bri Halama, Independence; Alexis Plachecki, Melrose-Mindoro; Heidi Lau, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran; Caitlin Coombs, Alma; Aly McLean, Eleva-Strum; Sophia Reidt, Alma; Becca Bagniewski, Cochrane-Fountain City.

SECOND TEAM: Abby Plank, Gilmanton; Anna Suhr, Cochrane-Fountain City; Alyssa Johannes, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran; Lynzi Knudtson, Melrose-Mindoro; Katie Boone, Melrose-Mindoro; Christine Kazemba, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran; Molley Grisen, Alma; Steph Knutson, Eleva-Strum; Monica Skaar, Whitehall.

HONORABLE MENTION: Teah Stensven, Blair-Taylor; Bethany Schmitt, Cochrane-Fountain City; Melanie Hahn, Eleva-Strum; Val Rudy, Eleva-Strum; Rachel Davis, Alma Center Lincoln; Katie Oster, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran; Brigit Kyle, Whitehall.

Volleyball: All-Conference 2010

FROM OUR VARSITY VB COACH:

At the Dairyland All-Conference meeting last evening in Whitehall, the following players received honors:

Heidi Lau - 1st Team All-Conference
Alyssa Johannes - 2nd Team All- Conference
Chrissy Kazemba - 2nd Team All-Conference
Katie Oster - Honorable Mention

Congratulations to you and to the whole team for making that possible!

-Coach Lau

Volleyball: 2010 Season Overview

From Immanuel Invitational

Back: Coach Joe Lau, Abby Sydow, Christina Hein, Katie Oster, Hannah Tiefel, Christine Kazemba, Coach April Sydow
Front: Heidi, Lau, Lauren Lisak, Rebecca Kazemba, Mikel Marzofka, Alyssa Johannes

Congratulations to the girls for another great season of volleyball! Among some of the team's accomplishments were the following:

1. Immanuel Invitational Champions
2. Tied for Dairyland Conference Runner-up
   
3. Dairyland Invitational Runner-up (2nd place)
4. Edgar Invitational: 3-way tie for 1st place
   
5. Season Match Record: 18-9-3
   
6. Conference Match Record: 7-2
7. Season Set Record: 55-30
8. Amazing 5-set victories against Mel-Min and Eleva-Strum
9. Lost heart-breaker, 5-set match to first place Alma
10. Beat Wittenberg-Birnamwood, HM state-ranked in Division 2
11. State-ranked as HM throughout entire season in Division 4
12. Amazing fan support
    
13. Amazing team chemistry

NOTE: We also congratulate the JV and C teams for winning seasons and the JV team for being this year's Dairyland Conference JV Tournament Champs.

There was a tremendous improvement with every individual on the varsity team, leading to the team being very competitive and very fun to watch. Each of the girls contributed with her own special role and each had her own special moments to bring about the team's success. Thanks to the team managers, Melanie Hallstein and Rachel Mackensen, for all that they did throughout the year.

Thanks to the girls, to Coach Lau, and to Coach Sydow for the memorable season!

Coach Lau writes in the Immanuel Daily Bulletin:

"On behalf of our team, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the awesome fans we had this season. I attended the regional final in Chippewa on Saturday and you put their crowds to shame. We loved playing for you and wished we could have kept playing. Congratulations also to the girls in our program this season. All three teams fared well, with the varsity girls finishing with a 7-2 conference record, one point away against Alma to winning their 4th consecutive conference title. Great season!!"

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Photographer's Selection of Season Highlight Pictures:


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Below is a roster of the 2010 Immanuel Lutheran Varsity team. Included are links to MaxPreps for .each player's profile. and to the team photo album for pictures. Each player was tagged appropriately in each photo that is on the team photo album. Therefore you can click on "Pics" beside each player in the roster and find photos of that specific player from the season. These pictures are located on Picasa which gives you the ability to download and/or order prints among other features like doing a slide-show on your computer screen.

#1	Mikel Marzofka		Pics	........
#2	Marie Lau		Pics
#3	Heidi Lau		Pics
#5	Lauren Lisak		Pics
#6	Christina Hein		Pics
#7	Sarah Tester		Pics
#9	Rebecca Kazemba		Pics
#10	Alyssa Johannes		Pics
#11	Katie Oster		Pics
#12	Johanna Ohlmann		Pics
#13	Christine Kazemba		Pics
#14	Hannah Tiefel		Pics
#15	Abbie Hein		Pics
#16	Abby Sydow		Pics
	Coach Joe Lau		Pics
	Asst. April Sydow		Pics

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Volleyball: Thank You Fans!!!!!

From Melrose-Mindoro

From Greenwood

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE FANS THIS YEAR!!!

One thing about the fans at Immanuel, they sure show some amazing support for the volleyball team!!! They cheer appropriately, they are good sports, they don't boo the other team, they really cheer if a bench player comes into the game, they don't cheer for the other team's error unless the game is on the line, they really cheer if there's a really good play, they hold back if the other team is getting slaughtered, they silently oooo after a bad call without yelling out something stupid, they have great cheers that they make sure they don't overuse, etc., etc. Incredible, really!

Among all the schools that the team played at, Immanuel had by far and without a doubt the best and most supportive atmosphere for their team. This includes larger schools. Even the Melrose-Mindoro coach publicly commented on the great atmosphere at Immanuel after she lost a really tough, highly competitive match against us in five sets. She quoted to the reporter after the game, '"It was so intense - the noise in that gym. It was really kind of cool," Boone said. "It gave you the goosebumps for a high school game to be that loud."'

That says it all!!!

Thanks, so much, for making it a wonderful and memorable season by all your positive support!

Volleyball Match 30: Immanuel @ Greenwood

WIAA TOURNAMENT SERIES
Division 4, Sectional 1 Bracket
Regional Semifinal
At Greenwood

Immanuel 0; Greenwood 3

Game Scores:
16-25
18-25
19-25


Current Match Record: 18-9-3
Current Conf. Record: 7-2
Current Game Record: 55-30
Dairyland Conf. Standings


From Prep Roundup in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

(2) Greenwood 3, (3) Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 0:
The Indians eliminated the Lancers with a 25-16, 25-18, 25-19 sweep. Greenwood advanced to face top-seeded Chippewa Falls McDonell in the regional final.

Varsity Pics:

Volleyball: Regional Semi-Final Match on Friday

Immanuel's next match is:
Regional Semifinal
Friday, Oct. 22
7:00 pm
Location: Greenwood
Opponent: Greenwood


WSN lists this as one of the matches you might not want to miss in its Girls Volleyball Round 1 Regional Wrapup


Join the rabid fans on Friday and cheer for the Green Machine!

Volleyball Match 29: Granton @ Immanuel

WIAA TOURNAMENT SERIES
Division 4, Sectional 1 Bracket
Regional Quarterfinal
At Immanuel

Immanuel 3; Granton 0

Game Scores:
25-2
25-8
25-4


Current Match Record: 18-8-3
Current Conf. Record: 7-2
Current Game Record: 55-27
Dairyland Conf. Standings

See sports highlight video from WEAU.
(Click on SportScene 13 Tuesday (10/19/2010), Immanuel game around 1:30 minute mark)

See sports highlight video from WQOW.
(Under Featured Video, click on Tuesday's Sports Overtime, Immanuel game around 3:25 minute mark)

From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN 3, GRANTON 0
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran def. Granton 25-2, 25-8, 25-5. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran leaders: Rebecca Kazemba 7 aces; Heidi Lau 20 assists, 4 aces; Christina Hein 7 kills; Chrissy Kazemba 7 kills. Records: Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 18-8.

Varsity Pics:

Volleyball Rankings - October 19, 2010

WI Volleyball Coaches Assoc. (WVCA) has ranked Immanuel as honorable mention (WSN Site Rankings):

Rankings 2010 - October 19, 2010

Division 4

Rank	School	Previous Weeks Rank
1	Highland	1
2	McDonnell Central	2
3	Cambia-Friesland	3
4	Catholic Central	4
5	Tigerton	6
6	Southwestern	5
7	Royall	7
8	Hillsboro	8
9	Turtle Lake	9
10	Port Edwards	10
10	Prentice	NR
	Honorable Mention
	Albany
	Alma
	Clayton
	Eau Claire Imm Lutheran
	Green Bay NEW Lutheran
	Greenwood
	St Mary's Central
	Valley Christian

We Love This Game

From the October edition of The Flash:

WE LOVE THIS GAME
By Christina Hein

Anybody who knows me probably knows that I love volleyball, and this season is no exception. We've all won together, lost together, and made tons of memories. Now the end of the season is coming up, and we're all proud to look back at how far we've come.

We started the season excited and ready to have fun; we knew we needed to put in a lot of effort to be really, really good. We clicked right away. Even though we lost a couple rough games, we stick together as a team, which is the most important thing. We have wonderful coaches that help us get better, and we all love them.

And then there's you. The fans. You guys are fantastic. Our games just wouldn't be the same without you. We all thank you so much! It really means a lot to us that you guys are so dedicated.

Regionals are coming up, and we all want to go far. But however it ends, we'll still be a team. And we'll have great coaches and amazing fans right beside us! So thanks for your support, guys-WE LOVE YOU.

Volleyball WIAA Tournament Series Predictions

WSN's Take:

Girls Volleyball Bracket Breakdown: Division 4

Cheese & Volleyball Blog's Take:

Let the Prognosticating Commence: WIAA Girls Division 4

Volleyball Tournament: Edgar Invitational Overview

Congrats to the girls for doing well against some very good competition at the Edgar Invitational yesterday. They ended up in a three-way tie for 1st place with Edgar and Oshkosh Lourdes.

From Prep Roundup in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

Edgar Tournament: Immanuel Lutheran finished in a three-way tie for first place with a 2-1 record. Heidi Lau had 52 assists and went 34-for-34 on her serves to lead Immanuel. Alyssa Johannes also had 22 kills and 24 digs for the Lancers.

From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

EDGAR TOURNAMENT
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran results: def. Edgar, 25-16, 25-22; def. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 23-25, 27-25, 15-12; lost to Oshkosh Lourdes 25-21, 25-20. Immanuel Lutheran leaders: Alyssa Johannes 22 kills, 24 digs; Heidi Lau 52 assists; Katie Oster 16 kills; Christina Hein 14 kills, 6 aces.

Volleyball Match 28: Immanuel v. Oshkosh Lourdes

Edgar Invitational:
Immanuel 0; Oshkosh Lourdes (Div. 3) 2

Game Scores:
21-25
20-25


Current Match Record: 17-8-3
Current Conf. Record: 7-2
Current Game Record: 52-27
Dairyland Conf. Standings

Volleyball Match 27: Immanuel v. Wittenberg-Birnamwood

Edgar Invitational:
Immanuel 2; Wittenberg-Birnamwood (Div. 2) 1

• Note A: Wittenberg-Birnamwood is state-ranked honorable mention in Division 2
• Note B: Wittenberg-Birnamwood is the Central West - Eight Conference Champion

Game Scores:
23-25
27-25
15-12


Current Match Record: 17-7-3
Current Conf. Record: 7-2
Current Game Record: 52-25
Dairyland Conf. Standings

Volleyball Match 26: Immanuel v. Edgar

Edgar Invitational:
Immanuel 2; Edgar (Div. 3) 0

Game Scores:
25-16
25-22


Current Match Record: 16-7-3
Current Conf. Record: 7-2
Current Game Record: 50-24
Dairyland Conf. Standings

Volleyball: 2010 Dairyland Conference Runner-Ups

There was a very close race this year for the Dairyland Conference championship. Alma and Cochrane-Fountain City are co-champions of the conference, tied with an 8-1 record (WSN list of conference titles). This left Eau Claire Immanuel tied with Melrose-Mindoro for co-runner-ups with a 7-2 record. Immanuel played Alma and CFC very early in the season, Alma in a very tight five-set match. During the fifth set Immanuel led at 16-15 and ended up losing 16-18. That means Immanuel missed being Conference Champs for the 4th year in a row by merely ONE point. Congrats to the Lancers for such a valiant effort during conference play.

Here are the final 2010 Dairyland Conference Standings as posted on WSN:

Conference Standings

	Conf	GB	CW%	CPF	CPA	Total	TW%	TPF	TPA
Alma	8-1	-	0.889	24	7	14-3	0.824	42	17
Cochrane-Fountain City	8-1	-	0.889	26	5	22-5	0.815	59	20
Melrose-Mindoro	7-2	1	0.778	24	8	15-6	0.714	48	21
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran	7-2	1	0.778	24	10	18-9	0.667	53	29
Eleva-Strum	4-4	3.5	0.500	16	14	5-11	0.312	23	34
Independence	3-6	5	0.333	10	20	6-12	0.333	19	36
Gilmanton	3-6	5	0.333	12	20	6-13	0.316	19	39
Whitehall	2-6	5.5	0.250	8	19	4-16	0.200	13	41
Blair-Taylor	1-6	6	0.143	4	19	2-14	0.125	9	38
Alma Center Lincoln	0-9	8	0.000	1	27	0-15	0.000	1	40

WIAA State Tournament Seeding

Last night was the volleyball seeding meeting for the WIAA state tournament. Eau Claire Immanuel is in Division 4, Sectional 1, Regional D (see the Division 4 brackets, near bottom left of first page). Coach Lau reports in today's Immanuel daily bulletin:

"At the VB seeding meeting last night we received the #3 seed. This means that we will play a home game next Tuesday at [7:00 p.m. with admission charge for all], and if we win, we will most likely have to travel to Greenwood, the #2 seed for Friday's match."

Eau Claire Immanuel will play Granton on Tues., Oct. 19, 7 pm at home.

Here are the seeds in the Region:

#1 McDonell Central
#2 Greenwood
#3 Eau Claire Immanuel
#4 Loyal
#5 Gilman
#6 Granton
#7 Alma Center Lincoln

Volleyball Match 25: Eleva-Strum @ Immanuel

At Immanuel (Senior Night):
Immanuel 3; Eleva-Strum 2

Game Scores:
21-25
20-25
25-19
25-12
15-13


Video available on PrepsOnTheNet.com (free, but need logon ID)

Current Match Record: 15-7-3
Current Conf. Record: 7-2
Current Game Record: 48-24
Dairyland Conf. Standings


From Prep Roundup in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 3, Eleva-Strum 2: Christina Hein had 17 kills and Heidi Lau had 46 assists as the Lancers rallied from two sets down to beat the Cardinals, 21-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-12, 15-13.

From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

EAU CLAIRE IMMANUEL LUTHERAN 3, ELEVA-STRUM 2
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran def. Eleva-Strum 21-25, 20-25, 25-19, 25-12, 15-
13. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran leaders: Christina Hein 17 kills; Heidi Lau 46 assists, 5 aces; Alyssa Johannes 14 kills, 20 digs; Katie Oster 16 kills; Chrissy Kazemba 15 kills; Rebecca Kazemba 26 digs. Records: Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 7-2.

Volleyball Rankings - October 12, 2010

WI Volleyball Coaches Assoc. (WVCA) has ranked Immanuel as honorable mention (WSN Site Rankings):

(Also a WSN article with Immanuel mentioned in the rankings)

Rankings 2010 - October 12, 2010

Division 4

Rank	School	Previous Weeks Rank
1	Highland	1
2	McDonnell Central	2
3	Cambia-Friesland	8
4	Catholic Central	3
5	Southwestern	4
6	Tigerton	9
7	Royall	7
8	Hillsboro	5
9	Turtle Lake	6
10	Port Edwards	HM
10	St Mary's Central	10
	Honorable Mention
	Albany
	Central Wisconsin Christian
	Clayton
	Eau Claire Imm Lutheran
	Florence
	Green Bay NEW Lutheran
	Greenwood
	Rib Lake
	Valley Christian

Volleyball Match 24: Immanuel @ Alma Center Lincoln

At Alma Center:
Immanuel 3; Alma Center Lincoln 0

Game Scores:
25-7
25-12
25-6


Current Match Record: 14-7-3
Current Conf. Record: 6-2
Current Game Record: 45-22
Dairyland Conf. Standings


From Prep Volleyball in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

Katie Oster had 12 kills and Heidi Lau added 25 assists and two aces in Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran's 3-0 sweep of Alma Center Lincoln on Monday night in Dairyland Conference volleyball action.

Rebecca Kazemba added seven digs for the Lancers, who topped the Hornets 25-7, 25-12, 25-6.

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Eau Claire Immanuel 3, Alma Center Lincoln 0

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran def. Alma Center Lincoln 25-7, 25-12, 25-6. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran leaders: Heidi Lau 2 aces, 25 assists; Katie Oster 12 kills; Rebecca Kazemba 7 digs. Records: Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 6-2; Alma Center Lincoln 0-8.

Volleyball Tournament: Altoona Invitational Overview

Congratulations to the girls for placing 5th in the Altoona Invitational. The matches were against much bigger schools, but the girls competed well!

From Prep Roundup in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

Altoona Invitational: Altoona defeated Eau Claire North in the championship to win its own tournament.

The Rails beat the Huskies, 25-23, 25-22, in the crossover championship.

Chippewa Falls defeated Somerset in the third-place match, while Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran defeated Cadott in the fifth-place match.

Beth Reyzer had 137 assists and 38 digs, while Kayla Springer had 50 kills and 25 digs to lead Altoona in its championship run.

Kendra Bowe had 33 kills, Mercedes Antolak had 29 kills, Val Hayes had 53 assists and Megan Fransway had 51 digs to lead Chippewa Falls.

Alyssa Johannes had 24 kills and 41 digs and Rebecca Kazemba had 60 digs and seven aces to lead Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran.

From Prep Statistics in the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram:

ALTOONA INVITATIONAL

Team standings: 1, Altoona 5-0; 2, Eau Claire North 4-1; 3, Chippewa Falls 4-1; 4, Somerset 3-2; 5, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 3-2; 6, Cadott 2-3; 7, River Falls 2-3; 8, Colfax 2-3; 9, Rice Lake 1-4; 10, Elk Mound 0-5.

Championship Crossover: Altoona def. Eau Claire North, 25-23, 25-22; Chippewa Falls def. Somerset, 25-20, 14-25, 15-13; Eau Claire Immanuel Luther def. Cadott, 25-18, 25-16; River Falls def. Colfax, 24-26, 25-11, 15-11; Rice Lake def. Elk Mound, 25-18, 25-19.

Pool Play

Pool A: Cadott def. Elk Mound, 25-13, 25-21; Somerset def. River Falls, 25-11, 21-25, 15-13; Altoona def. Cadott, 25-18, 25-22; River Falls def. Elk Mound, 25-21, 25-18; Altoona def. Somerset, 25-23, 25-15; Cadott def. River Falls, 28-26, 25-18; Altoona def. Elk Mound, 25-15, 25-15; Somerset def. Cadott, 25-21, 25-19; Altoona def. River Falls, 25-12, 25-15; Somerset def. Elk Mound, 25-15, 25-13.

Pool B: Eau Claire North def. Colfax, 25-18, 25-18; Chippewa Falls def. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13; Eau Claire North def. Rice Lake, 25-20, 25-15; Chippewa Falls def. Colfax, 25-12, 25-15; Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran def. Rice Lake, 25-15, 25-11; Eau Claire North def. Chippewa Falls, 25-22, 27-25; Colfax def. Rice Lake, 25-23, 27-25; Eau Claire North def. Eau Claire Immanuel, 25-17, 25-15; Chippewa Falls def. Rice Lake, 25-20, 14-25, 15-11; Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran def. Colfax, 19-25, 25-14, 16-14.

Individual tournament leaders: Altoona: Kayla Springer 5 aces, 50 kills, 25 digs; Beth Reyzer 8 aces, 137 assists, 38 digs; Payton Eckwright 40 kills, 25 digs; Courtney Naser 9 kills, 5 digs, 4 blocks; Mackenzie Dahl 14 kills, 9 digs; Ariel Gillespie 4 aces, 43 digs. Chippewa Falls: Kendra Bowe 33 kills; Mercedes Antolak 29 kills; Emily Passint 26 kills; Courtney Passint 18 kills; Val Hayes 53 assists; Megan Fransway 51 digs. Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran: Heidi Lau 94 assists, 31 digs; Chrissy Kazemba 44 kills, 43 digs; Alyssa Johannes 24 kills, 41 digs; Rebecca Kazemba 60 digs, 7 aces.