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Monday, October 06, 2008 10:17 AM

Photo by Elliot J. Sutherland/The Ottawa Her

Ottawa High School senior Kristen Hendrickson spikes the ball Saturday against Olathe North in the OHS Invitational. The Cyclones won all five matches en route to the tournament title.

Battle for title

By The Herald Staff

The Ottawa High School volleyball team has not been in many tight matches this season.

The Cyclones found themselves in a battle Saturday in the finals of the OHS Invitational with Mill Valley.

Ottawa had topped Mill Valley twice this season, including earlier Saturday in pool play.

Ottawa rallied from a deficit in the third game to nip Mill Valley (25-16, 25-27, 25-23) to win its home tournament.

“It was great to win the tournament, and we were able to learn a few things about ourselves that will help us in the next few weeks,” Ottawa coach Kendra Oberzan said. “We’ve been having a tough time maintaining our composure and confidence in tight matches, and the final was a good test for us.

“The team did a good job of staying aggressive at the end of the match. We had fallen behind late in the third game, but were able to rally back and take the lead behind excellent defensive and offensive efforts. If we want to have success in the next few weeks, we have to build on that performance and continue to develop the kind of mental toughness that allows us to play our best in pressure situations.”

Ottawa won all five matches in the tourney. In pool play, Ottawa downed Olathe North (25-9, 25-12), Kansas City Northeast (25-3, 25-0) and Mill Valley (25-23, 25-22).

Ottawa toppled Emporia, 25-12, 25-18, in the semifinals.

The Cyclones (20-4) plays Tuesday at Gardner.

Statistic leaders

Kara McFarland — 31 kills, .329 hitting percentage, 5 solo blocks.

Kristen Hendrickson — 26 kills, 14 aces, 12 digs, 2.58 passing average.

Shelby Titus — 43 assists

Danielle Stevenson — 2.59 passing average, 15 aces

JV finishes second

ROSE HILL — Undefeated Andale stood in the way of the OHS junior varsity winning a tournament title.

Andale defeated Ottawa twice — during pool play and in the championship match — Saturday at Rose Hill. It was the third runner-up finish for the Cyclones this season.

In pool play, Ottawa defeated Conway Springs (28-26, 25-14) and Douglass (25-15, 25-17). Andale downed Ottawa, 25-15, 25-21.

Ottawa topped Mulvane (25-15, 21-25, 15-1) in the semifinals. In the title match, Andale beat Ottawa, 25-18, 25-18.

OHS (22-6) plays Tuesday at Gardner.

Statistics

Laura Stinebaugh — 6 kills.

Chandler Morgan — 5 kills, 17 digs, 3 aces.

Reggie Graf — 9 aces, 4 kills, 33 assists, 16 digs.

Alyssa Currier — 16 digs.

Jaime Birzer — 8 aces, 28 kills, 7 stuff blocks, 27 digs.

Mikela Scott — 3 kills, 2 stuff blocks.

Angela Geist — 2 aces, 10 kills, 14 assists, 19 digs.

Maggie Bones — 3 aces, 15 kills, 6 assists, 29 digs.

Frosh finish seventh

GARDNER — The Ottawa High School freshmen volleyball team won the consolation bracket Saturday of the Gardner Invitational to finish seventh.

Ottawa went 3-2 in the tournament and was two points away from being in the championship bracket.

Ottawa finished the tournament with a three-game win over Lawrence West a victory over Lansing.

Ottawa improved to 15-9.

Statistics

Points — Elisha Carlson 28 (11 aces), Jessica Dodd 23 (4 aces), Dana Peterson 19 (5 aces), Kaitlyn Lawrence 14 (5 aces), Angela Barth 11 (3 aces), Riley Diel 10 (3 aces).

Kills — Dodd 14, Carlson 9, Alicia Jackson 8, Peterson 8, Natalie Stoops 6.

Assists — Megan Shirley 25, Barth 19.

Blocks — Stoops 4, Morgan Foster 1, Jackson 1.

Digs — Peterson 28, Lawrence 23, Dodd 17, Carlson 17.

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Battle for title

By The Herald Staff

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