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Tournament runs end for Chaminade-Julienne, Vandalia Butler, Centerville and Piqua.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
FAIRBORN — Cincinnati teams ordered up broom service in the Division I district volleyball championships Saturday at Wright State University's Nutter Center.
Teams from the powerful Girls Greater Cincinnati League Scarlet Division swept Dayton-area teams in convincing fashion to advance to the regionals.
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The Chaminade-Julienne-Ursuline Academy match pitted pupil vs. coach. The Eagles' first-year coach, Sara Redman, played for Ursuline head coach Jeni Case when she starred at Seton in the mid-1990s.
Ursuline, fifth in the AP state poll, dispatched C-J 25-13, 25-16, 25-15. C-J plays in the GGCL Grey Division and finished second to Alter. Ursuline finished fourth in the state-tested GGCL Scarlet.
"It's a privilege to play in the GGCL, and playing against teams like Ursuline will only make us better for the future," said Eagles' sophomore standout Lisa Treadway. "Coach Redman has lived it, relates well to us and she's been in our shoes. She teaches us by example on the practice floor."
Said senior Emily Strader: "Ursuline is just an excellent defensive team. Nothing hits the floor against them with their great digging ability."
Mount Notre Dame used its height advantage and ousted smallish Vandalia Butler 25-21, 25-9, 25-15 behind 12 kills by 6-foot-2 Rachael Adams and 10 by 6-foot-1 Lindsay Upton.
"It's been a great season, but my only complaint is we didn't play up to our potential against Mount Notre Dame," said Aviators coach Stacie Whetstone, whose team finishes at 18-8 and won the Greater Western Ohio Conference North title. "We didn't bring our 'A' game and we committed a lot of unforced errors. We know all about the Cincinnati teams. Sometimes it's the letters 'GGCL' alone that makes a difference and is a little intimidating."
Centerville fell to Mother of Mercy, the state's top-ranked team, 25-10, 25-14, 25-12.
"Mercy is a typical GGCL team with great ball control and error-free games," said Centerville coach Bryan Marshall. "They don't beat themselves and you have to go out and play your best game to compete."
The Elks, 17-7, were led by setter Jordan Bradosky, who is headed to the University of South Carolina on scholarship. She is the District 15 Player of the Year and set a state record with 23 aces in an earlier tournament game against Meadowdale. Bradosky, a linchpin who wields a lethal jump serve, also notched 18 aces against Fairmont.
Piqua (11-13) was eliminated by Lakota West 25-15, 25-9, 25-17 in another district title game.
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