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Recent
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Herald
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Rangers
defeat Biddeford and advance to the their
7th straight State Championship Game
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Hillary
Cederna of Greely celebrates with Karlee Biskup, left,
and Linnea Zrioka as the Rangers breezed past Biddeford
to reach the state final for the sixth consecutive
season. |
By
PAUL BETIT Staff Writer
CUMBERLAND
— Unbeaten Greely continued its march to an unprecedented
sixth straight state volleyball title Wednesday
night. The top-seeded Rangers swept the first three
games in the best-of-five Western Maine final to
beat third-seeded Biddeford for the third time this
season. The scores were 25-17, 25-16, 25-18.
Greely
will make its seventh consecutive appearance in
the state final at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ellsworth
High against the Eastern Maine champions, Mount
Desert High School.
The
Tigers, the only team to win a game against the
Rangers in the regular season, played three very
competitive games. "They are some of the best players
we played against in the league," Greely outside
hitter Michaela Campbell said. "It´s always nice
to have some competition, and they could bring it."
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[Portland Press Herald 10/29/08]
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Hillary
Cederna of Greely scores the winning point Wednesday
night as the Rangers won the Western Maine volleyball
championship for the sixth straight season by beating
Biddeford in three games. |
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Karlee
Biskup named MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week
Posted
on: Thursday, October 02, 2008
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Karlee
Biskup serves on of her 5 Aces. |
Maine
Karlee Biskup
Greely High School (Cumberland Center): 8-0
Junior, Setter,
5-7 Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .521
Assists: 25
Ast/Game: 8.3
Aces: 5
Digs: 2
Digs/Game: 0.7
Kills: 1
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Greely
still unbeaten, still unchallenged
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Erin
Cadigan (11), Hillary Cederna (3), Karlee Biskup (5)
and Kelsey Russell (1) celebrate another match point.
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By
PAUL BETIT Staff Writer
CUMBERLAND
— It seems the volleyball team at Greely High School
never rebuilds. The squad simply picks up where
it left off the previous season. The Rangers, aiming
for their sixth consecutive state championship,
rolled to an impressive win Thursday night against
Biddeford to run their record to 7-0. "We have 14
kids who can play," Greely Coach Kelvin Hasch said.
"It´s probably the deepest team we´ve had since
we started here." It was Greely´s second win of
the season over the Tigers (3-4), who played for
the Western Maine championship last season.
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[Portland Press Herald 9/25/08]
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Rangers
close perfect season by winning third straight title
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MacKenzie
Lee, 24, of Mount Desert Island tries to block a spike
by Amanda Gray of Greely. Gray had 19 kills as the
Rangers finished at 16-0. |
By
RACHEL LENZI Staff Writer
WINDHAM
— The stage was set for someone to rise and for
someone to fall. Both the Greely and Mount Desert
Island volleyball teams entered the state final
Saturday without a loss - Greely at 15-0 and MDI
at 16-0. So in the final match of the season, one
team had to walk away the ultimate winner.
Behind
Amanda ....
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[Portland Press Herald 10/30/05]
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| Lauren
Kinney, right, and Amanda Gray hug as they celebrate
with their teammates following Greely's victory over
Mount Desert Island in the state volleyball final
Saturday at Windham. It was the Rangers' third consecutive
state title. |
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Greely´s
back in state final with a victory in volleyball
RACHEL
LENZI Staff Writer
The
unbeaten Rangers beat Gorham in three games to set
up a meeting with Mt. Desert Island.
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[Portland Press Herald 10/27/05]
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Ed
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Greely
volleyball two wins away from a third straight crown
MICHAEL
HOFFER , Sports Editor
Rangers
open playoffs with tough three-set win over Cony
CUMBERLAND—Sustaining
perfection isn’t an easy thing. Sometimes it isn’t
a work of art either, but the Greely Rangers volleyball
team is...
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Sports
Editor Michael Hoffer can be reached at 781-3661
or mhoffer@theforecaster.
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and photos compliments of
The Forecaster
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Greely
junior Tessa Churchill prepared to return
the ball during the Rangers 3-0 semifinal round
win over Cony Saturday night.
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Rangers
find their composure
RACHEL
LENZI Staff Writer
CUMBERLAND
— This time, the meeting was much closer to home
for the Gorham and Greely volleyball teams. Less
than 11 months after playing in the state volleyball
semifinals in Machias, the Rams and Rangers met
Tuesday night at Greely High. After a close first
game, the ....
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Can`t
argue with Greely`s philosophy
PAUL
BETIT, Staff Writer
A
team approach is keeping Greely on top of Maine´s
high school volleyball world. The two-time defending
state champion Rangers rode into the season with
a 33-match unbeaten streak.
Friday
night, Greely opened with an impressive....
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Amanda
Gray, a senior with state champion Greely, is considered
one of the top hitters in the state. Coach Kevin
Hasch says she "has a jump serve which is pretty
hard to receive."
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Volleyball
Players to Watch
PAUL
BETIT, Staff Writer
Amanda
Gray, Greely, senior: A middle hitter, Gray
is one of the state´s top servers. "She´s got
a jump serve which is pretty hard to receive,"
Greely Coach Kelvin Hasch said. "She´s just a
good all-around player."
Lauren
Kinney, Greely, junior: An outside hitter,
Kinney is a solid all-around player. "She´s a
take-charge person on the court," Hasch said.
"She wants the ball. She wants to hit the ball."
Amy
Young, Greely, senior: A middle hitter, Young
is expected to carry more of the scoring load
this season. "She has a good read on opposing
players, so she is very good at blocking," Hasch
said.
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| Lauren
Kinney, a junior outside hitter with the Rangers,
will try this season to help extend their 33-match
unbeaten streak in a system that relies on quality
play from all 12 girls on the roster. |
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Northern sports preview: GREELY RANGERS
Michael
Hoffer and contributed as noted
COACH:
Kelvin Hasch (fourth year)
2004
Results: 17-0 (Defeated MDI 3-0 in state championship
match)
TOP
PLAYERS: Amanda Gray (senior), Amy Young (senior),
Tessa Churchill (junior), Lauren Kinney (junior)
PIVOTAL MATCHES: Sept. 2 (H) BIDDEFORD, Sept.
13 (H) GORHAM, Sept. 20 @ Yarmouth, Sept. 22 @ Biddeford,
Sept. 24 @ Gorham, Oct. 6 @ Gorham, Oct. 12 (H)
YARMOUTH
COACH’S
COMMENT: “We have a lot of newer players this
year. The kids have to play together. I expect to
be back in the tournament. Everyone will be gunning
for us. We want some competition.” THE
FORECASTER’S
FORECAST: In a very, very short time, the Greely
Rangers have become the volleyball program that
all the rest seek to emulate. In their three varsity
seasons, the Rangers have reached the state final,
and the past two years Greely hasn’t lost a match,
regular or postseason. That streak might be in jeopardy
this fall, but the Rangers still figure to be the
favorites to win it all. Churchill, Gray, Kinney
and Young have enjoyed some amazing success in their
short time. This year, they’re joined by juniors
Kristen Biskup and Allison Scott, athletes who are
no strangers to success indoors on a court. The
quality of play in southern Maine gets better all
the time, but Greely is still the leader of the
pack. If the Rangers stay healthy and don’t focus
too much on their winning streak, they’ll be the
western representative in the first championship
match played in the southern part of the state.
Don’t be surprised if they win it too.
FUN
FACT: Entering the 2005 season, Greely has won
33 consecutive matches, dating back to their loss
to Woodland in the 2002 state championship match.
Woodland holds the state record of 59 straight match
victories.
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More
of the Same
Michael
Hoffer
Greely’s
two-time defending state champion volleyball team
won its first match Friday, taking just three
sets to roll past a Biddeford team which is expected
to be a contender.
The
Rangers won 25-13, 25-15, 25-12.
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