Haldane Volleyball

11-18-07: Haldane Claims State Championship!

For the third year in a row, Haldane squared off against rival Randolph in the penultimate game in a battle for the Class D state championship. After a rocky start in which an uncharacteristically large number of unforced errors, from Haldane, gave Randolph the first game, Haldane took control and battled out a 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18 victory to secure the coveted state championship. It was a well deserved ending for a team that hadn't lost so much as a single set dating back to the finals of the HenHud Tournament, on September 15th, when they lost to AA State Champion, Massapequa, in the finals. The championship capped a season that saw them beat two time Class A state champion Hendrick Hudson, and Class B finalist Red Hook during tournament competition.

Katie McConville and Megan Lyons were named to the State Championships All Tournament Team. McConville also brought home the Sportsmanship Award.

11-17-07: State Semi-Finals - Haldane, Randolph, Chateaugay, Shelter Island

Playing like the team on a mission that they are, Haldane rolled through pool play at the State semi-finals in convincing fashion, outscoring their opponents in the 6 games by a whopping 150-57! In the first match, Haldane came out on fire as they steam rolled Chateaugay, 25-8, 25-7. Megan Lyons reached a huge plateau as she recorded her 500th high school kill in the first game at states. She, and Katie McConville, each had 7 kills to lead the way. Danielle Etta served 18 points in a row, including 4 aces.

In match 2, Haldane easily took out Shelter Island, 25-10, 25-6. The victory assured Haldane of a place in the finals, but they still had one more match against the team that had taken the state title from them the last 2 years.

In the rematch of last year's finals and the preview of Sundays 2007 finals, Haldane started with a case of the jitters, as Randolph jumped out to a 5-1 lead. That was when Lyons let lose with a thundering kill and it was all Haldane from that point forward. Haldane went on to win in convincing fashion, 25-14, 25-12, and sent a powerful message that this was their year! Haldane and Randolph will square off in the Class D Finals at 2pm on Sunday, 11/17.

11-10-07: Regionals: Haldane vs Candor

In a match up of state semi-finalists from last year, Haldane prevailed in a 3 set sweep of Candor to advance to the State Semi-Finals.

11-03-07: Section 1 Finals: Haldane vs Keio

Haldane advanced to the regional round with a 25-8,25-17,25-7 win over Keio Academy in the Section 1, Class D Finals. For Haldane, this was their 5th consecutive Section 1 title. Katie McConville led all hitters with 11 kills as she hit over .500 on the match for the 6th time this season! When McConville wasn't seeing the ball on the right, it was probably Megan Lyons bombing away from the left side as she tallied 10 kills on the evening and added another 6 points in aces from the service line. Come cheer on your Blue Devils on Saturday, 11/10, at 5:30p, at John Jay Cross River as they face off against the Section 4 champions, Candor, for the right to advance to states.

11-01-07: Section 1 Semi-Finals: @Haldane vs Tuckahoe

Haldane took the first sucessful step on the playoff road, today, with a 25-8,25-7,25-15 victory over 4th seed Tuckahoe in the Class D Semi-Finals match. After a slow start for the team, co-Captain Katie McConville got things under control as she served 18 consecutive points, including 12 aces off of her fearsome jump serve. Jennifer Lombardo was unstoppable hitting from the outside, as she had 13 kills out of 16 total attempts. Megan Lyons was also hot as she tallied 11 kills. Up next will be the Section 1, Class D Finals, this Saturday, at 6:00p, at Clarkstown South, against Keio Academy.

10-31-07: Volleyball Banquet Plans

We are pleased to let you know that the 1st annual end of season dinner will be held Saturday, December 1st at 6:30 pm at the North Highlands Firehouse in Cold Spring.  All Varsity, JV and Modified players and their families are invited to attend. The dinner is being catered and the cost for all players, parents siblings and other guests will be $25.00 and children 10 and under $10.00. Please complete the registration form and return it, along with the appropriate amount, no later than November 16, to Annette Flaherty, 125 Perks Boulevard, Cold Spring, NY 10516 or MaryLynn Etta, 74 Perks Boulevard, Cold Spring, NY 10516.

10-23-07: Varsity and JV come up big against Ardsley

Excitement filled the air as the Haldane JV and Varsity took the floor against Ardsley for Senior Night. JV played a great ball control game as they took 2 well played sets from Ardsley to set the stage for the seniors big night! The gym was packed and the team was doubly excited; not only was this the long anticipated home finale for the Seniors, but Ardsley was a good program that will go into Sectionals as one of the top seeds in Class B. The match lived up to expectations as there were a lot of great rallies that featured thundering blasts and awesome defense. In the end, Haldane had too many "goto" weapons, as Setter Rachel Flaherty once again playing her best in a big match, found the hitters time after time with great fast-tempo sets. Megan Lyons led all hitters, with 14 kills and led the team in aces with 4. Lyons and libero Dani Etta were outstanding in serve receive, as between them they had 100% good passes and over 86% perfect passes.

10-22-07: Varsity wins as JV gets revenge against North Salem

Avenging their only loss of the season, the JV team beat North Salem in a close 3 set match. Varsity then took the floor and finshed up a perfect league record by beating North Salem 25-9, 25-20, 25-12. Megan Lyons led all hitters with 12 kills and added 7 aces, as well. Rachel Flaherty also served well and had 7 aces. Danielle Etta extended her streak to 8 matches in a row without giving up an ace on serve receive.

10-20-07: JV finishes 5th at the HenHud JV Tournament

JV started off the tournament in a tough pool, playing Ardsley and Arlington Gold in the morning. Coming out of pool play 2-4, Haldane was set to play Arlington Gold in a rematch for the first round of playoffs.  Led by the outstanding passing of sophomore Jade Lyons, the Lady Blue Devils took out Arlington Gold 25-23. Advancing to the quarterfinals, Haldane took to the court against a very strong Fox Lane JV team. Haldane struggled early and, despite a late serving run by captain Megan Barcavage, Fox Lane took the match 25-18. Freshman Eva Ally had a standout day, leading the team with seven kills and consistently stellar passing.

10-18-07: JV & Varsity sweep series against Dover

Setter Rachel Flaherty was outstanding from the end line as she served 20 points, including 7 aces. She also did a great job speeding up the offense. Her favorite target on the evening was Katie McConville, who was unstoppable as she powered her way to 13 kills and hit an eye popping .667! Meghan Spratt had a great evening as she served up 2 aces, had 9 digs, and passed extremely well.

10-16-07: Varsity overpowers North Salem

After North Salem's JV handed Haldane's JV their first loss of the season, in 3 sets, Haldane Varsity moved in and overpowered North Salem, 25-11, 25-13, 25-7. Setters Rachel Flaherty and Cassie Barcavage spread the ball around as Haldane had 9 different players get kills. Junior Avery Zuvic set a season high mark with 5 blocks on the evening. Katie McConville had an all around good match, racking up points in every statistical category as she led the team in kills(3 aces, 8 kills, 3 blocks, 2 assists, and 2 digs). Megan Lyons added 7 kills and led the team at the service line with 5 aces as she mixed up her jump floater and jump top spin serves very effectively. Michelle Cotennec set a personal season high with 5 kills.

10-15-07: JV & Varsity beat Class A powerhouse John Jay CR

After splitting the first two lopsided sets, the JV pulled out a close and exciting 3rd set to beat John Jay CR's JV team 8-25, 25-13, 25-23. The varsity proved, once again, that it's not the size of the girl in the fight, but the size of the fight in the girl that counts, as they took the lead early in each game and never let up in route to a 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 sweep.

10-13-07: Varsity takes out 2 time defending state champ, Frontier Regional, of MA

In perhaps their best played match of the season, Varsity handed two time, defending Class III Mass. State Champion, Frontier Regional, there first loss of the season in a 25-11, 25-17, 25-17 sweep during the Volleyball Hall of Fame Showcase event. Jen Lombardo led all hitters with 11 kills as she hit a sweet .500 for the match. Katie McConville added 10 kills and Megan Lyons had 9 as setter Rachel Flaherty had her best match of the season keeping her hitters active and the opponent guessing as she dished out 33 assists on the evening. McConville was voted outstanding player of the match and the game ball goes to Flaherty for her stand out performance.

10-12-07: JV & Varsity complete season sweep of Pawling

The JV and Varsity finsihed up the season series against Pawling with a clean sweep on the evening. Varsity won 25-11, 25-15, 25-12 as Megan Lyons led all hitters with 14 kills.

10-11-07: JV & Varsity beat Schechter

Due to a scheduling conflict, our home match against Solomon Schechter was rescheduled as an away match. Regardless, JV and Varsity both took easy, straight set victories.

10-10-07: JV & Varsity roll over Dover

JV started the day off right with a two set sweep of Dover with 7th grader Lauren Etta leading the team in kills. Varsity set its sights on shutting down Dover's long and athletic middle hitters, and did so in grand fashion as the rolled to a 25-16, 25-6, 25-16 victory. Setters Rachel Flaherty and Cassie Barcavage did a nice job of distributing the ball as all 8 front row attackers had at least one kill. Megan Lyons led all hitters as she set a season high with 15 kills in the 3 games. Katie McConville added 11 kills from the right side. Flaherty and Lyons were both strong from the service line as they each dished out 6 aces. Danielle Etta added 4 aces. The game ball goes to Holly Whiston as she recorded marks in Aces, Kills, Blocks and Digs in route to an all around fine game from the MB position.

10-05-07: Varsity gets Revenge against Pelham

3 weeks ago, Pelham handed varsity one of their very few set losses in a split during pool play at the HenHud tournament. Varsity avenged that lost with a 3 set sweep of Pelham, at Pelham, 25-11, 25-22, 25-21. Varsity came out strong in the first set as Jen Lombardo was on fire, collecting 7 kills out of 8 attempts, in route to a first set romp. During the 2nd and 3rd sets, Pelham stepped up their defense and varsity got a little sloppy, committing 23 serving and hitting errors. But, when the game was on the line near the end, Lombardo, along with Megan Lyons and Katie McConville came up with the big swings and then setter Rachel Flaherty put the finishing touch on the match with a beautifully executed dump for the final point.

10-02-07: JV & Varsity at Blind Brook

Blind Brook had been riding high, at 5-1 on the season, until the Blue Devils rode into town and popped their bubble. Varsity swept Blind Brook 25-10,25-12, 25-16 and JV took two straight games, keeping the opponent in single digits. Megan Lyons led all hitters with 10 kills.

09-28-07: JV at Greenburgh and Varsity at Dobbs Ferry

Greenburgh, in its first year of volleyball and only its 3rd match, was no competition for the Blue Devil JV team on the eve of homecoming. Not to be outdone by their younger brethren, Varsity was able to tune out the loud fans at Dobbs Ferry in route to a 25-9, 25-21, 25-10 victory. Katie McConville led all hitters with 12 kills to go along with 3 aces and 10 digs. Jennifer Lombardo added 8 kills and Megan Lyons had 7 kills. Dani Etta paced the defense with great passing and 16 digs.

09-26-07: Volleyball Homecoming! Varsity vs Alexander Hamilton

After a long wait for the JV, whose opponent never showed, varsity took the floor to easily beat Hamilton in straight sets, 25-11, 25-11, 25-4. Katie McConville led all hitters with 7 kills while Jennifer Lombardo was unstoppable from the service line as she dished out 14 Aces out of 20 serves. Setter Rachel Flaherty has a very good all around game as she had 5 aces, a kill, a block, 17 assists and a personal season high 6 digs. Flaherty gets the game ball for a great all around game.

09-24-07: Varsity and JV take Rye Neck

Haldane's Varsity and JV teams rolled into Rye Neck tonight at took out the home teams in straight sets. Varsity won 25-8, 26-24, 25-19 and the JV won 25-3, 25-15. Katie McConville and Megan Lyons each had 11 kills on the evening and Danielle Etta anchored the defense with 18 digs and a superlative evening of pin point serve receive passing.

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See you in 2008!

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M - Modified