Cole Camp Completes a Hat-Trick vs Stover in District VB: Back at Russellville High School Saturday October 25th for semi-final round play of Class 2 District 7 volleyball. Cole Camp had defeated Stover twice this season, doing so for a 3rd time would not be easy!
Great start for the Lady Bluebirds as play began at 2:45 p.m.. They led 5-1 and then 10-5. Mandy Goosen with a couple kills and a block helping the cause. Marilyn Hesse with an ace to start her string of 5 serves and a Kate Harrison dig and the lead soon reached 18-6. Madilynn Ogle with a couple surprise placement scores and Cole Camp wrapped up a 25-12 decision in the 1st set.
Incredibly close 2nd set from start to overtime finish. Each team had one 4-point run, largest lead for either team was 3. Andrea Dieckman with multiple kills off ideal sets by Ogle. Yet Stover was leading 24-22 with serve when their return hit the net. Cole Camp back ahead 25-24 with serve, but Rory Pinzke with 2 kills to make it 25-26 Stover. Finally Andrea with a block, roof interference, and a ball hit out of bounds by Stover enabled Cole Camp to take the 2nd set 28-26.
Down by 2 sets, did the Lady Bulldogs leave with a whimper? No! They didn't get to their 23-9-3 record by giving up. Score was tied at 9 when the Lady Bulldogs whipped up a 6-1 effort to lead by 5. That lead grew to 6 before Andrea went to work at the net. She killed a couple ducks floating near the net as Cole Camp drew within 2. Two scores by Hesse a bit later for a 21-22 tally, but that was as close as Cole Camp would get. Stover claimed the third set 25-23.
Momentum seemed to be building for Stover as they built a 9-4 lead in the 4th set. Their lead reached 13-7 midway about the time of a Cole Camp timeout. Hesse powered home a couple scores and Ogle stepped in to deliver 6 huge serves. Good vision by Andrea as she found open spots on the floor helping Cole Camp get back to a 16-14 lead.
Didn't see a kitchen sink, but the Lady Bulldogs threw everything they had at the Lady Bluebirds and took a 19-18 lead. After a Cole Camp sideout, Olivia Pilant served 3 for a 22-19 Blue Crew lead. Next point to Stover as an Allison kill attempt went just out of bounds. Undeterred, Ogle set the ball up for Allison the next rally and Leah hit a Thunderous kill clean to the floor! Spooked the Lady Bulldogs enough their returns on the last 2 serves by Goosen failed to clear the net! Cole Camp celebrated a 25-20 victory and will move on to the finals October 28th 6 p.m. at Russellville.
Kills: Andrea 19, Hesse 16, Allison 11, Goosen 9
Digs: Hesse 24, Allison 23, Ogle 18, Pilant 12, Goosen 9, Andrea 5
Assists: Ogle 47
Blocks: Andrea 12, Dakota 5, Goosen 4. Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
Great start for the Lady Bluebirds as play began at 2:45 p.m.. They led 5-1 and then 10-5. Mandy Goosen with a couple kills and a block helping the cause. Marilyn Hesse with an ace to start her string of 5 serves and a Kate Harrison dig and the lead soon reached 18-6. Madilynn Ogle with a couple surprise placement scores and Cole Camp wrapped up a 25-12 decision in the 1st set.
Incredibly close 2nd set from start to overtime finish. Each team had one 4-point run, largest lead for either team was 3. Andrea Dieckman with multiple kills off ideal sets by Ogle. Yet Stover was leading 24-22 with serve when their return hit the net. Cole Camp back ahead 25-24 with serve, but Rory Pinzke with 2 kills to make it 25-26 Stover. Finally Andrea with a block, roof interference, and a ball hit out of bounds by Stover enabled Cole Camp to take the 2nd set 28-26.
Down by 2 sets, did the Lady Bulldogs leave with a whimper? No! They didn't get to their 23-9-3 record by giving up. Score was tied at 9 when the Lady Bulldogs whipped up a 6-1 effort to lead by 5. That lead grew to 6 before Andrea went to work at the net. She killed a couple ducks floating near the net as Cole Camp drew within 2. Two scores by Hesse a bit later for a 21-22 tally, but that was as close as Cole Camp would get. Stover claimed the third set 25-23.
Momentum seemed to be building for Stover as they built a 9-4 lead in the 4th set. Their lead reached 13-7 midway about the time of a Cole Camp timeout. Hesse powered home a couple scores and Ogle stepped in to deliver 6 huge serves. Good vision by Andrea as she found open spots on the floor helping Cole Camp get back to a 16-14 lead.
Didn't see a kitchen sink, but the Lady Bulldogs threw everything they had at the Lady Bluebirds and took a 19-18 lead. After a Cole Camp sideout, Olivia Pilant served 3 for a 22-19 Blue Crew lead. Next point to Stover as an Allison kill attempt went just out of bounds. Undeterred, Ogle set the ball up for Allison the next rally and Leah hit a Thunderous kill clean to the floor! Spooked the Lady Bulldogs enough their returns on the last 2 serves by Goosen failed to clear the net! Cole Camp celebrated a 25-20 victory and will move on to the finals October 28th 6 p.m. at Russellville.
Kills: Andrea 19, Hesse 16, Allison 11, Goosen 9
Digs: Hesse 24, Allison 23, Ogle 18, Pilant 12, Goosen 9, Andrea 5
Assists: Ogle 47
Blocks: Andrea 12, Dakota 5, Goosen 4. Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
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Retake Picture Day is coming up on:
Tuesday, Oct 28
If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 0129KRF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.
Find answers to Retake Day questions here.
Tuesday, Oct 28
If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 0129KRF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.
Find answers to Retake Day questions here.
Retake Picture Day is coming up on:
Tuesday, Oct 28
If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 0127RBF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.
Find answers to Retake Day questions here.
Tuesday, Oct 28
If you're satisfied with your child's picture, no further action is required.
If you purchased and were unhappy with your Picture Package, please send your Picture Package to school with your student on Retake Day. Your Retake Picture Package will be produced and shipped to the school four weeks after Retake Day. Please note, if your child is photographed on the original and Retake Picture Days, the Retake picture will replace the original picture in certain products, like the yearbook.
Students who were absent for Picture Day should come to school prepared to have their picture taken. If you have not preordered, please use the Retake Order Code 0127RBF to place your order at https://inter-state.com/Order. To see your Order History, check your Inter-State Account.
Find answers to Retake Day questions here.
Congratulations to the Lady Bluebird Volleyball Team on a hard fought win against the Lady Bulldogs of Stover in the semifinal game of District play. They play for the Championship on Tuesday night at 6:00 pm in Russellville against Fatima. Come support your Lady Bluebirds!!!
Good luck to the volleyball team! They will play Stover in the district semifinals today in Russellville at 2:45 PM. You’ve got this, girls!!
There is NO School at Cole Camp R-1 tomorrow, Friday, October 24th. Enjoy your time off and we will see everyone on Monday!
Newsletter for Oct 27-31, 2025. Have a Great Weekend!!!
Today is an Early Out Day! We will dismiss at 12:15 pm today. PT Conferences will be held from 2-7 pm today.
Lady Bluebird Volleyball: The Class 2 District 7 Volleyball playoffs began October 22nd at Russellville High School. Teams involved were #1 Fatima, followed in order by Cole Camp, Stover, Tipton, Russellville, Eugene and New Bloomfield.
Cole Camp faced New Bloomfield, a relatively new program in its 4th year of existence. Leah Allison was first to serve and how about a dozen to start! First point for New Bloomfield was courtesy of a Cole Camp hit into the net. Regaining possession, Madilynn Ogle served 8 before a net serve gave the Lady Wildcats their 2nd point. Cole Camp 25-2 in the 1st set.
Andrea Dieckman with 5 serves, Marilyn Hesse followed with 7 in the second set. Mandy Goosen served out the set as Cole Camp won 25-4.
Allison back at it serving 10 to start the 3rd set. Kate Harrison a couple nice digs as New Bloomfield got in some hits just past midway. Final score in the third set was 25-10 for the Cole Camp victory.
Kills: Andrea 10, Hesse 6, Goosen 5
Digs: Allison 10, Goosen 5, Pilant 4, Ogle 4
Assists: Ogle 22
Blocks: Andrea 10, Goosen 3
Aces: Allison 6, Ogle 4
Cole Camp next plays Saturday October 25th at 2:45 p.m. vs Stover. Lock up the house and head to Russellville as the Lady Bluebirds will face the Lady Bulldogs for a third time this season. Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
Cole Camp faced New Bloomfield, a relatively new program in its 4th year of existence. Leah Allison was first to serve and how about a dozen to start! First point for New Bloomfield was courtesy of a Cole Camp hit into the net. Regaining possession, Madilynn Ogle served 8 before a net serve gave the Lady Wildcats their 2nd point. Cole Camp 25-2 in the 1st set.
Andrea Dieckman with 5 serves, Marilyn Hesse followed with 7 in the second set. Mandy Goosen served out the set as Cole Camp won 25-4.
Allison back at it serving 10 to start the 3rd set. Kate Harrison a couple nice digs as New Bloomfield got in some hits just past midway. Final score in the third set was 25-10 for the Cole Camp victory.
Kills: Andrea 10, Hesse 6, Goosen 5
Digs: Allison 10, Goosen 5, Pilant 4, Ogle 4
Assists: Ogle 22
Blocks: Andrea 10, Goosen 3
Aces: Allison 6, Ogle 4
Cole Camp next plays Saturday October 25th at 2:45 p.m. vs Stover. Lock up the house and head to Russellville as the Lady Bluebirds will face the Lady Bulldogs for a third time this season. Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
Reminder: Tomorrow is an Early Out Day! School will dismiss at 12:15 pm
CCHS Teacher Spotlight! We’re celebrating Mrs. Darian Rusk, one of our amazing High School Social Studies teachers! Thanks for all you do for our Bluebirds! 💙
Tonight the Cole Camp Lady Bluebirds take on the New Bloomfield Lady Wildcats in the quarterfinals of the Class 2 District 7 Tournament. Game time is 6:15 PM in Russellville, admission is $6. If you are unable to make the event in person, you can listen to the broadcast at this website: https://network1sports.com/station/jimshortssports
Do you have plans tonight? There's no better way to spend the evening than cheering on our CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS at Russellville tonight for the first round of Districts! Game at 6:15 PM vs New Bloomfield!
The theme tonight is MONOCHROME (wear everything the same color!)
The theme tonight is MONOCHROME (wear everything the same color!)
Reminder that this Thursday is an Early Out for Parent Teacher Conferences. Parent Teacher Conferences will be held Thursday from 2-7 pm. There is NO School on Friday!
Freshman Dinner
Thank you for rallying behind the Freshman class! The students teamed up brilliantly and had a blast! A COLOSSAL THANKS to the parents who generously offered their time and support; we couldn’t have pulled this off without you!
Thank you for rallying behind the Freshman class! The students teamed up brilliantly and had a blast! A COLOSSAL THANKS to the parents who generously offered their time and support; we couldn’t have pulled this off without you!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 2025, Military Appreciation Night at Football Game.
Ballgame Schedule Change: Friday's football game against Adrian is being moved to THURSDAY, October 23rd at 7:30 PM. It will be Military Appreciation Night !!
Due to the weather forecasted for Friday night, the final regular season football game with Adrian will be played Thursday night beginning at 7:30.
The Lady Bluebirds Varsity volleyball team spent October 18th in Versailles as part of their 44th Invitational Tournament.
First game for Cole Camp was at 9 a.m. vs Versailles. Cole Camp led 5-3 early, but the mid game portion favored the Lady Tigers. They led 18-13 and still a 5-pt spread at 22-17. Looked like Cole Camp found their groove with a 5-point spurt to tie at 22. But then the roof interfered with a return and 2 kills by Versailles and they won 25-23.
Very close 2nd set from start to finish. Mandy Goosen with 3 kills gave Cole Camp a 21-17 lead, the widest margin of the set. Cole Camp earned the split with a 25-21 tally in the last set.
Next pool play game for Cole Camp was facing Hallsville, a Class 3 school with a 16-10-2 record. Things just weren't quite clicking for Cole Camp as they have in other games. Hallsville, which has only one senior on the team, built a 13-7 lead. The margin grew to 22-15 but the Ladybirds didn't quit. Maddie Flores provided a couple scores and Madilynn Ogle served 5 for a 24-24 tie. However Hallsville pulled out a 27-25 win in the first set.
Dakota Dieckman a kill early before Andrea Dieckman served 6 for a 14-9 lead. Good team reflexes, from Leah Allison digs and a back line kill to Olivia Pilant crawling on the floor. Crawling you ask? Pilant had hit the floor on a previous save, and before she had time to stand up, the ball was coming her way again. Not easy to lunge forward while laying face down on the floor, but she almost made it! Andrea a block and kill as Cole Camp took the 2nd set at 25-17.
Third pool play game featured the Bluebirds and the Tipton Cardinals. Cole Camp appeared to be clipping along leading 14-7 and later 23-17. Those last 2 needed points never materialized. Errant hits by Cole Camp helped Tipton to come back and steal a 25-23 win.
Another tough ending for Cole Camp in the 2nd set vs Tipton. Back to back blocks by Andrea and Goosen made the score 17-18 favoring Tipton. From there though the Lady Cardinals outscored Cole Camp 7-2 to take the 2nd set 25-19.
Pool play stats.
Kills: Andrea 15, Allison 12, Goosen 11, Hesse 6, Flores 5
Digs: Allison 25, Flores 16, Goosen 14, Harrison 12, Ogle 10, Hesse 9
Andrea 9
Assists: Ogle 47
Blocks: Andrea 15, Dakota 9, Goosen 8
Besides the 4 teams already named, Osage, Warsaw, Skyline and Fulton were also present. After all these teams records were crunched, Cole Camp was placed in the consolation bracket for afternoon play. The consolation games were played in the Middle School gym.
Allison served the first 9 as Cole Camp faced Fulton. Great teamwork has been a motto for the Cole Camp season, and clearly on display mid set. Hesse, Dakota, Ogle, Goosen, Allison and Andrea all with kills in a 12-3 run! Throw in some defense by Harrison and Pilant and Cole Camp won the set 25-11.
Same team effort in the 2nd set vs Fulton and Cole Camp claimed a 25-12 victory.
Finally the Consolation final vs Warsaw with their 12-11 record. Andrea with several blocks but Warsaw still led 13-9 mid game. Scores by Hesse and Goosen narrowed a 6-pt lead down to 3, but Warsaw prevailed 25-21 in the opening set.
Check out this serving record by Allison! She served 19 in a row starting the 2nd set. Certainly a lot of teammates helping the cause, but that's an impressive string! Cole Camp 25-7 in the middle set.
No runaway in the 3rd set, yet Cole Camp managed to build a 19-9 lead. The Lady Wildcats have a freshman Kenyan Beck who can pepper the ball pretty well. However the Lady Bluebirds withstood their attempted comeback to win 25-21 in the Consolation finals.
Bracket stats.
Kills: Goosen 14, Hesse 13, Andrea 13, Allison 8, Ogle 4
Digs: Pilant 17, Hesse 14, Goosen 14, Harrison 11, Allison 11, Ogle 9
Assists: Ogle 40
Blocks: Andrea 15, Goosen 8
Oct 22nd at Russellville for District Playoffs at 6:15. Go support the Lady Bluebirds!
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
First game for Cole Camp was at 9 a.m. vs Versailles. Cole Camp led 5-3 early, but the mid game portion favored the Lady Tigers. They led 18-13 and still a 5-pt spread at 22-17. Looked like Cole Camp found their groove with a 5-point spurt to tie at 22. But then the roof interfered with a return and 2 kills by Versailles and they won 25-23.
Very close 2nd set from start to finish. Mandy Goosen with 3 kills gave Cole Camp a 21-17 lead, the widest margin of the set. Cole Camp earned the split with a 25-21 tally in the last set.
Next pool play game for Cole Camp was facing Hallsville, a Class 3 school with a 16-10-2 record. Things just weren't quite clicking for Cole Camp as they have in other games. Hallsville, which has only one senior on the team, built a 13-7 lead. The margin grew to 22-15 but the Ladybirds didn't quit. Maddie Flores provided a couple scores and Madilynn Ogle served 5 for a 24-24 tie. However Hallsville pulled out a 27-25 win in the first set.
Dakota Dieckman a kill early before Andrea Dieckman served 6 for a 14-9 lead. Good team reflexes, from Leah Allison digs and a back line kill to Olivia Pilant crawling on the floor. Crawling you ask? Pilant had hit the floor on a previous save, and before she had time to stand up, the ball was coming her way again. Not easy to lunge forward while laying face down on the floor, but she almost made it! Andrea a block and kill as Cole Camp took the 2nd set at 25-17.
Third pool play game featured the Bluebirds and the Tipton Cardinals. Cole Camp appeared to be clipping along leading 14-7 and later 23-17. Those last 2 needed points never materialized. Errant hits by Cole Camp helped Tipton to come back and steal a 25-23 win.
Another tough ending for Cole Camp in the 2nd set vs Tipton. Back to back blocks by Andrea and Goosen made the score 17-18 favoring Tipton. From there though the Lady Cardinals outscored Cole Camp 7-2 to take the 2nd set 25-19.
Pool play stats.
Kills: Andrea 15, Allison 12, Goosen 11, Hesse 6, Flores 5
Digs: Allison 25, Flores 16, Goosen 14, Harrison 12, Ogle 10, Hesse 9
Andrea 9
Assists: Ogle 47
Blocks: Andrea 15, Dakota 9, Goosen 8
Besides the 4 teams already named, Osage, Warsaw, Skyline and Fulton were also present. After all these teams records were crunched, Cole Camp was placed in the consolation bracket for afternoon play. The consolation games were played in the Middle School gym.
Allison served the first 9 as Cole Camp faced Fulton. Great teamwork has been a motto for the Cole Camp season, and clearly on display mid set. Hesse, Dakota, Ogle, Goosen, Allison and Andrea all with kills in a 12-3 run! Throw in some defense by Harrison and Pilant and Cole Camp won the set 25-11.
Same team effort in the 2nd set vs Fulton and Cole Camp claimed a 25-12 victory.
Finally the Consolation final vs Warsaw with their 12-11 record. Andrea with several blocks but Warsaw still led 13-9 mid game. Scores by Hesse and Goosen narrowed a 6-pt lead down to 3, but Warsaw prevailed 25-21 in the opening set.
Check out this serving record by Allison! She served 19 in a row starting the 2nd set. Certainly a lot of teammates helping the cause, but that's an impressive string! Cole Camp 25-7 in the middle set.
No runaway in the 3rd set, yet Cole Camp managed to build a 19-9 lead. The Lady Wildcats have a freshman Kenyan Beck who can pepper the ball pretty well. However the Lady Bluebirds withstood their attempted comeback to win 25-21 in the Consolation finals.
Bracket stats.
Kills: Goosen 14, Hesse 13, Andrea 13, Allison 8, Ogle 4
Digs: Pilant 17, Hesse 14, Goosen 14, Harrison 11, Allison 11, Ogle 9
Assists: Ogle 40
Blocks: Andrea 15, Goosen 8
Oct 22nd at Russellville for District Playoffs at 6:15. Go support the Lady Bluebirds!
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!