Lady Bluebird Volleyball: Play resume Saturday morning the 12th of October using both gyms at Cole Camp. Earlier games had thinned the herd from 10 to 4, of which Cole Camp and Sacred Heart met in one semifinal game. Stover and Northwest were the other semi-finalist.
Facing Sacred Heart at 11:45 a.m. Cole Camp edged out to an 8-6 lead, thanks in part to active play at the net by Mandy Goosen. Then it was freshman Madilynn Ogle up to serve. How long did she stay there? Till it was over! Seventeen (yes 17) serves including a handful of aces for a 25-6 win. Short and sweet!
Second set much closer. Cole Camp up by 4, then Sacred Heart ahead by 2 midway. Goosen with 5 serves helped Cole Camp re-established a 21-14 lead. Strong finish by Marilyn Hesse as she hit a kill between the ankles of a Lady Gremlin. Guess the ball was there so fast she didn't have time to put her arms down for a dig. Cole Camp won the 2nd set 25- 16 to advance to the finals.
Kills-Goosen 14, Dieckman 4, Hesse 4, Allison 4
Digs-Hesse 7, Harrison 6, Allison 6, Goosen 5
Assists-Ogle 13, Pilant 11
Blocks-Dieckman 4
Aces-Ogle 6
Now to the finals with Cole Camp and Stover starting at 2:20 on a beautiful fall day outside. Turns out the conditions inside weren't too bad either for the Cole Camp team and fans.
Steady and stingy could describe the Bluebird attack early. No long runs by Cole Camp, but defensively they limited Stover to just one point at a time. Therefore and 11-7 Lady Bluebird lead midway. Olivia Pilant then served 6, and the intimidating presence of Dieckman with a kill and back-to-back blocks of Ashlyn Pinzke, Stover's dominating hitter. Nice work! Now up by 10, Cole Camp kept up the pressure till a Pilant set and another Dieckman kill sealed a 25-16 win!
The Lady Bulldogs didn't go hide, in fact they worked up a 9-5 lead in the 2nd set. Kate Harrison and Leah Allison with several digs midway, yet Stover still led 18-15 looking to force a 3rd set. The Lady Bluebirds said, "naw this set ain't over yet".
Cole Camp pecked their way back to a tie at 20 and Goosen serving. Three miss hit balls by Stover followed. Then a Dieckman block, a Stover point, and a final Dieckman block and Cole Camp won the Championship with a 25-21 victory! Great work ladies.
Kills-Hesse 8, Goosen 7, Dieckman 7, Allison 4
Digs-Hesse 13, Ogle 7, Pilant 6, Harrison 6, Allison 6
Assists-Ogle 14, Pilant 11
Blocks-Dieckman 9, Goosen 6
Congratulations to Coach Massingill and the Lady Bluebirds on their first Conference Tournament Championship since 2019!
Northwest defeated Sacred Heart in the third place game.
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for this article.
Bring on the happiness - Tuesday is Lemonade day! (insert heart eyes)
**a small lemonade will also be available to purchase during the K-6 lunch shifts for $4
Congratulations to our Lady Bluebird Volleyball Team! They won the Kaysinger Conference Tournament today! Thank you to the Blue Crew for their support! A Great Day to be a Bluebird!💙🤍
Watch the Kaysinger Conference Championship game live here:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mo/cole-camp/organization/8365/cole-camp-high-school/watch?ib=1429833
The halls were echoing with music this morning as students were dancing with excitement and then it was down to business with students focusing on their work for the day. Happy Friday!
Monday crews will begin laying rainwater drainage lines from the ditch by the softball field up through the gravel and asphalt lots to tie in with new addition. We hope to keep parking and traffic disruptions to a minimum. Please pay attention to barriers or cones used to direct traffic as they will change according to where the excavation is. The entire project should take no more than a couple of weeks. Call the superintendent's office if you need more information.
CONGRATULATIONS to the student recipient of the FREE 24-25 yearbook - Keyra Stewart!
CONGRATULATIONS to the staff recipient of the FREE 24-25 yearbook - Mr. Rodriguez!
If your student won a $5 OFF coupon from this week, please order in person through a Bluebird Media staff member at Parent-Teacher Conferences on October 24th from 2-7 PM in the cafeteria or send cash/check for $35 to school with your student to purchase.
You can also email Mrs. Ransdell at ransdellj@colecamp.k12.mo.us and we will make sure your discounted book is ordered.
THANK YOU to all the staff members and students who participated this week to celebrate National Yearbook Week! We look forward to sharing our finished product with the Bluebird community.
Remember, you can order online at Link for online sales site: https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/p53gDvnpbKIy2t9Z5qg5fOW1
FBLA will host a food drive to benefit the Cole Camp Food Pantry on October 28-31, 2024. FBLA members will be collecting nonperishable items each morning starting at 7:50 until 8:05 at the old gym entrance. See the attached flyer for more details.
5th Annual Pumpkinfest - October 25th & 26th in downtown Cole Camp. See all the events and details in the attached flyer!
Lady Bluebirds Volleyball: Cole Camp High School hosted the 2024 Kaysinger Conference Volleyball Tournament with preliminary round action on October 10th. Stover was top ranked, followed by Cole Camp, Smithton, Green Ridge, Northwest, Windsor, Sacred Heart, LaMonte, Lincoln and Otterville. All pool play games, two sets only, started with 4 on the scoreboard to save time.
Cole Camp faced Sacred Heart at 4:00 p.m. A strong mid first set as Marilyn Hesse and Madilynn Ogle combined for 11 serves in a 13-1 flight. First set to Cole Camp 25-14.
Olivia Pilant and Andrea Dieckman each with 7 serves in the 2nd set. Mandy Goosen a beautiful block of a Sacred Heart kill attempt. Baseball fans talk of the ball coming off the bat faster than it came in. That may have been true in this reversal also. Cole Camp 25-9 in the 2nd set.
Next Cole Camp met Windsor at 5:45. Cole Camp fairly well in control from start to finish. Retired Athletic Director William Smart, seated in the upper deck was on the receiving end of a Greyhound return attempt that went way astray! Bluebirds 25- 16.
Second set Cole Camp was leading 14-10 as Hesse began serving. Two aces amongst eight total serves and a Cole Camp 25-11 victory.
Third game for the Lady Birds was in the Middle School gym facing Smithton. This was a spirited game throughout! Leah Allison several nice digs early, but Smithton only trailed by a 14- 13 tally. Then the Lady Tigers pounced on the Bluebirds with a 9-1 blast that enabled them to win the first set 25-19.
Pilant dealt out several assists in the 2nd set, for that matter all the sets. No long runs but Cole Camp gradually raise the margin. Goosen several blocks late as Cole Camp won 25-14. Thus a tie but Cole Camp with the advantage due to a wider win margin.
Final two sets for the Lady Bluebirds were with the Otterville Lady Eagles. They are a young group but played well enough to lead 16-11 midway. Goosen followed with 9 serves while Dieckman hammered away at the net. Cole Camp endured for a 25-20 victory in the 1st set.
Not much different in the last set as Cole Camp went on to win 25 - 16.
Stats from 4 pool play games are as follows.
Kills-Dieckman 27, Goosen 18, Hesse 15, Allison 7, Ogle 6
Digs-Allison 21, Ogle 17, Hesse 13, Goosen 13, Pilant 7, Harrison 7
Assists-Pilant 35, Ogle 30
Blocks-Goosen 15
Aces-Hesse 7, Ogle 7, Pilant 6
Cole Camp plays 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Come on out!
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for this article!
Have a Great Weekend!!
Bluebird High School Soccer will play Friday night 10/11/24 at 4:30 for Consolation in the Kaysinger Conference Soccer Tournament.
Lady Bluebird Volleyball: Cole Camp volleyball teams were in Green Ridge October 8th and it was Pink-out night there to raise awareness of cancer. The Green Ridge School puts a lot of effort into this event, with a silent auction, live auction after the game, and additional food sales and decorating.
In the JV contest, Kodi Dieckman served 9 in a row for a 12-2 lead. Leah Bauer a couple kills midgame, and Kaitlyn Whitworth with kills late. Cole Camp 25-12 in the first set.
Closer 2nd set as Green Ridge led 8-7. Nice work mid-game as Cole Camp pulled ahead 19-10. Maddie Florez served the last four as the Ladybirds won 25-15.
Cole Camp Varsity record was 8-11 starting the evening, Green Ridge 7-14-1. They too are a young team starting three freshmen.
Olivia Pilant with 5 serves early and Andrea Dieckman 2 kills in that spurt. Madilynn Ogle served 7 midway and Leah Allison with a block and two scores. Allison displays ability well beyond most freshmen. Cole Camp won 25-15 in the first set.
Green Ridge a slight lead early in the 2nd set. Kate Harrison a nice defensive dig helping Cole Camp move back ahead 10-8. Seven serves by Pilant down the stretch for a Cole Camp 25-13 decision.
Dieckman and Marilyn Hesse with back-to-back kills opening the 3rd frame. Ogle with 4 serves helping Cole Camp lead 13-7 midset. Then it was Mandy Goosen up to serve. Let's count them off. 2, 4, 6, 8,10, 12! Yep 12 in a row by Goosen while Dieckman and Allison swatted kills. Cole Camp finished the sweep with a 25-7 finale.
Kills-Dieckman 12, Allison 8, Goosen 7, Hesse 5
Digs-Goosen 11, Ogle 10, Allison 8, Pilant 7, Hesse 7, Harrison 5
Assists-Ogle 16, Pilant 13
Blocks-Dieckman 6, Goosen 3
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for this article.
Lady Bluebirds Volleyball: The Cole Camp teams were in California October 7th for Varsity, JV, and C team volleyball.
The C team first set was tied at 10, then the Pintos ran away from Cole Camp with an 11-1 burst. Foreign exchange student Ines Alloza-Colomer from Italy, served an ace for Cole Camp late, but California won the first set 25-20.
Nice reverse early for Cole Camp in the 2nd set. Kaylan Poe served 5 in an 11-1 start. California countered with a 9 point answer. Close the rest of the set with Cole Camp eventually winning 25-22. No 3rd set was played by the C team.
Both JV teams had nice winning records coming into this match. Neither team had over a three-point string in the first set as Cole Camp led 19-17. However California closed out the set with an 8-1 effort to claim a 25-20 win.
Cole Camp an 8-2 margin in the 2nd set, however that disappeared midway as the Pintos rang up 7 in a row. Rylee Fairchild and Kodi Dieckman with scores at the net for a 21-15 lead. However (there's that word again that indicates trouble), the Pintos put together a strong 10-2 finish to win 26-24.
Great start to the varsity match for the Lady Bluebirds. Andrea Dieckman with scores and blocks at the net while Leah Allison served 4. Mandy Goosen a pair of Aces mid game for a 15-12 lead. Olivia Pilant several assists along the way, including one for Dieckman and her finishing hit in a 25-23 victory!
Dieckman served seven in a 9-2 opening to the second set. California pulled back within one, then Cole Camp back ahead by 5. A 6-point run for California produced a 21-21 tie, and a final 3-point string gave the Pintos an overtime 29-27 win.
After trailing by 6 early third set, Cole Camp earned their way back to within a one-point game midway. Couldn't quite get ahead though as the Pintos surged to a 25-17 margin in the third set.
Looked promising for the Lady Birds in the 4th set as they built a 13-7 lead. Marilyn Hesse a couple nice scores as it appeared the Pintos were tiring. Even the Official on the stand watching the net had two bottles of Power Ade with him preparing for a possible fifth set. Well all that changed as California scored 10 in a row and kept on going for a 25-17 win in the final set.
Kills-Dieckman 12, Goosen 11, Hesse 11, Allison 6, Ogle 5
Digs-Ogle 21, Pilant 15, Allison 15, Goosen 13, Hesse 10, Harrison 9
Assists-Pilant 26, Ogle 13
Blocks-Dieckman 17, Goosen 5
Perhaps sputter wasn't the proper word to use in describing this setback. After Googling the meaning of sputter, it said," to squirt particles of food from the mouth"! To be clear, NO floor cleanup was needed after this game!
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for this article.
Watch or listen to the Bluebirds take on Midway, this Friday October 11th at 7:00.
Watch: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mo/cleveland/organization/5870/midway-high-school/schedule?date=2024-10-06T05%3A00%3A00.000Z&range=Week&s=U2NoZWR1bGVFbnRyeVB1YmxpY1N1bW1hcnk2NTZkZmM4NzU0MGIwYTk0M2Y0NDYxOTY%3D
Listen: https://network1sports.com/station/jimshortssports
Come watch some great volleyball!!
Links to watch Conference VB are as follows:
HS Gym Thursday - https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mo/cole-camp/organization/8365/cole-camp-high-school/watch?ib=1371129
JH Gym Thursday - https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mo/cole-camp/organization/8365/cole-camp-high-school/watch?ib=1371124
HG Gym Saturday - https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mo/cole-camp/organization/8365/cole-camp-high-school/watch?ib=1371146
JH Gym Saturday - https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mo/cole-camp/organization/8365/cole-camp-high-school/watch?ib=1371140
Here is also a link to see Pool Play results in real time: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15dLQiGucxpbFPdIuxtLZyoZUL2f0slGyDdinzsmSXtA/edit?usp=sharing
High school art students attended the annual Kaysinger Art Contest at Liberty Park in Sedalia. Students worked meticulously on an individual drawing and then participated in a group project with newspaper creating a "mythical creature". Awards went to: Brooklyn Taylor (2nd Place in Charcoal); Laura Zimmermann (3rd Place in Mixed Media); Anna Petersen (3rd Place in Watercolor); Lindsey Vansel (4th Place in Pen and Ink/Wash); and Leigha Harrison (4th Place in Graphite). Congratulations, Bluebird Artists!
High school art students attended the annual Kaysinger Art Contest at Liberty Park in Sedalia. Students worked meticulously on an individual drawing and then participated in a group project with newspaper creating a "mythical creature". Awards went to: Brooklyn Taylor (2nd Place in Charcoal); Laura Zimmerman (3rd Place in Mixed Media); Anna Petersen (3rd Place in Watercolor); Lindsey Vansel (4th Place in Pen and Ink/Wash); and Leigha Harrison (4th Place in Graphite); and Madison Cooper (1st Place in Graphote). Congratulations, Bluebird Artists!
JH had a rough night, but the HS teams performed well with a sweep of conference opponent Green Ridge.
