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In the C team match, left-handed server Kaylan Poe dealt out a lucky 13 serves in a row. Adilynn Craig with a couple nice hits and a serve that put a Lady Bulldog in retreat mode as Cole Camp won the 1st set 25-9.
Poe with 6 serves early 2nd set and another ace or two. Stover had one 4 pt run midway to draw within 5. With the score Cole Camp 18-11, Poe once again begin serving and she finished with the last 7 for a 25-11 sweep.
According to the Stover Coaching staff, the JV team record is around 500 with 5 of their 6 starters freshmen.
Sophomore Maddie Flores started the game serving for Cole Camp and how many was she there for? 12 in a row, including a handful of aces. Stover narrowed the margin to 7 about 2/3 into the set, then Cole Camp finished it for a 25-15 win.
Taylor Loganbill with 6 in a row early 2nd JV set. As can happen with a young team, Stover struggled with making playable returns. Keeping the serving successes going, Aspen Meyer with 5 down the stretch and Addy Russell the final 4 in a 25- 16 victory.
The Varsity game featured the 9-1 Lady Bluebirds and the 8-4-1 Lady Bulldogs, so the making of a great high school match were in place.
Stover led 5-3 until a pair of Mandy Goosen kills tied it. Dakota Dieckman and Leah Allison followed with scores to take the lead. Persistence and no giving up could describe both teams efforts! Cole Camp fan Moose Moellman joked he almost needed extra oxygen just watching the players hustle! Andrea Dieckman with a couple kills helped Cole Camp lead 17-9, then 20 - 13 and finally a Bluebird 25-17 win in the 1st set.
Stover freshman Rory Pinzke, a sister to the hard-hitting Pinzke girl that graduated last year, warmed up the nets early 2nd set. But Marilyn Hesse packs a little heat of her own too! Olivia Pilant with an excellent dig and Allison 4 serves for a 16-7 lead. Madilynn Ogle also several nice digs helping the Lady Bluebirds take the 2nd set 25-15.
Being up 2 sets is great, but no time to let up! Cole Camp led 7-3 early, but Stover was close trailing by 2 near midway. Still a slim Cole Camp 20-18 lead nearing the finish line. Then Allison with a kill, putting Goosen up to serve needing 4 points. Andrea with a kill, a Goosen ace, a misguided hit by Stover, and Allison with the winning hit secured a 25-18 victory!
Kills: Goosen 11, Andrea 10, Hesse 8, Allison 6
Digs: Hesse 17, Ogle 11, Pilant 10, Allison 8
Assists: Ogle 30
Blocks: Goosen 4, Andrea 4, Dakota 4, Ogle 3
Aces: Allison 4
A very solid and balanced effort by the Lady Bluebirds!
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
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Powderpuff Football will now be played TOMORROW before our HS Pep Assembly. We understand and apologize that this may limit a spectator's ability to watch; this was our only opportunity for participants to play as every reschedule date had a conflict.
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Both JV teams are having excellent years so far! Lincoln with a 6-0 record, Cole Camp at 9-0. So here we go.
Lincoln led 1-0 and then it was a string of Blue scores. Taylor Loganbill put down 8 in a row. Kristin Carl with 5 serves midway, and Addy Russell added 7 to lead 24-4. Several of the serves by Carl and Russell maybe were not technically aces, but had the same effect as the ball was not playable after first contact. Cole Camp 25-8 in the first set.
Cole Camp had an 8-2 lead in the next set, but a short struggle with returning the ball by Cole Camp gave Lincoln a 4-point spurt. Parent Andrew Hesse returned one wayward ball from the sidelines, but that didn't count either. Regardless the Lady Bluebirds tightened up play mid game forward. Leading 17-9, Maddie Flores served out the side with 8 in a row for a final of 25-9.
Coming off a tough battle with Versailles just 24 hours earlier, Cole Camp Varsity faced an improving Lincoln team with a 3-4 record overall and 1-1 in conference. Lincoln started 3 seniors, 2 Juniors and a sophomore. Cole Camp 3 seniors, 1 Junior and 2 sophomores.
Lincoln led 10-8 when Leah Allison served 4 to take the lead. Marilyn Hesse powered home several scores. No more than a 5-point spread during the 1st set. Andrea Dieckman denied several Lincoln kill attempts as Cole Camp took the opening set 25-21.
Mandy Goosen with a block and score early 2nd set, but still Lincoln led 9-8. Cole Camp recovered and built a 6-point lead with Madilynn Ogle serving midway. Olivia Pilant served the last 5 while Allison scored at the net for a 25-15 second set win.
Pilant a very nice dig early 3rd set which led to a kill by Andrea. Still as in the previous sets, Lincoln with the early lead at 8-5. Several balls came in contact with the gym roof, unfortunate in that the building is new.
Cole Camp regained the lead with an 8-1 effort midway. And a reverse of normal roles, Andrea and Hesse with sets and digs which Ogle finished with scores. Cole Camp claimed the Varsity sweep with a 25-21 third set victory.
Kills: Hesse 10, Andrea 7, Goosen 6, Allison 6, Ogle 4
Digs: Allison 12, Hesse 11, Ogle 10, Goosen 7, Pilant 6
Assists: Ogle 26
Blocks: Andrea 11, Goosen 6, Dakota 4
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
Lady Bluebirds Volleyball: The Lady Tigers were in town facing the Lady Bluebirds September 22nd 2025. Versailles led the C team game 5-1, but the Ladybirds stiffened. Lilly Mellen with a heck of a save tied the score at 6. Anna Peterson served five shortly thereafter as the margin grew. Several times in the set Jolee Espey with a duck kill. That is when a return from the opposing team is just hovering near the net like a duck ready to land on a pond. Easy for the hitter, Espey in this case, to add a point for the team. Cole Camp 25-16 in the 1st set.
The Lady Tigers touched the net several times in the 2nd set, resulting in Cole Camp points. Kaylan Poe with a pair of Aces midway and Rylan Stoppel notched a kill as Cole Camp finished the C team action up 25 -17.
Versailles led the first JV set 6-2, but the Ladybirds earned a tie at 9:00. A nice 7-1 effort later put Cole Camp ahead 20-13 and they finished it leading 25-20.
Taylor Loganbill with several aces in a 7-0 start to the 2nd set. But that didn't hold up very long. Versailles came storming back with the next 8! From there they led 13-9 and eventually won the 2nd set 25-22.
Even start to the 3rd set, then an 8-1 offensive by the Lady Bluebirds to lead 13-5. Maddie Flores a kill and ace. Rylee Fairchild a score and near block helping the lead reach 18-10. Riley Raetz and Kristin Carl nice digs to wrap up a 25-14 win to take 2 of 3 JV sets.
Versailles Varsity came in at 3-7-1 and Marilyn Hesse was back in the starting lineup for Cole Camp.
The Lady Tigers led early but by mid 1st set Cole Camp earned eased back ahead by 3. Kate Harrison nearly did the splits making a return, but she kept the ball off the floor! Madilynn Ogle and Andrea Dieckman were doing their thing at the net and a 20-17 lead looked promising. But Versailles scored 8 of the last 10 to win the 1st set 25-22.
Andrea with 7 serves in the 2nd set to help build an 11-5 lead. Hesse and Mandy Goosen strong hits throughout and Cole Camp took the 2nd set 25-13.
Ogle set up camp in the servers box in the 3rd set. A handful of aces included in her 13 in a row! Even with a 6 pt response late by Versailles, Cole Camp took the set 25-13.
Ogle another 6 in a row in the 4th set and you might think Cole Camp was in control. And the Lady Bluebirds still led 14-8 midway, but the Lady Tigers weren't shaken. With a 14-3 assault, they moved ahead by 5 and held on to win 25-22.
The Versailles Coach said her team has really jelled recently and they once again proved that point in the last set. They led 11-4 and the set would end that 15. Could the Lady Bluebirds make a statement yet? Seniors Goosen and Hesse led to charge back to a 14-14 tie! However the last 2 points went to Versailles so they won the 5th set 16 -14. Four and a half hours of volleyball action, that's about enough for one night!
Kills: Andrea 15, Hesse 12, Goosen 12, Allison 5
Digs: Allison 24, Hesse 15, Ogle 12, Goosen 11, Pilant 7, Dakota 7,
Harrison 6
Assists: Ogle 41
Blocks: Andrea 8, Goosen 7
Aces: Ogle 7
Thank you to Arthur Keuper for writing this article!!
