All Saints Crowned CYO 8th Grade Volleyball Champions

November 17, 2018February 11, 2019Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

November 17, 2018 Eighth Grade Girls Spike Championships

All Saints, Coach: JodyJust, Colleen O’Bryant, Players: Olivia,Sofia, Ava, Logan, Shannon, Sarah, Molly

Valley Catholic, Coach: Tiffany Zwick, Players: Dipai, Trisha, Naima, Frances, Aathira, Liana, Ceanna, Sophie, Aditi, Sophia

Scores:

Set 1: 25 – 21 All Saints

Set 2: 15 – 10 All Saints

Game Highlights: Two great teams with very developedskills. We will see several of these girls on future area high school teams. All Saints had the edge with their height and depth. Valley Catholic however, kept them on the ropes the entire game. Great job to both teams!

Holy Trinity Claims CYO 7th Grade Girls Volleyball Championship

November 17, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

November 17, 2018 CYO Seventh Grade Girls Spike Championships

2018 CYO Champions CYO Volleyball Holy Trinity (Red and Black), Coach: Anh Khoa Nguyen, Zoe Nguyen, Players: Lauren, Chloe, Thanvi, Alicia,Mikayla, Kendra, Adrienne, Ericka, Lauren, Mackenzie, Evelyn

2018 Second Place CYO Championship Volleyball ValleyCatholic (Royal Blue), Coach: AngelicaArellano, Laura Kuhner & Keller Kuhner, Players: Katiya, Nisha, Sydney, Katie, Molly, Alondra, Nikitha, Mansi

Scores:

Set 1: 25 – 23 Holy Trinity

Set 2: 25 – 21 Valley Catholic

Set 3: 15 – 10 Holy Trinity

Game Highlights: Two tight games to begin the contest with each team splitting a game. In the third and deciding game both teams showed moments of greatness yet Holy Trinity came out to a 6-1 lead. Valley Catholic came within one point with a score of 9 to 10. Holy Trinity sealed the deal scoring 5 more points to Valley Catholic’s 1 point. A great game by both teams

St. Clare Takes the Championship in the CYO Volleyball Championships for 6th Grade.

November 17, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

November 17, 2018 Sixth Grade Girls Spike Championships

St. Clare CYO wins the 2018 CYO Spike Volleyball Championship November 17 at Valley Catholic School.

Home Team: St.Pius X (Green/Black), Coach: TomMcKeen, Players: Kaci, Ana, Emery, Jaycee, Keely, Grace, Elle,Brittney, Destiny, Kendal, Madison, Delanie, Helena

St. Pius X CYO takes second place in the CYO 2018 Spike Championships at Valley Catholic School November 17.

Visitor Team: St.Clare, Coach: Theresa Dreves,Stephen Hunt, Tammy Ollivier, Molly Schick Players: Katherine,Shannon, Charlotte, Sydney, Francesca, Sofia, Mia, Anna, Riley, Rami, Norah,Gabriella

Set 1: 25 – 20 St. Clare

Set 2: 25 – 23

Set 3:

Game Highlights:

St. Clare dominated the first game and had St. Pius X down by 7 toward the end of the second game. Pius came back but could not get close enough to stop St. Clare from taking it in 2

Christ the King Wins CYO 5th Grade Volleyball Crown

November 17, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

November 18, 2018 – Fifth Grade Girls Spike Championships Portland, OR

ABOVE: Home Team: St.Agatha (Red), Coach: DanaMcElligott, Danielle Ruhnke, Players: Mia,Maya, Ava, Amara, Serafina, Ally, Lucy, Amelia, Payton

BELOW: Visiting Team: Christ the King (Blue), Coach: ValerieHunter, Kristi Maulding, Players: Ava,Addiso, Elizabeth, Sophia, Brooklyn, Abby, Londyn, Kya

Scores:

Set 1: 25 – 20 St Agatha

Set 2: 25 – 19 Christ the King

Set 3: 15 – 13 Christ the King

Game Highlights:

FINAL: Christ the KIng

Holy Trinity Nets CYO 3rd Grade Volleyball Championship

November 17, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

November 17, 2018 CYO Volleyball Championships Portland, OR

Home Team: St. Joseph (Vancouver) (Red) Coaches: Ronan Eggleston, Shari Eggleston, Gretchen Nwoke Players: Evelyn, Paige, Lizandra, Madelyn, Ezinay, Lyla,Gracie, Malia

Visiting Team: Holy Trinity (Red)

Coach: Tara Cenova Players: Samantha, Josie, Hadley, Maya,Alessandra, Amira, Katie, Skylar Coaches: Ronan Eggleston, Shari Eggleston, Gretchen Nwoke

Scores: Set 1: 25-17 St Joseph, Set 2: 25 – 20 Holy Trinity, Set 3: 15 – 12 Holy Trinity

Highlights: Third grade volleyball is best defined as who can consistently serve and “one bump” over the net. Both teams did a very good job in their championship game and a keen eye could see future “players” in the making. Both teams will be fun to watch in the coming years. Today it went to Holy Trinity.

Holy Trinity took home the 3rd Grade Girls CYO Volleyball Championship Trophy November 17, 2018 games played at Valley Catholic School

St. Joseph School in Vancouver, WA took home the 3rd Grade Girls CYO Volleyball 2nd place Trophy November 17, 2018 games played at Valley Catholic School

Valley Catholic Claims 2018 CYO 4th Grade Volleyball Championships

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

November 17, 2018 – Fourth Grade Girls Spike Championships

**2018 CYO Volleyball Championshp 4th grade Team:** ValleyCatholic (Royal Blue & White), **Coach(s):**Lois O’Halloran, Tim Coppermoll, **Players**:Claire, Leah, Meghan, Madeleine, Makenna, Malia, Liza, Ryann, Natalie

**2018 CYO Volleyball Championsships Second Place 4th grade Team:**St. Pius X, **Coaches:** Isabel DePasquale, Molly Meyers, **Players:**Tristan, Tillie, Bianca, Gabriela, Claire, Elizabeth, Marissa, Thyvan

Scores:

Set 1: 17 – 24 St. Pius X

Set 2: 25 – 14 Valley Catholic

Set 3: 15 – 13 Valley Catholic

Game Highlights: Two very equally balanced teams. Some very good back and forth between the teams for fourth graders. The game could have gone either way today but it went to Valley Catholic and both teams should be commended.

FINAL: Valley Catholic

CYO Girls Experience HS State Championship at Jesuit

November 7, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

Members of the Jesuit High School State Championship team who participated as youth in the CYO program! Lauren McCabe – Our Lady of the Lake, Alyssa Hughes – St. Clare, Erin Foley – Cathedral, Lizzie Stegemoller – St. Anthony, Rose Booth – St. Clare, Brooke Olson – All Saints

Special thanks to Mike Hughes, Athletic Director at Jesuit High School for sending this photo of past CYO girls to the CYO office! We are always grateful to see and hear how our former participants are doing in high school and college! Congratulations to the entire Jesuit High School women’s team for their recent 6A State Championship!

BINGO Night at Grace Village

September 23, 2018September 21, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 WINONA LAKE, INDIANA

As my week of vacation with my Aunt comes to an end, we enter a high stakes game of BINGO where there are several winners per game and the payout is a mini candy bar! Fifteen minutes before the games begin, a talented woman plays the piano as part of the group sings along. It is a community building activity and provides entertainment for several of the residents.

Just for the record, I won 2 candy bars! 🙂

BELOW: Barbara and Aunt Nancy are ready to play BINGO!

BELOW: I will win the “picture frame game” with the call of “B3”

BELOW: Nancy (not Aunt Nancy) wins 2 cards of “Blackout” with one number called!!!!

I sat at the winners table for sure!

Sentimental Journey

September 21, 2018September 20, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 WINONA LAKE, INDIANA

Every year I make my annual vacation to Indiana to visit my Aunt Nancy (Mom’s sister) and her family. It is always very special to me because these are really some very special people to me. One of the things we ALWAYS do is take our sentimental journey to visit the places that were important in our family history on that side of the family.

Highlights on the trip include a visit to Sidney, Indiana where my Grandfather and Grandmother met. Grandpa lived on the street that Grandma’s sister lived on. She would come to visit and Grandpa must have had a keen eye! The sad part of the story is that she died when my Mom was 4 and Aunt Nancy was 3. We visit her gravesite every year along with other family members who are buried there in Collamer near South Whitley, IN.

Next we go to North Manchester, IN to visit Benders Funeral Home where Grandpa was an embalmer. After his wife died he quit the business.

We have such a good time retelling the stories that my cousins are now interested in taking the tour with us. My cousin Dan Hoeppner asked to join us this year and of course we were thrilled to have his company. We have a place on the trip where we always take pictures in front of the Indiana Street sign. It on the street my grandparents met.

Keeping Up With My Aunt Nancy

September 20, 2018September 19, 2018Sr. Krista von Borstel Leave a comment

WINONA LAKE, IN SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

I’m on vacation this week in Indiana visiting my Aunt Nancy (Mom’s sister) and her family. It is an annual event I look forward to in order to keep the family connection strong.

This year, she enrolled in art classes at the retirement center. She had been a very skilled oil painter and her work was sought after by many family members and others. It has been a while since she painted but she got into it and it is all coming back. She had to switch to acrylic which she finds challenging but I think she is doing very well.