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2025 CYO 7th Grade Girls Volleyball a Barnburner

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7th Grade Girls Volleyball

Home Team: St. Ignatius

Coaches: Owen Evenhus, Nancy Evenhus

Players: Suydney Anderson, Nora Blomberg, Sarah Downing, Piper Evenhus, Hannah Ford, Maddie Hurd, Aubrey Mullady, Raizel Philben, Naomi Sager, Pearl Sandvig

Mascot: Gators

Visiting Team: St. Anthony

Coaches: Geoff Kane, Erin Kane

Players: Lea Abrahamian, Kendall Davidson, Riley Davidson, Mae Hartinger, Kira Jeffcott, Scarlett Nicholson, Sierra Noack, Resa Ransdell, Emerson Umbdenstock

Mascot: Hawks

Set One:

            St. Anthony 25 – St. Ignatius 20

            St. Anthony 25 – St. Ignatius 23

Highlights:

Set one: St. Anthony came ready to play and led 8-3 with good serves and rally’s.  The Gators were slower to get started. The Gators did get a spark in set one and got within striking range 13 – 18 before St. Anthony put it away 25 – 20.

Set two: St. Ignatius was on fire leading the Hawks 10 – 3 at the start of the second set. The two teams engaged in some wonderful rallys all the while the Gators continued to trudge ahead.  Resa Ransdell stepped up to serve and began to bring the Hawks back, closing the gap as the Hawks came within two, 15 – 13.  The Hawks tied the game 15 – 15 as the crowd went wild.

            As the set edged toward a conclusion, the girls tied it 21 – 21 as the Hawks once again took control at 22 – 21.  The Gators, not willing to give it up easy, battled back for a 23 – 23 tie. A serving error gave the Hawks the opportunity to win the game which they did 25 – 23.

            It was a wonderful game giving the crowd some excellent volleyball action and something for both teams to be proud of.

God Bless You Caitlin Clark

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With the CYO Basketball Tournament in the rear-view mirror and a much-needed vacation under my belt, I want to circle back and make some BLOG notes about what I observed in the CYO tournament games in the Greater Portland area this year.

The Caitlin Clark Effect is thriving.  Having recently broken the NCAA scoring record for both men and women this season, and for four years’ worth of outstanding college play, Caitlin is the most popular sports figure in America at the present.  Caitlin is inspiring young girls AND boys in the sport of basketball. 

I asked several young CYO players if they had heard of Caitlin Clark, and they all answered with a resounding “yes”.  The number 22 has taken on as much or more popularity than 23 (Michael Jordan’s number).

I am a Caitlin Clark fan as well.  I am pulling for her team to win the National Women’s NCAA Basketball title (now that my alma mater OSU has been eliminated GO BEAV’S).  I have done a deep dive on YOUTUBE watching Caitlin Clark’s games and they are truly amazing.  I have studied her style, the long shots, her ability to penetrate in the paint, her all around game.  She has a remarkable ability to read the floor and know where her teammates are or will be and get the ball to them for scores.  She is truly a generational player.

Our children are emulating her game.  Because I have studied Caitlin’s game so closely, I can see that our kids are watching her and copying her style. I smile to myself and am grateful for a first class, exciting, wholesome, exceedingly talented person for kids to look up to.  God bless you, Caitlin Clark!  

#Caitlin Clark


 

Allyson Thom won the Cub Girls 100 meter dash championship with a close second by Shannon Smith of Our Lady of Lourdes (Vancouver).    Thom’s time of 13.78 was a tenth of a second faster than Smith’s.

Champion: Allyson Thom from the Cathedral

Second: Shannon Smith from Our Lady of Lourdes

Third: Laura Staropoli from West Hills Christian

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CYO Cub Girls 100 Meter Dash Championship

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