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TX RTS .COM AUGUST 11, 2016 THE ADVOCATE East View’s Madison Heald gets ready to set the ball in Monday night’s match with Austin Westlake. Photo by Russell Rinn
East View Plays Westlake Tough In Season Opener By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor
Austin Westlake can be an intimidating opponent in volleyball. The Chaps are ranked No. 5 in the state in Class 6A, listed No. 1 in the Austin American-Statesman's area preseason assessment, and have enough height (six players taller than 6 feet) and lengthy limber levers to play smash mouth. Oh, don't forget coach Al Bennett, a former minor league hockey player, who has won nearly 1,000 matches in his career and four state titles at Westlake. The Chaps were the season-opening opponent for East View this past Monday night at Patriots Gym as they made their debut under new head coach Kara Del Bosque. But East View, which struggled last season, didn't seem intimidated by Westlake's gaudy rep. The Chaps prevailed 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-14) in the varsity match, but at several points the Patriots were facing the visitors eye-to-eye and point-to-point. "We have a lot of work to do," Del Bosque said after the match. "I told the girls that they shouldn't be disheartened. They never let down." The competiveness by East View started early in the evening as the Patriots' took the opening set of the JV match 25-21 before the Chaps rebounded to win the best-ofthree contest 25-22 and 25-21. The Patriots were scheduled to be back on their homer court again Tuesday as they faced 6A Killeen (in a match that finished after The Advocate's deadline). After facing the Kangaroos, the Patriots will play in the 28-team Wimberley Tex Fest, which features competition in six pools on Friday that will determine the lineup for bracket play on Saturday. Twelve teams will advance to the gold bracket, and eight each to the silver and bronze brackets. The championship match in the gold
bracket is scheduled for 2 p.m. East View will compete in Pool 2 and play their four pool matches in Bridges Gym No. 2. The Patriots will face Ingram Tom Moore at 9 a.m., Blanco at noon, Lampasas at 3 p.m. and Burnet at 5 p.m. The other teams in the tournament by pool: Pool 1— Kerrville Tivy, Boerne Geneva, Uvalde, Smithville and Kaufman. Pool 3— Canyon Lake, Cuero, Caddo Mills, Marion and Johnson City, Pool 4—Wimberley, Marble Falls, Hondo, Llano and Hardin. Pool 5—Bastrop, Austin Regents, Harper and Quinland Ford. Pool 6—Salado, Laredo United, Hamshire-Fannett and Lockhart. After the tournament, East View will continue its non-district schedule against 6A Vista Ridge at home at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16. In Monday's match, 6-foot-4 junior Holly Campbell, a nationally ranked middle blocker, and junior outside hitter Madi Baptiste were key performers on Westlake's 19-player active roster. Campbell led the Chaps with seven kills and three aces. Bennett substituted freely throughout the match. On the East View side of the stats sheet, junior Rachel Wisian had nine kills and five total blocks (including three solos). Senior Madison Heald made 22 assists, made four aces, and found the range on four kills. Senior Annie Burke added seven kills, and junior Maggie Schlueter topped the defense with four digs. As a team, the Patriots hit .181 for the match, including a .276 in the first set. East View jumped to an 8-2 lead in the opening set with a run that included two aces by Heald and one by junior Katie Smith. That six-point margin was the largest lead in the first set. The Patriots were down just 24-23 when Campbell closed out East View cont. on B6
Richardson Has Recipe For Success By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor
Chances are that Georgetown volleyball coach Jenny Richardson will never run a traditional finishing school for young ladies. Her idea of a finishing school would be one in which she successfully communicates qualities needed to close out victories and advance her girls to the UIL season-ending cotillion. At Saturday's Meet the Eagles Night funds and spirit raiser, Richardson listed five points of emphasis for the development of individuals and ultimately for the team. Some could easily have come from a finishing school developmental manual, but at the end of the team presentation before the silent and live auctions and raffles, there was a touch of Richardson's fiery competitive drive. She called Kelli Escover, one of 10 returnees from last season’s playoff team, to the microphone for a final comment— Lady Eagles cont. on B7
Lady Eagles coaches (from left) Shelby Goode, Jessica Bond, Jenny Richardson and Lauren Brown pose for an “unofficial” staff photo during Meet the Eagles Night this past Saturday in the GHS cafeteria. Photo: Lady Eagles Volleyball