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Friday, October 12, 2012 • Bainbridge Island Review
Spartan’s down fourth-ranked Seattle Prep in volleyball BY BRIAN KELLY Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge spiked fourthranked Seattle Prep 3-1 earlier this week in volleyball. The Spartans won at home, 25-15, 25-19, 21-25, 25-15. The big win followed last week’s disappointing loss to Bishop Blanchet on the road. “They played pretty well,” Spartan Coach Julie Miller said of her team. “It was a good bounce-back win after playing so poorly at Blanchet.” Blanchet won 25-12, 21-25, 23-25, 20-25, despite strong showings from Kat Frickleton (seven kills and three blocks), Emma Burgess (18 digs) and Maggie Haskin (13 digs and 30 assists). Against Seattle Prep, Bainbridge played tough from the start, and jumped to a five-point advantage in the first game that left the Panthers chasing in pursuit. The closest Seattle Prep came was 17-13, but Bainbridge bounced back to score the next three points. In the second, Bainbridge led until Prep tied it at 17-all. The Spartans regained their composure, however, and built a three-point advantage before putting the Panthers away. In the third game and Prep’s only win, the Panthers amassed a huge lead only to
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Katrina Frickleton signals her fellows Spartans while teammate Tess Haskin waits for the serve in Monday’s Metro League matchup against Seattle Prep. The Spartans won, 3-1. have Bainbridge pull tantalizingly close at the end. Miller said that only a few mistakes in the third game prevented Bainbridge from a clean sweep. The coach said the Spartans stayed on task for the fourth game.
“We talked about trying to keep them 15 points or below and playing like every single point mattered,” Miller said. “I think they really did that and brought a lot of great energy into it.” “I thought Emma Burgess was huge. She got a lot of
balls, and she passed really well,” she added. Miller said the Spartans switched their service a little bit, and Burgess was crucial in the change-up. “She really rose to the occasion and tried to pass a lot of balls so we could run
the plays that we wanted to run.” Burgess led the Spartans with 21 digs. Teammate Hannah Wagner added nine digs and 10 kills, while Erin Kinney finished with five digs and eight kills.
Lauren Sheehan contributed eight digs, 18 kills and three aces, while Haskin added 31 assists and five digs for the Spartans. The victory put the Spartans at the top of the Metro League with Seattle Prep; both teams are 5-2. (Bainbridge is 8-3 overall, while Seattle Prep stands at 8-2.) Bainbridge, now ranked at No. 7 in 3A teams in Washington, returns to Seattle Wednesday for a matchup against Holy Names Academy (2-5 Metro League, 5-6 overall). Despite the Cougars’ current position at the bottom of the Metro League standings, the Spartans said they wouldn’t look past Holy Names. “Holy Names is always tough at home. Their gym is small and it’s loud,” Miller said before the Metro League contest. Indeed, it was no cakewalk for the Spartans, who defeated the Cougars 25-19, 17-25, 25-19, 25-9. Sheehan had 12 kills and 14 digs for Bainbridge, while Burgess added 25 digs. Haskin contributed 36 assists and 12 digs, while Erin Kinney added seven kills, 10 digs and four blocks, and Hannah Wagner finished with 11 kills and two aces.
Bainbridge shuts down Holy Names in girls soccer BY BRIAN KELLY Bainbridge Island Review
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Bainbridge’s Natalie Vukic escapes from a Holy Names defender during the Spartans’ 2-0 win Tuesday.
Bainbridge blanked Holy Names Academy 2-0 in girls soccer Tuesday night at Bainbridge High Stadium. Natalie Vukic — the Metro League’s leading scorer — was the catalyst again for the Spartans. Vukic scored on a pass from Annie Casey from center net in the 20th minute. The score remained 1-0 until the 69th minute, when Vukic set up a goal by Rosie Kerstetter — the league’s number three scorer. Goalkeepers Ali Blake and Deahna King combined for the Bainbridge shutout in the Metro League win. Late last week, the Spartans
rallied from a 1-0 deficit to beat Bishop Blanchet 2-1 in girls soccer in Seattle. The Braves scored first on a goal by Erica Blume (31st minute). The Spartans answered in the second half after Vukic scored in the 60th minute to tie the game at 1-all. Claire Marcum put Bainbridge in front with an assist from Kerstetter in the 75th minute. Before the game, Bainbridge Coach Scott Druker recalled the Spartans’ late loss to the Braves last season, and said the team wasn’t going to look past any Metro League opponent. In that previous matchup, the Spartans were in front but Blanchet scored three goals to steal the win.
“We’ve got a little sour taste in our mouth,” Druker said, also noting a come-from-behind loss the team suffered earlier this season against Seattle Prep. In the Sept. 18 game against Prep, Bainbridge led 2-1 until the Panthers pounced and scored two goals in the 78th and 79th minutes and ran off with a 3-2 win. “The Seattle Prep game tells the story,” he said. “We played 78 good minutes, and then...” “Granted, it was great play on their part. We let up for a little bit, for two minutes, and bam! They score and we lose the game.” It was the Spartans’ only loss this year. Lesson learned, the hard way. “We’re not taking anybody lightly this year,” Druker said.