Sachems Sweep into Semis (from the Chronicle)
Sarah Veilleux had 17 kills and 14 digs while Laura Smolinski had 28 assists as top-seeded RHAM rolled into the Class L semifinals with a 25-16, 25-21, 25-13 quarterfinal-round victory over No. 8 Fitch.
Kelsey Kirkpatrick (5 kills, 13 digs), Alicia Tripoli (6 kills, 14 digs) and Kara Trippel (17 digs) all [...]
RHAM nets win in clash of champions, by Rich Zalusky
It was late in Game 2 with the score knotted at 24-all when RHAM girls’ volleyball coach Tim Guernsey turned to his assistant Shaun Keane.
Guernsey had a feeling whoever won Game 2 would win the match because it was so emotional and so tense.
After saving two set points, RHAM was unable to [...]
RHAM vs Barlow on CTSN
CTSN will present it’s first airing of the 2010 RHAM vs Joel Barlow State Championship game at 7:00 Dec. 3rd. Link
GLASTONBURY- For the fourth consecutive season, the RHAM Sachems won the Class M girl’s volleyball state championship, 3-1, over Joel Barlow.
Joel Barlow had no answer for RHAM’s Jocelyn Taylor, who led the Sachems with 18 [...]
Class M volleyball: Rough start, big finish for RHAM
Defeats Joel Barlow for 4th straight state crown
By Matt Buckler
Journal Inquirer
GLASTONBURY — The RHAM High volleyball’s team’s march to its fourth straight Class M title was interrupted Saturday by a word from coach Tim Guernsey.
And they weren’t complimentary words.
“In the second game, he called a timeout and Coach got in my face, he got into [...]
Article from The Chronicle, by Rich Zalusky
Chloe Rishell had watched from the bench while RHAM High won three consecutive Class M girls volleyball state championships.
Now a senior, Rishell was on the floor Saturday afternoon at Glastonbury High School in the starting lineup in the Class M final against Joel Barlow.
It took just five points into the match — all won by [...]
Sachems Win in Five
Jocelyn Taylor and Sarah Veilleux combined on 30 kills and provided huge performances in the decisive fifth game as the RHAM girls volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the Class M tournament, rallying for a 26-28, 25-16, 16-25, 25-21, 15-5 quarterfinal round victory over Sacred Heart Academy.
The top-seeded Sachems (19-2) trailed by four points [...]
RHAM Defeats Bloomfield in 3
Jocelyn Taylor had 19 kills and 3 blocks to lead the Sachems to their sixteenth victory this season. The team is now 16-1, and will face Rocky Hill on Friday.
New England Roundup: Connecticut
From the ESPN Boston High School area blog Blog by Matt Stout (link)
Tim Guernsey answered the question like he’s been asked it a million time before.
No, the RHAM volleyball coach doesn’t know how many consecutive games his team has won.
Really.
“Nope,” he said, chuckling. “I have no idea. It’s for writers.”
He does, however, remember the last [...]
All-Courant Team Announced
Kelsey Welling, Mallory Grosso and Tessa Smolinski have all been chosen for the Fall 2009 All-Courant Volleyball team. Smolinski was named Hartford Courant Volleyball Player of the Year. Ellie Linden and Jocelyn Taylor are listed as honorable mentions.
HITTERS
Lexie Broytman, Southington, Sr.
Katie Byrnes, Southington, Sr.
Jessica Frankowski, Farmington, Sr.
Krystie Luczynski, Berlin, Sr.
Stephanie Oliver, Coventry, Jr.
Lauren Ostafin, Avon, [...]
Net Gain: Tessa Smolinski
Posted by Ben Rohrbach on ESPN
Backstage at the Gatorade Player of the Year Program, we’re constantly searching for what we call “three-pillar” candidates-those who possess athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character
We strike it rich with those contenders who seem to raise all three pillars a notch. RHAM (Conn.) High senior volleyball standout Tessa Smolinski [...]