Tessa Smolinski Named Gatorade Connecticut Volleyball Player of the Year
CHICAGO (December 16, 2009) — In its 25th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Tessa Smolinski of RHAM High School as its 2009-10 Gatorade Connecticut Volleyball Player of the Year. Smolinski is the first Gatorade Connecticut Volleyball Player of the Year [...]
Volleyball: RHAM fights for perfect (25-0) finish
RHAM High girls volleyball player Kelsey Breault said her team is known for its comebacks.
It’s also known for something else — winning championships. Those two qualities came together here Saturday as the undefeated Sachems wrapped up a 25-0 season by winning their third straight Class M title with a 3-0 win over Joel Barlow. Game [...]
RHAM sweeps Barlow in volleyball final
RHAM wins 53rd straight match with sweep
Little did Barlow realize.
The Falcons were leading No. 1 seed RHAM 24-20 in the third game of the Class M girls volleyball final Saturday at Berlin High.
Normally that’d be a good situation for Barlow to be in, but it’s also the exact scenario that the Sachems practice routinely. So [...]
“RHAM Dominated the Scrimmage”
The one contest that everyone wanted to see, between RHAM, which won the Class M title prior to Darien’s match and jumped the Blue Wave to move into the No. 1 spot in the latest state poll, actually took place in the preseason.
RHAM reportedly dominated the scrimmage, which was not disputed by Sommi as she [...]
RHAM looking to add 3rd Crown to its collection
She was just a freshman at the time and not really a part of what happened, but Tessa Smolinski remembers the last time the RHAM High girls volleyball team lost a state tournament match.
“We got a bye and then we got beat 3-0,” Smolinski said of the Sachems’ Class L second-round loss to Mercy in [...]
RHAM Haunts Law Once Again
For the third straight time, the Law girls’ volleyball team ended its season with a loss to RHAM.
By Chris Hunn, Register Staff
MIDDLETOWN — Again. Different year, but same story.The top-seeded Sachems swept the No. 4 Eagles 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-22) Wednesday in the Class M semifinals.
“It was just going to come down to that bracket,” [...]
Undefeated RHAM topples East Catholic
By Journal Inquirer Staff It may be that the RHAM High volleyball team — with seven seniors returning from the 2008 Class M champions — is the best in the state.
East Catholic of Manchester certainly won’t argue the point.
Ali Carlson had nine kills as RHAM breezed past No. 8 East Catholic 3-0 in a Class [...]
RHAM is too tough for Southington in CCC volleyball final
Saturday, November 7, 2009 10:26 PM EST
By RYAN PIPKE, The Bristol Press
MANCHESTER — RHAM coach Tim Guernsey said after the CCC championship match that he believed Southington was good enough to win a state title in Class LL. That much seemed self-apparent to many in the crowd. (link)
What also was clear was that the Sachems [...]
RHAM will play for CCC
By RICH ZALUSKY
Earlier this year when asked about the Central Connecticut Conference girls volleyball tournament, RHAM coach Tim Guernsey was excited about having that kind of preparation heading into the state tournament. (link)
Over the last two days, RHAM has taken care of business and finds itself playing for the tournament championship.
Top seeded RHAM [...]
RHAM Defeats Bristol Eastern 3-0 and moves on to CCC Finals
RHAM defeated Bristol Eastern in 3, 25-19, 25-19, 25-17 in one of the toughest matches this season. From the JI, Jocelyn Taylor led the Sachems with seven kills and seven blocks. Kelsey Welling added 10 kills and three blocks. Tessa Smolinski delivered eight kills and five digs. Ellie Linden had 28 assists and four aces [...]