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Regional and State Highlights - 2008 State Tournament News (newspaper links for state semifinals and finals) 12/4/08 - Albany Alexander caps tournament of firsts with first state title 11/21/08 - Marion Local repeats as state champion with young new team Gilmour Academy, Alexander advance in D-III semifinals 11/10/08 - Olmsted Falls finds "the extra degree" and takes down Cincinnati Ursuline in state final 11/08/08 - No. 1 Jackson Center, No. 2 Marion Local advance to state championship rematch 11/07/08 - Parma Padua Franciscan, Archbishop Alter advance to Division II final Cincinnati Ursuline, Olmsted Falls to meet Saturday in match up of unbeatens 11/05/08 - A look at the regional champions 10/31/08 - Mansfield Madison, Celina advance to Ontario regional final 10/31/08 - Lodi Cloverleaf rallied from 24-21 in game four to beat Mentor 25-19, 15-25, 25-14, 26-24. The Colts advanced to their first regional final in school history over a program team with 21 regional and five state appearances, including last year. Cloverleaf will face Brecksville-Broadview Hts, which beat Stow and is seeking its fourth trip to state, but first since 1987. Olmsted Falls narrowly averted an upset at the hands of the freshmen-laden Toledo St. Ursula Arrows with an 18-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-11 comeback. Early in the season the Bulldogs won the Best of Ohio tournament, where they upended the host Arrows 25-20, 19-25, 25-21 in the semifinal. Olmsted Falls will now play Magnificat, which ousted Findlay in three. Magnificat is gunning for its second straight trip to the Nutter. There were no surprises in Vandalia, as Mt. Notre Dame and Mother of Mercy won easily over Lakota West and McAuley, respectively. They will now face off in a rubber match for the state berth. The two Cincinnati powers traded five game wins over each other this season and tied for second in the GGCL. GGCL champ Cincinnati Ursuline, meanwhile, rolled over Marysville, and will take on Olentangy, which ran away with the tiebreaker in a 25-22, 21-25, 25-17, 15-25, 15-4 decision over Dublin Coffman. In Division III, Bishop Fenwick powered past Anna 25-15, 25-18, 25-23, led by Ally Beck, Abby Steinacker and Caitlin Thompson who combined for 40 kills. Lindsay Garriga had 41 assists and Jessica Levy led the defense with 15 digs. The Falcons will go for their first trip to state since 1980 against Versailles, which advanced over Bishop Ready 25-20, 20-25, 11-25, 25-18, 15-12. The Tigers were led by Jill Hemmelgarn with 19 service points, 18 assists and three aces. Megan Campbell contributed 12 kills and 7 blocks, Shelby Shimp had 21 digs, and Shelby Bey added 15 assists and seven kills. The stage is set at Ohio University for a rematch between Albany Alexander and Frankfort Adena. Last year Alexander won in three, and eventually finished runner-up to Lima Central Catholic. The Spartans advanced easily last night over Westfall in straight sets, while Adena fought off a determined Tuscarawas Valley 25-11, 18-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-10. Up in Barberton, Kara Koch recorded 24 more kills last night to lead West Salem Northwestern over Villa Angela-St. Joseph. Her state record career kills total now stands at 2166. Teammate Kristen Warner contributed 13 kills to up her career total to 1304. But Northwestern will now have to get past Gilmour Academy, which defeated New Middletown Springfield, in the regional semifinal. Last year Gilmour tripped up Northwestern in five in the regional semifinal, despite 37 kills by Koch, and most of those players are back this season. In the northwest, St. Henry continued its amazing turnaround and avenged their regional ousting last year with a 26-28, 25-15, 25-17, 25-16 win over Huron. The Redskins began this season at 2-10, albeit many of those losses came to big school powers – one was to Mt. Notre Dame 25-27, 22-25 – and they are now 16-10. St. Henry was led by 6’2” University of Louisville middle hitting recruit Brooke Mattingly and libero Jannelle Gerlach. Jesse Miedema paced Huron from the outside. St. Henry’s next opponent will be top ranked defending state champion Lima Central Catholic, which fended off scrappy Heath 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-21. The Thunderbirds’ offense was fueled by setter Alexis Diglio, and Jo Jo Krieg was especially effective on the left corner at mixing line drives with off speed tips. Heath was led by second effort digging from feisty 4’11” libero Brittany Waddell. 10/30/08 - Archbishop Alter knocked off unbeaten and Division II top ranked Tipp City Tippecanoe 25-18, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22 last night. The Knights thereby avenged losses to Tippecanoe in their last two meetings. The Red Devils ousted Alter from last year's regional, and beat them again in five in the season opener for both. Senior outside hitter Annalyse Schmitt paced the Knights with 20 kills. Alter will face Logan Elm in the regional final. In the northeast, Lake Catholic and Parma Padua Franciscan defeated Salem and Walsh Jesuit respectively. The two split road wins against each other and will settle that, who goes to state, on Saturday. Central District powers Big Walnut and Bishop Hartley advanced over River View and Claymont, respectively. In four game northwest semifinals, Mansfield Madison downed Wooster Triway and Celina upended defending state champion Toledo Central Catholic. In Division IV, Buckeye Central ousted Cornerstone Christian, which had advanced to the regional for the first time ever. The Buckettes will be trying for their ninth trip to state, and first since 2001, when they face Kidron Central Christian in the final. Central defeated Mineral Ridge. Fort Loramie knocked off Sidney Lehman Catholic 25-21, 25-11, 25-22 to earn a third shot at Jackson Center, which downed Fisher Catholic, on Saturday. Lehman had nipped Fort Loramie in a 16-14 tiebreaker three weeks ago. Jackson Center won both league contests with Fort Loramie in straight sets, but their second meeting was a 25-23, 25-23, 27-25 nail biter. Elsewhere, Newark Catholic ousted Tuscarawas Central Catholic. They will face South Webster which took Beaver Eastern. In the northwest, Marion Local ended Tiffin Calvert's three match win streak over ranked teams, while Leipsic defeated Pettisville. 2008 State Tournament Brackets (Ohio High School Athletic Association) Ohio Post-Season Preview (PrepVolleyball.com)
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