Highlights

Successful Season!

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:01:23 -0500

The final game of the O’Neill 7th grade volleyball season was played Monday, October 20, 2008. The Eagles played host to Boyd County for grades 7-8-9-10 matchups. In the 7th grade contest, O’Neill started slowly, showing their lack of competition in recent weeks. Behind serving rallies from Brooke Bauer, Catrina Spangler, and Addie Schneider, however, the team closed the gap to a 25-23 loss. The second game was much more one-sided, in O’Neill’s favor. Progress in volleyball skills was evident by all. 25-19 was the final score, and the teams moved into the deciding third game. Abby Krysl’s 5 consecutive serving points on the Eagle’s first rotation wasn’t enough, and they fell short in a 15-8 finale to a great season full of lots of team building for the future of OHS volleyball. Serving leaders on the night included Abby Krysl with 11 points, Brooke Bauer (6), Janet Rodriguez (5), Shelby Skopec (3), and Catrina Spangler and Nicole Babutzke with 2 points each. Congratulations to the 7th grade O’Neill volleyball girls on a great season!

Atkinson 7th Grade Tourney

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:37:35 -0500

O’Neill traveled to Aktinson on Saturday, October 11th, to take part in a 7th grade triangular. The first match of the day was against Atkinson and the team was defeated 25-19 and 25-20. Abby Krysl served 11/13 for 10 serving points, and 2 servings points were contributed by each of the following girls: Janet Rodriguez, Nicole Babutzke, Brooke Bauer, and Shelby Skopec.
In the second match-up, O’Neill faced Valentine. In the first set Valentine took an early 12-0 lead on one strong server, and the Eagles had a hard time overcoming the early deficit. The game ended up 25-12 in favor of the Badgers. In the second game the roles were reversed as Brooke Bauer at one point scored 7 straight aces and the Eagles won 25-17. The Eagles fell 15-7 in the deciding game , but not without strong efforts of setting up the ball and working for 3 hits each volley. Brooke Bauer’s 11 points led all while Janet Rrodriguez contributed an additional 4 points towards the Eagles’ efforts. The team looks forward to their last match of the season on Monday, Oct. 20 as they host West Boyd at O’Neill High School.

O’Neill 7th vs. Ewing 7th-8th

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:36:48 -0500

On October 9, O’Neill 7th grade hosted a 7th-8th grade combined Ewing team in one match- best 3 out of 5 games. Ewing served very strong and emerged victorious, but the Eagles’ improvement showed in each set: 25-8, 25-18, and 25-21. Leading the Eagles in serving was Sabrina Krysl, who raked in 14 points including 7 aces. Janet Rodriguez served for 4 points with 1 ace and Addie Schneider added 3 serving points. A well-rounded team effort behind the line including Catrina Spangler, Maranda Winter, Abby Krysl, Breanna Jakubowski, Brooke Bauer, and Shelby Skopec, all with 2 serving points each.

O’Neill vs. Atkinson

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 14:33:51 -0500

The O’Neill 7th grade volleyball team has made steady growth in several recent matches. On October 7, 2008, the team faced Atkinson at home. Brooke Bauer had an excellent night behind the serving line as she served 17/19 and scored 15 of the team’s total points. Adding to her effort was Abby Krysl (7/8) and Sarina Krysl adding 2 points. The Eagles fell short, however, and came away with a 25-21, 25-22 loss in two very close games.

Ainsworth Invite

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:47:15 -0500

The O’Neill 7th grade Volleyball team started off the Ainsworth Jr. High Volleyball Tournament with a strong defeat of West Holt in 2 sets: 25-15, 25-22. A well-rounded Eagle squad contributed to the win including Abby Krysl who served 8/9 with 5 aces, Sabrina Schmit (5 serving points with 2 aces), Brooke Bauer (4 serving points with 2 aces), and Janet Rodriguez and Catrina Spangler with 3 serving points each.
In second round action, the Eagles met up with Burwell and led most of the first set, but lost in two: 24-26 and 14-25. Brooke Bauer contributed 3 kills to Sabrina Schmit’s 5 serving points and Breanna Jakubowski’s 3 serving points.
In the final round of tournament action, the girls matched up evenly with Winner, SD, but came up short in two sets: 25-23 and 25-20. Scoring for the Eagles was led by Abby Krysl with 10 serving points and 5 aces, Brooke Bauer with 7 points and 4 aces, and Sabrina Schmit (4 points, 3 aces).
The 7th grade volleyball team continues to improve and gather momentum as they learn fundamentals and how to play together as a team.