10 I The Lovell Chronicle I November 4, 2010
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Four Lady Grizzlies receive post-season honors
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
Blowing out the con-
ference season and slash-
ing through the regional
and state brackets for a
state championship vic-
tory at the end of October,
the Rocky Mountain Lady
Grizzlies proved that their
volleyball skills are sharp-
er than any other 2A team
in Wyoming. Several Lady
Grizzlies were selected and
honored as members of the
2010 all-conference and all-
state teams.
Eliza Higgins and Lau-
ren Peterson are members of
the 2010 2A All-State team
and West 2A all-conference
team and Leslie Blackburn
and Kallee Jo Wilson re-
ceived all-conference hon-
ors.
Team captain Eliza Hig-
gins returned in 2010 as a
member of the 2A All-State
team, having also received
all-state honors following
the 2009 season. She was
also named the 2A North-
west Conference Player of
the Year.
"I believe that Eliza def-
initely deserves state honors
and the title of conference
player of the year," coach
Carol McMillin said. "She
played all positions and was
a good all-around player
during her high school vol-
leyball career."
McMillin said Higgins
has her basic skills down
very well and excels as a
team leader and a lethal
hitter.
"She has the ability to
read the floor and see what
openings there are. She can
Eliza Higgins
Lauren Peterson
Lelsie Blackburn
Kallee Jo Wilson
adjust her hits and tips to
hit into those open spaces.
Her hitting percentage was
phenomenal this season,"
McMillin said.
Higgins was also skilled
on serve receive and had the
ability to place her serves
anywhere on the court, cap-
italizing on weaker defen-
sive players, the coach said.
Senior Lauren Peter-
son was one of the top all-
around players for the Lady
Grizz this year and the
team's full-time setter for
the past three seasons, Mc-
Millin said.
"She has this ability of
being everywhere on the
floor," the coach said. "She
takes a big responsibility on
herself to set the team up
and she has the sense that
it's her job. She turns any
pass into some sort of set
that we can run offense off
of."
McMillin acknowledged
that it can be hard to be a
top setter in the state and
said Peterson often doesn't
get the credit she deserves.
"But Lauren is gracious
and selfless about that. She
does everything she can to
give the hitters what they
need," McMillin said. She
added that few setters were
considered for the all state
team and Peterson was se-
lected with a large major-
ity of votes from coaches at
State.
BLACKBURN, WILSON
ALL-CONFERENCE
Leslie Blackburn didn't
make the all-state team,
but she was the next player
in line when coaches' votes
were tallied at the state
tourney, McMillin said.
"Leslie is a consistent
hitter. We knew we could
always count on multiple
hard hits that were well-
placed by Leslie," the coach
said. "She was the even keel
girl. She never got frustrat-
ed or flustered. She stayed
in the game and was solid
all the time."
Blackburn was probably
the team's top passer, Mc-
Millin said. She was one of
the team's top servers, aver-
aging more than 94 percent
for the season and serving
100 percent at the state
tournament in Casper.
Sophomore KaUee Jo
Wilson received all-confer-
ence honors for her role as
an offensive threat and a
strong all-around player for
the Lady Grizz during the
2010 season.
"Kallee Jo is a very mo-
tivated young lady," Mc-
Millin said. "She put in ex-
tra time in the off-season at
summer camps and in the
weight room and gym. She
has a great hit and works
well with other team mem-
bers."
Wilson also excelled at
digs and passing, McMillin
said, but her hitting was the
most notable addition to the
team.
"She's strong so she has
the ability to change up her
hits," the coach said. "That's
a big plus. She can hit it
at different angles and the
other teams' defense never
knew where she was going
to go."
McMillin said the com-
bination of Blackburn, Hig-
gins and Wilson hitting
along with solid sets from
Peterson made the Grizz at-
tack hard to handle.
"The ability to have our
top three hitters continu-
ally hit at teams wore out
their defense," McMillin
said. "Our hitters definitely
hit hard and hit a lot. They
wear out defenders and
blockers by hitting hard and
hitting around the block."
She said she would place
the three hitters among the
top hitters in the state. Mc-
Millin said she was proud to
hear so many positive com-
ments about several mem-
bers of the Lady Grizz.
"It was incredible to sit
down at the 2A regional
meeting and have so many
coaches in the conference
point out so many positive
things about four of our
players," the coach said.
"Coaches at the regional
meeting showed that they
respect our players' talents
and skills."
McMillin said it was
great to have two seniors
voted to receive all-state
honors and a third senior a
very close honorable men-
tion.
"To have two all-state
players and a third just
barely below the cutoff,
that's pretty incredible,"
the coach said, adding that
Higgins and Peterson must
have made an impression on
coaches, some of whom were
from the south and only saw
the Grizz play at State.
CONFERENCE PLAYER
OF THE YEAR
In addition to all-state
and all-conference honors,
conference coaches voted
Higgins as the 2A North-
west Conference Player of
the Year. McMillin said all
the coaches giving input at
the 2A Northwest Regional
Tournament identified Hig-
gins as a clear choice for the
player of the year.
"They said she's not only
very skilled, but also moti-
vated and a team player,"
McMillin said. "They also
appreciated the fact that
she was gracious, a good
sport and a fun person to be
associated with."
Most coaches comment-
ed that they would want
Higgins on their team and
said her hits were always a
challenge to pick up.
Koritnik all-state, Robertson, Winterholler all conference
BY BRAD DEVEREAUX
After a successful sea-
son ending with a 1-2 show-
ing at the state tournament
in Casper at the end of Oc-
tober, three Lady Bulldogs
are being highlighted with
post-season honors for their
play throughout the 2010
season.
Karen Koritnik, team
leader and captain, was the
only Lady Bulldog chosen
to be a member of the 2010
2 A All-State Volleyball
team. According to coach
Stormy Jameson, Koritnik
was the team's top hitter
and caused a lot of trouble
for other teams with her
unique hitting style. Korit-
nik was a rare left-handed
outside hitter, but she also
hit smart and hard, caus-
ing other teams' defense to
have to make adjustments
constantly.
"She led by example,"
Jameson said about the se-
nior hitter. "Everybody on
the team would feed off of
her. If she had a great game,
the rest of the team had a
great game, too."
Koritnik played good
Karen Koritnik
volleyball all-around and
was second in digs to libero
Leanne Winterholler, Jame-
son said.
Jameson said she be-
lieves Koritnik deserved the
all-state honors and said
the team will miss her next
year.
"We relied on Karen in
every aspect of the game
this season," the coach said.
She said Koritnik re-
ceived a lot of votes from
coaches around the state for
her to receive the all-state
honor. Koritnik was also
Erin Robertson
voted to be a member of the
2010 All-Conference team.
Leanne Winterholler,
the Lovell Lady Bulldogs
libero for the 2010 season,
was selected for the 2010
2A Northwest All-Confer-
ence Team.
Winterholler took on the
libero position before the
Bulldogs had played their
first game, Jameson said.
Wearing a different colored
jersey from the rest of the
team, Winterholler was a
digging specialist who spent
her time in the back row.
Leanne Winterholler
"We knew as a coach-
ing staff and she knew as a
player that that was going
to be her role this season,"
Jameson said.
Winterholler was one
of the few liberos in the
2A Northewest who played
"all around," Jameson said.
Winterholler played the
back row for both Bulldog
middle blockers, Ree'Dawn
Ohman and Erin Robert-
son. Because the blockers
were opposite each other in
the rotation, Winterholler
was in the game almost all
the time.
Winterholler had "by far
the most digs" on the team,
with more than 350, Jame-
son said. She added that
Winterholler didn't have to
hustle or dive to get to most
of her digs, but instead she
was good at reading hitters
and was always in the right
spot on the court.
Reading hitters was
a skill coaches worked on
with Winterholler begin-
ning early in the season and
one she nearly perfected by
State, Jameson said.
Erin Robertson was
also voted as a member of
the 2A Northwest All-Con-
ference Team by coaches
in the conference. Jameson
said Robertson was another
talented player and she ex-
celled at both hitting and
blocking.
"On some plays watch-
ing Erin, I think there's no
way she's going to be able to
make a block, but then she
somehow gets into position
and blocks it hard," Jame-
son said about the junior
Lady Bulldog.
Robert.son started the
season as a strong hit-
ter, Jameson said, and the
coaching staff worked with
her on different hits that
she used to help the Bull-
dogs do well this season.
"I think the different
hits gave her a good founda-
tion to build on and she will
come back even more dan-
gerous next year," the coach
said. "She should be able to
dominate those hits."
Robertson was the
team's court jester, but in a
good way, Jameson said.
"She always had a good
attitude and always knew
when to crack a joke or do
something funny to lighten
the mood at practice and
help us refocus," Jameson
said.
Both all-conference ju-
niors have approached
Jameson about some sum-
mer training programs and
training camps to get ready
for the 2011 season, she
said, adding she is happy to
see them putting forth extra
effort and said it will take a
lot of hard work if any Lady
Bulldogs want to play col-
lege volleyball.
RMMS Grizz split
with Burlington
BY CHERYL JOLLEY
The Rocky Mountain
Middle School boy's basket-
ball team hosted Burling-
ton Tuesday Nov. 2. The A
team edged the Huskies 26-
25 with Cannon Simmons
leading the scoring with
10 points. Kirby Winland
added 8, Bill Despain 6 and
Chris Jurado 2.
The B team fell 31-11.
Scoring for the Grizz were
Ryker Everett with 5, Cole
Wambeke 3, Cordell Mc-
Farlane 2 and Travis Banks
1 point.
The C team also fell 32-
13. Scorers were Cole Sim-
mons with 6, Brian Craw-
ford 3 and Ernesto Romero
and Dylan Williams 2 points
each.
The Grizzlies traveled
to Ten Sleep Friday (results
not reported by deadline)
and will host Meeteetse
Thursday at 5 p.m., then
travel to Cloud Peak Fri-
day, with games beginning
at 2:30 p.m. The Grizz host
Lovell Tuesday at 4:15 p.m.
Sports Calendar
Thursday, Nov. 11
MS boys bb - Lovell 7th at Pow-
ell, 4:15 p.m.
MS boys bb - Powell 8th at
Lovell, 4:15 p.m.
MS boys bb - Meeteetse at
Rocky, 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12
MS boys bb - Rocky at Cloud
Peak, 2:30 p.m.
MS swimming - Greybull, Pow-
ell at Lovell, 4:15 p.m.
Women's college basketball-
Denver at Wyoming, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 13
MS boys bb - Lovell at Ther-
mopolis, 9:30 a.m.
Men's college basketball - Kean
University at Wyoming, 8
p.m.
College football - Wyoming at
UNLV, 8 p.m. (The Mtn.)
Sunday, Nov. 14
Pro football - Kansas City at
Denver Broncos, 2 p.m.
(CBS)
Monday, Nov. 15
Women's college basketball -
Dickinson State at Wyo-
ming, 7
Tuesday, Nov. 16
MS boys bb - Lovell at Rocky
Mtn., 4:15 p.m.
Men's college basketball - Wyo-
ming at No. Colo., 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 18
MS boys bb - Rocky Mtn. at
Greybull, 4 p.m.
MS boys bb - Lovell 7th at Wor-
land, 4:15 p.m.
MS boys bb - Wodand 8th at
Lovell, 4:15 p.m.
Men's college basketball- North
Florida at Wyoming, 7 p.m.
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