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Mar 19, 430 p
HAR
LOU
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Mar 19, 6 pm
HAR
LOU
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Mar 21, 6pm
LOU
SH
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Mar 26, 6 pm
BAL
LOU
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Mar 28, 430 p
LOU
OTT
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Mar 28, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 2, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 4, 430 p
WEL
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
WEL
LOU
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Apr 9, 430 p
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 11, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 16, 430 p
LOU
PIP
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
PIP
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Apr 19, 3 pm
LOU
LAN
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Apr 19, 430 p
LOU
LAN
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Apr 22, 445 p
LOU
BV
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Apr 25, 430 p
LOU
AC
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Apr 25, 6 pm
LOU
AC
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Apr 27, TBA
LOU
PV
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Apr 27, TBA
LOU
CHA
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Apr 30, 430 p
EUD
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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May 7, 430 pm
LOU
PAO
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May 7, 6 pm
LOU
PAO
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May 8, 5 pm
BL
LOU
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Mar 25, 4 pm
FRON
LOU
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Mar 25, 6 pm
FRON
LOU
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Mar 26, 6 pm
BAL
LOU
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Mar 28, 430 p
LOU
OTT
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Mar 28, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 2, 430 p
SH
LOU
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Apr 2, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 4, 430 p
WEL
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
WEL
LOU
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Apr 9, 430 p
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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Apr 11, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 16, 4 pm
LOU
MAC QUAD
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
MAC QUAD
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Apr 18, 6 pm
LOU
BVW
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Apr 23, 430 p
FS
LOU
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Apr 23, 6 pm
FS
LOU
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Apr 25, 430 p
PIP
LOU
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Apr 25, 6 pm
PIP
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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May 3, 4 pm
LOU
LAN
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May 3, 6 pm
LOU
LAN
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May 4, 12 pm
LOU
CHA
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May 7, 430 p
LOU
PAO
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May 7, 6 pm
LOU
PAO
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May 9, 6 pm
LOU
BAL
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Mar 19, 6 pm
LOU
LAN
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Mar 21, 6 pm
LEAV
LOU
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Mar 25, TBA
LOU
TUR INV
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Mar 27, TBA
LOU
TUR INV
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Apr 29, TBA
LOU
TUR INV
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Apr 1, 630 pm
AUG
LOU
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Apr 4, 6 pm
SH
LOU
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Apr 9, 6 pm
LOU
TONG
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Apr 11, 4 pm
LOU
BAL
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Apr 16, 6 pm
LOU
CHA
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Apr 23, 6 pm
LOU
OTT
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Apr 25, 6 pm
EUD
LOU
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Apr 30, 6 pm
BL
LOU
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May 2, 6 pm
LOU
BONSP
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May 7, 6 pm
OTT
LOU
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May 9, 6 pm
LAN
LOU
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Final
BAL
LOU3
1 -
Final
LOU
OLW0
2 -
Final
LOU
DES0
2 -
Final
PIP
LOU2
1 -
Final
BUR
LOU0
2 -
Final
LOU
OTT2
3 -
Final
LOU
FRON INV1st
PL -
Final
LOU
BONSP3
0 -
Final
LOU
EUD0
3 -
Final
FS
LOU0
2 -
Final
GIR
LOU1
2 -
Final
LOU
LOU INV2nd
PL -
Final
PAO
LOU0
3 -
Final
LOU
SH0
3 -
Final
LOU
OTT INV1
4 -
Final
TONG
LOU1
3 -
Final
LOU
ATCH INV2nd
PL -
Final
WAM
LOU0
2 -
Final
OLN
LOU1
2
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Final
TONG
LOU51
53 -
Final
LOU
BUR51
63 -
Final
AC
LOU37
44 -
Final
LOU
BAL42
60 -
Final
LOU
FRON57
46 -
Final
LOU
EUD46
53 -
Final OT
LOU
SH60
57 -
Final
BAL
LOU62
46 -
Final
NEK
LOU55
54 -
Final 2OT
GIR
LOU58
56 -
Final
LOU
WAM45
56 -
Final
BON
LOU45
53 -
Final
PAO
LOU16
47 -
Final
LEE
LOU71
46 -
Final
LOU
OTT52
62 -
Final
LOU
TONG45
40 -
Final
SH
LOU44
42 -
Final
EUD
LOU52
49 -
Final
LOU
PAO46
29 -
Final
HAR
LOU57
52
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Final
TONG
LOU48
28 -
Final
LOU
BUR38
43 -
Final
AC
LOU35
31 -
Final
LOU
BAL23
42 -
Final
LOU
FRON48
55 -
Final
LOU
EUD37
56 -
Final
LOU
SH46
59 -
Final
BAL
LOU52
31 -
Final
NEK
LOU41
49 -
Final
CHA
LOU53
36 -
Final
GIR
LOU42
34 -
Final
LOU
WAM24
63 -
Final
BON
LOU35
40 -
Final
PAO
LOU38
42 -
Final
LOU
OTT29
45 -
Final
LOU
TONG40
39 -
Final
SH
LOU43
37 -
Final
EUD
LOU38
30 -
Final
LOU
PAO39
35 -
Final
HAR
LOU33
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Lady Cats breeze past Baldwin in home opener
- Updated: September 23, 2016
Louisburg seniors Olivia Bradley (left) and Ellie Katzer team up for a block Tuesday during the Lady Cats’ home opener against Baldwin. Louisburg made quick work of Baldwin in the 3-0 win and picked up its first Frontier League victory in the process.
Three weeks into the season and the Louisburg High School volleyball team was finally able to compete on its home floor.
The Lady Cats felt right at home Tuesday when they hosted Baldwin for a Frontier League dual. Louisburg picked up its first league win of the season as it ousted the Bulldogs 25-10, 25-18 and 25-19.
“We were looking forward to this match for a while just because this was our home opener and we like to play here and have an advantage,” Louisburg coach Jessica Compliment said. “But too the girls were excited to play on the new setup. The girls were excited to play on the new court and new net. Just added a little different element to the game
The setup was quite a bit different for the Lady Cats and their fans. Instead of being sectioned off into one part of the gym, they were able to play on the entire floor with the net coming down at halfcourt and fans were able to watch from the side to see all of the action.
“I really like it,” Compliment said. “It was nice having the fans on both sides of the court instead of just compacted to one side. I think it was great having that student section in the middle and them getting loud during the game always helps us out.”
Louisburg’s players seemed to like the setup too as they were quick to put Baldwin in a hole as the Lady Cats went on an 11-1 run to end the first set. Junior Mikayla Quinn served seven points in a row and had two aces during that stretch.
Sophomore Anna Dixon added a pair of blocks and a kill to keep the momentum going and later recorded an ace for the set’s final point.
Midway through the second set, senior Olivia Bradley had a kill and a tip to give Louisburg (14-7, 1-1) a 13-9 lead and the Lady Cats added on from there. Senior Ellie Katzer, Dixon and freshman Haley Cain all had kills to increase Louisburg’s lead.
It appeared the third set was going to go the same way as the others. Louisburg jumped out to a 9-3 advantage, but Baldwin didn’t back down and eventually took a two-point lead after a 9-1 run.
Bradley had back-to-back kills to give the Lady Cats the lead, but Baldwin rallied to take the lead again. With the match tied at 18-all, Dixon recorded a kill and an ace in back-to-back plays and Cain added a kill to help the Lady Cats pull away
“The third set we started pulling back and playing too loose,” Compliment said. “Instead of playing to win, we just played comfortable and didn’t push. Baldwin was playing to win and they were playing scrappy and digging everything up.”
Louisburg was still trying to get used to playing with a new rotation after the injury to starter Sophie McMullen, who played an all-around spot. Katzer moved into McMullen’s spot and the team moved back to a 5-1 offense that features sophomore Carson Buffington as the main setter.
“Ellie has been solid and reliable out there,” Compliment said. “It is going to take some time because they are still kind of second guessing on whose ball it is instead of just going for it and knowing their roles. Hopefully we will catch on soon.”
Dixon had a big outing for the Lady Cats as she finished with team-highs in kills (15), blocks (5) and aces (3). Buffington led the Louisburg offense with 30 assists, while freshman libero Riley Kallevig had five digs. Cain, another freshman, had nine kills in the win and Bradley finished with six.
The Lady Cats will get to play at home once again Saturday when they host the Louisburg Invitational. They will meet Leavenworth, Olathe North and Shawnee Mission West in pool play, which begins at 8 a.m.
Other teams in the tournament are Shawnee Mission East, Olathe South, Fort Scott and Basehor-Linwood.
“The girls are looking forward to it,” Compliment said. “Our home tournament, and I like it, but it is always a tough tournament with the teams we bring in. We always want to defend our home court and the goal is to stay here when they bracket out for the championship instead of going over to the middle school. We are going to have to start strong at 8 a.m. and continue that throughout the day.”