Friday, June 10, 2011
Marist's dream of winning back-to-back boys volleyball state titles was shattered in a sectional semifinal setback at Sandburg.
In its quest for another run at a state title, the Marist boys volleyball team met its match against Sandburg. The RedHawks dropped a straight-sets decision (25-23, 25-16) in a sectional showdown between perennial powers. Game 1 went back-and-forth with both teams exchanging blows. The game was tied eight times and featured five lead changes. After being tied at 17-17, Sandburg rattled off four straight points and never looked back. Even though the RedHawks rallied to bring the score to 24-23, the Eagles scored the final point to escape with the win. The home-team Eagles carried momentum into the second game as they stormed out to an 8-1 lead. Despite taking timeouts to try to slow the pace, coach Bob St. Leger and the RedHawks were unable…
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Eagles survive in hotly contested Game 1, then use a big push to take sectional title in straight sets.
If you're a Sandburg fan and the name of Marist coach Bob St. Leger rings a bell, it should. St. Leger is a 2000 graduate of Sandburg High School and played on two back-to-back state championship boys' volleyball teams (1999 and 2000). St. Leger brought his defending state champion Marist RedHawks into his alma mater for the Class 3A Sectional championship match on Tuesday night. But the Eagles sent him home disappointed. Sandburg swept past Marist in two straight games (25-23, 25-16). Game 1 was tied eight times, including as late as 17-17. Then, the Eagles staged a four-point rally to build a 21-17 margin. Marist drew as close as 24-23 before Sanburg's Andrew Muys dropped down the game-winning block. In Game 2, Sandburg carried the …
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Monday, April 25, 2011
RedHawks' boys volleyball team took first place in the Brother Rice Smack Attack with the help of Jim Mead.
Marist's boys volleyball team continued its strong play by taking first place in the Brother Rice Smack Attack tournament on Saturday. Middle blocker Jim Mead led the way for the RedHawks, racking up 49 kills in five matches, as Marist improved to 20-3 on the season. “(Mead) can really play the game,” Marist coach Bob St. Leger said. “He’s not just a hitter or a blocker. He can pass, serve and he’s really grown up over the last couple years to become a great player.” Earlier in the week, Mead came back from a knee injury to help lead the RedHawks to a conference win over Notre Dame. Mead didn’t play in Marist’s trip to Ohio last weekend because of the injury. Following Marist's championship victory over Glenbrook North on Saturday …
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
RedHawks use a fast start to dominate Dons in straight-sets East Suburban Catholic Conference victory.
On its road to repeat as state champions, Marist is off to a good start. Wednesday night, the RedHawks (15-3, 2-0 in the East Suburban Catholic Conference) continued their stellar play, defeating Notre Dame 25-9, 25-11. “The kids played hard, they were sharp and they got the job done early,” Marist coach Bob St. Leger said. “That’s all you could ask for.” Marist is off to a fast start in conference after defeating Nazareth Academy on Tuesday. “It’s good to get off to a good start in conference,” St. Leger said. “There’s some tough teams in our league that we’ll face.” Some good news Wednesday also came in the form of middle blocker Jim Mead playing. He had been sidelined by a knee injury. Mead chipped in four kills. Middle blocker Tony …
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The Redhawks begin defense of their state championship with a hard-fought win over the host Celtics.
Marist opened its 2011 boys volleyball season with a mission of defending its state championship. The Redhawks took a first step with a victory over Providence Catholic on Tuesday night in New Lenox, but it was anything but easy. Marist won the first game 25-21, Providence took the second game 25-23, and the Redhawks captured the match with a 25-18 victory in Game 3. Senior middle blocker Jim Mead led the Redhawks with nine kills and 13 blocks. His kill late in the third game gave the Redhawks a 23-16 lead. "We've been practicing a lot," Mead said. "Me and my setter (Sean Connelly) have good chemistry together." Marist took a 7-4 lead in the first game, but the Celtics (0-1) fought back to tie the game at 20-20 before the Redhawks surged …
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Cary
9:00 am on Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Scotty Fifer moves to Sandburg from Marist.. .and look what happens! (From a mom who has kids at both schools!) nice effort by both teams! more ›