Lane returns practically everyone for next year. The only senior on the girls varsity team was all-city outside hitter Melissa Podrazka (above).
The 2007 Lane Tech Varsity Volleyball season ended Saturday afternoon at Fenwick High School against a very formable team (Reavis High School, Burbank, IL), as our valiant team lost 25-21, 25-19. This recent loss not only closed 2007, but was an opportunity for Lane to advance in the State of Illinois tournament.
The regional pairings seemed quite favorable for Lane, with Curie High School, Fenwick and Reavis as the scheduled opponents, which by this writers view, were beatable.
The goals for all high school varsity teams usually are set at the beginning of the season, or at least before the teams first game. This years Lane varsity goals might have includes a winning season record, a City Championship, and the ultimate strong showing in the State tournament at years end.
The game on Saturday against Reavis began as a very closely played game, with Lane finally breaking ahead 21-16 after OH sophomore Manrique served Lane from a 17-16 score. After a missed serve which made the score 21-17, Lane could not service return or successfully pass to setter Stahl with Reavis finally catching and winning the match. Similar to last years loss to Niles West, the senior leadership on Lane's team could not execute any simple fundamental returns and hold off the opposition. Still, there was game two to play, so thought the cheering Indian fans.
Game two brought on some very interesting substitutions and saw team captain and All-City Podrazka benched along with starting setter Stahl.
The Indians battled hard and long with OH Holand (1 ace, 2 kills, 1 aast) providing a spark and middle Kriesemint (3 kills, 2 blks) while being set by setter Borskia (5 assists). The final score was 25-19, with Lane never really putting a scare on Reavis or never ahead on points in this second match.
The team was lead by OH Manrique with 9 points (7 s/p, 2 s/r) and Boksia (5points), as did MH Kreisemint (5 points). In game one and two, middles Knapp and Wolfe were keeping the taller Reavis attackers at bay and OH Fitzer contributed some serious kills (3) to give Lane an early lead in game one.
Congratulations to the girls volleyball team for their valiant efforts this year. Lane ended up finishing tied for third in the city.
Michele Deebler (jr- OH), one of the 13 juniors on the varsity team.
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