Club Volleyball

Information about club volleyball tryouts is listed on our Club Tryout page. All Kentlake players are encouraged to play USAV club volleyball. There are clubs for all levels of play.

Volunteers Needed for Elementary VB Tournament

Each year Kentlake hosts the Kent 6th Grade Boys and Girls Volleyball Tournament.  This years tournament will be on December 10th. There will be three sessions, each 90 minutes long. We need 12 players for each session to referee the tournament plus two adult for each session to sell concessions.

The referees for the first session need to arrive a 7:15am to set up the nets and the referees for the last session will take down the nets.

Players will receive "Community Service" credit towards their graduation requirements. Players can ref more than one session.

Parents need to arrive 15 minutes before their session and stay until they are relieved 15 minutes after their session (or until everything is put away after session 3).

Please send a message to "kentlakevb 'at' comcast 'dot' net" if you can help. I will update this post with the current list of who has signed up.

Referees

Session 1: 7:15am to 9:30am

1. Selena Butler
2. Katie Wilson
3. Jacy Wilson
4. Marisa Lytle
5. Sarah Oliphant
6. Gaby Drllevich
7. Devyn Honbo
8. Kristina Edwards
9. Erin Ryan
10. Ginger Nason

Session 2: 10:00am to 11:30am

1. Selena Butler
2. Jessie Peterson
3. Katie Wilson
4. Jacy Wilson
5. Marisa Lytle
6. Sarah Oliphant
7. Gaby Drllevich
8. Devyn Honbo
9. Kristina Edwards
10. Tori Hartman
11. Erin Ryan

Session 3: Noon to 2:00pm

1. Selena Butler
2. Jessie Peterson
3. Katie Wilson
4. Jacy Wilson
5. Gaby Drllevich
6. Devyn Honbo
7. Kristina Edwards
8. Taylor DiLeonardo
9. Tori Hartman
10. Erin Ryan

Concessions and Apparel

Session 1: 7:30am to 9:45am

1. Tamera Nason

Session 2: 9:45am to 11:45am

1. Tamera Nason
2. Sean Taylor

Session 3: 11:45am to 1:45pm

1. Tamera Nason
2. Sean Taylor

Banquet

The volleyball banquet will be November 8th from 5pm to 8:30pm in the Commons. Please bring a dish based on:

• Varsity - Entree 
• JV - Salads and Drinks 
• Cardinal - Deserts

Please send an email to kentlakevb "at" comcast "dot" net and I will post who is bringing what.

Entrees:

• Bringmann - Chicken
• Taylor - Macaroni & Cheese
• Oliphant - Sweat and Sour Meatballs
• Berube - Lasagna
• Butler - Enchillada Pie
• Nason - Shepard's Pie
• Drllevich - Chicken Thighs in sweet chile sauce
• Radowick - Chicken

Salads:

• Wilson - Pasta Salad
• Honbo - Tossed Salad
• Lytle - Green Beans
• Hartman - Caeser Salad
• Ly - Potato Salad

Drinks

• Ryan - Soda and Cups
• Hartman - Water
• DiLeonardo - Lemonade/Juice and Cups

Deserts

• Straus - Cookie Bars
• Peterson - Red Velvet Cake

Housekeeping

Players will turn in their uniforms and lockers on Tuesday at 2:30pm. Non-seniors are encouraged to attend the practice at 3pm.

Post Season Practice

Post season practice will start today and will be held on Tuesday and Thursday from 3pm to 4:30pm through November 8th. This will be a great chance for JV and Cardinal players to practice with the returning Varsity to see how things will fit together next year and will give players the chance to stay active prior to Club volleyball tryouts the week of November 14th. We will have more information about tryouts for local clubs very soon.

Sports Nutirition

The US Olympic Committee has an interesting guide on sports nutrition on their website. It is not sports specific for volleyball but has lots of good information on sports nutrition.

Senior Night

Tonight is Senior Night against Kentwood. Senior Night festivities will begin about 7pm and may last a while with seven seniors. Tonight is also a "Dig Pink" night for Breast Cancer Awareness. With so many Varsity parents involved in Senior Night we need all the JV and Cardinal parents that can to help with their games.

Thompson Leads US to Pan Am Bronze

Former Kentlake star Courtney Thompson led the US National Team to the Bronze Medal in the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. They rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Dominican Republic. Thompson had 41 assists.
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Kentlake Grad Leads US to Pan Am Win

Excerpts from the report by USA Volleyball:

Courtney Thompson (Kentlake 2003) set Team USA to a 43.1 kill percent and .266 hitting efficiency (47-18-109). Mexico was limited to a 25.4 kill percent and .085 hitting efficiency (30-20-118). Tama Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii) provided the Americans with a team-high nine digs, while Klineman had a team-high four excellent receptions.

Team USA out-blocked Mexico 13-6 and held a 47-30 advantage in kills. Mexico managed a slim 19-18 margin in digs and totaled 29 excellent receptions on 71 attempts compared to the Americans’ 10 excellent receptions on 55 attempts.

“We knew tonight’s crowd would be way more intense than the past two days,” Klineman said of the near-capacity crowd. “Our coaches told us to embrace it and use it.”

Thompson added that the environment was special to compete in against the host team.

“Any time you get to play a game like this, it’s special,” Thompson said. “These games may happen once in a tournament. It was an honor to play Mexico here.”

Banquet

This year’s volleyball banquet will be on November 8th from 5pm to 8:30pm in the Commons. We will have online signup for items (or you can send an email to signup if the online system is not working). We will also have signup sheets at the Kentwood game next week.

KM Match Moved

The Kent-Meridian match scheduled for Thursday at Kentlake has been moved to Kent-Meridian HS.

If you remember the first match of the season was moved to Kentlake from KM because their gym was not ready yet. At the time the agreement was that the league match would not be swapped to KM, but I guess that agreement has changed.

Lincoln HS

Kentlake travels to Lincoln HS in Tacoma for a match with the Lincoln Abes. JV and C will be at 3pm and Varsity appears to be at 4:45pm (that is the standard time for their home matches). Lincoln is 2-3 on the year, with both victories coming over Mount Tahoma (3-0 and 3-1). The team will be without Senior OH Natalie Berube who as part of the Homecoming Court will be at Falcon Night festivities this evening.

VolunteerSpot Difficulties

If you are trying to sign up to volunteer for a job but are having difficulties with VolunteerSpot, just send us an email (kentlakevb "at" comcast.net) and we will add you manually. Thanks for helping.

Lincoln Match Update

All three teams will play at Lincoln High School in Tacoma on Wednesday. JV and Cardinal will play at 3pm and Varsity will follow at about 4:15pm.

Photos

I finally figured out how to display pictures from Flickr on the website, so the Photos page now features photo sets from Ward Honbo. We will have some Varsity images from Away games and JV from both home and away.

Over the River and Through the Woods

To South Kitsap we go on Thursday. The Wolves are 3-0 with victories over Foss (3-0), Peninsula (3-1) and Wilson (3-1) [who are a combined 1-11 on the season]. JV starts at 4:45pm with Varsity following at 6pm.

Team Pictures Ready

Team pictures are now available for viewing and ordering. Go to www.angiearmsphotography.com, select "Client Viewing" and they are divided by varsity, jv, c, and buddy and coaches. There are no passwords. Order based on the image numbers below each image. Orders have to be received by the photographer by Monday, the 26th, so you will need to mail them by Saturday the 24th (this Saturday) at the latest.

Mt Rainier Tomorrow

Tomorrow Kentlake travels to Mount Rainier (Des Moines) for the start of SPSL play. There is an article about Mount Rainier volleyball in the Highline Times.

Kentridge Tonight

Kentlake will play Kentridge tonight at home. JV and C will play at 6pm and Varsity will follow at about 7:15pm.

Kentridge Varsity is lead by Allison Chin and Erin Sullivan, with Jordan Denny setting. The are 0-2 on the year being swept by Graham-Kapowsin and Kentwood.

Kent Classic Pools

Pools have now been posted for the Kent Classic. We are the #2 seed in Pool J. We will play in the New Gym starting at 9am (reffing at 8am).

It's Game Day!!!

We may be last in the nation to start, but Kentlake Volleyball finally kicks off the 2011 season tonight at home against Kent-Meridian. JV and Cardinal start at 6pm and Varsity will follow at approximately 7:15pm. There is an admission charge (I think $7) but you get in free if you help out. We still need:

• Cardinal Libero Tracker
• Cardinal Lines
• Cardinal Scorebook
• JV Libero Tracker
• JV Lines
• Varsity Concessions

Libero tracker and Cardinal lines are very easy. Remember: you get in free if you help the team!

Food Items Needed for Hospitality Room

The food list for the Hospitality Room for the Kent Classic is now listed on Volunteer Spot (see link below). Please sign up to bring a food or drink item for the coaches and refs.

JV/Cardinal Parents Help Needed Saturday

We need JV and/or Cardinal Team parents to volunteer to oversee concessions and the hospitality room for the Kent Classic on Saturday. Both are easy jobs, but very important for the smooth running of the event. Please sign up online at:

KM Game Switched To Kentlake

The Tuesday match against Kent Meridian has been switched to Kentlake as the remodeled gym at KM is not ready yet. The league game against KM at the end of the year is not being moved, so KM will come to KL twice.

As a result we quickly need to get ready for an extra home game. Please sign up for jobs ASAP.  Remember, if you work a job you get in free.

Note: You may need to right click on the above box and open it in a new window.

UWTV To Show Huskies Live

Eight University of Washington home matches this season will be shown live on UWTV (Channel 27 on Comcast, sorry not available on DirecTV/Dish Network). Fox Sports NW will show two additional matches on a tape delayed basis.

The UWTV matches will be:

• Friday, September 16 at 7 p.m. vs. USC
• Saturday, September 17 at 7 p.m. vs. UCLA
• Friday, September 30 at 7 p.m. vs. Oregon
• Friday, October 7 at 7 p.m. vs. Colorado
• Saturday, October 8 at 7 p.m. vs. Utah
• Friday, October 28 at 7 p.m. vs. Arizona State
• Saturday, November 12 at 7 p.m. vs. California
• Tuesday, November 22 at 7 p.m. vs. Washington State

You can also view the full schedule on their microsite at uwtv.org/volleyball.

The Fox Sports NW matches (check listings for actual times) will be:

• Fri., Oct. 14 Washington at California 7 p.m. PT 
• Fri., Nov. 11 Stanford at Washington 7 p.m. PT

And Then There Were Five...

The home match against Lincoln on Wednesday, September 28th has been changed to an Away match. We will play at Lincoln in the afternoon. That day is Falcon Night and unfortunately an alternative could not be worked out.

Spirit Wear

You can order Kentlake Volleyball Spirit Wear now through September 14th. It will be delivered to the school within 3 weeks of the 14th.

• STEP 1: Go to lidsteamsports.com 
• STEP 2: Click on “Team Shop” 
• STEP 3: Type in the organization code ("KNTLKHSVYBLL") and click “Go to Form” 
• STEP 4: Select team merchandise and add to shopping cart. 
• STEP 5: Once shopping is complete, click on “Checkout” and either register as a new customer or log in with previously registered information. 

*PLEASE NOTE - Orders must be completed on or before the End Date listed in the sign above.
E-MAIL QUESTIONS TO ContactLTS@lids.com

Help Needed At Games

We have only six home matches this year (plus the Kent Classic). We need parents to volunteer to help at this matches do the scorebook, scoreboard, libero tracker, lines and concessions. If you do one of the jobs then you get in free for that match.

Please sign up using VolunteerSpot...

Note: You may need to right click on the above box and open it in a new window.

Please Register

If you did not early this summer, please fill out the online registration for our new mailing list. All players and parents should register.

Need Families to Host

Crook County (defending four-time Oregon 5A/4A champions) are coming for the Kent Classic on September 17th. Three years ago their district eliminated funding for all sports, so they have to raise $24,000 each season.

To help them out, we need people willing to host one or more players the evening of Friday, September 16th. Please reply to kentlakevb "at" comcast.net. Thanks

Practice Times

Normal practice for JV/Cardinal will be 3:00-5:30 and for Varsity will be 4:30-7:00. This will be the case even after school starts.

Practice this Friday will be from 3:00-5:30 for all teams.

Rosters Posted

The rosters for the teams are posted on their respective pages.

Parent Meeting

There will be a meeting for all parents at 6:30pm on Wednesday, August 24th at Kentlake. At least one parent from each player family should attend. Even those "experienced hands" should attend to meet the new coach and learn about this year's Kentlake Volleyball team.

Tryouts

Tryouts start today at 3pm (until 7pm today and tomorrow). Please be on the court and ready to play volleyball at 3pm. That means gym clothes, shoes, knee pads, etc on and ready. I would suggest bringing a water bottle (with your name on it) and a snack (something easy to digest).

Registration Must Be Complete This Week

Athletic registration must be complete THIS WEEK in order to tryout on Monday. There will not be sufficient time to register on Monday.

The preferred time is during Athletic Registration Day on Thursday (9am to Noon and 1pm to 3pm), but the Athletic Office will also be open on Friday during the same times.

The ASB Cashier's office will also be open to pay your ASB fee, but that can also be done online. It should also be paid by Friday. Only the $30 ASB Fee, not the fees for parking and the yearbook, has to be paid at this time.

The $100 Athletic Participation Fee is not due until after the teams are announced.

Athletic Registration Days

All prospective players should complete registration for Kentlake Volleyball this Tuesday or Thursday, August 16th and 18th, from 9:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00 at Kentlake. All players must complete and turn in the following:

1. 2011-2012 District Athletic Registration Form
2. Interscholastic Athletic Participation Information (Page 3 of above)
3. Concussion Information (Page 4 of above)
4. Emergency Medical Card
5. District Preparticipation History and Physical Examination Form*
6. Pay ASB Fee (can be done online with credit/debit card or in person with check or cash)

* All incoming high school students including all freshmen and transfer students, plus anyone whose physical is more than 24 months old, must get a new physical. So, most sophomores and seniors do not, while all freshmen and most juniors do.

All players must pay their ASB fee before tryouts. The separate $100 Athletic Participation Fee is not due until "the second Monday after tryouts" - which is, of course, Labor Day.

It is HIGHLY encouraged that all players turn their forms in on Tuesday, August 16th, so there is leeway to allow for changes or mistakes to be corrected by the 18th. The player and a parent should both attend so it is easy to get a signature if something was overlooked or a new form is needed to be filled out.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL REQUIRED FORMS IN BY AUGUST 19th YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TRYOUT UNTIL ALL PAPERWORK IS COMPLETE. Since tryouts are only two days this year, that would put you at a significant disadvantage in making the team.

Tryouts

Tryouts for all teams will be held from 3pm to 7pm on August 22nd and 23rd. Teams will be posted online and practice will begin on August 24th. There will be a Parent Meeting on August 25th and a "program bonding night" on the 26th or very shortly thereafter.

Schedule Posted

The 2011 Preliminary Schedule has been posted. Two more non-league matches and a second tournament will be added. The Cardinal Team schedule will be posted in early September.

Kentlake MB At International Tournament

Kentlake MB Sean Taylor is participating in the USAV International High Performance Tournament in Tucson this week as part of the US Youth Continental Team. The 29 player group features players born in 1994 and 1995 from across the US, mostly juniors and seniors with just a few to-be sophomores like Sean.

The group practiced from July 20th to July 25th and has been playing the tournament since then. They finish tomorrow with bracket play. Unfortunately her team, USA GYC Blue is only 1-5 but hopefully they will finish strong in their bracket.

Players were chosen in tryouts held in conjunction with major club tournaments throughout the country. Less than 30 players make each of the USA Youth National Team and A2 Team. The Continental Team is the third level with less than 30 players. There are no sophomores on the US YNT and only one on the YA2 Team. There are a total of six, including Sean, on the YCT.

Dead Period

Each year the first three weeks of August are decreed by WIAA to be the "dead period". Coaches can have no contact with their players. This ensures everyone is equally rusty when tryouts begin. Accordingly there will be no activities until the start of tryouts on August 22nd.

Everyone should make sure they have all of their documentation, including their physical if needed ready for the start of tryouts. Remember, no physical - no practice (or tryouts).

There will be no Falcon Days this year, so all your forms (including that important physical) should be turned in during Athletic Registration 8/16 & 8/18 from 9:00 to 12:00 and 1:00 to 3:00.

Remember, Physicians from Valley Medical Center's Clinic Network will conduct free sports physicals on Saturday, August 13 at Kentlake. Students participating in school sports are required to have a valid sports physical before competing. Physicals are good for two years except all incoming freshmen require a new physical, so normally incoming freshmen and juniors will require a new physical.

Details:

August 13
8:00 a.m. - noon
Kentlake High School

RSVP at 425-656-INFO. Walk-up registrations are also honored.

Gold Medal Squared Camp Cancelled

Unfortunately the Gold Medal Squared has been cancelled. We will hold it next summer.

GM2 Camp Times

The Gold Medal Squared Camp on Monday, July 25th to Thursday, July 28th will run from 8am to 6pm on Monday (with a couple of breaks) and Noon to 6pm on Tuesday to Thursday. The price will be $175.

Lil' Kids Camp

The Elementary and Middle School Camp will be $60. Please download the registration brochure.

Lil' Kids Camp

We will have our Summer Camp for younger players Friday, July 22nd and Saturday July 23rd at Kentlake. Both girls and boys are encouraged to attend. Players going into grade 3, 4 and 5 will have camp in the morning and players going into grade 6, 7 and 8 will have camp in the afternoon.

Details and a brochure will follow.

Gold Medal Squared Camp

We are having staff from Gold Medal Squared come to Kentlake to teach our players camp this year. This is an exciting opportunity to learn from the experts.

You need to sign up online at http://www.goldmedalsquared.com/campclient/player_form.asp?playercampid=1803

You can get more information at http://www.goldmedalsquared.com/camps_overview.aspx

This will be a great experience for all players. Most likely camp will be during the day on Monday, July 25th and during the afternoon/evening on Tuesday, July 26th to Thursday, July 28th.

We encourage you to sign up ASAP as this camp should fill up quickly.

Practice Today

Don't forget that there is practice from 5pm to 7pm tonight. Please be there at 4:45pm.

Limited Schedule July 4th Week

July 4th week is a light week for summer volleyball. There is no Summer League, sot he only item is practice on Thursday from 5pm to 7pm. We hope to see everyone there on Thursday, especially the returning Varsity players whose attendance was rather sparse yesterday. Again, please arrive by 4:45 to be set up and ready to play at 5pm.

Practice Tonight

Remember that there is practice tonight from 5pm to 7pm at Kentlake. Please be there at 4:45pm so you are ready to play at 5pm.

Summer League Tomorrow

We still have openings for Summer League for Wednesday night. Underclassmen who did not play on Varsity last year have priority, but we will probably have opening still available tomorrow.

Currently signed up:

• Sarah Oliphant
• Salote I'a
• Maddie Higgins
• Devyn Honbo
• Katie Genaro

Summer League Release Form

If you did not get a blank Participation Release Form, please download the form, fill it out and bring it with you to Summer League the next time you play. You will NOT be allowed to play without a signed Release.

Download Form

Summer League Tonight

We need more bodies for tonight. All players (not just non_Varsity) can play tonight. Please signup ASAP if you are interested, or just show up at 5:45pm and hopefully there will be spots.

Currently we have:

Summer League - Wednesday, June 22

• Sarah Oliphant
• Taylor DiLeonardo
• Devyn Honbo
• Jacy Wilson

Summer Practices

Practices will be weekly on Thursdays from 5pm to 7pm (except for Bastille Day - July 14th for you Francophobes).

Also, on Summer League, it goes from 6pm to 9pm on Monday and Wednesdays (see the links below to signup) but you should be there by 5:45pm.

Summer League

Online signups are now available. Mondays are pretty filled, but Wednesdays are wide open. The team for tonight is:

OH Brooklyn Brashear
OH Gaby Drllevich
OH Phyness Sanford
OH Kayla Santoyo
M/OH Sarah Oliphant
M
M Marisas Lytle
S Jessie Peterson
S Ginger Nason
S/OP/DS Selena Butler
OP/DS Bridget Bringman
OP Katie Wilson


To sign up for the "Varsity" team (players that were on Varsity last year and or are seniors):



To sign up for the Non-Varsity team (players that were not on Varsity last year and are not upperclassmen):



Please note: Monday's are for returning Varsity players, Juniors, Seniors and those specifically invited ONLY. If you did not play on Varsity last year, are not an Upperclassman and Coach Grady did not specifically ask you to sign up on Mondays, please sign up on Wednesdays. If you need to change, let us know at kentlakevb "at" comcast.net and we can change you if you can't figure out how to do it yourself.

Also, please further note: Just because someone is playing on the "Varsity" team for Summer league does NOT mean they will be playing Varsity this fall. Those decisions will be made at tryouts in August.

Please Register

Please fill out the online registration for our new mailing list. All players and parents should register.

Courtney Grady Named Head Coach

Courtney Grady has been officially named Head Volleyball Coach for Kentlake High School. Coach Grady was the JV Coach for Seattle Prep last year. Seattle Prep won the 3A State Championship. She also coached the Jammin' 14 club team this last season. Coach Grady played volleyball and fastpitch in college.

Summer League Signup

Signup for Summer League will begin at practice on Monday, June 13th. We will then open it up for online signups, but players attending practice will get the first chance to signup (and may very well take all the available positions).

Practice

Remember that practice is 5-7pm today and next Monday and Thursday (note the change). Please be on time, ready to set up the nets and play right at 5pm. Basketball has the gym until 5pm but there is always the chance they may finish early.

Summer League

Summer League will start the week after next. The team will be chosen by the coaches based on ability and availability. The season starts Monday, June 20th with matches every Monday and Wednesday between 6pm and 9pm at Kentwood. The team will play two matches each night (and will officiate the other match during their off hour). There will be no matches the week of July 4th.

Post-Season Club Tournaments

Two Kentlake Varsity players from last year, Junior OH Natalie Berube and Freshman MB Sean Taylor, will play in national end-of-season Club tournaments this year.

Natalie's KJ 17 Baden team will play in the Junior Olympic National Championships in Atlanta at the end of June/early July.

Sean's KJ 15 Baden will play in the Volleyball Festival in Phoenix June 22nd to 27th.

Open Gym 5-7pm, Meeting @4:30

From the new coach: Open Gym tomorrow (Monday) will be at 5pm to 7pm with a meeting beforehand at 4:30pm. The times in the school announcements were wrong.

Free Sport Physicals Available

Physicians from Valley Medical Center's Clinic Network will conduct free sports physicals on Saturday, June 4 and Saturday, August 13. Students participating in school sports are required to have a valid sports physical before competing. Physicals are good for two years except all incoming freshmen require a new physical, so normally incoming freshmen and juniors will require a new physical.

Details:

June 4
8:00 a.m. - noon
Kent-Meridian High School

August 13
8:00 a.m. - noon
Kentlake High School

RSVP at 425-656-INFO. Walk-up registrations are also honored.

Summer Practices

Summer practices will begin Monday, June 6th. They will be on Monday and Friday from 5pm to 7pm for the first two weeks (until the 17th). The schedule will be modified at that time to reflect practices, summer league and any other activities.

Let there be light!

The light bulbs in the main and aux gyms have recently been replaced. This was a very time consuming (and expensive) process but the new light bulbs make a HUGE difference.

Kentlake Players Playing Club Volleyball

The following Kentlake players are playing club volleyball for local programs this season.

Natalie Berube - KJ 17
Sean Taylor - KJ 15
Miranda Marburger - Puyallup Juniors 16
Marisa Lytle - Puget Sound 16 Regional
Ginger Nason - PCVBA 16 Blue
Sarah Oliphant - PCVBA 16 Blue
Gaby Drllevich - PCVBA 16 Blue
Madison Kyle - PCVBA 18 Blue
Devyn Honbo - Lake Tapps 16 Blue
Tori Hartman - Lake Tapps 15 Orange
Amber Parks - Synergy 16 Purple

If there are other Kentlake players playing for other clubs please let us know.

Search for New Coach

As you probably know, Coach Behrens was relieved of her coaching duties in December. The Kentlake Athletic Director, Bruce Rick, is currently leading the effort to hire a replacement. He is aware of the summer activities and should have a coach in place well before then. Kentlake is desirable position for a volleyball coach and we will hopefully hire a very good coach soon.