Lakeshore Volleyball

LAKESHORE OPENS THE SEASON WITH A TOUGH LOSS

LAKESHORE’S VOLLEYBALL TEAMS SWEEP CROSSTOWN RIVAL WOODLAND HEIGHTS TO SECURE THE TEAMS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON

Yesterday, Woodland Heights Middle School hosted our Lady Lakers Volleyball team with the visiting Lakers sweeping both Varsity and JV games for wins. The first set was a seesaw battle where the never quit Lakers prevailed 26 – 24. The Lakers kept their momentum as they finished off the Braves 25 – 15 in the second set to win the game 2 – 0. Led by our triple threat of Ella “Wingman” Conway, Harper “Maverick” Burkett and Danielle “Iceman” Rak, Conway was unstoppable as she recorded a game high 10 kills, team high 8 service aces and numerous assists and digs while Harper had a whopping game high 13 assists, 2 kills and five service aces.  Danielle had an all around game with 6 kills , 5 digs and numerous assists and digs.  Also Middle Back Matilda Fuentes and Libero Makyna Damiano made their presence known as they had key digs and assists throughout the game.  The Lakers will host the Brawley IB Phoenix on 7 Sep.  Lets show our support for our Volleyball team by filling the stands with our student body. The Lakers are now 1 and 1. Go Lakers, BEAT BRAWLEY!!l 

Your JV volleyball team played their best game of the young season with a hard fought win in the first set 26 – 24. The second set was another nail biter as the Phoenix found a way to win the set 25-23. However, the JVs were not to be denied as they had key hits and less errors to beat the Lady Braves 15 – 8 to win the game 2 – 1.  Kayla Longo led the team with 5 service aces along with 2 assists.  7th grader Sadie Browning scored 3 service aces with 6th grader Victoria Fuentes, 7th grader Ava Rings, 7th grader Karla Alvarez,and 7th grader Elena George serving at least 1 or 2 service aces. Ava recorded 1 kill. Let’s support our Lakers on 7 Sept as they host the Brawley IB Phoenix at home.  Go Lakers!

LAKESHORE SPLITS VICTORIES WITH BRAWLEY IB

Yesterday, your Lady Lakers Varsity volleyball team went toe to toe with arch rival Brawley IB and knocked them from the unbeaten ranks with a 2-0 victory.  The Lakers surprised the Phoenix with winning a dynamic first set 25 – 23.  In the second set, the Lakers came from behind to claim the match with a 25 -23 win. The Lakers were led by 8th graders Ella Conway, Harper Burkett and Danielle Rak.  Ella “Wingman” Conway had a game high 13 kills and 2 aces with Harper “Maverick” Burkett  setting a game high 13 assists and 3 aces whereas Danielle “Iceman” Rak led with 8 digs, 4 assists and two aces to include the winning ace serve. Matilda Fuentis, Maddie Gordon and Makyna Damiano played tough defense throughout the match as they kept the ball in play on numerous attack attempts from the Phoenix. The Lady Lakers will travel to West Iredell Middle School next Monday to take on the Mustangs.  Go Lakers!!

LAKESHORE LAKER’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM ADDS TO THE WIN COLUMN AGAINST THE MUSTANGS FROM WEST IREDELL

Yesterday, your Lady Lakers Varsity Volleyball team travelled to West Iredell Middle School to face the Lady Mustangs.  The Lakers left with a convincing   win over the Mustangs.  The first set established the Lakers as the dominant team as they won the first set 25 -9 and followed with a 25 – 10 second set to win the match 2-0.  This was the Lakers third straight win to bring their record to 3 – 1.   Leading the charge were 8th graders Harper Burkett, Ella Conway and Danielle Rak.  Ella demonstrated complete mastery on her serves as her serves accounted for 11 straight points in the first set and 8 straight points off her serves in the second set to include 9 service aces, 3 assists and 9 kills.  Harper roamed the court with 11 assists, six kills and 5 service aces whereas Danielle rocked with 2 assist, 7 digs, 2 kills and 2 service aces. Kiera Sterling scored 2 service aces with Matilda Fuentes, Sienna Greenhalgh, Ta’miya Lineberger and Makyna Damiano making key passes to keep the ball alive throughout the match. The Lakers will travel to East Iredell Middle School to face off with the Lady Knights this Thursday, Sept 14.  See you there…Go Lakers.

The JV Volleyball team jumped off to a quick start against the Mustangs as they won a thrilling first set 25 – 22 but could not hold on to their momentum and lost an exciting see-saw battle second set 25 -20.  The Mustangs controlled the third set 15 -4 and won the match 2-1. 6th grader Victoria Fuentes led the team with 1 dig, 2 kills and 4 service aces with Tori Hale and 6th grader Gabbi Gibson each scoring 1 kill.  Elena George also scored 1 kill along with 1 service ace, 1 assist and 1 dig.Sadie Bowring pitched in with 4 service aces with Evelyn Adams contributing key passes to keep the ball alive.  Next up for the Lakers is East Iredell Middle School on Sept 14.  Lets go Lakers.

LAKESHORE SPLITS WITH EIMS –VARSITY IS ON A (4) GAME WIN STREAK

Your Lady Laker’s Varsity Volleyball team faced off with East Middle School and ran away with a domination victory over the Knights 2-0.  The Lakers wasted no time with the Knights as they clearly dominated the first set 25 – 9.  The Lakers did not let up as they did not allow the Knights to get into any rhythm as they shut the Knights out with another 25- 9 score to win the match. The Knights could not contain the Lakers triple threat as Harper Burkett had a game high 20 assists along with five kills and five service aces.  Ella Conway had a game high 13 kills and 10 digs with Danielle Rak’s hustling for 9 digs and 7 kills.  Makyna Damiano scrapped 2 digs and 1 kill with Matilda Fuentes serving 3 aces to go with Evelyn Adams 3 service aces and 2 kills.  Kiera Sterling finished the match with 2 digs, 1 kill and 1 service ace. The Lakers will see action against Third Creek Middle School next Thursday 21 Sep. Go Lakers!!     

The Lakers’ JV volleyball team pressed the Knights to 3 sets but lost a close match with East Middle School 2 – 1.  The first set was a back-and-forth battle that included 6 ties with the Knights prevailing 27 – 25.  The Lakers picked up steam and outscored the Knights 25 – 19 in the second set but lost steam in the final 3rd set to fall 15 – 5.  Elena George’s 7 service aces, 6 kills and 2 assist followed by 6th grader Victoria Fuentes’ 5 service aces, 2 kills and 3 assists, the Lakers fought to stay in the 3rd set. Tori Hale had 3 kills, 1 ace and 2 assists whereas Libero 6th grader Gabbi Gibson and Ta’Miya Lineberger each had 3 kills.  Sadie Bowring scored 3 service aces and 2 kills.h. Next up is Third Creek Middle on Thursday 21 Sep. Go Lakers

LAKESHORE TAKES TWO FROM THE BRAVES IN TWO HARD FOUGHT VICTORIES

The Lady Lakers Varsity volleyball team hosted cross town rivals Woodland Heights and turned them away with a thrilling 2 set victory over the Braves to win the match 2-0. From the opening serve in the first set, the Lady Lakers caught fire and completely dominated the Braves with a 25 – 10 first set win.  However, the second set was a different story as the Braves pushed our Lakers to the limit with the Braves ahead 24 -19 and a point away from a win.  However, the Lakers clawed their way back to tie the set at 24 – 24 with “Ice” Danielle Rak icing the Braves with her clutch serves to clinch the victory and match.  The Braves could not handle the Lakers triple threat as Ella Conway had a match high 15 kills, 9 digs and 3 aces with team captain “Maverick’ Harper Burkett’s game high 23 assists, 10 digs and 6 aces and “Iceman” Danielle Rak scrapping for 23 digs and 5 kills.  Also playing tough were Mykyna Damiano with 3 digs and 1 kill with Kiera Sterling running down 3 digs and Matilda Fuentes hustling for 7 digs. Next match is this Thursday when our Lakers visit the Phoenix at arch rival Brawley IB. See you there.  Go Lakers!!!

LAKESHORE’S LADY LAKERS SPLIT MATCHES WITH BRAWLEY

THE VARSITY CONTINUES THEIR WIN STREAK, WHILE THE JV’S DROP A CLOSE ONE

Our Lady Lakers Volleyball team visited Brawley IB and left with a convincing 2-0 match win over the Phoenix. The Lakers wasted no time as they won the first set 25 – 17 but lost some of its momentum by committing numerous errors allowing the Phoenix to catch on fire and play a tighter  2nd set. However, the Lakers great team work and hustle shut the door on the Phoenix and won the set 25 – 20 and won the match at 2-0.  Once again,the Laker’s triple threat with Ella Conway’s play that included 15 digs, and a match high 16 thunderous kills, along with Harper Burkett setting up a game high 18 assists, 6 digs and 2 kills and Danielle Rak’s all around play of 18 digs and 3 kills kept the Phoenix at bay. Strong and key clutch plays by Sienne Greenhalgh, Maddie Cordon, Matilda Fuentes, Mykyna Damiano, Kiera Sterling and Evelyn Adams helped close the door on the Phoenix from mounting any serious comeback. Next week, the Lakers will play back to back matches with dangerous Oakwood IB on Wednesday and Troutman Middle the following day on Thursday at home. Go Lady Lakers!!

LAKESHORE LADY LAKERS TAKE THEIR 8TH STRAIGHT WIN

Your Lady Laker’s Varsity Volleyball team rolled to their 8 straight win of the season with a heart stopping slugfest 2 – 1  victory over the visiting Oakwood Middle School NightHawks. The NightHawks battled the evenly matched Lakers to a 25-19 first set win.  The second set  kept the fans standing as the teams traded leads and fought to a tie at 23 – 23.  Our Lakers’ grit and determination pushed them to take the last two points and win the second set 25 -23.  The drama of the 3rd set saw both teams fighting for hard earned points as the set was tied at 14 – 14 with the Lakers serving.  The Lakers won the game when the Nighhawks lost the ball and let it fall on to the court for a thrilling 15 – 14 3rd set win and securing the match victory.  The Lakers victory avenged their earlier loss to the Nighthawks and are now tied for 1st place with an 8 – 1.  Harper Burkett had a game and season high 32 sets that help set up Ella Conway’s game and season high 25 kills with Danielle Rak scrapping with an amazing game and season high 47 digs. Also getting digs were Ella Conway with an awesome 20 digs, Kiera Sterling hustling for 6 digs and Madelyn Cordon diving for 5 digs.  Overall, this was the Lakers best match of the season with all players contributing to the victory AND demonstrating that they are one of the BEST teams in the district. .  Lets support our Lady Lakers when they host Troutman Middle today at 4:15.  Go Lakers BEAT Troutman!!  

The Laker’s JV volleyball team lost to a talented Oakwood JV team 2-0. The slow starting Lakers lost the first set 25-11 and could not get into high gear in the second set as they lost 25 -14. The Lakers were playing without 6th grader and team setter Victoria Fuentes as she jammed her thumb during warmups but she hopes to be back with the team to play against Troutman today.  Leading the team with 11 digs was Tori Hale with Ava Rings running down 8 digs.  Also hustling for digs was Elena Gorge, Ta’Miya Lineberger, Makyna Damiano all hustling for 7 digs each and 6th grader Gabbi Gibson racing 5 digs.  The JVs will take on Troutman today and hope to get back into the winner column. Go Lakers BEAT Troutman!!    

Lakeshore Women’s Volleyball Team takes First Place

Yesterday, our Lady Lakers Varsity Volleyball team hosted the Bobcats from Troutman Middle School.  The Lakers quickly dispatched Troutman as they dominated and overwhelmed the Bobcats in the first set 25 -6 and completed the sweep with a 25 – 10 second set win and match 2 – 0. The Bobcats could not overcome the excellent digs, passes and serves by Maddie Gordon, Sienna Greenhalgh, Kiera Sterling and Makyna Damiano as they kept the ball in play and gave the Lakers numerous opportunities to score.  Leading the attacking Lakers were our awesome threesome of Ella Conway, Harper Burkett and Danielle Rak as “Wingman” Ella had 15 digs, 2 aces and a match high 12 thunderous kills, whereas team Captain Harper reached for 14 digs, 6 kills, 7 aces and an effortless match high 20 assists with Danielle “Ice” Rak’s hustling for15 digs, 7 kills and 4 aces.  Matilda Fuentes also got into the act by running down 6 low digs. In regular season play, the Lakers are 6 – 0 and stand alone in first place.  The Lakers will play back to back matches again when the Lakers take on the West Iredell Middle School Mustangs next Wednesday followed by a visit from dangerous North Middle on Thursday.  Both games will start at 4:15.  Support our Lady Lakers Volleyball team by attending both games and showing what great positive fans we have at Lakeshore.

LAKESHORE SWEEPS TWO IN REGULAR SEASON GAME VS WIMS

Yesterday, the Lady Lakers Varsity Volleyball team continued on their league championship quest by easily dispatching the visiting West Iredell Middle School 2 – 0.  The slow starting Lakers spotted the Mustangs with error points allowing West to stay close in the early rotations of the first set.  Outstanding digs, sets and kills finally got the Lakers on track to win 25 – 12. The second set was a repeat of the first set as the Lakers struggled to break away from the Mustangs but again, amazing digs, sets and kills sprang the Lakers to a dominant second set win 25 – 12 and match 2-0. Excellent and thrilling play from Makyna Damiano, Matilda Fuentes, Maddie Gordon and Kierra Sterling kept the volleyball in play on numerous occasions allowing our dangerous triple threat of Danielle Rak, Harper Burkett and Ella Conway to get into gear and provide the needed spark to help the team dominate the match.  Ella overpowered the Mustangs with 13 kills, 4 aces and a match high 23 digs. Daniel demonstrated her calm and consistent play with 18 digs, 10 kills and 4 aces . Harper played an all around match with 23 assists, 6 digs, 2 key blocks, 4 kills and 2 aces.  The Lakers stand at 7- 0  and will be playing for first place against dangerous second place North Iredell Middle School.  Let’s show the Bears how the Laker Nation supports our undefeated Lakers by attending the match today and become part of our Lakers Volleyball team as we our ONE TEAM ONE FIGHT.  GO Lakers!!      

LAKESHORE VARSITY WINS THE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A STRONG PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE DISTRICTS POWERHOUSE TEAM NIMS

The anticipation of watching # 1 and #2 volleyball teams go head to head was everything a volleyball fan would dream to see.  Our Lady Lakers Varsity Volleyball team went into the game as the only unbeaten team in the regular season against the preseason favorite and powerhouse North Iredell Middle School.  The Lakers, playing in front of a packed, boisterous home crowd, did not disappoint  their anticipation for an exciting game. The team fed off the energy created by the student body and crushed the Bears 25 -13 in the first set.  However, the Bears came roaring back to take what appeared to be an insurmountable 11 point lead in the second set and were poised to win the set and fight for a third and final set. However, our Lakers took matters into their hands as they showed grit and determination rallying to tie the game at 23 – 23  With momentum on their side, the Lakers dug deep to reach unreachable digs, had tremendous power kills and outragous assists that eventually enabled Harper “Maverick” Burkett to turn the lights out by serving the winning 3 points for a 26 – 24 second set win. With a  2 – 0 match victory, they claimed the regular season CHAMPIONSHIP with a historic record of 8 – 0.  The Lakers were led by Ella “Wing” Conway’s 28 digs, 13 kills, 3 assists and 4 aces with Danielle Rak diving for 23 digs, 5 kills and 2 aces whereas Harper’s all around play accounted for 20 assists, 9 digs, 2 kills and 8 aces. Excellent play from Sienna Greenhalgh, Kierra Sterling, Maddie Cordon, Makyna Damiano and Evelyn Adams kept the pressure on the Bears as they all had amazing digs and passes that resulted in points scored.  Prior to winning the championship, 8th graders Harper Burkett, Ella Conway, Evenly Adams, Maddie Gordon, Makyna Damiano, Sienna Greenhalgh, Kierra Sterling, Danielle Rak, Matilda Fuentes, Tori Hale, Kayla Longo and Karla Alvarez were honored with gifts from their parents.  The Champion Lakers will march on to the district championship as the #1 seed next Thursday, 26 OCT at home against a team to be determined. Lets support the Lady Lakers as they seek to bring home the District Championship.        

LAKESHORE UPSET IN SEMI-FINALS, STILL RECORDS BEST SEASON EVER

Our #1 seed record setting Lady Lakers Varsity Volleyball team fell short of advancing to the District’s Volleyball Tournament Championship as they were upset in a close match to the visiting #5 seed Brawley IB 2 – 1.  The Lakers appeared to be on track to advance as they dominated the Phoenix 25 -15 in the first set and started out fast in the second set. However, the Phoenix rallied to win the thrilling second set 25 – 20.  In the third set, neither team could break away from each other until the Phoenix broke a 10 – 10 score to take the momentum that carried them to a 15 – 11 win and 2 -1 match victory. Even in defeat, the Lakers displayed awesome athleticism and volleyball skills that the Lakeshore Nation has never witnessed before until this season.  Our triple threat of Ella “Wing” Conway, Harper “Maverick” Burkett and “Ice” Danielle Rak once again led the charge as Ella had a record 37 digs, 16 thundering kills,and 3 service aces. Harper continued to establish herself as the best setter in the district as she gave her teammates 22 assists, 13 digs, 8 lightning kills and 3 aces. Danielle ran down 23 digs and 8 exploding kills and 1 ace.  Sienna Greenhalgh dove in with 5 hard to get digs, and 2 kills.  Evelyn Adams and Ta’Miya both had blocks, kills and service aces with Maddie Gordon and Makyna both miraculously keeping the ball in play with  5 digs.  Kierra Sterling and Matilda Fuentes both ran down hard to get digs, with Matilda serving an ace. Every Lady Laker on the team demonstrated sportsmanship and respect to the teams they played during the season.  They will remember their middle school season as  the only unbeaten volleyball champions for the first time in school history. The team thanks their classmates, teachers and parents for their support throughout the journey and look forward to moving to next year and for some, moving to the next level of volleyball.  Lets thank a VOLLEYBALL player, both JV and VARSITY for giving Lakeshore a championship team and wonderful and amazing season. GO LAKERS!!