ACS Volleyball 2008

Back Row:
Coach Jacob Atsma, Ben Veerman, Justin Thiessen, Mark Vanderwal, Corwin Timmermans, Andrew Saathof, Ryan Vos, Coach Anthony Jansen

Front Row:
Will Sutherland, Jon Van Brederode, Derek VanderPloeg, Wes DeWaal, Reuben Paul, Suwa Itto, Reuben Vanderveen

Updates:

October 6, 2008
On the weekend of Oct 3/4, the boys travelled to Vancouver Island for a tournament.  The boys finished off well this weekend.  They went 6-1 in matches and finished tied for 5th out of 24 teams.  The team continues to improve each game and are beginning to play together quite well.  There weren't too many individual highlights, just solid play, and really close losses.

October 2, 2008
The senior boys opened league play on October 1 with a 3-0 win over Credo.  The boys used superior hitting to take down the Kodiaks.

Back Row L to R: Coach Brenda Stoker, Christine Pool, Jamie-Lynn Ridder, Emma Soeten, Micah Cheese, Gabby Kampman, Coach Katie Dykshoorn

Front Row: Becky Veeneman, Kristen Schoemaker, Rachel Olthuis, Cassidy Mulder, Shayna Bruinsma, Jessica Stoker

Updates:

November 3, 2008
The girls claimed a spot in the Fraser Valley playoffs by defeating Hope.  The girls then played Maple Ridge Christian, with both teams battling for the final playoff spot.
Our girls prevailed to take the 6th seed in the Fraser Valley Championships to be held on Monday Nov 10 @ St. John Brebeuf, where the girls will play Langley Christian at 5:30 pm.
Come out and Cheer them on!

October  24 & 25, 2008
The girls played in the Christian school Tournament in Langley; where the girls went up against some strong teams, and finished with a solid 6th place.  The girls played some great defense against some hard hitting teams.  

September 29, 2008
The Sr. girls opened league play on Wednesday, September 24 against Maple Ridge Christian and High Road Academy.  The girls showed some nerves in their first action of the year as they dropped both matches.

Back Row:
Coach Van Dop, Ray Rypma, Trevor Dykshoorn, Tyler Couperus, Carson Patterson, Wes Verbeek, Curtis Vanderhoek, Coach Kristen Schoemaker

Front Row:
Mitch Berger, Brain Moman-Parker, Luke Van Huizen, Brady Kampman, Robby Workman, Landon Kampman,  Dan Saathof

Updates:

October 20, 2008 - Jr Boys Christian School Volleyball Tournament Results
The tournament started out with the usual pool play, where we first played Langley Christian Lightning.   The guys played very well in a very close game, but we came out on the bottom end and were defeated in two.  We then played Duncan Christian, and defeated them in two games.  After the pool play, where we placed 2nd, we went on to play in the playoffs.  We first played Fraser Valley, who we beat in two games resulting in ACS playing against a team we had never beat, MEI-B. We knew going into it that it was going to be a hard game, as it was also a game to play for a position in the semi-finals.  The guys came out hard, and MEI-B came out fighting - we both wanted that spot in the semi's - and ACS took the set in two games. Meanwhile our potential opponents for the first game in the semi-finals were watching and walked away with a bit of fear in their step.  On Saturday morning we were set up to play against Richmond Christian, who last year at the same tournament beat us in the initial playoff play.  We won the set in two placing us in the final gold medal match against MEI-A.  When the game started, the crowd was already cheering for us, as MEI-A had won 8 years in a row coming into this match.  The first set, we played hard, and MEI put their best foot forward, beating us.  We then pulled up our socks in the second set making our opponents sweat.  The game was fairly even with the points climbing one by one, the final score being 32-30 for MEI-A.  We placed 2nd overall in the tournament which organizers called "the provincials of the Christian schools." The MVP awards went to two players on each team of the final three, the MVP's for ACS went to Ray Rypma, and Brayden Kampmen.

September 29, 2008
The Jr. Boys opened league play with a win over Yale.  The boys defeated Yale in three straight games.

Back Row:
Mr. Visser, Jordyn Visser, Erica Vanderwal, Jenna Vos, Karli McGrail, Viv Veerman, Chanelle Steenkamp

Front Row:
Kristen Meerse, Sarah VanWoerden, Kayla Jansen, Jennifer Ridder, Juwa Itto, Melissa Stoker, Mrs. Visser, Jody Bomhof

Updates:

Friday, November 7
The Junior girls narrowly lost a wildcard playoff match against Thomas Haney, which would have put them into the Fraser Valley Championships.  While disappointed, the girls are proud of their season.  They finished their regular season play with an 8-2 record, and in the quarterfinals beat Abby Traditional 3-0 to set up a semi-final match against #1 ranked MEI.  The girls lost, which put them into the Bronze medal game against Yale.  The Knights had lost to Yale twice already this year, but played their best match of the year to defeat the Yale squad 3-0 to capture the Bronze in front of the home crowd.  The girls also played in three very competitive tournaments, and finished with an 8-7 record.  Leading the way statistically for the Knights was Jenna with a 55% kill percentage, Karli with 21 Stuff Blocks, Sarah with a 97% serve percentage, Jennifer with an 85% setting percentage, Jordyn with a 2.02 pass rate and 37 digs, Chanelle with 102 kills, and Erica with a 7% kill error percentage.

October 21, 2008
After the Oct 21 match against Abby Collegiate, the Junior girls have settled solidly in second place in the Abby-Mission East division with a 7-2 record.  Their only losses have come at the hands of the first place Yale squad.  ACS will play the third place team in the Western division on Oct 28 at home in the first round of playoffs.  On October 24/25 the girls will be visiting Pacific Academy for the Christian Schools tournament.

October 6, 2008
With September coming to a close, the junior girls have won three matches in a row in league play.  Their first win was at Bateman (3-1).  Erica led the way with 17 consecutive serves.  In a home match against Hatzic, the girls won 3-0.  Kayla provided strong serving, and Melissa played a strong match on defense.  On Thursday the girls traveled to Abby Collegiate, and had another 3-0 win.  Viv was setting for just her second match, and responded with 13 assists and only 1 assist error.  Jenna led the offense with 8 kills.  The girls league record now sits at 3-1.  

September 29, 2008
The junior girls had a successful tournament at Earl Marriet on the Weekend, finishing tied for 5th out of 16 teams.  They had wins against Lord Tweedsmuir, WJ Mouat, and Thomas Haney.  Probably their best match of the year, however, came in a loss to highly rated Delta Secondary.  The girls narrowly lost, but coaches came up to the team afterwards and congratulated them on their enthuasiasm, hustle, and team spirit.  In that match, Jenna Vos had a kill that landed before the attack line!   Overall, Karli led the offense with 24 kills and 6 blocks, Juwa and Jordyn supplied the defense, and Jennifer and Viv served great!


September 24, 2008
The Junior girls had a good start to their season with a tournament at TWU.  They played some of the strongest teams in the province, and gained valuable experience in the process.  They also had two match victories over DW Poppy and Enver Creek.  Sarah Van Woerden finished as the top server, Erica Vanderwal led in Kill %, Karli McGrail in Blocks and Digs, and Jordyn Visser in Passing %.  
 
On Tuesday, the girls played their first league match against Yale, and lost 3-0 .  The girls played very well at times, and had good hustle on the court.  Jennifer Ridder stood out as a setter, Karli served well and led the hitting attack, and Jordyn led the way in passing and digs.