CAPITAL VOLLEYBALL IN THE NEWS

Great Finishes!

A special shout-out goes out to the Capital 16 Navy, Capital 16 White and Capital 14 Navy teams for their 3rd place finishes in recent weeks. 16 Navy took 3rd place in the 16 open divison and 16 White to 3rd place in the 16 club division at the Badger Region Championships. 14 Navy took 3rd place in the 14 open divison this past weekend at the Spring Fling Classic down in Chicago with a big win over Sports Performance 14 Elite. Nice job to all the players, staff and parents!

14 Red is RED HOT!

Congratulations to the 14’s Capital Red team who finished first in the Gold bracket the past two weekends in a row! The team headed to Freeport, IL on March 7 and played some exciting volleyball; they also competed in Whitewater on March 14 and finished with another win for Capital!

A Presidential Performance

• 14 Navy Champs Capital 14 Navy blew away the competition this past weekend at the Wisconsin Jrs. President's Day event by winning the championship. 14 Navy did not drop a match all weekend as they turned their #3 seed at the start of the tournament into #1 by the end!
• In perhaps the most exciting match of the weekend. Capital 14 Hawks started out as a #4 seed in their first pool and took down the #1 seed of the tournament in two sets winning their day 1 pool.
• The Capital 14 Hawks finished a very respectable 4th place. Great job to both teams and thanks to Wisconsin Jrs. for running a class event!

Clash of the 18s!

This past Sunday the Capital Combats Cancer 18s Jamboree provided some exciting volleyball and raised some money for a great cause. With 22 teams in the event, the top 10 made the gold playoffs where volleyball fans were treated to some big time battles. In the pre-quarter finals, Eagles VBC defeated River City 17 Anaconda in three games with a 19-17 win in the 3rd set. The quarterfinals pitted some talented teams against each other with FC Elite 18-1 beating Wisconsin Select 18s in two close games. Capital 18 Red then disposed of Eagles VBC in hard fought games with lots of spirited play on both sides of the net. Then a very strong River City 18 Gator team then took care of FVA 18s in two games and Capital 18 Navy beat Madison Crush 17s (the only 17s team to make the Gold quarterfinals) in two quick games. The semi-finals may have been an early preview of some great volleyball to be played at the Badger Region Championships! Capital 18 Navy went back and forth with River City 18 Gator with Capital eventually winning in two games with great defense and bombing serves. Court #1 then saw Capital 18 Red and FC Elite 18-1 go toe to toe with Capital winning two highly contested games from the very talented and explosive FC Elite 18-1 team. It was an all-Capital final and you knew that neither team was going to back down to each other. After 18 Red won the first game easily, 18 Navy battled back from a 4 point deficit in game two to send it to a third game. 18 Red jumped out early in game 3, but then 18 Navy tied it up at 12-12 when 18 Red called their last time-out. 18 Navy came out of the time out and scored the next three points to win the tournament. Very exciting high level volleyball all day and congrats to all the teams that participated.

FINAL FINISH
1st = Capital 18 Navy
2nd = Capital 18 Red
3rd = FC Elite 18-1
3rd = River City 18 Gator
5th = Wisconsin Select 18s
5th = Eagles VBC 18s
5th = FVA 18 Green
5th = Madison Crush 17s
9th = Capital 17 Navy
9th = River City 17 Anaconda
9th = FVA 18 Navy
9th = South Shore 18s

A Royal Type Performance!

Capital 14 Royal headed into the Milton Invite yesterday as the last seed in their pool, but emerged with a 2nd place finish on the day for the tournament. Coach Williams saw a group of girls that just wouldn't quit and played some inspiring volleyball all day long. Congrats to Capital 14 Royal with this great performance!

A Good Day in Whitewater!

It was a day filled with exciting play and close matches as three Capital teams were in action on Saturday at the UW Whitewater Open. Capital 17 White took 3rd in their tournament after losing a close semi-final match to tourney champs FC-Elite. After winning their pool, Coach Sharping saw a ton of improvement in his team as the day progressed. Then the Capital 14 Red team lost in the finals in a three set match to Southwest 14s to finish in 2nd Place. The 14 Red team had to play our Capital 14 Hawks team in the gold semi-finals for the win. So the 14 Hawks finished in third place. Great job to all three teams and coaches yesterday!

Clash of the 18s!

This past Sunday the Capital Combats Cancer 18s Jamboree provided some exciting volleyball and raised some money for a great cause. With 22 teams in the event, the top 10 made the gold playoffs where volleyball fans were treated to some big time battles. In the pre-quarter finals, Eagles VBC defeated River City 17 Anaconda in three games with a 19-17 win in the 3rd set. The quarterfinals pitted some talented teams against each other with FC Elite 18-1 beating Wisconsin Select 18s in two close games. Capital 18 Red then disposed of Eagles VBC in hard fought games with lots of spirited play on both sides of the net. Then a very strong River City 18 Gator team then took care of FVA 18s in two games and Capital 18 Navy beat Madison Crush 17s (the only 17s team to make the Gold quarterfinals) in two quick games. The semi-finals may have been an early preview of some great volleyball to be played at the Badger Region Championships! Capital 18 Navy went back and forth with River City 18 Gator with Capital eventually winning in two games with great defense and bombing serves. Court #1 then saw Capital 18 Red and FC Elite 18-1 go toe to toe with Capital winning two highly contested games from the very talented and explosive FC Elite 18-1 team. It was an all-Capital final and you knew that neither team was going to back down to each other. After 18 Red won the first game easily, 18 Navy battled back from a 4 point deficit in game two to send it to a third game. 18 Red jumped out early in game 3, but then 18 Navy tied it up at 12-12 when 18 Red called their last time-out. 18 Navy came out of the time out and scored the next three points to win the tournament. Very exciting high level volleyball all day and congrats to all the teams that participated.

FINAL FINISH
1st = Capital 18 Navy
2nd = Capital 18 Red
3rd = FC Elite 18-1
3rd = River City 18 Gator
5th = Wisconsin Select 18s
5th = Eagles VBC 18s
5th = FVA 18 Green
5th = Madison Crush 17s
9th = Capital 17 Navy
9th = River City 17 Anaconda
9th = FVA 18 Navy
9th = South Shore 18s

A Royal Type Performance!

Capital 14 Royal headed into the Milton Invite yesterday as the last seed in their pool, but emerged with a 2nd place finish on the day for the tournament. Coach Williams saw a group of girls that just wouldn't quit and played some inspiring volleyball all day long. Congrats to Capital 14 Royal with this great performance!

A Good Day in Whitewater!

It was a day filled with exciting play and close matches as three Capital teams were in action on Saturday at the UW Whitewater Open. Capital 17 White took 3rd in their tournament after losing a close semi-final match to tourney champs FC-Elite. After winning their pool, Coach Sharping saw a ton of improvement in his team as the day progressed. Then the Capital 14 Red team lost in the finals in a three set match to Southwest 14s to finish in 2nd Place. The 14 Red team had to play our Capital 14 Hawks team in the gold semi-finals for the win. So the 14 Hawks finished in third place. Great job to all three teams and coaches yesterday!

14 & 15 Navy win Silver & Gold!

It was the 15 Navy team gold vs. the 14 Navy silver team in the finals of the 15s Jamboree on Saturday. Both teams went undefeated to reach the final and both teams did not disapoint all the spectators that stayed to watch. The 14 Navy team lead much of the first set behind huge blocks, great defense and strong serving. But the 15 Navy team's poise and expierence ending up winning out as they won the first set 28-26. 15 Navy then went on to win the match in two sets to win the tournament. Capital 15 Red also had a great showing as they reached the semi-finals where they lost a hard fought battle to the tournament champion 15 Navy team.

16 White and 14 Lancer are CHAMPIONS

Capital had not one, but TWO champions this past weekend! Capital 16 White brought home gold by winning the Whippet Classic in Whitwater, WI. Then Capital 14 Lancer stood atop the podium as they brought home gold by winning the Penguin 14 open in Waukesha, WI. Congrats to all the players, coaches and parents! Capital 16 Blue also took 3rd place at the Whippet Classic with only one loss on the day losing a three game match to the 16 White team in the 3rd set 15-17. Great job to the 16 Blue team as well!

Capital Combats Cancer 14s Jamboree

Great job to all the Capital 14s teams that played in the very successful event! Thanks to all the other clubs who participated in the tournament.
Capital 14 Lancer = 3rd place
Capital 14 Red = 5th place
Capital 14 Hawks = 5th place
Capital 14 Royal = 5th place

Capital Combats Cancer 13s Jamboree

The Capital 13s teams that played in their very first tournament of the season. A very nice finish to the day for both Capital teams. Thanks to all the other clubs who participated in the tournament.
Capital 13 White = 3rd place
Capital 13 Blue = 5th place

11-11-09

Capital players dominate area all-state honors .

11-10-09

Congrats to Sydney Bump who was named The Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year .

11-09-09

Congrats to those Capital players who were named to the 2009 WIAA All-State Teams by the Wisconsin Coaches Volleyball Association!

Congrats to Capital player Molly Toon who was named to the 2009 WIAA All-Tournament Team by the Wisconsin Coaches Volleyball Association!

11-06-09

Middleton wins its WIAA State Tournament Quartertfinal match over DC Everest in three sets!

10-30-09

The BIG 8 Conference flexes it's muscle over the Badger North Conference with Madison LaFollette blowing by Waunakee in three straight sets to reach the WIAA Sectional Final at Waunakee!

Madison Edgewood is one win from punching their ticket to Green Bay and the WIAA state volleyball tournament!

The dynamic middle combo of Danielle Prochaska and Andrea Barman help put Middleton High School into WIAA Sectional finals.

10-24-09

Lot's of Capital kids in action over the weekend in WIAA playoff action.

10-20-09

Madison West’s Kyia Lindau is on Wisconsin State Journal’s Prep Profile.

10-13-09

Monona Grove’s Monica Anderson is on Wisconsin State Journal’s Prep Profile.

10-06-09

Albany's and Monroe's Sydney Bump & Jamie Armstrong are named athletes of the week!!!

Capital alumni Andree Ring helps Northern Michigan defeat Findlay with 16 kills!!!

10-04-09

Portage wins their home invite behind Mackenzie Ziegler's all-tournament selection. Mereta Monsen and Rachel Ott were selected to the all-tournament team for Stoughton.

09-28-09

Look at the thirteen Capital players listed on the Wisconsin State Journals All Area Teams in their recent prep girls volleyball outlook... Congratulations to you girls!!!

09-25-09

Middleton defeats LaFollette for the lead in the Big 8 Conference as Laura McGinnis & Molly Toon help lead the Cardinals to the 3-0 win!!!

09-12-09

Capital alumni Emily Franklin help S.F.U. defeat Tulsa in five!!!

09-10-09

LaFollette and Verona go the distance with outstanding play from Crystal Graff and Rachel Burke during the five set epic battle!

09-08-09

Memorial’s Tori Nelson on Wisconsin State Journal’s Prep Profile

09-02-09

Capital alumni Kirby Toon fits right in with the Badgers on opening weekend for Wisconsin!!!

Mackenzie Ziegler hammers 41 Kills in Portage’s five set win over Sauk Prairie!!!

08-29-09

Capital alumni Stephanie Arnold helps Eastern Illinois in win over Kent State!