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Pictured above Sydney Franz, Kaity Romine, Ashley Entinger, Rachel Schmidt, Coach Chuck Zemek, Anna Herd, Jillian Entinger, Elly Krych, Allie Duenow, Ellie Augustine and Coach Sara Grams. CAYVA 14-1 Junior Olympic volleyball team headed to Florida for the AAU tournament to end the season. The last day of competition was a huge success! The 14's won all their matches on their final day to win their flight. The team played against some great competition. Some of the teams they played were; Houston Juniors, Team Indiana, Premier 14's, NOVA, CVA and Oahu, Hawaii. Great season girls! Team members include: Julianne Blomberg, Natalie Busch, Aimee Junget, Kelley McKimens, Monica Ohnsorg, Sarah Rasmussen, Kylie Seiffert, Shaye Sutherland, Chandler Weir. Coach Sue Murphy & Sarah Hammers. CAYVA 15-1 Junior Olympic volleyball team finished their season with the Prep Volleyball Classic at Wisconsin Dells June 18-21st. The teams’ record was 2-4. The team finished 50th playing well against Racine Wisconsin Jrs and MN M-1 15-2's. The highlight of the tournament was the 1st place team finish for the best dressed 70's outfits at the Disco Dance the opening night of the tourney. Front row: Kaitlyn Golberg, Shandi Lekie, Kayla Bolland, Christa Wolf, Christine Castanias Back row: Manager: Wendy Lemke, Brenna Rothmeier, Claire Larson, Kaylee Schmall, Kelsey Jordahl. Not pictured: Coaches: Jackson Nichols, Marie Godwin and Stacy Godwin. CAYVA 18-1 Junior Olympic volleyball team finished off a great season where they finished in all of the major tournaments that they played in when they finished in the Gold Bracket! This time they tied for 9th place at the AAU Championships in Orlando, FL June 16-19. For the week the team finished with a 6-3 record with the three losses coming against other teams in the Gold Bracket including the Champion and Runner-up who they lost to in the opening round of playoffs. The team finished with an overall record of 60-15-2. They were Runner-Up in the North Country Region President's Day Festival, Champions of the Gold Heart Challenge in Kansas City, MO, tied for 9th in the Gold Bracket of the Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier, and as stated above, tied for 9th in the Gold Bracket of the AAU Championships. They also won a number of smaller single-day tournaments. All of this would be very impressive for any 18U team, but it is even more impressive when you consider the youth that this team competed with! The team consisted of one senior, four juniors, three sophomores, and two freshmen! Great season ladies! Team members include; Lauren Andrews, Kelsey Busch, Olivia Duenow, Jess Jerde, Megan Kettler, Kenzie Niesche, Shelby Peterson, Amanda Unze, Brittany Wenzel, and Marsha Wolf. The team was coached by, John Yunker, Head Volleyball Coach, St. Michael-Albertville. Letter from Coaches: Chaska 13-1 As any year, the expectations for a Travel 1 team are high in the CAYVA program. The 2008 season was no different; athletes choose to try out for a travel team only and the expectations and commitment that went with it too. Thank you to all the athletes who were able to juggle multiple commitments, sometimes on the same day. A year’s summary for this Travel team was impressive. Continued growth and improvement of this team can been seen in their finishes at tournaments. Chaska 13’s finished third at the President’s Day Tourney in February, first at the NCR Area Event in April, and 27th at the AAU Nationals. This finish in Florida is the highest finish any Chaska 13’s team has earned. The individual skills acquired and knowledge gained will remain with these girls. Each girl rose to a challenge throughout the season by filling her role. The serving became focused and the hitting attacked for kills by shot placement. The girls proved there knowledge of the game by knowing what was open on the opponent’s side and adjusting our defense so that we didn’t allow them to score on us by tips or shots. A HUGE thank you to all of our parents. Your time, driving expertise, and support were always present and wonderful. It was great seeing the pride you have in your daughter on your face at each function. Thank you to Kris P. and Carol E. for chaperoning at Nationals. The girls were always in good hands and were well fed. Thank you to Ron E. for being our parent representative. We look forward to watching your volleyball careers continue. We hope that you find success as you did here. The best of luck to you all, and we will see you on the courts. Chuck Zemek & Sara Grams 13-1 Coaches Congratulations to all the Tournament Teams on a great season!! 10 teams participated in their final tournament this weekend: 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 12-1, 13-2, 13-3, 14-2, 14-3, 16-1, & 17-1's The NCR Area Event also led to medals for the CAYVA Teams Gold 2nd - 11-1 Bronze 1st - 11-2 Gold 1st - 13-1 Silver 2nd - 13-3 Silver 2nd - 14-2 Copper 2nd - 14-3 Congratulations to the 15-1's for playing and working hard all weekend (May 10-11). They finished 3rd in their division at the Rochester Cup. CAYVA 14-1’s continue a great season. The CAYVA 14-1’s have been competing in several tournaments this year. They recently competed in the “Diggin in the Dells” tournament in Wisconsin Dells and tied for third place out of 68 teams. They continue their schedule playing in two local tournaments before leaving for an AAU tournament in Florida in June. Congratulations to the CAYVA 14-2’s who finished second in the silver division of the NCR Area Event. The team compiled a successful season with an overall record of 20-12. CAYVA 11-2's Finish First in Bronze Division at NCR Tournament Chaska 11-2's proudly ended their season taking first in the bronze division at the NCR area event on Saturday April 26th. CAYVA 13-3's Finish 2nd in Silver at NCR Tournament Chaska 13-3's ended their season with a bang. They ended up taking second in the Silver Division beating out teams from Rosemount, Woodbury, and Minneapolis at the NCR Area Event on Saturday April 26th. CAYVA 13-1's Finish 1st in M-1 Tournament The 13-1s went 12-0 in the tournament at the Mizuno M-1 facility in Minnetonka. They played teams from Waconia, Apple Valley, Mizuno M-1, Club Extreme and defeated Lakeville South in the final match. Chaska's 12-1's ended their season playing in the NCR Tournament at Ralia Sports Center April 25th. It was a great year for CAYVA 12-1's. The team showed lots of development and growth this season! Great job girls!! The 18-1's continued to have success this season with a strong preformance at the Northern Lights Qualifier April 19-21! The team finished tied for 9th overall out of 77 teams entered. This tied them for the highest finishing Minnesota team in the Club Division and the highest finishing "non-club" team in the 18's Division! Great job! The 18-1's made it three tournament Championships in a row on Sunday when they won the MSU tournament this weekend. This follows the Championship victories at the Gold Heart Challenge in Kansas City in March and at Ralia Sports Center last weekend! The team continues to play very well! They have an overall record of 37-6-2, including 33-3-2 in the last 38 matches, and they are undefeated in their last 20 matches! Great job! 18's 1st at Gold Heart Challenge ~ Congratulations!! After a few matches to get things dialed-in at the beginning of the season, the 18-1's have been on a roll! After finishing 2nd at the President's Day Festival, they went 7-2 in two other tournaments prior to heading to Kansas City for the Gold Heart Challenge on March 15-16. There they went 9-0-2 in matches and 20-3 in games to win the Championship! The team worked hard and battled all weekend before making a comeback after losing the first game of the Championship match to a tough Springfield, MO team. Great job ladies! Presidents' Day Festival Congratulations to all the CAYVA teams for a great Presidents' Day Festival Tournament 18-1's - 2nd in 18's Gold Division 13-1's - 3rd in 13's Division 15-1's - 5th in 15's Gold Division 14-1's - 10th in 14's Gold Division Also Congratulations to the 11-1's for a 25-0 victory with the help of Erin and her great serving!! The 13-3’s are having a great season so far and are showing improvement at every practice. We had some of the most exciting matches during President’s Day including going 20/22 in the third game with Blaine Jrs for first place in the pool. We ended up finishing 11 places higher than what we were seeded which was our goal going into the weekend. This team has come together to form friendships and bonds not only with the players but I believe with the parents as well. Keep up the great work 13-3’s!! The 18-1's have been making improvements all season long! Each tournament there has been noticeable improvement by individuals and by the group as a whole which was very evident at the President's Day Festival. The team played great all weekend and lost only 1 game prior to reaching the Championship match! The came up against a strong Southwest MN Juniors team and fell just short in their run for the Championship. The 2nd Place finish is nice, but the improvement made by everyone each and every tournament is even more satisfying and what it is all about. 14-2's had an awesome weekend, their record was 7 - 2, unfortunately on Sunday there was a 3-way tie for first and the 14-2's ended up 3rd in the pool with a 2-1 record and had to move to the 3rd Division. They only had 7 players most of the weekend because of sickness, but the girls played well and had fun 3rd place 13-1's 10th in Gold 14-1's 14-1’s had a great President’s Day Tournament; they’ve improved so much and are really coming together as a team. They made it to the second bracket of the Gold Division, winning two and losing a close three-game match, finishing 10th. They’re really looking forward to a lot of tournament play in March, leading up to a tournament in Wisconsin Dells in April.
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Congratulations to all the Travel Teams on a great season!!

4 teams participated in their final tournament this month:
13-1, 14-1, 15-1, & 18-1

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CAYVA 13-1 Junior Olympic volleyball team headed to Florida for the AAU tournament to end the season. They started out at Disney Wide World of Sports playing teams from Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Florida, winning two out of the three matches. Through the course of the tournament they played teams from South Carolina, North Carolina, Indiana and Kentucky also. The girls finished 27th overall. Pictured above Sydney Franz, Kaity Romine, Ashley Entinger, Rachel Schmidt, Coach Chuck Zemek, Anna Herd, Jillian Entinger, Elly Krych, Allie Duenow, Ellie Augustine and Coach Sara Grams.

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CAYVA 14-1 Junior Olympic volleyball team headed to Florida for the AAU tournament to end the season. The last day of competition was a huge success! The 14's won all their matches on their final day to win their flight. The team played against some great competition. Some of the teams they played were; Houston Juniors, Team Indiana, Premier 14's, NOVA, CVA and Oahu, Hawaii. Great season girls! Team members include: Julianne Blomberg, Natalie Busch, Aimee Junget, Kelley McKimens, Monica Ohnsorg, Sarah Rasmussen, Kylie Seiffert, Shaye Sutherland, Chandler Weir. Coach Sue
Murphy & Sarah Hammers.

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CAYVA 15-1 Junior Olympic volleyball team finished their season with the Prep Volleyball Classic at Wisconsin Dells June 18-21st. The teams’ record was 2-4. The team finished 50th playing well against Racine Wisconsin Jrs and MN M-1 15-2's. The highlight of the tournament was the 1st place team finish for the best dressed 70's outfits at the Disco Dance the opening night of the tourney. Front row: Kaitlyn Golberg, Shandi Lekie, Kayla Bolland, Christa Wolf, Christine Castanias Back row: Manager: Wendy Lemke, Brenna Rothmeier, Claire Larson, Kaylee Schmall, Kelsey Jordahl. Not pictured: Coaches: Jackson Nichols, Marie Godwin and Stacy Godwin.

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CAYVA 18-1 Junior Olympic volleyball team finished off a great season
where they finished in all of the major tournaments that they played in when
they finished in the Gold Bracket! This time they tied for 9th place at the AAU Championships in Orlando, FL June 16-19. For the week the team finished with a 6-3 record with the three losses coming against other teams in the Gold Bracket including the Champion and Runner-up who they lost to in the opening round of playoffs. The team finished with an overall record of 60-15-2. They were Runner-Up in the North Country Region President's Day Festival, Champions of the Gold Heart Challenge in Kansas City, MO, tied for 9th in the Gold Bracket of the Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier, and as stated above, tied for 9th in the Gold Bracket of the AAU Championships. They also won a number of smaller single-day tournaments. All of this would be very impressive for any 18U team, but it is even more impressive when you consider the youth that this team competed with! The team consisted of one senior, four juniors, three sophomores, and two freshmen! Great season ladies! Team members include; Lauren Andrews, Kelsey Busch, Olivia Duenow, Jess Jerde, Megan Kettler, Kenzie Niesche, Shelby Peterson, Amanda Unze, Brittany Wenzel, and Marsha Wolf. The team was coached by, John Yunker, Head Volleyball Coach, St. Michael-Albertville.

Letter from Coaches:

Chaska 13-1
As any year, the expectations for a Travel 1 team are high in the CAYVA program. The 2008 season was no different; athletes choose to try out for a travel team only and the expectations and commitment that went with it too. Thank you to all the athletes who were able to juggle multiple commitments, sometimes on the same day.

A year’s summary for this Travel team was impressive. Continued growth and improvement of this team can been seen in their finishes at tournaments. Chaska 13’s finished third at the President’s Day Tourney in February, first at the NCR Area Event in April, and 27th at the AAU Nationals. This finish in Florida is the highest finish any Chaska 13’s team has earned.

The individual skills acquired and knowledge gained will remain with these girls. Each girl rose to a challenge throughout the season by filling her role. The serving became focused and the hitting attacked for kills by shot placement. The girls proved there knowledge of the game by knowing what was open on the opponent’s side and adjusting our defense so that we didn’t allow them to score on us by tips or shots.

A HUGE thank you to all of our parents. Your time, driving expertise, and support were always present and wonderful. It was great seeing the pride you have in your daughter on your face at each function. Thank you to Kris P. and Carol E. for chaperoning at Nationals. The girls were always in good hands and were well fed. Thank you to Ron E. for being our parent representative.

We look forward to watching your volleyball careers continue. We hope that you find success as you did here. The best of luck to you all, and we will see you on the courts.

Chuck Zemek & Sara Grams
13-1 Coaches

Congratulations to all the Tournament Teams on a great season!!

10 teams participated in their final tournament this weekend:
11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 12-1, 13-2, 13-3, 14-2, 14-3, 16-1, & 17-1's

The NCR Area Event also led to medals for the CAYVA Teams

Gold 2nd - 11-1
Bronze 1st - 11-2
Gold 1st - 13-1
Silver 2nd - 13-3
Silver 2nd - 14-2
Copper 2nd - 14-3

15-1

Congratulations to the 15-1's for playing and working hard all weekend (May 10-11). They finished 3rd in their division at the Rochester Cup.

14-1

CAYVA 14-1’s continue a great season. The CAYVA 14-1’s have been competing in several tournaments this year. They recently competed in the “Diggin in the Dells” tournament in Wisconsin Dells and tied for third place out of 68 teams. They continue their schedule playing in two local tournaments before leaving for an AAU tournament in Florida in June.

14-2

Congratulations to the CAYVA 14-2’s who finished second in the silver division of the NCR Area Event. The team compiled a successful season with an overall record of 20-12.

11-2

CAYVA 11-2's Finish First in Bronze Division at NCR Tournament Chaska 11-2's proudly ended their season taking first in the bronze division at the NCR area event on Saturday April 26th.

CAYVA 13-3's Finish 2nd in Silver at NCR Tournament Chaska 13-3's ended their season with a bang. They ended up taking second in the Silver Division beating out teams from Rosemount, Woodbury,
and Minneapolis at the NCR Area Event on Saturday April 26th.

13-1

CAYVA 13-1's Finish 1st in M-1 Tournament The 13-1s went 12-0 in the tournament at the Mizuno M-1 facility in Minnetonka. They played teams from Waconia, Apple Valley, Mizuno M-1, Club
Extreme and defeated Lakeville South in the final match.

Chaska's 12-1's ended their season playing in the NCR Tournament at Ralia Sports Center April 25th. It was a great year for CAYVA 12-1's. The team showed lots of development and growth this season! Great job girls!!

12-1

The 18-1's continued to have success this season with a strong preformance at the Northern Lights Qualifier April 19-21! The team finished tied for 9th overall out of 77 teams entered. This tied them for the highest finishing Minnesota team in the Club Division and the highest finishing "non-club" team in the 18's Division! Great job!

The 18-1's made it three tournament Championships in a row on Sunday when they won the MSU tournament this weekend. This follows the Championship victories at the Gold Heart Challenge in Kansas City in March and at Ralia Sports Center last weekend!

The team continues to play very well! They have an overall record of 37-6-2, including 33-3-2 in the last 38 matches, and they are undefeated in their last 20 matches!

After a few matches to get things dialed-in at the beginning of the season, the 18-1's have been on a roll! After finishing 2nd at the President's Day Festival, they went 7-2 in two other tournaments prior to heading to Kansas City for the Gold Heart Challenge on March 15-16. There they went 9-0-2 in matches and 20-3 in games to win the Championship! The team worked hard and battled all weekend before making a comeback after losing the first game of the Championship match to a tough Springfield, MO team. Great job ladies!

Congratulations to all the CAYVA teams
for a great Presidents' Day Festival Tournament

18-1's - 2nd in 18's Gold Division
13-1's - 3rd in 13's Division
15-1's - 5th in 15's Gold Division
14-1's - 10th in 14's Gold Division

Also Congratulations to the 11-1's for a 25-0 victory with the help of Erin and her great serving!!

The 13-3’s are having a great season so far and are showing improvement at every practice. We had some of the most exciting matches during President’s Day including going 20/22 in the third game with Blaine Jrs for first place in the pool. We ended up finishing 11 places higher than what we were seeded which was our goal going into the weekend. This team has come together to form friendships and bonds not only with the players but I believe with the parents as well. Keep up the great work 13-3’s!!

The 18-1's have been making improvements all season long! Each tournament there has been noticeable improvement by individuals and by the group as a whole which was very evident at the President's Day Festival. The team played great all weekend and lost only 1 game prior to reaching the Championship match! The came up against a strong Southwest MN Juniors team and fell just short in their run for the Championship. The 2nd Place finish is nice, but the improvement made by everyone each and every tournament is even more satisfying and what it is all about.