Team News

..... 2008 Season ….. Check the page below for periodic updates throughout the season.

Red Lion Junior High Players Make History  ..... It was a half day in-service and the junior high team had a match. Some members went to the high school in order to wait out the afternoon off. After some pizza, they went to see the new high school gymnasium.  Boys coach, Ashleigh Reinert, had the nets set up in preparation for her first practice in the new gym. So give some volleyball players a gym, a net and a ball ..... and history was made. The first volleyball players in the new gym were from the junior high.

Red Lion Senior Commits to Juniata ..... Senior Kelsey Fuller has finally made a decision. She's going to Juniata. A trip to Red Lion by the legendary staff of Larry Bock and Heather Pavlik took place in order to hand deliver a message from the Juniata volleyball staff and athletes ..... that they wanted Kelsey to come to Huntington. ..... and she is.     Red Lion Senior Earns Post-Season Honors (12/23) ..... Senior Kelsey Fuller earned three post-season honors. Kelsey has previously been named to the York County All-Star Team as well as the PVCA District III AAA First Team. For the second year in a row, she was named to the PVCA AAA All-State Volleyball Team. Kelsey was the first Red Lion player to earn this prestigious award two times Red Lion has had nine other all-state players).   ..... Click the following links to view the complete details and teams ..... All-State Team (1) ..... All-State Team (2) ..... District 3 Team ..... York County Team (1) ..... York County (2)

Red Lion Alum Honored  (11/12) ..... Alishia Waltermyer (sophomore @ York College) has been named to the 2008 Capital Athletic Conference All-CAC Volleyball team. She accumulated 256 kills as she averaged a team-best 2.33 kills per set. She hit a blistering .320 as she ranked third in the CAC in attack percentage.

York County Senior Match  (11/15) ..... The 23rd Annual York Area All-Star Volleyball Showcase was held at Dallastown. Red Lion seniors Kelsey Fuller and Cassie Willman combined with players from South Western and Northeastern to defeat their Division I opponents. Dover was recognized for winning The Bob Gilbert Sportsmanship Award. Kelsey and Cassie are shown with York official Sue Masenheimer prior to the match. The ball Sue is holding was won by Coach Musselman in a raffle following the match.

District III Championships  (10/27-28-30) ..... Red Lion began the District III Championships with a playin match against Waynesboro at Central York HS. Eight teams came together in this new format that resulted from admitting 24 teams into the tournament instead of the usual 16. It was a three game win for Red Lion (25-7, 25-18, 25-11). Next came pool play at Hempfield High School. A long night ended with Red Lion beating Carlisle and Warwick, while losing to Garden Spot. Their 2-1 record was enough to advance to the quarterfinal round. Thursday included a trip to Northern High School to play Hempfield. Red Lion played tough but were unable to beat the eventual District III champs. Scores were 25-16, 25-19, 25-19)  Click here for tournament brackets

York-Adams League Championships  (10/25 & 27) ..... In the first round, Red Lion matched up with Division II #2 seed, Delone Catholic. A tough match against a solid program was anticipated. Red Lion put together a great night and won the match in four games (25-20, 27-25, 13-25, 25-21). This was the third year in a row we were matched up with and beat Delone. All three Division I teams advanced to the semi-finals except for Central York, who lost to a tough and experienced Susquehannock aquad who had moved down from Division II. On Thursday, Red Lion faced South WesternSusquehannock won the match, while Dallastown eventually won the title.               Click here for tournament bracket

Penn State Trip (10/7/08) ..... It was a beautiful fall day for the annual Penn State trip. Homecoming weekend provided a very busy State College town upon our arrival. Activities included the usual meal at Hoss', a chance to view the men's team practice, the Homecoming parade and of course a trip to The Creamery. It was an easy night for the PSU women beating Michigan in three games. The girls even had a chance to get autographed pictures from the NCAA Championship Men's Team who received their championship rings at the match.

League Schedule Done - On to the Post-Season (10/16/08) ..... The league season came to an end with Senior Night against Spring Grove. A win would have given Red Lion a share of the division championship. It wasn't to happen with the match going to Spring Grove in four close exciting games. The junior varsity finished the season with the best record in recent history (11-3). Congratulations to Mr. Daugherty and the squad! ..... Red Lion now carries a number #3 into the County and District III Championships. First up is Delone Catholic in the opening round of the York Adams League Tournament. First round of the District Championships will be against the #8 seed from the Mid-Penn league.

Dallastown Match (10/2/08) ..... Dallastown held the top spot in the league standings when Red Lion traveled cross town for their second match of the season. The junior varsity started off the evening winning their match in two close games (25-23, 26-24). Following a performance by the Dallastown Dance Team, the mood was set. Two close games were won by Red Lion, while the girls came out roaring in the third game to take the match (25-23, 25-23, 25-13).

Bulldog Classic Tournament @ Wilson High School (9/14/08) ..... Twenty teams participated in the Bulldog Classic at Wilson High School. Red Lion played through their pool with a perfect record of 8-0. In their pool they beat two time defending PIAA A State Champion Reading Central Catholic. The girls then beat Wilson in the quarters and Manheim Central in the semis, to advance to the championship match. Daniel Boone was the other finalist. Red Lion beat them in two games (25-22, 25-14).

First Half of League Comes to an End  (9/25/08) ..... The setting was the new high school and field house at Spring Grove High School. An exciting night of volleyball was in store, to be sure. The junior varsity put up valiant effort against an extremely talented Rocket squad, but lost in two. The varsity squad recorded a great victory with a three game win (25-15, 25-17, 25-16). The junior varsity squad finished the first half with a league record of 6-1. The varsity finished with a record of 5-2.

Cedar Cliff JV Tournament (9/14/08) ..... Behind a strong start and a record of 4 wins and 0 losses, the junior varsity squad traveled to Cedar Cliff. An interesting one pool format, finished with the squad in a three way tie for first place. A one game playoff against West Perry was won by Red Lion and sent them into the final match of the day. The day started against Middletown and now they would again face them in the championship match. Red Lion won the match and the championship (25-10, 25-17).

Dallastown Tournament (9/5-6/08) ..... Both the varsity and junior varsity competed in the Wildcat Invitational @ Dallastown. On Friday night, the JV's advanced from pool play. They beat Mechanicsburg in the quarter-finals and lost to Dover in the semi-finals.  On Saturday, the varsity also advanced from pool play with a bye into the semi-finals. A win over a very good Central York squad in the semis sent the girls into the finals against host Dallastown. A three game battle in the finals left Red Lion with the silver medals. The varsity team and the seniors show off the medals and trophy following the championship match.

Mothers & Daughters ..... Three members of the 2008 volleyball team have mothers who are legacies of the program. The mothers of Jenna Hammers, Carly McGlade and Jackie Reichard are all former Red Lion volleyball players.

Susquehannock and Dover Headed to Division II ..... Northeastern Moving Up ..... Every two years the PIAA classifies each school by size and the sports they offer. Fall 2008 starts another cycle. New classification numbers means Susquehannock and Dover will be moving down to Division II, while Northeastern will be moving up to Division I. Both these schools have a rich history and tradition of success in volleyball. They have given credibility to our league over the years, both within our district and throughout the state. There have been many great matches with Red Lion and these two schools over the years. Coach Marrison and Grady will be missed. Division I's loss will be Division II's gain. Likewise we welcome the Northeastern Bobcats to Division I. Northeastern also has a rich tradition of volleyball and I'm sure will not miss a beat replicating their success in Division I.

Red Lion Still Under Construction ..... Last year the season began at the junior high. This year we return to the high school for pre-school camp. This fall is going to be a challenge. While the end is in site, we are not there yet. As the saying goes, "A temporary inconvenience for a permanent improvement". The auxiliary gym is being transformed into a wrestling room. So with no second gym, we will travel for our two scrimmages and both squads (varsity & JV) will be practicing in one gym.

Red Lion Wins Academic Award ..... The American Volleyball Coaches Association recognized 141 high school volleyball teams throughout the US. Pennsylvania had only seven schools that received this prestigious award. They needed a minimum of a 3.3 GPA for the entire team for the entire school year. Red Lion had a GPA of 3.4. This is the eighth time we have won this award. Check out these links for more info ..... press release (click here) ..... list of winners (click here)

Alumni ..... Three Red Lion graduates are gearing up for their collegiate seasons. Kelly Downs and Andrea Campbell have concluded their collegiate careers at Elizabethtown College and Slippery Rock. Emily Detter and Brianne Bachman will be sophmores at East Stroudsburg University. Alishia Waltermyer will be a sophmore at York College ….. Check out their web sites to see how they are doing (click here).

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