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All-Western New York Boys Volleyball Team By Robert Pierce December 24th, 2009 The All-Western New York boys volleyball team, as voted on by area coaches. Please note all the players in RED have been a part of the Eden Mizuno VBC at some point! Pretty much half the kids in WNY on this list. Congrats to the teammates , parents and coaches who helped these player achieve this high honor!! All-WNY Team OH, Matt Meyer, Eden, 12 OH, Luke Klee, Canisius, 12 S, Adam Dings, Hamburg, 12 L, John Jepson, Canisius, 12 RH, Alex McColgin, Hamburg, 12 OH, Jonas Stalyga, Grand Island, 12 OH, Jake Breindel, Orchard Park, 12 RH, Trevor Barrett, Sweet Home, 12 Second Team Kevin Brouillard-12 (Orchard Park), Dave Hill-11 (Clarence), Aaron Mycek-12 (St. Joe's), Troy Nowak-12 (Orchard Park), C.J. Coatsworth-11 (Canisius), Kyle Henry-12 (Niagara-Wheatfield), Mitch Johnson-11 (Hamburg), Steve Maxwell-12 (Sweet Home). Coach of the Year: Brian Carroll (Hamburg) ECIC I First Team Brandon Fischer, W.S. West, 12 Brandon Nemeti, Lancaster, 12 Tom Scheck, Frontier, 10 Peter Brady, Orchard Park, 11 Nick Mahoney, Clarence, 12 Eric Moscato, Hamburg, 10 Drew Durni, Frontier, 10 Ryan Weigel, Hamburg, 12 Second Team Brian Schmid (Orchard Park), Andy Hubert (Orchard Park), Drake Kramer (Hamburg), Brian Toense (Hamburg), Tyler Loveless (Frontier), Lucas Wolanin (Lancaster), Jeremy Kuhn (Orchard Park), Matt Taylor (Frontier). ECIC II First Team Corey Desiderio, Sweet Home, 12 Cody Stonish, Sweet Home, 12 Tom Pleto, Amherst, 12 Evan Redlinski, Iroquois, 12 Max DeNies, Iroquois, 12 Nick McDonough, Lake Shore, 11 Glenn Farrell, Lake Shore, 12 Pat Drexinger, Wmsv. South, 12 Second team Justin McNess (Sweet Home), Billy Hyland (Sweet Home), Mike Burke (Amherst), Brent Pizzuto (Amherst), Chris Grabski (Iroquois), Sean Bellomo (Lake Shore), Kyle Benzing (Lake Shore), Nick Schuh (Wmsv. South). ECIC III First Team Justin Waldorf, Eden, 11 Evan Laedke, Eden, 12 Dalton Crowe, Eden, 10 Ryan Carr, Cheektowaga, 12 Sean Walters, Cheektowaga, 12 Bryce Shepard, Maryvale, 12 Matt Dotterweich, East Aurora, 12 Tom Makin, Holland, 12 Second team Ryan McCarthy (Eden), D.J. Vetter (Holland), Cory Knadel (Cheektowaga), Ryan McQuillan (Maryvale), Tim Converse (East Aurora), Aaron Balisteri (Cheektowaga), Steve Goedtel (Eden), Kyle Acker (Eden). Niagara Frontier League First Team Sean Smith, Lockport, 12 Mike Kojsa, Lockport, 11 Kyle Henry, Niag.-Wheatfield, 12 Shawn Haseley, Niag.-Wheatfield, 12 Evan Bullard, Kenmore West, 12 Jonas Stalyga, Grand Island, 12 Tyler Hinneman, Grand Island, 11 Second Team Steve Bzibziak-12 (North Tonawanda), Alex Keller-11 (KW), Kevin Shaffer-12 (Kenmore East), Ben Bowler-11 (KW), Kyle Shanley-12 (L), Clifford Jacobs-12 (N-W), John Oyer-11 (GI). Third Team Jeff Hess-12 (KE), Tim Drylewski-12 (Niagara Falls), Rich Engel-12 (KE), Ben Jackson-12 (L), Anthony Gabriele-12 (Lew-Port), Lucas Kowalczyk-11 (N-W), Andy Barton-11 (KW). Monsignor Martin Association First Team L, Jason Clark, St. Joe's, 12 OH, Matthew Dyrek, St. Joe's, 12 MH, Thomas Escott, St. Joe's, 11 OH, Vincent Kazmierczak, St. Mary's, 12 MH, Daniel Muscarella, Canisius, 12 DS, Benjamin Schurr, Canisius, 12 OH, Nicholas Smalter, St. Francis, 10 Second team CANISIUS: Christopher DeGrave-10. ST. FRANCIS: Brett Cawthorn-10, Cory Wells. ST. JOE'S: William O'Hare. ST. MARY'S: Jordan Warunek. CARDINAL O'HARA: Lucas Kelleher. TIMON-ST. JUDE: Michael Scarcello. PSU volleyball makes history again By Anna K. Clemmons ESPN.com December 20th, 2009 TAMPA, Fla. -- Penn State women's volleyball has followed a mantra this season: One game at a time. Despite the numbers, streaks and records the Nittany Lions have carried on their backs, they refused to focus beyond what lay immediately in front of them. They entered the season's final match Saturday night as the NCAA tournament's No. 1 seed against 2-seeded Texas with much at stake: a 101-game win streak, an undefeated season, an elusive third consecutive national championship and a record 18 consecutive NCAA tournament victories. And for a while before a crowd of 12,087 inside the St. Pete Times Forum, it looked as though that all might end. But records aren't created from nothing, and the Lions rallied from a two-set deficit to win their third consecutive national championship in five sets, 22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-13. Texas, the underdog that hadn't won a volleyball national championship since 1988, came out the more aggressive team, battling through long rallies, 11 tie scores and six lead changes to win the first set. Tournament MVP Destinee Hooker dominated the second set almost single-handedly, leading Texas to a two-set lead. Penn State hadn't lost a set by more than two points all season -- and had lost only six sets total before the tournament. But then, Penn State coach Russ Rose affirmed why he's won more than 1,000 matches, and the Nittany Lions showed why they haven't lost since 2007. They became the more aggressive, controlled squad, as Blair Brown and Megan Hodge found holes in Texas' spread and forced the Longhorns into errors. Junior Cathy Quilico, the shortest Nittany Lion at 5-foot-1, dug out improbable balls on the back line. And Penn State battled back, taking the next two sets. In the decisive fifth set, with almost the entire crowd on its feet, the courtside ESPN cameraman telling his wire controller, "This really is exciting!" and an improbable 10 tie scores, a kill by Hodge gave Penn State the final set 15-13, and the Nittany Lions took the championship for their 102nd consecutive victory. They also became one of only three teams in NCAA women's volleyball history to claim four national titles. More records for the books, more streaks to continue and, as Penn State senior setter Alisha Glass said with a laugh after the match, "a lot of pressure for them next year, for sure." But Saturday night was about winning an unprecedented third straight NCAA title. "I blacked out; I was asking everyone after the match what happened on the last play, who got the winning point," Hodge said when asked how she felt in the seconds after victory -- a win sealed by her own play. "We've done a lot of silly things this season as a team as far as not stepping up, but tonight we fought. We knew we'd have to do that to win." Initially, Penn State's fight looked as if it might not come. The team appeared flat-footed and without an answer to Hooker's relentless attack. The 6-4 senior outside hitter had 11 kills for 11 points in the second set alone. "She had 34 kills, and she had 38 of 88 points," Rose said of Hooker. "I was disappointed we didn't do a better job getting the tip because you'd like to think that was something you could get. But as the players indicated, she hits from such a high contact point, and she kept going hard the whole time.

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