INDIANAPOLIS - Following an all-tournament team performance at Baylor during the season's opening weekend, Butler senior outside hitter Jessica Wolfe was named Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week. Wolfe averaged a league-best 4.75 kills and 4.88 points per set to during the season's first three matches. Read More >
Marianne Smith Orr set the standard for middle hitters during her Hall of Fame career at Purdue. (Purdue Sports Information photo)
Harrison senior volleyball player Paige Stevenson is an aspiring middle hitter. Marianne Orr was more than willing to help Stevenson enhance her skills with Circle City Volleyball Club.
Twenty-five years after the former Marianne Smith left Purdue as one of its greatest players, she still teaches the game she loves. Read More >
Another Circle City alumni continues to excel at the collegiate level. Senior middle hitter Rebecca Murray (Carmel, Ind.) was the only UConn player to earn preseason honors, as she was named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team. Read More >
Circle City alumni Paige Weber is in her senior season starting for the Arizona Wildcats. She periodically keeps all the fans updated on the Arizona volleyball web site. To see her latest notes, and to follow Paige, just go to http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/w-volley/spec-rel/082410aab.html. Arizona is ranked 18th and picked to finish 4th in the PAC 10.
Try-outs for the Circle Ctiy Volleyball Club start Sunday, October 31st! See below for the full try-out schedule. Parent Information Nights and Open Houses will be posted soon - check back later for locations, dates and times.
12 & Under
Sun, Oct. 31, 11am-1pm
Mon, Nov. 1, 6-8pm
Wed, Nov. 3, 6-8pm
13-14 & Under
Sun, Oct. 31, 2-4pm
Tue, Nov. 2, 6-8pm
Thu, Nov. 4, 6-8pm
Sun, Nov. 7, 10:30am-12:30pm
15 & Under
Sun, Nov. 7, 3-5:30pm
Tue, Nov. 9, 6-8pm
Thu, Nov. 11, 6-8pm
Sun, Nov. 14, 10am-12:30pm
16 & Under
Sun, Nov. 7, 3-5:30pm
Mon, Nov. 8, 7-9pm
Wed, Nov. 10, 7-9pm
Sun, Nov. 14, 3-5:30pm
17-18 & Under
Sun, Nov. 7, 6-8:30pm
Tue, Nov. 9, 8-10pm
Thu, Nov. 11, 8-10pm
Sun, Nov. 14, 6-8:30pm
Summer is ending and fall is almost here! Are you ready to improve your volleyball skills? We have numerous volleyball opportunities available beginning September 5th. Pick out the dates that work best for you and sign up today!! Check here for more details.
Congratulations to Kristine Wheeler (16-Black Head Coach & 12-Purple Assistant) and Kyp Harasymowycz (18-Black Head Coach) for taking their coaching expertise to a new level. Kristine will be assisting the Saint Joseph's College Women's Volleyball Team this fall. Kyp will also be taking his coaching talents to assist the Missouri State University Bears. Congratulations to both coaches! Good luck in your future seasons - we wish you all the best!
At the July 13th-15th Elite Camp at Purdue University, over 160 players competed in four divisions. Circle City player Mallory Moench received the "Most Outstanding Player" Award for the Gold Division. Mallory was also teamed with 3 other Circle City players, Rebekah Strange, Brooke Peters and Calle Weddle, to play in the camp tournament. The team tied for first place! Congratulations girls!
Congratulations to Jessica Admire, Olivia Gillum and Hadley Orr for their success at the 2010 Notre Dame High School Camp! Jessica received the "Most Coachable" award which recognized the player who always asked good questions, worked on points given by coaches, & had a great attitude on the court. Olivia received the "Best Digger" award which recognized the player with the best defense and who hustled the most. Hadley received the tournament "Big Play" award which went to the player who made a huge play/save on the ball to help their team, and never gave up on it regardless of the difficulty. Congratulations players! We are proud of you!

At the July 16th-July 18th Purdue University camp, over 330 players from 32 high school teams competed. One of Circle City's own received the coveted "Purdue Pete" award which recognizes the top player that displays the energy, hard work, and positive attitude Purdue values most. Please congratulate Sami Hintze from Zionsvile High School and Circle City 16 Black the next time you see her!
NEBRASKA -
York College has named Meredith Rosenbaum of Searcy, Arkansas, as the new head coach for Panther volleyball. Rosenbaum replaces Charla Stark who has transferred to a position as the college’s director of housing.
Rosenbaum, an Indiana native, currently serves as an assistant volleyball coach for Harding University where she distinguished herself as an All-Conference volleyball athlete. She will finish a master’s degree in Business Administration from Harding this spring term before making the move to York this summer. During her playing career, Rosenbaum was a four-time letter winner, captain for two seasons, named All-Conference twice, and was honored twice as an Academic All-Conference student. She was part of a program that won the Gulf South Conference four years in a row.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - USA Volleyball has tabbed Arizona’s Paige Weber among 24 players selected to lead its U.S. Women’s National A2 Program for 2010.
The 2010 U.S. Women’s National A2 program is scheduled to train May 24-28 in Tempe, Ariz., before being split into two 12-player rosters to compete in the Open Division of the 2010 USA Open National Championships held in nearby Phoenix. The Open Division flight takes place May 29-June 1 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Additional information on the tournament can be found here.
Circle City still has available spots open for the 12 & Under teams. If you are interested in playing, please contact Lance Keating by email at lkeating@capitolsportscenter.com or phone at (317) 839-5222.
If you are looking to be a part of the Friday Night Development Program (open to girls ages 8 to 14), you can
pre-register by contacting Cindy Utnage at ccvbc@aim.com or
(317) 839-5222.
If volleyball is a sport your kid wants to get involved in, then this is a great opportunity to get a head start in the sport. Whether they have played club, or are new to the club scene, this can be a great opportunity for your daughter.
Circle City has worked very hard to provide a great product at a relatively low cost for the youngsters. Tryouts begin November 1st and there are four tryout dates total. You should try to attend all of the tryouts, however, if you can't make a day, please let us know. The entire tryout schedule can be seen here.
The season runs from January thru June. These two teams practice two times during the week and on Sundays except when they have a tournament on the weekend. They will compete in approximately two tournaments a month
and the majority of the tournaments will be local. The team will probably travel to Louisville once and St. Louis once
and they also may compete at Nationals (No site has been determined yet for Nationals). Cost and all information can be found in the
Circle City handbook. If you would like one mailed to you, please
email Scott or Lance and they can send one to you. Or, check out our top notch volleyball
facility and stop by Capitol Sports Center to pick one up!
This team is for those kids that are looking for an opportunity to do more than just a clinic. This will be the third year we have done a third 12's team and it has been a huge success the past two seasons. We will not make any cuts for the 12 White team. Anyone that wants to be a part of the team can. If we have too many kids, we will practice together, but when the tournaments come around, we will divide the kids up. Last season we had three coaches, so 14 kids was not a problem at all.
Anyone that would like to be on 12 White should still attend tryouts. It's a great way to play some volleyball and get some instruction at no additional cost. If for some reason you can't attend tryouts, it's not a problem, you will just need to notify us that you would like to be on 12 White and, when we start in January, you can join us. Anyone that attends tryouts looking to play on 12 Purple or 12 Black and does not make it is more than welcome to play on 12 White.
The cost for the entire season is $750 and there will be no additional costs. You will need to pay the tryout fee of $350 and then you will be billed $100 each month starting in January and running through April. This will include 5 or 6 tournaments,
uniform top, spandex, kneepads, socks, back pack, warm-ups, USAV membership and all of your practices. The first
practice will be Monday, January 11th. Practices will be Mondays and Fridays from 5:30 to 7pm. The season will conclude with the Midwest Power League Tournament on April 11th. If you have any questions, please
contact Lance Keating at lkeating@capitolsportscenter.com or
call (317) 839-5222.
Congratulations to the following student-athletes and Circle City Volleyball Club members!
3A/4A South All-Stars: Larina Coutinho, Janee Diggins, Katelyn Miller, Stephanie Rex & Jaymee Reynolds
3A/4A North All-Stars: Karli Williamson
4A 1st Team: Lauren Baumet
4A 2nd Team: Katelyn Miller, Alexa Banker & Stephanie Rex
2A 1st Team: Maddie Anderson
2A 2nd Team: Hadley Orr
1A 1st Team: Lindsay Kurz
1st Team: Morgan Griffith, Liz Whitis, Katelynn Anderson, Amanda Finch, and Kim Schaller, & Sara Baugh
Honorable Mention: Mary Staublin, Kacie Kelly, Lindsay Spears & Brianna Hill
1st Team: Lauren Baumet
1st Team: Julianne Amos
2nd Team: Ellie Dedinsky
Honorable Mention: Megan Sturm
Player of the Year: Alexa Banker
Kiersten Ham, Kelly Kyle, Karli Williamson
2nd Team: Liz Whitis, Janee Diggins, Corinne Owens, Chelsea Brothers
Honorable Mention: Becky Gramer, Miranda Huddleston, Jaymee Reynolds, Lindsay Kurz, Lindsay Spears, Brooke Lane, Amanda Finch, Devin Walter, Kayla Chappell
1st Team: Kelly Kyle
Shelby Crncic
Taylor Hayne
Laura Maurer
1st Team: Kelly Kyle
1st Team: Shelby Crncic, Ashlen Buck, Larina Coutinho, Jessica Chichester
Honorable Mention: Emily Barber
Coach of the Year: Emily Hawthorne
Honorable Mention: Ariel Knafel, Kacie Kelly, Lauren Verkamp, Megan Verkamp, Gabriel LaMonica, Farin Hickman
1st Team: Kayla Negley
Player of the Year: Lauren Baumet
1st Team: Lauren Baumet, Katie Higginbotham, Aubrey Cook, Katelyn Miller, Maddison Reeves, Stephanie Rex
2nd Team: Leslie Fisher, Morgan Lehmkuhl, Jordan Hopper, Alyssa Suter, Natalie Weisman
Honorable Mention: Alli Bexell, Shelby Beil, Katie Midkiff, Cassie Kaiser, Ashtyn Fisher, Callan Swaim, Savannah Hecht
Coach of the Year: Megan DeVault