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 H2 Saint Louis is excited to announce its partnership with St. Louis Sports Center for the 2012-13 season!  “About one-third of the teams that comprise H2 Saint Louis will be practicing and nearly all of the 20+ teams will be conditioning at the St. Louis Sports Center this season,” stated Geoff Davis, director of H2 Saint Louis Volleyball. “This is a great opportunity for many of our teams to have one location where we practice and condition.” The H2 coaching staff has worked hard all summer in the development and implementation of our philosophy and this is right in step with that plan.

Location:

6727 Langley Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63123
(314) 352-9920 | info@stlsportscenter.com

Please welcome the newest Member of our H2 Volleyball Family! Rachel Dauby is entering her second season as Head Coach for the Harris-Stowe State University women’s volleyball program. 

Dauby is a 2006 graduate of Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. She played her collegiate volleyball at Shawnee Community College where she was a part of the 2003 team that earned a NJCAA Region 24 Championship and also qualified for the NJCAA National Volleyball Finals. Dauby was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2003 and still ranks 10th in school history for digs per set

Rachel Dauby will serve as Assistant Coach for the H2 16 Cardinal team this season.

Welcome Aboard!

Two weekends in a row, the Cardinals have brought home the bling!  They traveled to Greenville over Easter weekend and after taking 1^st in pool play the Cardinals beat St Charles Xplosion and St Charles Stars in playoffs to get to the final match.  18 Cardinal took on Rockwood 18 White in two sets for the championship.   “We are so proud of these girls!  We have a player out with an injury and the girls have all stepped up to make the necessary adjustments to continue the success of this team!  What a fantastic group of athletes” says Coach McBride.   18 Cardinal will travel to the Show Me Qualifier in Kansas City this weekend to compete for a national bid.  Good luck ladies! 

With only two days of practice and coming off their Illinois middle school season, the H2 14 National squad won its first tournament of the season this past weekend!  Great job ladies!  Go H2!

Courtesy of Maureen Redig, Champion Shot Sports Photography

H2 Saint Louis 16 Cardinal came to Denver determined to make a statement and win a National Qualifier. They were excited to have everyone back on the court after several team members were sidelined with injuries.  Going into the first game of pool play on Friday, they looked a little shaky while running a 6-2 and dropping the first game 19-25.  Head Coach Michael Loyd switched to a 5-1 for the next game, and the girls immediately found their groove, winning the match in 3 … they would go on to win the next two matches in two sets each.  The girls were excited to be 3-0, but they knew the next day was pivotal to move them on to Gold. 

 Day two was an early morning pool, but the girls were ready once again to represent St. Louis!  They took the next two matches in two against OK Charge and Arrowhead X Factor.  The next match against Aspire Black was the make it or break it match.  Lose and they would play a challenge match in the evening for 1st place, breaking a 3-way tie.  Win and they would advance to GOLD on Sunday and be top 16.  H2 was on their toes and won the first set 25-22. But Aspire fought hard and won the next set 18-25.  Coaches Loyd and Owens encouraged the girls before the 3rd set, to play clean and aggressive volleyball.  The girls were hungry and won the final set 15-12.   6-0 on the weekend!

The motto going into Sunday was 8, 10, 12 & 2, which were the game times to get to the championship game.  “Every girl on the team played their best volleyball, said Coach Loyd.  From blocks to hits, to passes to sets, everyone brought their A game!”   The first match(8) against Johnson National was intense, but H2 pulled out the win in 2 sets, 25-15 and 30-28.  The atmosphere and crowd were electric as other teams from St. Louis came to show their support for H2 in the semifinal match 2 (10) against the Colorado Jrs.    The Jrs. had height and were quick on their feet, and they took the first set, but not without a fight from H2 pushing it to 24-26.  Half way through the second set H2 was down 10-16.  But they were relentless and kept digging deep.   After a side out,  H2 went on a 9 point serving run led by OH Danielle Waedekin and had several huge blocks by MB Nzingha Clarke and RH Abby Fishbeck to take the lead. The 3rd set was a tremendous victory; after being down 6-12, they came back to win the set 15-13!  “Coach just kept telling us to control what we can on our side of the net, said libero Kameryn Bellinger, and we did!”  The girls were ecstatic!   Final 4!

Match 3(12) unfortunately ended the run for H2 as they lost to CVA Colorado (Crossroads Champions) in two sets, 14-25 and 20-25.   Match 4 (2) determined the 3rd place winner, and sadly, the girls couldn’t pull out the win and lost to the River City Jrs in two sets, 19-25 and 20-25.  However, in the end, their tremendous showing – top 4 out of 100+ teams, was nothing to be sad about at all.

“It was such a special weekend for these girls being that none of them had ever competed on such a huge stage,  said Coach Loyd.  Now we have our eyes set on Indy.”

H2 14 Black finished the day undefeated in match play to secure their second win of the season in a row.  The girls adjusted to the level of play well and were able to keep the tempo of the matches in our control. Defense definitely wins championships and boy was there some D!  Great job girls, your hard work is showing and the smiles on your faces make everyday worth it!

16 Crush, fresh off of a second place finish last weekend, turned up the heat again at Mineral Area College Invitational where they completed a 10-0 Run to take 1^st in Gold and to complete its second Gold Championship in as many tries at Mineral Area.

Coach Deb Charleton & Crush took charge in the first match and never looked back.  Club Director Geoff Davis was on the bench with the squad this weekend and was thrilled at the energy on the court.  “These girls are a model of unity and effort. They have so much fun together, they show tremendous support of each other and they show a tremendous amount of poise on the court.  It’s clear that many of these young ladies could play volleyball well into college if they wish.” And it’s clear that all the parents have just as much fun supporting their champions!

Only once showing signs of trouble, they let one opponent get a 9 point lead, then showed the tremendous poise in coming back to not only win, but they let no other team even get close to them for the rest of the day.

“I hope to get the opportunity to spend more time with these girls during the rest of the season.  They are truly fun to watch and I look for continued great things out of this group.”

Check out video clips below:

13 Cardinal finishes in a 3-way tie on day 1 then goes on an 8-0 run to the Silver Championship!

Check out the video below of point 27 and Championship Point!

After getting off to a slow start, 15 Black fought hard to finish 2nd in pool play, which placed them in the Gold Bracket.  Its first match opponent was Team Momentum 14 Navy, and they won with excellent play by everyone.  “Our girls would just not let a ball drop on our side of the net without every possible effort,” said coach Schroeder.  The next match placed 15 Black against St. Louis Heat 15s.  They took us to three well fought games, but we won out in the end.  With that win 15 Black was in the GOLD MATCH FINAL against South County Angels.  We put up a good fight, but finished second in the end.

17 Cardinal brought home the Bronze Bracket Championship  in Power League this weekend. The girls struggled with some plays on Saturday and found themselves in the Bronze bracket Sunday. They were more composed and played their best winning the medal on Sunday.

Congratulations!

16 Cardinal competed in its first tournament in its age division this past Saturday. They looked great as they cruised to the championship at the Rec Plex Classic in St. Peters. 16 Cardinal went a perfect 10-0 on the day!

Congrats to 14 Cardinal for taking First Place in the Silver Division at the HP New Years Classic!

Hubba Hubba!

H2 13s on a nature hike doing the early morning hours.  The girls spent the weekend at Pere Marquette Lodge, where through a series of role playing, and 2 on 2 pairs interaction, they developed a cohesive team spirit and setting fourth their goals for the season!

They also had the pleasure of seeing some of the Moms in the Hit play (MY Parents are weird, but we love them anyway!)

Thanks to all those great volunteers who help shepherd them back and forth as well as provide us with some great dinner and breakfast!