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Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) (22-18)


School Information

Name: Chicago Christian High School
City: Palos Heights
County: Cook
Enrollment: 380 M
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Purple/Yellow/Black
Conference: Suburban Christian Conference
Superintendent: Bob Payne
Principal: Bob Payne
Athletic Director: Eric Brauer
Head Coach: James Garcia
Assistant Coaches: John Garcia, Deb Lindemulder, Megan Scara, Nichole DeRuiter
Athletic Trainer: Russ Lyons
Captains: Celaine Haan, Becky DeRuiter, Maggie Kamp
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Breese (Central), 21-25, 25-14, 25-22, in Class 2A State Final Championship Match

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Age Yr.
1 *Annika Evenhouse S 5-6   Jr.
2 *Emily Workman S 5-8   So.
3 *Maggie Kamp OH 6-2   Sr.
4 Elise Haan DS 5-1   So.
5 *Emily Lindemulder MH 5-10   Jr.
6 Kiersten Merrick MH 5-10   So.
7 Megan Kamp RS-S 5-8   So.
8 Katie Vree OH 5-6   Jr.
9 *Jessica Krygsheld OH 5-9   So.
10 Marisa Gonzalez DS 5-1   Jr.
11 Anna Persenaire OH-RS 5-10   So.
12 *Becky DeRuiter MH 6-1   Sr.
14 *Sami Bruinius RS-OH 5-8   Jr.
18 Maddie Wohl DS-L 5-2   So.
19 *Celaine Haan L 5-6   Sr.

Statistics

  
  Season Totals Single-Match High
Name Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig
Sami Bruinius 58 8 12 3 92 4 2 3 1 11
Becky DeRuiter 256 105 5 0 16 21 7 4 0 3
Annika Evenhouse 0 0 19 82 127 0 0 5 9 9
Marisa Gonzalez 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2
Celaine Haan 4 0 23 7 512 1 0 3 2 32
Elise Haan 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3
Maggie Kamp 233 21 32 0 169 14 4 4 0 11
Megan Kamp 5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1
Jessica Krygsheld 193 7 24 2 201 11 1 7 1 12
Emily Lindemulder 257 82 91 4 50 13 11 15 1 4
Kiersten Merrick 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Anna Persenaire 58 15 22 12 46 7 4 3 1 4
Katie Vree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Maddie Wohl 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Emily Workman 50 37 69 977 143 7 7 6 51 11

Scores

Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd
8/23 Palos Heights (Shepard) W 25-21 25-12  
CCHS Invitational
*8/26 Lemont (Mt. Assisi Academy) W 25-15 25-17  
*8/26 Chicago (Payton) L 19-25 22-25  
*8/27 Peotone W 25-17 25-16  
*8/27 Burbank (Reavis) W 25-20 25-16  
*8/27 Chicago (De La Salle) W 21-25 25-10 25-23
8/29 Oak Lawn (Community) W 27-25 25-10  
8/31 Woodstock (Marian) L 25-15 24-26 13-25
9/2 Lansing (Illiana Christian) W 24-26 25-16 25-16
9/7 Aurora (Central Catholic) W 25-16 25-18  
9/12 Wheaton (St. Francis) L 12-25 25-27  
9/14 Lombard (Montini) W 23-25 25-20 25-20
Chicago (Mother McAuley) Preview
*9/16 Chicago Heights (Marian) W 21-25 25-23 25-18
*9/16 Elmhurst (York) L 23-25 16-25  
*9/17 LaGrange (Lyons) L 16-25 25-20 20-25
*9/17 Woodstock (Marian) L 15-25 14-25  
*9/17 Belleville (East) L 25-27 17-25  
9/19 Aurora (Rosary) L 21-25 13-25  
9/21 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) W 25-18 19-25 25-22
Park Forest (Rich East) Invitational
*9/23 Frankfort (Lincoln-Way East) L 22-25 15-25  
*9/23 Chicago (Mother McAuley) L 22-25 13-25  
*9/23 Tinley Park (Andrew) W 25-22 25-18  
*9/24 Lockport (Twp.) L 16-25 15-25  
*9/24 Downers Grove (South) L 19-25 16-25  
9/26 Elgin (St. Edward) W 25-21 25-18  
9/28 Woodstock (Marian) L 15-25 23-25  
10/5 Wheaton (St. Francis) L 25-23 16-25 18-25
10/12 Lombard (Montini) W 25-21 26-24  
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way Central) Invitational
*10/14 Chicago Heights (Bloom Twp.) W 27-25 21-25 25-23
*10/14 New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) W 25-21 25-22  
*10/14 Chicago Heights (Marian) L 17-25 22-25  
*10/15 Flossmoor (Homewood-F.) L 21-25 15-25  
*10/15 Plainfield (Central) L 18-25 24-26  
10/17 Aurora (Central Catholic) W 25-21 20-25 25-14
10/19 Aurora (Rosary) L 13-25 25-14 21-25
Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) Regional
*10/26 Chicago (CICS/Longwood) W 25-0 25-4  
*10/27 Chicago (Agricultural Science) W 25-8 25-14  
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian) Sectional
*11/1 Chicago (Gordon Tech) W 25-20 25-22  
*11/3 Chicago (Noble Street Charter) W 25-11 25-8  
Lisle (Sr.) Super-Sectional
*11/5 Elmhurst (Timothy Christian) W 21-25 25-14 25-21

Head Coach James Garcia

  
Year W-L-T
Palos Heights (Chicago Christian)
2008 31-6
2009 28-11 (2nd)
2010 30-11 (1st)
2011 22-18
4 yrs. 111-46

Tournament History

2007-2A           0-2 (35-5)     4th  Leah Bruskewitz
L  16-25, 14-25         Hampshire
L  14-25, 11-25         Maroa (M.-Forsyth)
2009-2A           2-0 (28-11)    2nd  James Garcia
W  25-27, 25-13, 25-16  Harvard
L  19-25, 26-24, 17-25  Freeburg
2010-2A           2-0 (30-11)    1st  James Garcia
W  25-17, 18-25, 25-20  Decatur (St. Teresa)
W  21-25, 25-14, 25-22  Breese (Central)