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Lady Trojan Volleyball Banquet
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
6:30 pm
Trojan House
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The Lady Trojans finished their season with an
epic battle against Northview. A great match
was played by all and Congratulations
should go out to all those who played,
supported, and cheered our wonderful team.
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Congratulations to the Varsity on advancing to the
State-Semi-finals with its State Sectional Victory on Saturday.
Lassiter defeated Union Grove, Norcross, and Kennesaw Mountain
on its way to the next round. The Lady Trojans will now
take on Northview at 5 pm on Thursday, Oct. 30th at Kell High School.
Please come out and show your support
for the Lady Trojans. Way to go girls!
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Congratulations to the Varsity on their Runner-up Finish
in the Area Tournament. The Lady Trojans will be in action
Saturday, Oct. 25th @ Chattahoochee HS
at Noon against Union Grove
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Congratulations to the JV Team for their 2nd place showing
in the Cobb County JV Tournament.
The team defeated Pebblebrook, Kell, North Cobb,
Harrison and Kennesaw Mountain.
The team took its only losses to Pope in this tournament.
Congratulations Girls on a Great Season.
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Congratulations to the JV team for their Runner-up Finish
in the St. Pius X JV Invitational
The team defeated St. Pius X, Athens Academy, Columbus,
Woodward Academy, and Harrison before falling to a strong Marist team.
Congratulations on a great day!
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Cobb County Tournament Bracket
Saturday, Sept. 27th @ 10:00 am
Kell High School
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From the Headlines
Lady Trojans drawing national attention
The Lassiter volleyball team is now getting national recognition. The Lady Trojans cracked the top 50 in PrepVolleyball.com's "Top 100 High School Rankings" at No. 49 after starting the 2008 campaign with a perfect 19-0 record. Lassiter, also ranked No. 1 in Class AAAAA, had a close call against Etowah last Tuesday when it dropped its first game of the season before squeaking out a 24-26, 25-14, 31-29 victory. With that aside, the Lady Trojans won their other matches convincingly, including victories over No. 2-ranked Pope and Marist, AAAA's top-ranked team.
Marietta
Daily Journal (GA)
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Lassiter Lady Trojans earn National Ranking of 49 from PrepVolleyball.com
Read about it in the following link: Lady Trojans #49 in the Nation
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The Lady Trojans are profiled in the Marietta Daily Journal.
Follow the link to read all about the state's top ranked team.
Lassiter Lady Trojans in the MDJ
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Katy McCollister Named MDJ Player of the Week
Lassiter outside hitter Katy McCollister led the way last Thursday in big wins over two previously undefeated teams in Pope and Marist last week.
McCollister had a combined 13 kills and 13 digs and three aces in the two matches. For the season, she has 45 kills, 10 aces, 52
digs and a .350 hitting percentage.
Class: Junior
Position: Outside hitter
Height: 5-5
Age: 16
Strengths: She's a smart player, which makes up for lack of size and is good at hitting the ball at the right spots when on the
offensive.
She's working on: Making better passes and getting ball to setter.
Favorite sports team: University of Georgia
Favorite subject: Spanish
Favorite band/singer: Lil Wayne
Favorite movie: A Walk to Remember
Favorite food: Buffalo wings
Pro athlete she wants to meet and why: Misty May-Treanor because of her love for beach volleyball.
Published: 09/03/2008
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Lassiter is located just 3 miles from Pope and Walton
and could surprise everyone in AAAAA. They have 6’5” MB
Taylor Montgomery, who will provide strong senior leadership
for the Trojans. Her big block forces teams to change their
attack, and her arm swing has improved so much that she is
unstoppable at times. 6’3” sophomore Chrissy Ricketts
anchors the other middle position, and she is going to make
other teams say, “Where’d that girl come from?” way more
often than they want to. Defensive Specialist Melissa
Woodall controls the back line and her phenomenal ball
control will help this team pull off some big wins. Emily
Weissert returns as starting setter, and is one of the best
in Cobb County. Hannah Reinke, Erin Maxwell and Katie
McCollister are a bit on the small side for front row
players, but they’re just following in the footsteps of
Lassiter alum Hannah Lawing (now at South Carolina), who
proved that smaller players can still dominate as hitters.
Add in freshman sensation Rebecca Arndt on the right side,
and this team looks awfully balanced. Look for Lassiter to
score some big upsets this season, and if-and-when they find
their groove, they may find themselves in the final four…
and then who knows?
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Cobb County
> 1. Lassiter: One of the few undefeated teams in Class AAAAA, Lassiter had head-turning victories against Pope and Marist on the same day last week. The Trojans haven’t lost a game this season. They demolished Pope, 25-13, 25-15.
By Chris Whitfield The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday, September 03, 2008
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