HOME OF THE 2009 16-OPEN USA VOLLEYBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!! 

P    ERSEVERANCE: Big ideas happen when you commit to excellence, are dedicated to detail and determined to never give up.
O   UTLAST: The struggle of competition will test your abilities and help you maximize your potential.
W   ILLPOWER: You can choose to become the best if you are willing to put forth the time and effort others are not.
E    FFORT: The inner drive to outwork your rivals will free you from the momentum of mediocrity.
R    EALIZE: Your fate is determined by your vision of the future...expect the best.

TO LEARN ALL ABOUT KC POWER VOLLEYBALL CLUB - CLICK ON THE HANDOUT BELOW

Contact us at: kcpowervb@yahoo.com

Shelby Workman - Sophomore - Bishop Miege - Power 17 - Kansas Class 5A All State Tournament Team, 1st Team All-EKL League

Grace Whitley - Junior - Bishop Miege - Power 17 - Kansas Class 5A All State Tournament Team, 1st Team All-EKL League, National Honor Society Inductee

Lauren Ford - Junior - St. Thomas Aquinas - Power 17 - Kansas Class 5A All State Tournament Team, 2nd Team ALL - EKL League

Hanna Forst - Junior - St. James - Power 17 - Kansas Class 4A All State Tournament Team

Lillian Schonewise - Junior - Lawrence High - Power 17 - Kansas Class 6A All State Tournament Team, 1st Team All Sunflower League

Lori Angello - Sophomore - Lansing High - Power 16 - Kansas Class 5A All State Tournament Team, 1st Team All - KVL League

KC Power will host an open gym for 17U age group only on 11/8/2009 3:30-5:00 - Bishop Miege High School - $2.00 fee.  

Tryout for Power 17U have been updated to reflect 1 opening for the 2010 season.  Any questions please contact us at kcpowervb@yahoo.com

KC Power will host the following teams for the 2009-2010 Season:

12-1, 13-1, 13-2, 14-1, 16-1 & 17-1.  

TRYOUTS:

Age: 11/12U - 10 Openings

11/7/2009 - 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Bishop Miege High School

***Age:  13U (13-2 Team) - 10 Openings***

11/7/2009 - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Bishop Miege High School

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Age: 13-1 & 14-1U - 0 openings on both teams

11/8/2009 - 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Bishop Miege High School

Age: 16 - 0 openings

11/14/2009 - 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Location TBD

**Age:  17 - 1 Opening**

11/14/2009 - 2:00-4:00 P.M.

Location TBD 

Coach Gwenn Pike's 2009 Bishop Miege Stags repeat and win the Kansas Class 5-A State Championship by defeating the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints 25-11 & 29-27.  Congratulations to Coach Gwenn Pike and the 2009 Lady Stags!!! 

 A special congratulations to KC Power Players Shelby Workman, Grace Whitley, Liz Powell and Leslie Starks who are players on the 2009 Bishop Miege Stags  State Championship Team.

HOA has developed a new registration system for this season.  All individuals that will participate in a tryout must register themselves through the HAI Online system.  Instructions are as follows:

This is the link to register:

 http://hai.hoavb.org/pbl/H2_PINDVfind.php

Individual Registration for all Junior Players
- - - updated 2009-10-20 10:38
The online registration part for junior players is now available. Go under “Hot Topics” and select “Manage Indv Info” or CLICK HERE. Everybody using this for the first time, select “Add New Indv Info” and enter your registration information (there is no data from last year that the system can find). Once you have entered your info, click “Add”. Now you will be able to print of your “Tryout Insurance Form” (sign and take a copy to all tryouts you attend) and the “Individual Registration Form” (sign and submit to the club you are going to play for).

CONGRATULATIONS to Coach Pike Pike who reached two extraordinary milestones this season.  On 10/15/2009 Coach Pike was recognized for her 30th year as the Head Volleyball Coach at Bishop Miege High School.  On 10/17/2009, Coach Pike reached a huge milestone in realizing her 1000th career match win.  Coach Pike holds the record for the most wins of any coach in the state of Kansas and is the one Coach in the 900+ win category.

Congratulations Coach Pike!!

CONGRATULATIONS KC POWER 16-1 ....

2009 USA VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR OLYMPIC 16 OPEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!

KC Power 16-1 finished the national tournament with a 9-0 match record and defeated TCA in the final championship match.  KC Power is the first Kansas City & HOA Region team to win an Open National Championship!  Congratulations to Coaches Mike & Danielle Stowell and Director - Coach Gwenn Pike on this tremendous and exciting accomplishment.

Congratulations to Liz Powell & Shelby Workman who were named to the 2009 National All Tournament Team and special congratulations to GRACE WHITLEY who was selected as the 2009 National MVP. 

Way to go POWER!!

CLICK ON PHOTO TO VIEW FINAL RESULTS ...CLICK ON HEADING TO GO TO USAVOLLEYBALL.ORG FOR FINAL PHOTOS.

Prepvolleyball.com has selected the KC Power 16-1 team as the #1 team in the nation.  Congratulations once again KC Power 16-1.  Your hard work, teamwork and dedication have definitely paid off.  Keep up the good work.

Click on the handout to view the entire rankings.

KC Power Volleyball will offer Private and Semi Private Lessons.  Contact Krista Newman for more information at: 816-729-7024 or by email at kristannewman@yahoo.com

Congratulations to Jessica Eley & Lindsey Sauls (Power 17) who have been selected to the 2009-10 Under Armour Girls' High School All-America Volleyball watch list for the State of Kansas. LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 10, 2009) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) is pleased to announce the Under Armour Girls' High School All-America volleyball athlete Watch List for the 2009-10 season. This year's watch list includes 383 players from 37 states and serves as the starting point for the Under Armour All-America selection process. In November, the AVCA will name 48 student-athletes as an Under Armour All-American, with 24 players being selected to both a First-Team and Second-Team. Each of the 24 players on the First-Team will be invited to play in the Under Armour All-America Volleyball Match & Skills Competition. The event will be held at the St. Pete Times Forum, December 20 in Tampa, Fla., in conjunction with the 2009 AVCA Annual Convention.

Kansas Jessica Eley 5'11" MB Bishop Miege Shawnee Mission KS KC Power

Lindsey Sauls 5’10 OH Shawnee Mission E Prairie Village KS MAVS

 For more information on the Under Armour Girls' High School All-America volleyball awards program, please visit http://www.avca.org/awards/divisional-/high-school/.

USA VOLLEYBALL announces the 2009 All Tournament Teams.  Click on the heading to be directed to www.usavolleyball.org.

Congratulations to 16 open MVP - Grace Whitley and All Tournament Team members - Liz Powell and Shelby Workman

VB Stuff Magazine has featured and recognized KC POWER 16-1 as one of the teams to watch at the 2009 J.O. National Championships in Miami, FL.  See the attachment below

Lindsay Sauls - Appalachian State University

Tashayla Person - University of Sioux Falls

Beth Rogers - University of Central Arkansas 

2011: Hanna Forst - University of South Carolina

Lillian Schonewise - University of California-Berkley

Congratulations to KC Power 16-1, TAYLOR MIGLIAZZO, who was selected by Prepvolleyball.com as one of the top "Defensive Dandies" for 2009. 

http://prepvolleyball.com/content/view/2191/384/

Taylor Migliazzo, Fr., St. Teresa’s (Kansas City MO) – Here’s what KC Power coach Mike Stowell had to say about the libero who has led Power to the top of the 16s national rankings: “Taylor is the driving force behind our offense with her impeccable serve receive skills.  She wants to pass every serve that comes over the net and leads the charge of running a balanced and temp driven offense.  She passes incredibly well off line and when using her hands.  Defensively, she frustrates opposing teams by consistently digging the extremely hard driven swings and then will follow that up by chasing down the most elusive of short tips.  She is disciplined enough to hold her base when she's supposed to and makes difficult plays look effortless.  Her hitters can swing away and know that she is always there to cover every swing.  She is just as tough mentally and has a calming effect on her teammates.”

Top High School Sophomores: 

HIGHEST HONORABLE MENTION (50)

Hanna Forst, 5-10 MB, St. James Academy (Lenexa KS) – Forst used her agility, mobility and jumping ability to dominate the net for the Thunder, one of the nation’s top teams. She finished 2008 with 219 kills, which ranked third on the team; and 81 solo blocks, which placed her second. Forst also set a school record for hitting percentage at .510. She was named to the state tournament team and was a Second Team All State selection in Class 4A.

Grace Whitley, 6-0 MB, St. Teresa’s Academy (Kansas City MO) -- Whitley was a force in the middle and back row for the Stars in 2008.  She led the team in kills, blocks and service aces before her ankle injury sidelined her until the end of the year.  She averaged 3.5 kills per game and 1.2 blocks per game and played her best against the Stars’ fiercest rivals. 

Michaela Boehm, 5-9 MB, Archbishop O’Hara (Kansas City MO) – Named First Team All State despite missing significant time due to injury, Boehm still managed 280 kills and 72 blocks in 2008 and was on the floor when O’Hara won its second consecutive Missouri Class 3 title. Boehm also was Honorable Mention All-Metro. 

Top High School Freshman:

THE FROSH 59!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shelby Workman, 6-0 RS/S, Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kansas) – Workman took over the right side for graduated Gatorade Kansas Player of the Year Kathleen Ludwig and played like a Ludwig clone, leading the Stags to the 5A title in 2008. She finished the year with 315 kills, 100 more than anyone else on the team, while adding 81 blocks, 156 digs and strong serve-receive passing to the cause. She was First Team All State 5A, the only freshman so recognized, and a member of the all state tournament team.

KC POWER would like to congratulate the following KC Power Players for much deserved awards and recognition on their high school volleyball seasons.  Updates will be added as they become available.  CONGRATS!!

MISSOURI:

Michala Boehm (Sophomore) P-16 - O'Hara - Class 3 All State 1st Team, All-Region 2nd Team, All District 1st Team, Honorable Mention - All KC Metro & 2008 Class 3 State Champions!!

Liz Powell (Sophomore) P-16 - St. Teresa's - Class 4 All-District 2nd Team

http://www.moprepvb.org/welcome_to_the_missouri_high_school_volleyball_coaches_association_004.htm

KANSAS:

Hanna Forst (Sophomore) P-16 - St. James Academy - Class 4A 2ND TEAM ALL STATE, All State Tournament Team, Honorable Mention 2008 All Star Johnson County Volleyball Team & 2008 Class 4A State Champions

Shelby Workman (Freshman) P-16 - Bishop Miege - Class 5A 1ST TEAM ALL STATE, All State Tournament Team, All-EKL 2nd Team, Honorable Mention - KC All Metro, 2nd Team All Star Johnson County Volleyball Team, 2nd Team All-Sun Volleyball Team & 2008 Class 5A State Champions!!! 2008 Top 5 Finalist for Prep Volleyball - National Freshman of the Year.

Jessica Eley (Junior) P-17 - Bishop Miege - All-EKL Honorable Mention, All-Sun Volleyball Team - Honorable Mention & 2008 Class 5A State Champions

Beth Rogers (Junior) P- 17 - Blue Valley - All-EKL Honorable Mention

Allison Jenicke (Junior) P-17 - Bishop Ward - AKL - 1st Team

Lindsey Sauls - (Junior) P-17 - Shawnee Mission East - All SFL 1st Team, Honorable Mention 2008 All Star Johnson County Volleyball Team, 1st Team All-Sun Volleyball Team

http://www.kansasvolleyballassociation.org/

OTHER AWARDS & RECOGNITION:

Gabby Loxterman P-17 - Bishop Miege - National Honor Society Inductee and Selected to the Nordstroms Fashion Board.  Congratulations Gabby!!

Lauren Longbine - P-16 - Emporia High - National Honor Society Inductee.  Congratulations Lauren.

CONGRATULATIONS to Shelby Workman - Power 16-1 who was selected as one of the top 5 of the 15 finalists for 2008 National Freshman of the Year.  Way to go Shelby!  Keep up the good work!!

Visit the link or handout below to read about the 15 finalists.

 http://prepvolleyball.com/content/view/2077/384/

Congratulations to Coach Pike on her 2008 Class 5-A Kansas Volleyball Coach of the Year award!!!! 

Coach Pike was also selected as the Johnson County Sun Coach of the Year for 2008.  Congratulations Coach Pike.

Congratulations to the following KC Power 16-1 players who were named to the 2008 Kansas State High School All Tournament & All State Teams.

 HANNAH FORST - SOPHOMORE - ST. JAMES ACADEMY - CLASS 4A - 2nd Team

SHELBY WORKMAN - FRESHMAN - BISHOP MIEGE - CLASS 5A - 1st Team

Congratulations as well to former KC Power Players - Kate Van Dyke (Bishop Miege), Brooke Jansen and Kelly Kolich (St. James Academy)

Sun Publications named Shelby Workman Athlete of the Week on October 21st.  Congratulations Shelby!

http://www.sunpublications.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=24:sports&id=500:athlete-of-the-week&Itemid=28

Katie Martincich - University of Kansas - NCAA DI

Jacqueline Williams - University of Central Missouri - NCAA DII

Molly Smith - Washburn University - NCAA DII

Sarah Sliva - University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee - NCAA DI

Catilin Vorbeck - Jacksonville State University - NCAA DI

Jennifer Williams - Jacksonville State University - NCAA DI

Liz Cook - University of Missouri/St. Louis - NCAA DI

Michelle Jantsch - Ohio University - NCAA DI 

Rachel Bishop - Rockhurst University - NCAA DII

Allie Huffman - University of Central MO - NCAA DII

Jennifer Kolarik - Washburn University - NCAA DII

Kathleen Ludwig - Kansas State University - NCAA DI

Lisa Moore - University of Central MO - NCAA DII

Kasey Sauls - Appalachian State University - NCAA DI

Kelsey Knoche - University of Missouri, Kansas City - NCAA DI

Katie O'Connor - Johnson County Community College

Hannah Smart - Graceland University

Jackie Church - Wichita State University - NCAA DI

Congratulations to KC Power & Bishop Miege's very own KATIE MARTINCICH who has been awarded the 2008 BIG 12 Sportsperson of the Year Award.  We are so proud of you Katie. 

See the full article at :  http://www.big12sports.com/genrel/052808aaa.html