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10/25/07 Update: The Varsity volleyball team won the district championship!

We will be hosting the first round of the regional tournament on Wednesday October 31st . The time will be 7:00 p.m. Tickets cost $5. We have to charge because it is a FHSAA requirement. We will be selling tickets Monday morning at the athletic office. Get your Mustang Maniac shirts from the Mustang Avenue Store and join us for the ride!

10/24/07: Northside beat Shorecrest last night in the District Semi-Finals 3-0 (with scores of 25-15, 25-21, 25-21).
 
Northside will play Keswick on Thursday at 7pm for the District Championship.  We could really use some fan support for this match!!!! Northside was lead by Callie Hasko with 10 kills, 13 digs and 1 ace.  Kayla Walton had 8 kills, 7 digs and 5 aces.  Kayla Turner had 22 assists and 2 aces. We've also input our stats into Maxpreps.com and Kayla Walton is ranked #10 in the state with 277 kills, followed by Callie Hasko at #42 with 200 kills after last night's match. Kayla Turner is ranked #8 in assists.  Kayla W is also ranked #46 in blocks in the state.  Callie is #91 in digs.

10/12/07 - Scores from the Canterbury Cougar Shootout:

• Northside over Canterbury/Ft Myers 25-21, 9-25, 15-9
• Northside over Maclay 25-22, 25-20 (Note that Maclay was ranked #8 in the state by MaxPreps!!!!)

10/02/07 - We beat Shorecrest on Monday night 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-14) and Keswick tonight 3-0 (25-18, 25-11, 25-15).  Northside has now posted a 14-4 overall record and has finished their District play at 6-0.  Our only losses have come at the hands of Etowah, GA (#18 in Georgia), Lake Brantley (#19) and twice to Indian Rocks (#12) based on the MaxPreps state rankings.

09/21/07 - The Varsity team took their overall season record to 12-3 and 4-0 in the District with a 3 game sweep of St Stephens last night with scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-16. This win clinches a #1 seed when the team heads into the District playoffs on October 23rd. We were led by Sophomore Setter - Kayla Turner with 23 assists, Sophomore Middle Hitter - Kayla Walton with 10 kills, 2 blocks and 2 aces, Junior Right Side - Callie Hasko with 7 kills, 13 digs and 2 aces and Freshman Middle Hitter - Jennica Mullins with 7 kills and 1 ace.

We defeated Shorecrest Prep on Monday (9/17) 3-1 with scores of 21-25, 25-15, 25-18 and 25-18.  The team was led by Sophomore Middle Hitter Kayla Walton with 18 kills, 4  blocks and 6 aces.  Major contributions were also made by Sophomore Setter Kayla Turner who recorded 31 assists and 4 aces and Junior Right Side Callie Hasko with 6 kills and 3 aces.

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Volleyball: Size aids Northside's win
By BRANDON WRIGHT
Published October 26, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A question always up for debate is: Does size really matter? Thursday, it certainly did. Northside Christian used its marked size advantage, defeating Keswick Christian 25-15, 25-20, 25-15 in a tidy 59 minutes to win the district title for the first time since 2002.

"Our size makes a big difference," Northside coach Holly Filer said. "We don't run into too many teams that can match up with us in the middle."

Featuring a pair of 6-foot-plus middle hitters (Kayla Walton and Jennica Mullins), Northside dominated at the net all night. Walton finished with 12 kills and five blocks, while Mullins had eight kills.

"This is such an amazing feeling," Walton said. "But I couldn't have done anything without great setting and great passing from my teammates."

Walton's dominance was best demonstrated in Game 2. Trailing 5-1, Walton hammered three straight balls through the middle of Keswick's defense. Callie Hasko (eight kills) then served a pair of aces, followed by another Walton spike. When the runended, the Mustangs led 10-5.

"We've been looking forward to this all season," Hasko said. "I love my school and the fact our fans all showed up tonight to support us. It's indescribable."

(Read the full St. Petersburg Times article here.)

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Volleyball: Time to dig deep
By Brandon Wright
Published October 22, 2007

Coach Holly Filer's introduction to Northside Christian volleyball in 2002 couldn't have been better. The Mustangs won the district title and reached the region final in their coach's first year. Since then?

"We've had a pretty rough stretch," Filer said.

This season, however, has been anything but "rough." Filer has guided the Mustangs to a 19-5 record and perfect 6-0 district mark. And Northside will look to add another district championship to the trophy case when the Class 2A, District 11 tourney opens Tuesday at Shorecrest.

"Honestly, I think we have a more well-rounded team than (2002)," Filer said. "We run a faster offense at a faster pace. And we have more firepower."

The Mustangs are green - there are no seniors in a starting lineup that features four sophomores - but Filer is not shy about her team's chances.

"Yes, you can tell how excited I am about this team," she said. "We're young, but I'm stressing to the girls not to look forward to next year. Our challenge is to make it happen this year."

Filer said it was during the summer at the University of Tampa when the team began to take shape. Northside beat rival Indian Rocks Christian and Tampa Prep in a one-game format, and Filer said the experience was invaluable.

 "Even though it wasn't a full match, they saw that they can do it," she said. "I saw it in them. The girls came together, and I draw a lot of my energy from them."

(Read the full St. Petersburg Times article here.)

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Volleyball: Canterbury wins again
By BRANDON WRIGHT
Published September 14, 2007

Keswick Christian, Northside Christian, Shorecrest and Indian Rocks Christian went 2-0 in pool play on the tournament's first day. The 16-team tournament continues today with more pool play before wrapping up Saturday with the final at 5:45.

(Read the full St. Petersburg Times article here.)

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Northside Christian wins home opener
By BRANDON WRIGHT, Times Staff Writer
Published September 6, 2007

Northside Christian earned its first district win of the year, defeating visiting St. Stephens 25-13, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-15 in the Mustangs' home opener. Mustangs coach Holly Philer said the turning point of the match came in Game 3 with St. Stephens ahead 11-2. Lauryn Tarvin took serve and the Mustangs (6-2, 1-0) ripped off 10 straight points to take the lead. Kayla Walton (17) and Jennica Mullins (13) combined for 30 kills for Northside Christian.

(Read the full St. Petersburg Times article here.)

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Keswick Invitational Tournament:

Sunday 09-16-07: The Varsity team took 2nd in the Gold Division at this weekend's Keswick Invitational. We lost in the finals to Indian Rocks (14-25, 17-25). Earlier in the day, we beat Keswick Christian in the Gold semi-finals (25-14, 25-18). Kayla Walton and Callie Hasko were named to the All Tournament Team.

Friday 09-14-07: Northside beats Boca Raton Christian 25-8, 25-15. We are going into the Gold Division for tomorrow's playoffs. We will play Keswick at 3:15pm and then either the winner or loser of the Indian Rocks vs Lake Worth match at 5:45pm.

Thursday 09-13-07: Northside won two matches at the Keswick Invitational Tournament. The Mustangs beat Calvary Christian with scores of 25-19,and 25-19 in the 4pm match-up, followed by another win against Largo High School with scores of 25-8, 19-25, 15-7.

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KSA Tournament Standings:

We won the Bronze Division, finishing 9th overall, with a record of 5-2.

• Lake Brantley/FL beat NCS (3-0) with scores of 25-18, 25-20 and 25-16
• Etowah/GA beat NCS (3-1) with scores of 25-10, 28-30, 25-17 and 25-21
• NCS beat Trinity Christian/FL (3-0) with scores of 25-19, 25-18 and 25-11
• NCS beat Ft Edwards/NY (3-0) with scores of 25-3, 25-12 and 25-9
• NCS beat Poteet/TX (3-0) with scores of 25-21, 25-20 and 25-18
• NCS beat Raton/NM (3-0) by forfeit with scores of 25-0, 25-0, 25-0
• NCS beat Baldwin/PA (3-0) with scores of 25-19, 27-25 and 25-23

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2007 Team Roster

Game Schedule

Team Stats:

• District Semi-Final Stats - download pdf format
• Keswick 10-02-07 - download pdf format
• St. Stephens 09-05-07 - download pdf format
• Keswick 09-08-07 - download pdf format
• St. Stephens 09-21-07 - download pdf format