Garfield Volleydogs

SEATTLE PRINCIPALS DELAY CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT VOTE June 1, 2007
After admitting that the issue is "more complicated than we realized," the Seattle School District's ten high school principals postponed a vote about whether the four largest Seattle high schools should be pulled out of the highly-competitive KingCo conference and placed into the smaller-school Metro conference. SEE FULL REPORT
SEATTLE PRINCIPALS OK PAY-TO-PLAY -Craig Smith, Seattle Times May 16, 2007
Principals of Seattle's public high schools have approved the concept of paying to play for interscholastic sports participation beginning in the fall. The proposal going before finance committee of the school board May 24 calls for a $50 fee for one sport and $75 for two or three sports. If approved, the proposal would move before the full school board in June. [MORE ...]
TESSA KOUTSKY, GARFIELD, IS SEATTLE TIMES STAR OF WEEK -Staff, Seattle Times October 24, 2006
Koutsky, a 5-foot-4 senior libero, amassed an impressive 55 digs to help lead the Bulldogs to a 3-2 victory over Juanita in a KingCo 4A match. It was the third straight conference win for Garfield. Koutsky, a team captain, came up with 108 digs during that span.
GARFIELD SPIKERS HOLD OFF BALLARD -Casey McNerthney, Seattle Post-Intelligencer November 2, 2005
Didn't matter that Garfield defeated Ballard 3-0 in their regular-season volleyball match, Garfield senior Molly Swenson said. And even though Garfield had won six of its last seven matches, she expected this one to be more difficult. Swenson heard the Beavers had a "Beat Garfield" sign posted in their locker room for weeks during the regular season. "So we knew it was going to be a battle," she said. It was at times, but the Bulldogs prevailed again 3-1 Tuesday in the first round of the KingCo 4A district tournament. [MORE ...]
EVOLVING FORCE: TIMID TICESON TURNS INTO TERRIFIC HITTER -Casey McNerthney, Seattle Post-Intelligencer September 14, 2005
Chelle Ticeson's first day at Garfield High School had the kind of "Wonder Years" moments that freshman dread. Hallways seemed like a haunted house. No one knew her name. She didn't talk to people, other than the upperclassmen who told her all freshman get blindfolded and dropped off deep in the country. She didn't expect to play volleyball. But at a student orientation, Garfield assistant coach Jack Hamann turned her on to the sport. Now, Ticeson, an all-conference middle blocker, is one of the state's best, Hamann said. [MORE ...]
LILLIE COHN, GARFIELD, IS SEATTLE TIMES STAR OF WEEK -Staff, Seattle Times October 19, 2004
Cohn, a senior co-captain, put together some impressive numbers as the Bulldogs won six matches in six days. [MORE ...]
GARFIELD AVENGES LOSS TO REDMOND -Staff, Seattle Times September 24, 2004
Garfield avenged its only KingCo 4A loss from last season, winning at Redmond 25-20, 25-14, 25-14. Since the Seattle schools joined KingCo 4A, it marked the first time Redmond lost a conference match to a city team. [MORE ...]
GARFIELD PICKED FOR KINGCO 4A; LILLIE COHN A PLAYER TO WATCH -J. R. Rardon, Seattle Times September 7, 2004
Fresh off its first Class 4A state-tournament appearance, the Bulldogs take aim at a KingCo title behind senior first-team returner Outside hitter Lillie Cohn and promising 6-foot junior middle blocker Chelle Ticeson. [MORE ...]
STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT MOVED ONE WEEK EARLIER -Molly Yanity, Seattle Post-Intelligencer February 7, 2004
The 2004 state 3A and 4A volleyball championships will be bumped up a week to Nov. 5-6 to keep the two-day event at the Everett Events Center . . . "We are very pleased to be playing on the west side of the state and were very impressed with most of the facility itself," said Garfield assistant coach Jack Hamann. [MORE ...]
CATCHING UP WITH ... LAURA WASHINGTON -Mike McLaughlin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer December 18, 2003
Washington, of Christian Brothers University in Memphis, Tenn., was named freshman of the year in the West Division of the Gulf Coast South Conference. She was fifth in the conference in blocks and sixth in attack percentage, and was also named to the GCS West second team, the only freshman on the first two teams. As a senior at Garfield (class of 2003), she was named 4A KingCo volleyball MVP. [MORE ...]
CAPTIVATED: THE VOLLEYDOGS TOUCHED OUR HEARTS IN A HISTORIC WAY -Benton Strong, Garfield Messenger December 5, 2003
America loves a Cinderella story. Garfield loves a winner. And this year, a school fell in love with a Cinderella story that took it on a roller-coaster ride into the record books. [MORE ...]
LAURA WASHINGTON NAMED GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE WEST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR -Christian Brothers University December 1, 2003
Birmingham, Ala. — Freshman blocker Laura Washington (Seattle, Washington) has been named the Gulf South Conference West Division Volleyball Freshman of the Year as announced by the league office in Birmingham. Washington was fifth in the conference in blocks (1.09 bpg) and sixth in attack percentage with a .331 average. She was second on the team in kills per game knocking home 3.26 per contest. [MORE ...]
GARFIELD MAKES ITS FIRST STATE APPEARANCE -Sandy Ringer, Seattle Times November 15, 2003
Garfield, making its first state appearance, had a short stay, losing to Spanaway Lake and Eisenhower. The young Bulldogs, with just one senior in the lineup, didn't win a game, but made their presence felt. They lost the final game to Spanaway Lake 25-23 and dropped a marathon opener to Eisenhower of Yakima, 37-35. [MORE ...]
GARFIELD ECSTATIC ABOUT PLAY IN STATE TOURNAMENT -Mike McLaughlin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer November 15, 2003
Redmond and Garfield had short trips to state, both losing twice. Redmond lost to No. 4 Heritage 24-26, 25-19, 25-19, 25-17, and then to Kamiakin in three games in a loser-out match. Garfield, the first Seattle school to qualify for the 4A tournament, was swept by No. 2 Spanaway Lake 25-6, 25-15, 25-23. [MORE ...]
4A KINGCO READY TO SOAK IT UP -Bill Woten, King County Journal November 14, 2003
Under the direction of coach Leslie Hamann, the Bulldogs (19-9) have experienced a rapid turnaround. Garfield's league records in four years with Hamann: 0-13, 2-11, 6-4, 9-1. Those nine victories this season earned the Bulldogs a share of first place, but Garfield was even better at last Saturday's conference tournament. The Bulldogs advanced to state by winning three loser-out matches, including a five-game marathon over Woodinville in which they fought off six match points. [MORE ...]
VOLLEYDOGS TO BARK AT STATE: 'DOGS CLINCH FIRST STATE PLAYOFF BERTH AFTER HISTORIC SEASON -Benton Strong, Garfield Messenger November 14, 2003
Six match points against them, five matches in the SeaKing district playoffs, four trips to Redmond, three matches in one day, two in the tournament against Ballard and one spot left for a KingCo team to head to the state playoffs. No pressure. [MORE ...]
GARFIELD IS THE FEEL-GOOD STORY OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT -Mike McLaughlin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer November 13, 2003
Unranked Garfield is the feel-good story of the tournament. The Bulldogs are the first Seattle school to qualify for the 4A tournament, and they made it the hard way, playing 12 games in a 10-hour period. Garfield had to win loser-out matches against Bothell, Ballard and Woodinville on Saturday to qualify, and did so dramatically. [MORE ...]
REDMOND WEARS 4A KINGCO VOLLEYBALL CROWN -Bill Woten, King County Journal November 9 2003
Garfield staved off six match points, five via kills from standout Lillie Cohn, to give the Seattle schools their first state volleyball berth since 4A Kingco formed in 1997. The Bulldogs (19-9) won three loser-out matches Saturday, including a 25-23, 25-21, 23-25, 20-25, 23-21 win over Woodinville to earn the league's No. 2 berth to state. [MORE ...]
LIBERO LETS PASSERS PROSPER: NEW VOLLEYBALL POSITION A BOON TO THE VERTICALLY CHALLENGED -Robert Crow, Seattle Post-Intelligencer October 30, 2003
As Garfield's volleyball team takes to the court, coach Leslie Hamann points out Amanda Jamieson, one of the team's best players. It takes a second look to realize which one Jamieson is. Even then, amidst the sea of girls approaching 6 feet tall, it's hard to believe the junior is a key part of a team that has had the best season in Garfield history. [MORE...]
PREP STARS OF THE WEEK: GARFIELD VOLLEYBALL TEAM -Staff, Seattle Times October 7, 2003
The Bulldogs, coached by Leslie Hamann, snapped Bothell's 33-match KingCo 4A Conference winning streak with their 3-1 victory at Bothell. It was Bothell's first league loss since 2000. [MORE ...]
GARFIELD GIRLS SHOW BOTHELL A THING OR TWO -Robert Crow, Seattle Post-Intelligencer October 3, 2003
For the first time in three years, Bothell volleyball fans need to look under the loss column in the conference standings. Wednesday night, Garfield defeated the Cougars 17-25, 28-26, 25-15, 25-23 at Bothell, snapping the Cougars' 33-game KingCo winning streak. The loss was the Cougars' first in the league since a 2000 loss to Woodinville. [MORE ...]
GARFIELD HANDS BOTHELL FIRST LEAGUE LOSS IN 3 YEARS -Staff, Seattle Times October 2, 2003
BOTHELL — It was only a midseason match, but Garfield's victory over Bothell last night was anything but ordinary. The Bulldogs won 17-25, 28-26, 25-15, 25-23, ending the Cougars' 33-match KingCo 4A Conference winning streak. Bothell last lost a conference match in the fall of 2000. [MORE ...]
GARFIELD ENDS BOTHELL STREAK -Bill Woten, King County Journal October 2, 2003
The victory was Garfield's most notable since joining the conference in 1997, and another big step in the turnaround under coach Leslie Hamann, who is in her fourth year with the Bulldogs. ``I always said that our key was to start playing defense like Bothell does,'' Hamann said. ``It's the team you look up to. You just can't put a ball away against them. Tonight, we matched them defense for defense.'' [MORE ...]