Varsity Volleyball Wins Wantagh Invitational

Article by Phoenix writer Olivia Rinaldi ’23: On Saturday, September 10, the extraordinary Girls Varsity Volleyball team took home the championship trophy from the Wantagh Invitational tournament. The team was led by senior captains Ashley Dellolio, Alexandra Eakin, Jamie Judge and Chloé Rachello. The lady firebirds fought hard and dominated their opponents, working their way…

Newsday: Kellenberg gets its girls volleyball title this time, and aims for another one

By Newsday’s Gene Morris: The joy of senior night had quickly turned to disappointment. On the same night the Kellenberg girls volleyball team recognized its seniors last spring, it also learned that multiple team members had contracted COVID-19, ending their season and playoff run before it could begin. They entered this fall season hoping to…

Girls Varsity Volleyball Meets with Sports Psychologist Dr. Larry Widman

On Tuesday, October 26th, the varsity volleyball team conducted a very special “practice” of sorts, spending an incredible training hour in a zoom call with Dr. Larry Widman, author of the sports psychology book, Max Out Mindset.  Generously responding to Coach von’s email thanking him for the many ideas the team had adopted throughout the course of…

Newsday: Maggie Caffrey lifts Kellenberg to CHSAA girls volleyball title

By Newsday’s Kenny DeJohn: Kellenberg girls volleyball coach Cathy von Schoenermarck maintains her signature positive, reassuring attitude even during trying times. After her Firebirds stormed out to a two-set lead but dropped the third set to St. Anthony’s (the undefeated top seed) in Tuesday night’s CHSAA league championship match at Molloy College, she went back…