The Mercy Volleyball Marlins truly great 2009 season finally crashed to an end with a disappointing 13-25, 22-25, 23-25 loss to #1 Marian in the State Semifinals at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek Thursday night, November 19th.

 

The Big Fish finished their season with an outstanding record of 48-10-3 placing in the top four out of the 188 Class A high schools in the state. 

 

The team banquet will be held Sunday afternoon, November 22nd at 5:00 at the Huron River Hunting Club in Farmington.  

  

Congratulations Marlins on a Great Season !

Your Snarlin' Volleyball Marlins took one more step towards a possible state title by defeating Lapeer East at Fenton High School Tuesday, November 17th.

 

The Big Fish dropped the Eagles in four games: 25-14, 25-23, 23-25, 25-13 and moved their season record to 48-9-3. 

 

The fun continues for the Marlins now in the State Semifinals Thursday, November 19th at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek at 5:30 against their arch-rivals, Birmingham Marian.

 

If Mercy can derail the Marian championship express Thursday, they would advance to the State Championship match against the winner of Thursday's other semifinal matching Portage Central vs. Livonia Churchill.

 

The Mercy Volleyball Marlins extended their finest season in recent memory with their first regional championship since 1990 last night, grabbing only the second regional title in school history.

 

The Big Fish had tamed the Brighton Bulldogs Tuesday, November 10 in a quick sweep 25-13, 25-15, 25-17 in the Class Region 6 semifinal from Dexter High School.

 

The White Lake Lakeland Eagles proved to be a more worthy foe in the regional final, but also fell on Thursday at Dexter 27-25, 15-25, 25-16, 25-16.

 

With that Regional championship, the Snarlin' Marlins have improved their season record to 47-9-3.

 

The Marlins now move on to State Quarterfinal action Tuesday evening, November 17th, at 7:00 at Fenton High School against the Lapeer East Eagles.

 

If they can win Tuesday, they would then travel to the State Semifinals Thursday night, November 19th, at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek.

 

Your Snarlin' Volleyball Marlins continued their outstanding 2009 season (and the formidable Mercy volleyball tradition) with their 6th straight (and 19th in the last 22 years) State District title, with a 3-1 (25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 25-16) win over North Farmington Friday night, November 6th in the Michigan Class A District #25 championship match.

 

The Marlins blasted the West Bloomfield Lakers in the first round 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-12) Tuesday.  They followed that with another 3-0 sweep on Thursday, this time over the Farmington Hills Harrison Hawks 25-12, 25-9, 25-16.  And your Big Fish then snagged the District title with their 3-1 win over the North Farmington Raiders. 

 

With that District championship, the Big Fish have now improved their season record to 45-9-3.

 

The Marlins now move on to Regional action Tuesday evening, November 10th, at 5:00 at Dexter High School against the Brighton Bulldogs.

 

If they can win Tuesday, they would move into the Regional Final Thursday night, November 12th, also at Dexter.

 

Come on out to Dexter High this week and cheer on your piscine heroines !

 

Your Big Fish finished their successful 2009 regular season Saturday by winning their fourth tournament title of the year at the Volleycat Open in Grand Blanc.

 

The snarlin' Marlins only lost two games in Grand Blanc to bring home one more gem for the Mercy trophy case ..... and just in time to get home and go trick-or-treating.

 

Here are the match results:

Mercy beat Swartz Creek 25-12, 25-12.

They hit a mid-day lull, splitting with Grand Blanc 25-17, 22-25 and with Sterling Heights 25-20, 24-26,

before defeating Lake Orion 25-14, 25-13 to finish first in Pool A.

The Marlins then dropped Lapeer East 25-22, 25-18 in the championship semi-finals, and beat host Grand Blanc 25-17, 25-20, to bag the Volleycat Open title.  Way to go Marlins !

 

The Big Fish have now finished their regular season schedule at 42-9-3.

 

Mercy now turns their attention to attempting to win their 6th State District title in a row (and 19th in the last 22 years) this upcoming week at Farmington High School.  The Marlins face West Bloomfield at 7:00 PM Monday, November 2nd. 

 

If they can defeat the Lakers Monday, your Big Fish advance to the District Semi-Final Wednesday, November 4th at 7:00 against the Harrison Hawks, with a possible date in the District Final Friday the 6th, again at 7:00, on the line.  Come out to Farmington High this week and support your Snarlin' Marlins !

 

 

Mercy split with the Catholic League's Fighting Irishes Thursday night (October 22nd) by knocking off Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 3-0 (25-9, 25-23, 25-8) before dropping a tough 3-2 (13-25, 25-17, 26-24, 21-25, 14-16) contest to Pontiac Notre Dame Prep.

 

The Marlins are now 38-9-1 on the season heading into their final tournament of the season on Halloween at the Volleycat Open in Grand Blanc (a recent change in the Marlin's schedule).

 

 

 

Your Snarlin' Marlins continued their great 2009 season by posting high finishes in two more tournaments and completing a successful Catholic "A" League regular season.

 

Mercy went 5-1 on October 10th at the Lakeland Invitational with wins over Garden City, Goodrich, Seaholm, Lakeland, and West Bloomfield before losing to Seaholm in the Gold semi-finals.

 

They completed the Catholic League regular season with a 4-2 record in the A division with losses only to top ranked Marian, along with sweeps of Ladywood and Regina.

 

The Big Fish then went 4-2 in the prestigious "Beast of the East" ESC Invite featuring nearly all the top teams on the east side of Michigan, posting wins over Romeo, Flushing, Lakeland, and Bedford, and losses to Marian and Fraser.

 

The Marlins are now 37-8-1 on the season.  

 

The snarlin' Marlins continued their successful 2009 season by capturing their third tournament title of the year at Mt. Morris Saturday.

 

The Big Fish only lost one game all day to add one more piece of hardware to the Mercy trophy case.

 

Here are the match results:

Mercy beat Bay City Western 25-13 and 25-15

they split with Dearborn 19-25 and 25-16

They beat Holly 25-8 and 25-9

They defeated Williamston 25-15 and 25-21 in the Gold semi-final

... and then they beat Mt. Morris 25-17 and 27-25 in the championship match in front of a noisy Mt. Morris crowd

 

The Marlins are now 26-4-1 on the season.  They return to Catholic League play this week with big home matches against #1 Marian on Tuesday (Oct. 6th), and Ladywood on Thursday (Oct. 8th).

 

The young 2009 Mercy Marlin varsity volleyball team continued to build on their early season successes as they entered Catholic League play over the last two weeks.

 

After a "reality check" game at #1 in Class A Marian, where the Marlins found they have further improvements to make if they want to play at the top levels in the state, losing to the Mustangs in 4 games, the "Big Fish" then progressed all the way to the semifinals in the September 19th Flushing tournament before losing to eventual champion, and #1 in Class B, North Branch in two games.  The Marlins were 4-1 on the day in Flushing with wins over Pinckney, Ladywood (twice), and Bath.

 

The Marlins continued their role as Catholic League "road warriors" on Tuesday, September 22nd with their 3rd win in four days over rival Livonia Ladywood (25-20, 25-22, 25-18). With that solid win at Ladywood, the Marlins improved their overall record to 21-4 on the year, 1-1 in the Catholic League as they approach the halfway point in the season.  They are just out of the Class A top ten rankings, receiving honorable mention in the first statewide polls. 

 

The Marlins continue Catholic League play at Warren Regina, Tuesday, September 29th.  Go Marlins !

The Big Fish won their second tournament in a row Saturday, September 12th at Chippewa Valley High School !

 

Mercy swept through the tournament without losing a game, defeating Lutheran North, Grosse Pointe North, Birmingham Seaholm (twice), Farmington, and Cadillac on the way to improving their season record to 16-2. 

 

That championship sets up an early season matchup of two of the state's best volleyball teams Thursday night at two-time defending state finalist, arch-rival Marian.

The Big Fish persevered in the final over Marysville in dramatic fashion 27-25, 20-25, 15-13 revenging an earlier loss in the day in Power Pool play to the Vikings, ... and take the 13 hour tournament.

 

Here are all the match scores ...

Mercy beat Sterling Heights 25-22, 25-17

Mercy over Richmond 25-9, 25-9

The Marlins lost to Marysville 15-25, 25-16, 6-15

Mercy beat Dearborn 25-2, 22-25, 20-18

Mercy defeated Linden 25-17, 25-14 in the quarterfinals

Mercy beat Dearborn again 25-18, 25-22 in the semifinals

Mercy defeated Marysville in the championship final

 

Read the September 3rd, 2009 article in the Farmington / Farmington Hills Observer & Eccentric by Dan O'Meara entitled  "Mercy volleyball has new coach, players"

Congratulations to the Mercy Marlin Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshmen volleyball players for successful starts to their 2009 seasons !

 

The 2009 season opened for all three Marlin volleyball teams last Saturday, August 29th.

 

The Varsity went 3-1 (6-2) at Macomb Dakota, undefeated in pool play over North Farmington, Rochester Adams, and Temperance Bedford, losing eventually in the Gold division quarterfinals to White Lake Lakeland. Check www.maxpreps.com for more details.  Their next matches will be at the Marysville Tournament Friday, September 4th.

 

The Junior Varsity went 3-1-1 (7-3), with wins over Flint Carmen-Ainsworth, Perry, and Goodrich, splitting with Grosse Pointe North, before being eliminated in the championship Semifinals against Troy at the Flushing JV tournament.  The next JV match will be Thursday, September 10th at home against Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard.

 

The Freshmen went 5-2-1 (11-5), winning the Silver final over Ann Arbor Skyline, at the Ann Arbor Pioneer freshman tournament.  The next Freshmen match will also be Thursday, September 10th at home against Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard.

 

 

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Good Luck Marlins in 2009 !