Too often, student-athletes fail to get the recognition they deserve for their efforts off the field and in the classroom. After all, student does come before athlete. Few embody the term quite as fully as junior middle blocker Vanessa Dorismond of the Georgetown volleyball team. For years, she has shown a remarkable penchant for shining in the classroom and on the court as both an ambitious student and a star of Georgetown volleyball. Full story http://www.thehoya.com/sports/dorismond-hits-books-stars-force-net/.

Too often, student-athletes fail to get the recognition they deserve for their efforts off the field and in the classroom. After all, student does come before athlete. Few embody the term quite as fully as junior middle blocker Vanessa Dorismond of the Georgetown volleyball team. For years, she has shown a remarkable penchant for shining in the classroom and on the court as both an ambitious student and a star of Georgetown volleyball. Full story http://www.thehoya.com/sports/dorismond-hits-books-stars-force-net/.

Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker proclaimed December 4, 2007, "Cardinal Gibbons HIgh School Athletics Day" in recognition of the school's academic and athletic excellence.

Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker proclaimed December 4, 2007, “Cardinal Gibbons High School Athletics Day” in recognition of the school’s academic and athletic excellence. CGHS Athletic Director Dean Monroe and Assistant Athletic Director Jim Freeman accepted a framed copy of the proclamation on behalf of the school at a ceremony held recently at Raleigh’s city hall.

 The proclamation states that Cardinal Gibbons High School “has been an outstanding model of both academic and athletic excellence in Raleigh” for the past decade.

One example of the school’s academic excellence  is the fact that 70 current and recent graduates of CGHS were designated AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) exams.

The proclamation also specifically mentions several state titles CGHS athletic teams received during the fall 2007 sports season. They are: the Women’s Cross Country team captured its fourth consecutive state title and its eighth state title in nine years; the cheerleading squad won its second consecutive state title and its third since 2001; and, the Volleyball team won its third consecutive state title and its ninth in 10 years.

Those three state titles bring to five the total number of state championships CGHS teams won during the 2006-2007 school. The other CGHS teams winning state titles are men’s dual tennis and women’s soccer. Additionally, CGHS also won the Wachovia Cup in 2007, its sixth since 2001. The Wachovia Cup recognizes overall excellence in high school  athletics among North Carolina High School Athletic Association and North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association member institutions.

Cardinal Gibbons improved to 4-0 with a 25-12, 25-18, 25-15 win over visiting Person County High School (1-1) on Wednesday night.

The Rockets are the defending NCHSAA 4A state champs and they came into the match ranked 24th in PrepVolleyball.com’s Preseason National Top 100 Poll.  Cardinal Gibbons is ranked 38th in the same poll. 
 
The Crusaders took a 14-12 lead in the evening’s opening set behind a kill by Katie Camp.  Lindsay McIntyre reeled off 10 consecutive service points punctuated by aces for the game’s final two points.
 
Kills by Molly Krull and Katie Kabbes gave Gibbons a 20-13 lead in the second set before Person went on a 4-0 run.  The Crusaders closed the set with a 5-2 burst that ended with another kill by Kabbes.
 
Cardinal Gibbons jumped out to a 7-1 lead to start the third frame but the Rockets closed the gap to 13-10.  Gibbons outscored the visitors 12-5 down the stretch as Katie Camp tallied four kills. Blocks by Kabbes and Megan Brown followed by kills from Kabbes and Avery Striebel accounted for the Crusader’s final four points of the match.
 
Katie Kabbes piled up 24 kills (.583 hitting pct.) and Katie Camp posted a staggering .923 hitting percentage (12 kills in 13 attempts).  Cayla Shortley tallied 15 digs and Avery Striebel chipped in seven digs and four kills.  Christina House (20) and Molly Krull (17) combined for 37 assists and Lindsay McIntyre pounded out five aces.
 
Gibbons hit .472 (41 kills, 7 errors, 72 attempts) and received serve at a 2.10 clip.
 
The JV team defeated Person 25-12, 25-5.
 
Cardinal Gibbons defeated Cedar Ridge 25-7, 25-17, 25-21 on Tuesday in the season’s conference opener for both teams.  Katie Kabbes led the way with 19 kills and three aces.  Avery Striebel chipped in seven kills, Michelle Fadool hit .750 (6k, 0e, 8a) and Molly Krull had 27 assists.

Cardinal Gibbons defeated West Henderson 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-22) on Friday night, August 24, in a rematch of the 2005 & 2006 NCHSAA 2A state championships.

August 27, 2007
 
Kills by Katie Kabbes (6-5 Sr. OH) accounted for the first three points of the evening as Gibbons took 12-5 lead punctuated by an ace by Avery Striebel (6-0 So. OH). Katie Camp's (6-5 Sr. MB) kill pushed the score to 21-12.

In the second set, consecutive kills by Camp gave the Crusaders a 7-1 lead. Megan Brown (6-0 Sr. MB) collected three blocks in five-point burst to stretch the advantage to 24-9. Michelle Fadool's (6-0 So. RS) kill gave Gibbons a 2-0 lead.

West Henderson jumped to a 12-5 lead in the third stanza before Gibbons mounted their comeback. Camp's kill at 17-16 gave the Crusaders their first lead of the set and Kabbes ended the match with her 23rd kill of the night.

CARDINAL GIBBONS STATISTICAL LEADERS:
KILLS: Katie Kabbes 23, Katie Camp 15
BLOCKS: Brown 5, Camp 4, Kabbes 2, Striebel 2
ASSISTS: Molly Krull 34, Christina House 10
DIGS: Cayla Shortley 15, Kabbes 7, Striebel 7
ACES: Kabbes 2, Shortley 2, Striebel 2
KILL %: Camp .700 (15/20), Fadool .667 (4/6), Kabbes .425 (23/40).
SERVE RECEIVE: Shortley 2.65, Kabbes 2.44
 
Cardinal Gibbons posted a hitting percentage of .425 (48 kills, 11 errors, 87 attempts) and received serve at a lofty 2.42 clip (on a 3.0 scale).  The Crusaders recorded eight aces, 9 blocks and 36 digs.
 
SATURDAY - Championship Bracket:
Gibbons defeated J.F. Webb (25-10, 25-16)
Gibbons defeated Hendersonville (25-10, 25-7)
Gibbons split with Person (25-18, 24-26)
Person split with Hendersonville (16-25, 25-7)
Person defeated J.F. Webb (25-13, 25-11)
Hendersonville split with J.F. Webb (20-25, 25-20)

FINAL STANDINGS: (Based on Sets W/L)
1. Cardinal Gibbons 5-1
2. Person 4-2
3. Hendersonville 2-4
4. Webb 1-5

Tournament MVP: Katie Kabbes (Cardinal Gibbons)

All-Tournament Team: Katie Camp (Cardinal Gibbons), Bailey Hunter (Hendersonville), Amanda Robertson (Person), Cayla Shortley (Cardinal Gibbons) and Meagan Tatum (Person).

GREAT 8 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
1997- Forbush
1998- Fred T. Foard
1999- Hendersonville
2000- Hendersonville
2001- Charlotte Catholic
2002- Riverside
2003- Providence
2004- West Henderson
2005- Providence
2006- Person
2007- Cardinal Gibbons
 

Fall sports are underway at Cardinal Gibbons! Download the 2007 Fall Sports Schedule.