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So after leading Heritage Christian to City tournament titles in basketball the past two seasons, the junior two-sport star hopes to help the school's volleyball team to its first City championship. The City tourney begins today.
"That would be an amazing thing to do because we've obviously never done that yet for volleyball," Faris, a 5-11 outside hitter, said. "We're really striving to get that win and be able to hang that banner up."
Heritage Christian, the No. 2 seed, has a first-round bye in the City tourney and hosts today's Arlington-Broad Ripple winner at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Class 2A No. 2 Eagles enter the week at 23-3, their three losses to 4A programs Carmel, Lawrence North and Martinsville.
Heritage Christian finished last season 30-5, which included the program's first City finals berth. The Eagles lost after taking a game off 4A powerhouse Cathedral in the title match, and this season could face the top-seeded and top-ranked Irish again if both advance to the final.
Said Faris: "We go out there and we all have the same goals in mind and do what we can to achieve those goals."
Faris already has passed the 1,000 mark in kills and digs for her career. Heading into Thursday's four-game loss to Martinsville, she was hitting .308 with 177 kills in addition to 217 digs and 32 blocks. That's despite missing the Eagles' first five matches due to mild stress fractures in both shins.
"When Kelly walked into our gym as a freshman, she was by far the best player we had as well as the best athlete," Eagles coach Michelle York said. "But by the end of that season, so many kids rose to her level because of how she pushed the others in the gym and through her expectations for the team. I think that's continued to happen."
Heritage's net play has become a strength -- as evidenced by its cumulative .305 hitting percentage and 271 total blocks heading into the Martinsville match -- and Faris is hardly the only talented player on the court for the Eagles.
Junior outside hitter Jillian Hicks had 178 kills in addition to her 214 digs and 41 aces.
Sophomore middle Stephanie Rogers contributed 128 kills while hitting .430 to go with 77 blocks. Senior middle Alex Smith had 124 kills and 51 blocks.
Junior Emily Anderson (83 kills) and senior Katie Hornback (115 kills, 64 blocks) man the right side.
Junior Whitney Sweet (406 assists, 83 digs) and freshman Maddie Anderson (333 assists, 29 aces) share setting duties in the Eagles' 6-2 offense. Senior libero Kristina Keltner has 199 digs.
"I think we're working well as a team," Faris said. "We have good chemistry within this group of girls."
Until this season is over, the sport played with the white ball is Faris' focus instead of the one played with the orange ball. Although Faris flirted with the idea of trying to play both sports in college, she will pursue her first love, basketball.
This was her first free weekend since volleyball season started, so Faris made an unofficial visit to Purdue, where she attended the Boilermakers' football win against Notre Dame. According to York, members of the basketball staffs at schools such as DePaul, Duke, Florida State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Stanford, Wisconsin have attended either volleyball games or practices to watch Faris.

Henry M. "Hank" Russart, Jr., 80, of 264 Fredonia Ave., Fredonia died Monday, October 1, 2007 at Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Port Washington where he had been a resident for the past 1 ?weeks.


He was born in November 19, 1926 in Waubeka, Town of Fredonia, Wisconsin to Henry and Hildegard Huiras Russart.


His early years were spent playing sports, hunting and fishing with his father and three younger brothers.


In his teens he worked on the Lester and Lorraine Huiras farm until he took a job with the former Gilson Foundry in Fredonia.


Henry was drafted at the age of 23 for the Korean War and served in the 27th Infantry of the U.S. Army from September 22, 1950 until June 23, 1952. He was honorably discharged with a rank of Private First Class. He earned a Bronze Star in combat for "�alorous actions and exemplary devotion to duty in keeping with the high traditions of the American soldier".


He returned to working at the Gilson Foundry and enjoying bowling and playing sheepshead. He met Patricia Damrow of Sheboygan in a bowling league. They wed April 12, 1958 at Holy Name Parish in Sheboygan. They lived there for three years, then moved to Fredonia where they have remained.


While raising his family, Henry built a log cabin near Crivitz, WI. They continued to spend weekends and vacations fishing and swimming for many years. After 43 years of service, Henry retired from the foundry in 1988.


He was a devoted member of Holy Rosary Parish-St. Rose Chapel for over 40 yrs., Warren-Kane American Legion Post 410, Fredonia member and avid Green Bay Packer fan.


He is survived by his wife of 49 years Patricia "Patty" Russart of Fredonia, daughters Linda (Jim) Noyes of Franklin, WI and Rose (Tom) Miller of Fredonia and his son William "Bill" Russart of Sheboygan; seven grandchildren Mitchell, Matthew, Benjamin and Emily Noyes; Owen, Loren and Noah Miller, his brothers Paul (the late Pat) Russart of Milwaukee, Rich (Audrey) Russart of West Bend and Tom (Barbara) Russart of Lake Havasu, AZ; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.


A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 7PM Thursday Oct. 4 at Holy Rosary Parish-St. Rose Chapel, 311 Fredonia Ave., Fredonia. Reverend Dick Fleischman will be the celebrant. Interment will take place in the parish cemetery with military rites from the legion post and Belgium Memorial Post 5373 VFW. Visitation will be from 4-6:45PM Thursday at the Church. Memorials to the parish are appreciated.

CARSON CITY ― Petoskey runners earned seven medals Saturday as the Northmen placed fifth in both the boys' and girls' standings at the Carson City Crystal Invitational.

"It was a long trip on homecoming weekend, but we needed to see some tough competition, and we did," Petoskey coach Don Dickmann said. "Overall, I think we rose to the occasion and let the competition bring out the best in us.

"The course was different this year, so it is hard to compare times (to last year). It is still a fast course, but not as fast as it was in previous years."

Rockford, ranked fifth in the Division I state coaches poll, won the 22-team girls' race with 78 points, while the Northmen finished fifth with 149. Ann Abor Pioneer, ranked second in Division I, won the boys' event with 62 points, while Petoskey finished fifth with 173. Petoskey's boys are ranked eighth in Division II, while the Northmen girls received an honorable mention in this week's rankings.

Four Petoskey girls earned medals as Tia Penfold placed 18th in 20:06, Molly Touran was 19th in 20:06, Margaret Liederbach was 26th in 20:21, and Kat Cartwright was 27th in 20:24. Becca Addison of Grand Haven won the 129-runner girls' race in 18:34.

"Our girls all had season personal bests," Dickmann said. "Our top four were only 18 seconds apart which is terrific, and in the low 20s on top of it. Our No. 5 runner also ran well and just missed getting into the 21s."

Petoskey's fifth runner, Alexandra Taylor, placed 83rd, while Sarah VanTreese placed 100th, and Lesly Winegard was 112th.

"Alex Taylor had been improving from race to race and is working hard to close our gap," Dickmann said. "The only teams that beat us are ranked highly in either Division I or Division II. If the girls can stay healthy and continue to work hard, I think we can be one of the best teams we have ever had."

Petoskey's Blaise Henning, Derek Henning and Dan Kerr earned medals in the 152-runner boys' race. Blaise Henning was fifth in 16:18, Derek Henning was seventh in 16:20, and Kerr was 17th in 16:44. Reed Kamyszek of Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills won in 15:59.

Also for Petoskey, Travis Howard placed 51st, Robbie Pemerton was 69th, Nate Ismond was 75th, and Calvin Schemanski was 94th.

"As with the girls, the only teams to beat us are ranked in Division I or Division II," Dickmann said. "Our No. 5 and No. 6 runners, Robbie Pemberton and Nate Ismond, made a big improvement. That will be a big factor in how the team does.

"Right now, we are very competitive through our top three and just need to close the three-four and four-five gaps to be solid top to bottom. Dan Kerr had a strong effort. He has been one of the biggest improving runners from his freeshman to senior year that I have ever coaches."

Cal Tracy placed eighth in the JV boys' race as four Northmen medaled. The others were Mark Wilhelm, 24th; Brian Kenny, 27th; and Mike Brines, 28th.

Harbor girls second

CARSON CITY ― Alivia Murphy placed eighth and Rachael Brushaber was ninth Saturday in leading the Harbor Springs girls to a second-place finish in the Class C division of the Carson City Crystal Invitational.

Schoolcraft, ranked fifth in Division III, won with 51 points, while the Rams were second with 104. The Rams are ranked eighth in Division IV.

Murphy finished in 20:12, while Brushaber came in at 20:23. Harbor's Jessica Hall placed 13th in 20:36, while teammate Kendal McCarthy finished 25th. The top 30 runners earned medals.

Also for Harbor, Morgan Schanski placed 49th, Nicole Love was 54th, and Lauren Kopka placed 57th.

Kent City won the boys' meet with 94 points, while the Ramblers placed seventh with 190.

Harbor's Tec Adams placed third in 16:13, a personal best and the third-fastest time in Harbor school history.

Also for Harbor, Jacob Brushaber earned a medal with a 30th-place finish in 17:28, while Michael Sydow was 41st, Chris Ronk, 46th; Traver Kohler, 68th; Conner Ford, 75th; Scott Kloss, 78th; Nick Cooper 23rd in the freshman

"It was nice to see some of the ranked teams and for (our runners) to get the feel of a big race and see what they might see at the sate meet," Harbor coach Emily Kloss said, "and realize where we have to close some gaps and get a little stronger."

Harbor's Nick Cooper placed 23rd in the freshman boys' racie, while Ben Kloss won the middle school race and Michael Sutton placed third.

Ellsworth sweeps Logger Invite

BOYNE FALLS ― Ashton Fisher placed first in 16 minutes, 56.6 seconds Saturday, leading Ellsworth to a first-place finish in the Boyne Falls Logger Cross Country Invitational.

Taylor Hartley placed third in leading Ellsworth to a first-place finish in the girls' event.

The Lancer boys, ranked eighth in the Division IV state coaches poll, finished with 44 points. Mackinaw City, 59, was second, followed by Onaway, 82; Wolverine, 111; North Country Trails, 159; Mancelona, 167; Gaylord St. Mary and St. Ignace, 188; Boyne City, 197; Alba, 220; and Boyne Falls, 290.

Ellsworth's girls finished with 49 points, while St. Igance, 62, placed second. Traverse City Christian, 79, was third, followed by Wolverine, 115; Boyne city, 121; Gaylord St. Mary, 143; Inland Lakes, 166; and Mackinaw City and Mancelona, 181.

Four Lancer boys placed in the top 20 to earn a medal. Rubin Oviedo was third in 17:39, Justin Weis was fifth in 17:41, and Aaron Miller was 14th in 18:56. Ellsworth's Burton Jones placed 24th.

Kevin Darrow led Mackinaw City as he placed fourth in 17:39, while Brandyn Clemens was 10th in 18:25, Chris Laninga was 11th in 18:46, and Adam Alexander placed 15th in 18:57. Mackinaw's Barry Paquet placed 22nd.

Wolverine had two medalists in Jeremy Egas and Luke Operhall. Egas was second in 16:59, while Operhall was sixth in 17:48.

Chuck Vickers of Inland Lakes also earned a medal with a 16th-place finish in 18:57.

Boyne City's top finisher was Kevin Knight, who was 21st; and Boyne Falls' Justin Grubaugh placed 31st.

Ellsworth's Dalton Swenson placed second in the boys' middle school race, while Inland Lakes' Jon Morley placed seventh, and Chandler Lawson of Mackinaw City was 10th.

Ellsworth's Megan Closs placed second in the girls' middle school race, while teammate Emily Veenstra was fifth. Ellie Morley of Inland Lakes placed sixth.

Alyssa Oram of North Country Trails won the girls' race in 21:13, four seconds ahead of St. Ignace's Chelsea Swope.

Ellsworth's Hartley finished in 21:30, while teammate Maggie Piellusch was 11th in 22:34. The Lancers' Lindsay Fisher also earned a medal with a 20th-place finish in 23:18. Teammates Haley Drenth and Emily Piellusch placed 21st and 24th, respectively.

Inland Lakes' Amanda Monthei earned a medal by placing 13th in 22:55, while two other area runners, Erin Haley of Boyne City and Heather Egas of Wolverine, also medaled. Haley placed 18th in 23:15, while Egas was 19th in 23:15.

Wolverine's Ajae Whittaker placed 27th, Boyne's Casmear Kerr was 24rd. Mackinaw City's top finisher was Kristina Heilman, who placed 36th.

Boyne City results

MACKINAW CITY ― Boyne City's Ryan Kasper placed sixth in 18 minutes, 5 seconds Thursday in a non-league cross country tri-meet between the Ramblers, Mackinaw City and St. Ignace.

Also for Boyne, Kevin Knight was seventh in 18:18, Aaron Anzell was 12th, Spencer Caverly as 15th, Tyler Wellman was 16th, Taylor Korthase was 17th, and Jack Hufford, 18th.

Erin Haley led the Boyne girls with a fourth-place finish in 21:19. Also for the Ramblers, Casmear Kerr was 12th, Sarah Hufford, 13th; Melissa Seelye, 14th; and Allyssa Kasper, 19th.
ACToberFest. The �olo Factor?portion of this festival features a collection of one-person shows. Secret Rose Theatre, 11246 Magnolia Bl, North Hollywood, (818) 766-3691. Opens Thur at 8. Thurs-Sats at 8. Closes Oct 28.

Canned Peaches in Syrup. Rog, a cannibal, and Julie, a vegetarian, are star-crossed lovers in a post-apocalyptic future where the world is divided between the two factions. Written by Alex Jones. Directed by Damaso Rodriguez. Furious Theatre at Carrie Hamilton Theatre, 39 S El Molino Av, Pasadena, (626) 356-7529. Furioustheatre.org. Opens Sat at 8. Thurs-Sats at 8; Suns at 7:30. Closes Nov 10.

Coming To America ?Transformations. Nine portraits of women from countries around the world whose lives have been transformed, first by events in their country of birth, then by reinventing their lives in Southern California. Written by Stephanie Satie. Directed by Anita Khanzadian. Fremont Centre Theatre, 1000 Fremont Av, South Pasadena, (323) 960-4451. Theatermania.com. Opens Sun at 7:30. Suns at 7:30. Closes Nov 11.

Custer. Drama about Custer at Little Big Horn. Written by Robert Ingham. Directed by William Wilday. Los Angeles Area Veterans?Artists Alliance Theater, 10858 Culver Bl, Culver City, (310) 559-2116. Opens Fri At 8. Thurs-Sats at 8; Suns at 2. Closes Oct 28.

Dancing with my Demons. Comedy follows its protagonist� recurring nightmare. Written by Ruthy Otero. Directed by Kim Ima. Santa Monica Playhouse, 1211 Fourth St, Santa Monica, (310) 394-9779. Santamonicaplayhouse.com. Sat only, at 8.

Dangerous Corner. Dark comedy written by J.B. Priestley. Directed by Bruce Gray. Theatre 40, Reuben Cordova Theatre, 241 Moreno Dr, Beverly Hills, (310) 364-0535. Theatre40.org. Opens Sat at 2. Mons-Sats at 8; Sats-Suns at 2. Closes Nov 9.

The Drawer Boy. Lifelong friends have their lives disrupted when an actor from the big city shows up wanting to live and work with them as research for a play. Written by Michael Healey. Directed by Chris Brown. The NoHo Arts Center, 11136 Magnolia Bl, North Hollywood. Info: (323) 969-4761. Theatermania.com. Opens Fri at 8. Fris-Sats at 8; Suns at 3. Closes Nov. 11.

The Good Doctor. A comedy based on short stories written for a Russian newspaper by Anton Chekhov. Written by Neil Simon. Directed by June Chandler. Sierra Madre Playhouse, 87 W Sierra Madre Bl, Sierra Madre, (626) 256-3809. Sierramadreplayhouse.org. Opens Fri at 8. Tues-Sats at 8; Suns at 2:30. No perf Oct 7. Closes Nov 10.

Heat & Hostility. Comedy about the clash between genders. Written and directed by Kevin Delin. The El Centro Theater, 804 N El Centro Av, Hollywood, (323) 960-4484. Plays411.com/heatandhostility. Opens Fri at 8. Fris at 8; Sats at 3 & 8; Suns at 3. Closes Oct 21.

Hollywood Hell House. Parody of the evangelical Christian hell houses portraying the devastation that abortion, homosexuality, and drinking can wreak. Written by the Abundant Life Christian Center. Directed by Jaclyn Lafer. Haunted Acapulco Restaurant, 385 N La Cienega Bl, L.A. Hollywoodhellhouse.com. Opens Thur at 8:30. Thurs-Sats, every 15 minutes from 8:30-10:45. Closes Oct 27.

Innocent When You Dream. A Nisei man lies in a hospital bed, dreaming of a woman he once knew. Written by Ken Narasaki. The Electric Lodge, 1416 Electric Av, Venice, (310) 823-0710. Myspace.com/innocentatelectric. Opens Fri at 8. Fris-Sats at 8; Sats-Suns at 3. Closes Oct 28.

Inside Private Lives. Interactive show presents actors portraying controversial figures of the 20th century. Directed by Lee Michael Cohn. Actors Forum Theatre, 10655 Magnolia Bl, North Hollywood, (818) 980-6646. Myspace.com/insideprivatelives. Sat only, at 1.

The Leaning Tree. Family drama set in mid-century America. Written and directed by J. Michael Ferniany. Meta Theatre, 7801 Melrose Av, L.A., (323) 993-7113. Opens Fri at 8. Fris-Sats at 8; Suns at 7. Closes Nov 11.

Little Secrets. A pathological liar is intent on dominating his new roommate with psychological games. Written by Larry Maraviglia. Directed by Alex Sol. The Space, 665 N Heliotrope Dr, L.A., (323) 661-2585. Dreamhouseensemble.com. Opens Fri at 8. Fris-Sats at 8; Suns at 7. Closes Nov 18.

The Prisoner of Second Avenue. Comedy about a recently unemployed executive and his understanding wife. Written by Neil Simon. Directed by Wallace Langham. Beverly Hills Playhouse, 254 S Robertson Bl, Beverly Hills. Info: (310) 358-9936 or Camelotartists.com. Opens Sat at 8. Fris-Sats at 8; Suns at 3. Closes Nov 4.

The Puzzling Predicament of Percival Pumpkin. A prize-winning pumpkin and other characters set out to see the world and find stardom. The Bubble Gum Playhouse at the Whitefire Theatre, 13500 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, (310) 285-5160. Opens Sat at 10 a.m. Sats at 10 a.m. Closes Nov 10.

Queen ?It� a Kinda Magic. Re-creation of the British band� 1986 world tour. Directed by Peter Ross. Kodak Theater, 6801 Hollywood Bl, Hollywood, (213) 480-3232. Fri only, at 8.

Sketches of Love. Vocalists D.J. Pick and Jami Templeton team up with writer J. Christopher Sloan for a series of vignettes featuring songs about romance, comedy, and social issues. Actors Forum Theatre, 10655 Magnolia Bl, North Hollywood, (818) 506-0600. Actorsforumtheatre.org. Three perfs only: Fri-Sun at 8.

Ugly Coco. New solo show by drag queen �iss Coco Peru.?Written and performed by Clinton Leupp. Directed by Michael Schiralli. L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center� Renberg Theatre, 1125 N McCadden Pl, L.A., (323) 860-7300. Lagaycenter.org/boxoffice. Opens Fri at 8. Fris-Sats at 8; Suns at 7. Closes Oct 21.

Valparaiso. Don DeLillo� play takes on the role of mass media and today� society. Directed by Jeff Kriese. The Garage Theatre, 251 E Seventh St, Long Beach, (866) 433-8337. Theatermania.com. Opens Fri at 8. Thurs-Sats at 8. Closes Nov 3.

Wildboy ?4. A self-help guru and his assistant find themselves tied up in the lives of a missing girl and her sister. Written by Eva Anderson. Directed by Adrian A. Cruz. Bootleg Theatre, 2220 Beverly Bl, L.A., (213) 389-3856. Orpheancircus.com. Opens Mon at 8:30. Mons-Weds at 8:30. Closes Nov 14.