Tuesday night was filled with intensity. JV and C-team had some great games. Cteam’s scores were 20-25, 19-25 and 26-24. JV’s scores were 25-16, 27-25, and 25-14
We then had our Junior Passer run through a line of HS athletes. In our three Junior Passer Saturday clinics we had around 70, 3rd-8th grade girls attend. It was a great opportunity for the younger girls to get excited about volleyball and learn some volleyball skills. We are looking into more options for our younger volleyball players for the years to come. It is neat to have girls come up to me in school and say, “Hi Coach Smith.” The love of a team atmosphere is there and is growing.
Junior Passer Photos
Junior Passer Photos
We also had senior night. It has been a joy to get to know each of my seniors: Sara Taylor, Taylor Johnson, Brooke Schumacher, Michelle Richardson, Alex Hotchkiss, Alison Kosterman, and Ashtin Markgren. I could say a million things about these girls. I chose to make them plaques that had words that their teammates and coaches had said about them. They have each brought so much to the team and I am excited to see where the rest of the season brings us.
Varsity came out last night with so much intensity. We were pumped and ready to play our game. We battled to win the first two games 25-21 and 25-22. Northwestern also brought intensity. In game three, four, and five we fell behind early and tried to catch up, but simply could not close the gaps. We lost these 17-25, 17-25, and 4-15. We talked as a team after the game and know a few areas we’re going to improve to come out Saturday with a strong team. We have our conference tournament at Northwestern on Saturday and at Cumberland on Thursday the 17th. Our JV and C-team have one night of volleyball left with their home Quads on October 15th. Varsity will start regional contest on October 22nd.
Spooner Volleyball has been exciting to watch, coach, and play this year and it will continue to be for the rest of the season. We hope to see you at each of our next matches.
Middle School played at Chetek on Tuesday. 8th grade won 1 and lost three and 7th grade lost all four. On Monday C-team scrimmaged Shell Lake again. They played very well and were a lot of fun to watch. They won game one, 26-24 but lost game two and three: 23-25, 14-16
