The CHIEF October 2023

2023 Volleyball Season By: Taylor Hensonr

Now that fall sports are coming to an end, let's review the volleyball season! The freshman team has improved tremendously throughout their tough season and the JV team has played amazingly, winning almost every game they played! The varsity team has also played great, racking up a couple of hard-fought victories as well. I asked Mrs. Edwards, the JV coach, what values the team had for this season. She explained, “As a program during the first week of the season, we determined 12 values that as a team we were focusing on for the season, some of these values were trust, positivity, respect, and teamwork. As a team we are showing these values on the court, in school, and in the community.” I also asked Coach Edwards how she thought the season was going and what her favorite memory has been. She said, “All 3 teams have shown a lot of growth this season in their skills as well as playing as a team. For the JV team, one of the highlights was winning the Streator Invite. They went undefeated for the day by going 3-0 and winning each match in 2 sets. This was an excellent way to enter into the second half of our season with several upcoming conference matches.” The last question I asked was what she and the other coaches wanted to see towards the end of the season. She said, “As we wrap up our season, we always hope to see each team end on a positive note of playing well. Everyone has put a lot of time into the season, and it is always nice to end with competitive matches on all 3 levels.” As fall sports are coming to end, come support them and think about trying out next school year!