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j unior O li via Holt sets th e ba ll up for so phomore Lex i Ca ldwell in a JV
game. Holt was one of the players who had the privil edge of sw inging
up to the va rsity team. photo by Chelsea Weaver

Varsity and JV volleyball team s persevered
and succeed ed with unity and confidence.
A famililar buzz of excitement and sc rea ming
chee rs echoed throughout the gym as the Mus-
tangs and their fans ga ined prega me momentum.
With a so lid seaso n of 22 w ins and 8 losses, the
va rsity tea m charged in and won districts, adding
two more wins to their record and se nding them
on the road to state. Los ing their quarter- final
A. Sophomore M i- match in five close ga mes, the Musta ngs proved
chell e Sicner jumps
up for a block and that they were worthy of the state appea rance.
a point in a va rsity " It was cool because, nobody thought we were
match against M il - go ing to make it that far, so we got to show every-
lard West. Th e
Mustangs ran a one how good of a tea m w e rea lly w ere," se nior
6-2 offense, with Cass ie Barrick sa id.
six hitters and two
se tters, so that Th e tea m had so me fres h changes to adjust
Sicner could set to w ith four new starters and new head coach
and hit right side. Sarah Horn . Unity ca me hand-in-hand w ith these
B. Sen ior Katie
Vrtiska se rves the changes to boost the tea m to success.
ball aga inst Mill ard Daily practices with Horn bega n w ith drills in
South at a vars ity groups that intermingled the va rsity and JV tea ms.
horne match. The
Mustangs defeated " It helped to improve our skills, because we
the Patriots in three got to lea rn and play w ith the older, more experi-
games to one. enced girls," so phomore lexi Caldwell sa id.
photos by Anna
Da vidson Th e JV tea m finished off the seaso n w ith a surge
by w inning the Benso n tournament for the second
year in a row .
" Kn owing we could come together and w in was
a good ending point," junior Brooke Anderson
sa id.
Both tea ms accomplished a strong end to their
seaso n. Through loud cheers, tea mwork, and a lot
of hard practices, the vars ity and JV teams pulled
together to finish off the seaso n, proving the Mus-
tangs were a formidable opponent.
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