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8mall town girls

olleyba/1: take on strong

opponents

and the second 14- 16.
The whistle was blown, down for the girls. In
"That game was
automatically ix players their season opener with
emotionally stressful,"
got down for the serve Cedar Bluffs, Mead won in
said Shylynne Morris.
receive. Having won the two ets 15-7, 15-1 I, and
"It was a game we should
fir t set and losing the then went on to lose to
have won; we just were
second to Malcolm the Waterloo and also not in it mentally."
players were bound and Bennington. Mental lapses
Despite the tough
determined to claim the throughout the season
year many of the girls
victory. Thanks to seemed to be the cause of
were recognized for their
teamwork and aggression many side-outs, points, and abilities. Those chosen
the lady raiders crushed ultimately, games. The
for the EC C teams
their opponent 15-6 in girl were down but refused
were Penny Couch,
the third set. to stop playing hard and
Shylynne Morris and
Mead returned this year pummeled Ft. Calhoun in
Angie Miller. Kayla
with talent across the their next game 15-6, 15-
board from seniors to 7. They also went on to Thorson, Penny Couch,
Shylynne Morris, and
freshmen. They also defeat Palmyra, Weeping
Angie Miller were also
started this year with a Water, East Butler, OCA,
selected on All Area
new head coach, Kellie and Elmwood-Murdock
teams in the Wahoo
Vogt, bringing different during the season.
Newspaper. Girls that
offenses and defen es. The girls entered
made Academic All State
However, like the subdistricts with a 12-8
included Penny Couch,
Malcolm game, the season. Despite their best
volleyball year was efforts the girls lost the Amy Rasmussen, Angie
Miller, and Sara
marked with ups and fir t set 8-15 to Sterling
Konecky.

Back row (I to r): Asst. Coach Melody Glause, Crystal Konecky, Shylynne Morris,
Penny Couch, Jenny Dahl, Head Coach Kellie Vogt; Second row (I to r): St. manager
K eshia Selko, Angie Miller, Amy Rasmussen, Andrea Guyle, St. manager A hley Guyle;
Amy Rasmussen tosses tile Crystal Konecky is deep in
Third row (I to r): St. manager Shelby Morris, Kayla Thorson, Jessie Mueller, Sar·ah
ball up and pounds it at tile concentration as she digs
Denison, Amanda Wolfe, Kelly Konecky, St. manager Chrissy Push; Front row (I to r):
other team for an ace serve. up a tip to Angie Miller.
Stephanie Bergman, Megan Brabec, Lisa Rasmussen, Angela Pelster. Not pictured Lori
Rasmussen, Anneke Gustafson.
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