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Back: Coach Meg an Marrinan, Coach Jess!ca Strader, Charl!e Jackson, David Kracirik, Ethan Klos terman , Mike Piekenbrock, Coach Dennis Hale Fron t: Nick Michel, Dan Marrinan, Christian Volk, Connor Sullivan
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Charlie Jackson '09 flashes his signature smile as he catches a glimpse of theCJ crowd.
Kracirik '09 ferociously spikes the ball at the
Nigbt, Qualify for State Crowds roared and spirts were high, as the CJ Eagles Men's Volleyball Team
walked onto the court on senior night . Both fans and players were clad head to toe in orange in support of their fallen Eagle, Lucas pfander. The game was one of the most exciting of the season. The Eagles took on the Fairmont Firebirds. Both teams
played extremely well. The Eagles lost the first game, then came back to win the next two. CJ lost in the fourth game, but after an exciting pep talk from the
coaches in the huddle before the fifth game, the Eagles played hard with emotion and ferocity and came back to win the fifth game. After the final point , the team went crazy and collapsed into a well deserved huddle of celebration. Senior David Kracirik remembers senior Dan Marrinan telling him on the bench, "Come on, let's do this one for Lucas!" The Eagles continued on with an outstanding season and fought their way into the state volleyball tournament. The Eagles played the defending state champions Hoban High School in the semi-finals and never gave up, but were defeated after battling for 5 games. The team was upset after losing a very close match, but every team member played their hardest, so there were no regrets.
Marrinan '09 focuses on the ball