for me
“I take
“I go to open gyms to practice
“Volleyball is something that
“I practice with friends and I
weight class. I do camps in the
and lift. At the middle school, we
I enjoy doing in my free time.
do volleyball camps during the
summer, and volleyball leagues
help the middle schoolers and we
Being in camps has helped me
summer; I really enjoy playing.”
during the winter.” Ali Knepp
ourselves practice.” Bre Wise
get better at it.” Alex Wright
Audrey Sherman
GOAL SEEKING players describe their personal and team objectives “I wrote down a goal about
T
being encouraging and positive because working on ourselves
gessinger invests in career and friendships hroughout her varsity volleyball career,
DIGGING IT
GAME PREP junior varsity vs. varsity
Whitney Gessinger totaled over one
to make our team better is very important.” Alea Minnich
thousand digs on the court. Finding out
“Some of my goals were to be
through Twitter, Gessinger was shocked by
a leader through encouraging
the news. “I didn’t even know that I had a
all my teammates, being intense on the court, and trying to be uplifting.” Caroline Mullet
“We prayed before our games and listened to music to try and
thousand digs and the coaches didn’t know
hype each other up. On the bus we
that I was close,” Gessinger said.
weren’t allowed to have our phones so we could talk to build better
Being one of two seniors on the team,
“My goals were to get all my serves in, to get a block each
relationships.” Ali Dutkowski
Gessinger realized the responsibilities that
game, and to hit every ball in. Most of the time I accomplished
she had. “You have to mentally keep everyone
them all.” Alana Lehman
in the game and make sure that they’re focused,” Gessinger said.
MADDY PAYNE
the second round---though they ended with
junior
a winning record. “Our chemistry was good
I like volunteering at my
this year and there were a lot of friendships
church and I enjoy being
made through volleyball,” Gessinger said.
with my family and friends.
I’VE I DIDN’T ALWAYS EVEN DREAMED KNOW THAT OF ONE I HAD DAY A BECOMING THOUSANDA UNICORN. DIGS...
“Caroline [Mullet], Kate [Rulli], and Photo by Sydney Moren
They competed in sectionals, but lost in
I play this game where we kick the ball in the air with only our feet, but we get in trouble when we play. We do a chant and we pray before each game.” Gracie Clark
I like baking, but I also play basketball and I’m in track. I
“I am more physically
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35% PASS
like volleyball more because it makes me feel more relaxed and
tired than I thought I
laid back. Since middle school I’ve improved a lot---freshman
would be, but it does
“I can’t pass or set,
year was interesting. Last year and this year my coaches have
keep my mind off of
but hitting is the key
on my feet, so I can
court, lead the team,
done a really good job of helping me and everybody else.”
being pregnant too.”
way of earning our
get to the ball easily.”
and run the plays.”
Coach Hilary Laidig
points.” Kate Rulli
Kendal Miller
Riley Graber
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“I’m little and quicker
15% SET
“Setters help run the
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