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play a game Saturday,” Sims said. “I had to sit back and depend on the assistant coaches and players to do what they know how to do.”

Despite the result, Sims was happy with the way they

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The women’s volleyball team will host seven other colleges for the Brahma Invitational on Friday and Saturday in the two-day event.

In the first round, The Brahmas (8-3) face West LA competed, and is ready to get in on Monday and back to work. According to Sims, they plan to install some new red zone offense, which has been a weak point of the Brahmas attack this season. at 4:30 p.m. in the South Gym and if they are able to win they will advance to the semifinals on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

The finals will be held on Saturdays as well later that evening at 6:30 p.m. in the South Gym.

The other colleges participating are Bakersfield College, Gavilan College, Butte College, Santa Barbara jmanes.roundupnews@gmail.com still unknown. According to Sabolic and Hughes, it was due to decorum violations during a victory against Los Angeles Southwest College on Sept. 9., a game in which the Brahmas were flagged for five unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.

The Brahmas look to get the season back on track this Saturday, Sept. 23, when they host Mt. San Jacinto College at 6 p.m.

City College, Grossmont College and Moorpark College. The Brahmas come off victories against Mission College and Mt. San Antonio College in straight sets. Matches will occur at Ken Stanley Court and in the North Gym.

“Sims has been good. He’s bringing in the discipline, and that’s what we need,” quarterback Jonathon Saavedra said. “There’s times where the players are getting in chaotic situations, and it leads to messed up penalties.”

Sims comes in with 19 years of head coaching experience, last coaching at Inglewood High School in 2015 and 2016.

“I’ve been in situations where I’ve been fired. I’ve come in after a coach [was fired],” Sims said. “I understand the emotion for the team.”

Despite the adversity the team has faced this season, Sims believes the season could still have a happy ending.

“We got to mesh together as a family and turn this thing around,” Sims said. “We could write a good story from this if we get it turned around.”

According to assistant coach Lucas Melo, having Sims step in has been a positive.

“Couldn’t ask for anything better,” Melo said. “He came in and let us do what we do and said, ‘We’ll correct things that don’t look very good this week.” jmanes.roundupnews@gmail.com