11 girls are out for the North Nodaway Volleyball Team that hopes to build a new tradition. They will compete in junior high this year, seek to add some JV games next year, and then start a full season next year unless the school reverses course before then. North Nodaway sought to build a volleyball program five years ago, but dropped it.
Coach Jaclyn Smail has been practicing her charges, teaching the basics and fundamentals of the game, working on technique, hitting, passing, and spiking. Their first game will be at the West Nodaway Tournament on September 9th. Already, some of their players are showing promise, including Saylor Brown and Shalena Adwell as hitters and Jacklyn Cline as a digger. The school has already put in a new floor which can be used for volleyball as well as basketball.
Also coming out for the sport are Mackenzie Titus, Justice Atkison, Sarah Chesnut, Felicia Wyllie, Payton Poppa, Sarah Wray, Danielle Riedel, and Kelsey Barcus. Chesnut, one of the littlest girls on the team, is nonetheless one of the most vocal in cheering on everyone else in practice.
The schedule for the new team is as follows:
September 9th – West Nodaway Tournament
September 12th – at South Page, 4 pm
September 18th – Mound City, 5 pm
September 21st – Sidney (IA), 5 pm
September 28th – at Maryville, 5 pm
October 2nd – at St. Gregory’s, 5 pm
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