2011 UPper School Volleyball Season Wrap-up

This past season for the Lady Panther volleyball team wrapped up on Tuesday, November 1st in a district playoff match in which the Lady Panthers lost a hard fought five set match.  The season had many ups and downs for the Panthers that began in the two-a-day workouts before school started.  This year’s team had a mixture of older and younger talent with four seniors at the top of the older talent and two eighth graders at the top of the younger talent.  Although the Lady Panthers had four seniors, the team was relatively young and inexperienced in terms of playing together.  Despite this, these ladies competed hard and were on the verge of advancing to the second round of districts.  Coach Favors wishes to thank each and every one of these young ladies including their families for their tremendous sacrifices and work to make the season a huge success.  Coach Favors also believes that this year is a step forward in the right direction to be able to achieve the goal of having Menaul be a consistent state qualifier and contender.

-Athletic Director, Josh Sears
 

2011 Middle School Volleyball Season Wrap-up

The middle school fielded two volleyball teams in the 2011 fall season, and the girls represented Menaul well on and off of the court. During the season, these young athletes practiced fundamental skills of volleyball while learning the importance of teamwork, commitment, and sportsmanship. Although they struggled throughout the season against some of the more seasoned teams, their skill level improved greatly and they maintained positive attitudes despite adversity.

Six young ladies competed at the 8th grade Varsity level, led by their Co-Captains Samaya Small and Aleya Burg. Samaya and Aleya led the team on offense, providing much needed experience and skill at the net. Seventh graders Dessie Lovato and Shaylee Montoya played tough defense, and Dessie assisted the team greatly with her consistent and impressive overhand serve. Star Lente and Anissa Romero, both first year athletes, greatly improved throughout the season on both offense and defense.

Seven girls competed at the 7th grade Junior Varsity level, led by Co-Captains Natalie Cook and Shay Skidmore. Natalie and Shay led the team with their consistent play on both sides of the ball. Tiara Arrington, Abi Klaurens, and Jessica Nunez played impressive defense throughout the season. Penny Kellywood and Espe Astorga worked hard to improve their skills and became tough competitors at the net.

-Coach, Pamela Christie
 

Volleyball Update

The volleyball team had a good year this season. They finished the season with 10 wins and 9 losses. They finished 4th place in the district and were able to host a first round district game for District 2A. Unfortunately they lost that game and so the season ended there. We look forward to a great season next year.