SENIOR NIGHT 2011

I am always amazed of the outpouring of affection the Girls bestow upon each other.  They truly love each other and it showed as 6 players showered 6 Seniors with Love, Laughter, Tears, and some nice goodies on their Senior Night.

I take a moment to thank:

Sarah Jamieson
Great Player, Great Person.  Someone I will miss as a part of this Group

Annie Schmidt
Came back to VB last year and I am so grateful for that.  She makes each day a great Day and I will always remember that.

Marea Homes
True Competitor who goes hard all the time and at the same time has a deep genuine compassion for her teammates and life in general.  I will always be humble because of Marea

Amanda Marvin
True Shining Spirit.  Great Competitor and a huge Heart.  She has given me the ability to learn about Kindness
 
Alex Flake
She is hard on herself, but only because she cares so deeply for her teammates and this program.  She has true Compassion and I will always remember how fortunate I have been to be a part of her life

Hannah Linsenmayer
She has been on Varsity since I 1st Started here.  She has shown me the ropes and her professionalism has shone through since day one.  She has a kind soul and is wise beyond her years.  I will always take a sense of pride to have Hannah blaze a trail for this program for the future and I am proud I was here for her time now.

So we did play some VB.  Lakewood came to town and we honored 3 Seniors players and 2 Senior Managers for their team, as they have earned our respect over the years and they deserved some recognition.

The Girls gave beautiful speeches and I will always remember, Morgan speech starting with "Annnie, I wrote you a Poem"  It was a great poem, as were all the other tributes.

Once we got down to the match, we hit the ground running and kept Lakewood on their heals the entire 1st set and we won 25-9.

Set 2, I mixed the lineups up, something I seem to do every Senior Night with not alot of success as we came out alittle unbalanced and lost the set 21-25.

We mixed it back up and it was back and forth in the 3rd, but we got some amazing defense by Annie and Hannah and pulled out the set 25-23.

4th set had the Seniors back in there ready to go again and they led the way and we closed out the 4th set 25-12 and the match 3-1.

We ended the Home season 6-1.  We had some amazing fans, many great moments, capped off by another remarkable Senior Night!!!!

We take it on the road to South Whidbey to finish out Conference play next Tuesday.

See you all in the Gym.....