IJH Volleyball Girls Have Serves Of Steel

Barry Byers Posted October 20, 2009 1:30pm Lady Gladiator Volleyball

Image: Serves of steel…hearts of gold — The Italy Junior High girl’s volleyball teams battled the Waxahachie Advantage Eagles on Monday and will close out the 2009 season against the Kopperl Eagles next week. Scrambled eggs anyone? — Serves of steel…hearts of gold — The Italy Junior High girl’s volleyball teams battled the Waxahachie Advantage Eagles on Monday and will close out the 2009 season against the Kopperl Eagles next week. Scrambled eggs anyone? (Barry Byers)

The Italy Junior High 7th and 8th grade girls volleyball teams tested their mettle against Waxahachie Advantage Academy on Monday.

7th Grade
Displaying “serves of steel,” Italy’s 7th grade team crushed the W.A.A. 7th grade team with their accurate serves. W.A.A. struggled to slow Italy’s scoring machine and fell in two straight sets, 25-13, 25-16.

The win keeps Italy’s 7th grade record stainless with an impressive undefeated mark of 5-0.

The 7th grade will try to finish the season as an unbeaten when they take on Kopperl next week.

8th Grade
The Italy 8th grade team gave a good effort but W.A.A.’s 8th grade Eagles were relentless in defending their nest. The Eagles won the 1st set, 20-25. Italy countered by winning the 2nd set 25-21. However, the Eagles took set three, 25-8.

W.A.A. won the match but the Italy 8th graders will try to dig deep against Kopperl next week and end the 2009 season with a win.

Coach Andrea Windham commented during Monday’s pre-game practice session, “Tina (Coach Tina Richards) and I thoroughly enjoy coaching at the junior high level. These young ladies are hard working, eager to learn and keep us smiling.”

Good luck to both teams against the Kopperl Eagles as they bring their 2009 seasons to a close. The future of Lady Gladiators athletics is in good hands as these talented young ladies will continue to raise their swords in triumph in the upcoming years…

Go Lady Gladiators!

Jaclynn Lewis — Jaclynn volleys with a smile. (Barry Byers)

Kelsey Nelson — It’s all in the wrists. (Barry Byers)

Salcido serves — Jazmine shows how it’s done. (Barry Byers)

Hannah Brooks — Hannah watches the Italy Junior High during practice. (Barry Byers)

Game faces on — Mackenzie, K’Breona and Reagan take a break during practice. (Barry Byers)

I got it! — The 8th graders get ready for Waxahachie Advantage Academy. (Barry Byers)

Eye of a Lady Gladiator — Kelsey looks ahead to the game against W.A.A. (Barry Byers)

Bailey has spirit fingers — Bailey Eubank stays loose at the net. (Barry Byers)

Jac, Maddy and Tara — Madison Washington practices her killer serve during Monday’s practice. (Barry Byers)

Teamwork — 8th graders converge on the volleyball. (Barry Byers)

Awaiting the serve — Salcido, Lewis and Washington get set for the serve. (Barry Byers)

Windham calls a play — The 8th graders shift into position on Coach Andrea Windham’s command. (Barry Byers)

Ready to spike it — Bailey DeBorde and Madison Washington get ready to return volley while coach Tina Richards looks on. (Barry Byers)

Lewis lasers one — Jaclynn practices her power serve before the game against W.A.A. (Barry Byers)

Tina talks — Coach Tina Richards talks to the teams after the practice. And when Coach Tina Talks…players listen. (Barry Byers)

Madison is on target — Maddy proved practice makes perfect as the 7th grader’s serves were on the mark against W.A.A. (Barry Byers)

Serves of steel — The 7th grade made scrap metal of Waxahachie Advantage’s defense with their “serves of steel” and improve to 5-0. (Barry Byers)