On Wednesday, Sept. 24, the homecoming Volleyball game was held in the main gym. The classes went up against each other to win points for the spirit contest.
In the first game, freshmen went up against juniors. During the game, the freshman made various plays against the juniors, one being an ace (a serve that immediately wins a point because the other team cannot return it legally). The freshmen won, ending the game with a score of 25-21, beating the juniors for the first time in 10 years. The ace and 10-year gap between wins was a focal and favorite point of the game for many freshmen, including player Joyce Rylek, who said: “[My favorite part was] us acing the juniors, and beating them [for the first time] since 10 years.”
The second game had sophomores go up against seniors. In the end, the seniors won with a score of 25-20.
After the first two games, the classes that lost went head-to-head. It was the sophomores against the juniors. The juniors won, scoring 25 points, while the sophomores lost, scoring 19 points.
The final game was the most tense. It was the two winners from the first games, the seniors and the freshmen, competing; the newest students were up against the oldest. At some moments, it wasn’t clear who would win or lose. Ultimately, the seniors won, scoring 25 points, five more than the 20 that the freshmen scored.
The homecoming volleyball game brought pride and gratification to the classes that won; for many, that was their favorite part. Senior player Daniel Cummings expressed this, saying, “ [My favorite part was] winning every game.” Freshmen coach Olivia Tavernier and player Nicholas Schoenenberger expressed similar feelings, both saying that winning against the juniors was their favorite part of the event.
Just winning wasn’t the only key part of the event for many, though. Sophomore player Ephraim Massie emphasized how classes came together to yell and support their teams, “[My favorite part of the game was] the game [itself] and the noise from the student sections.” For many, the event was a time for friends and grade levels to come together, “getting to be with friends and just having fun [was my favorite part],” said Sophomore player Madison Kirch. In the end, it was a fun, exciting, and, as Freshman player Dominic Draper described it, “ [a] surreal experience.”
