DeQuincy girls volleyball team playing in summer league

By Chad DeRousselle

Everyone knows how much summer time is spent on softball with an excellent high school program at the other end of the pipeline. This summer the members of the high school volleyball team were given their first ever opportunity to play in a volleyball league.

We traveled to Westlake on Tuesday, July 8, for the league opener. Our girls won all three matches. The first match was against the girls from Vinton with final scores of 25-15, 25-18, 20-22.

Destiny Roberts was one of our outside hitters and she served very well for us. Other outside hitters were Marci Hanson, Grace Marcantel, and Victoria Null. Amanda Rossetter and Taylor Ashworth worked as our middle blockers and the setters were Jaterrica Phillips, Katelyn Young, and Nicole Perkins.

The girls from Westlake were up next and proved to be an excellent serving team. Our girls won despite late game rallies by Westlake, 21-25, 25-20, 25-17.

Katelyn Young and Jasmine Joyce were our outside hitters. Jasmine Phillips, Amanda Rossetter and Taylor Ashworth were our middle blockers. Raven Dixon and Nicole Perkins took care of the offense with setting responsibilities. These two setters are speeding up our system with low sets like I challenged them with in the spring.

Iowa sent their girls against us in the final match and it was a battle, testing all aspects of our game. The final score in our favor 26-24, 25-17, 15-25. Jasmine Phillips was a constant pain for the hitters from Iowa as she stuffed most of their hits. She also served very well along with Katelyn Young, Raven Dixon, and Nicole Perkins.

We travel to Iowa Tuesday, July 15 and play at DeQuincy Middle School on Tuesday July 22. The public is invited and there is no gate charge.