By:
Kindra Sarver
The new school year welcomes the return of
fall sports and many new coaches. The volleyball team is welcoming a new head
coach, but not so much a new face. Math teacher, Lauren Fuhrman stepped up as
the new head coach for varsity. Alumna Dusti Fisher follows as the new
assistant. Fuhrman is no stranger to Ripley High Volleyball, being the coach of
the Junior Varsity team for the past two years and Fisher played on the team in
her Ripley High days.
“As a
whole team, I expect to improve technically,” Fuhrman added.
Senior Cassidy Craddock said, “With Fisher,
she is younger and played volleyball, so she can hit hard at us and better
prepare us for the games. Fuhrman coaches us as a team, rather than
individually, and it helps us work better together.”
The volleyball team is adopting an idea that
three other AAA teams have been trying called a practice team. It is for girls
that do not have the opportunity to be on the team to continue to practice.
Senior Courtney Lanham said, “I love the
idea of the practice team because it gives the girls a chance to work on their
skills and to improve before tryouts next season.”
The co-captains are the four seniors, Cassidy
Craddock, Allie Hamilton, Courtney Lanham, and Kindra Sarver. Craddock,
Hamilton, and Lanham have all played together since sixth grade; Sarver joined
them in seventh. All seniors say they have high expectations for this season.
Each also claim their main goal is to make memories and have fun.
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