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schools
november21
2013
VHS Fall Sports Wrap Up
Volleyball- Head Coach Teresa Williams
and the Lady Loggers should be pleased
with their season this year. The team
finished with a 13-6 record and played
some of the best volleyball Vernonia has
seen in years. The team qualified for the
state playoffs for the third year in a row
after finishing third in the 2A Northwest
League.
“I think the season went better
than anticipated,” said Williams. “They
all worked well together. Some of my
returning players really showed a lot of
maturity and more court sense as far as
knowing the game.”
The Lady Loggers lost to an
exceptionally talented Days Creek team
in that first round playoff; Days Creek
was the eventual 2A State Champion
going undefeated in the state tournament
without losing a single game.
Williams says her challenge
moving forward is figuring out how to
beat a strong team like Days Creek and
advance further in the State tournament.
“We will be put into this position again.
During our season we didn’t see anyone
like Days Creek with that caliber of
play.”
Williams said she was pleased
that she was able to give all her players
significant playing time throughout the
season. Williams said she was especially
pleased with the play of senior Tori
Dalebroux in the Days Creek match. “I
was really proud of her and was glad that
she ended her season the way she did.
She brought everything to that game; she
came to play and she came to win.”
Other players of note for coach Williams
this season were junior Julia Fletcher
who was named team MVP and Most
Inspirational as well as First Team All
League. “Julia and Brittany Young put
in a lot of time during the summer, more
than anybody else.” Williams noted
Fletcher’s improved passing; she was
the leading passer on the team and also
lead the team in digs in addition to being
second in kills and third in serving. “Her
game really stepped up this year,” said
Williams. Young, a junior, was second
on the team in serving, really improved
her defensive play and played with much
more confidence, according to Williams.
Senior captain Stephanie Castro was a
great leader and presence on the court.
Castro lead the team in kills and her
competitiveness, understanding of the
game and court awareness were real
assets for Williams. Sophomore Kassidy
Fetch played well on the back line and is
expected to be a key player next season.
Junior Taylor Titus is a solid setter who
Williams thinks was one of the best at her
position in the league. Sara-Eve Mayer
was a player who Williams said would
stay after practice every single day to
improve her game. A knowledgeable
and determined player with seven years
experience, Mayer played great defense
and was a leading server and passer. Lilly
Lindsey was named Most Improved and
played an important role for the team in
the second half of the season. A junior
this year, she will be a key player on next
years squad. “She still has a lot more
potential,” said Williams.
“Our season was very successful,
but we want to be better,” said Williams.
Cross Country- Head Coach Byron
Brown saw a lot of improvement and
really enjoyed working with his team
this year. “ I really had a lot of fun
watching them get stronger and faster
every week,” said Brown. “They were
a great group to be around. I hope they
had as much fun as I did.”
Earning varsity letters for the
women’s team were Hannah Fleck,
Johanna Lange, Emma D’Onghia,
Anastasia Mihalcuic, Laura Rice and
Jean Lee. Fleck, Lange and D’Onghia
led the girls and usually ran as a group,
trading off who would finish first for
the team throughout the season. And
Mihalcuic, Rice and Lee showed a lot
of improvement as the season went
on. “As a team I was very happy with
them,” said Brown. “None of them,
with the exception of Hannah, had
ever run competitively before. I think
some of them will be life-long runners,
and that’s more important really than
trophies. Running can become a habit
that changes your life.” Fleck was named
“Most Inspirational” runner on the team.
For the men’s team, receiving
varsity letters were Paul Lemaron, Jacob
Medaris, Drew Cheney, Dan Rice, Alex
Rubiera, Anton Yakovenko, and Emil
Hardenberg. Receiving junior varsity
letters were Brett Jones and Jarod
Shaw. Lemaron led the team all year,
showing great determination to get better
every race and received the Outstanding
Runner” award for the team. “I can’t
say enough about his heart and his work
ethic,” said Brown. “He is a lot of fun to
be around--really I can say that about the
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