November 23
Spilyay Tymoo
Page 7
Newly adopted tribal
member excels in sports
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Spilyay Tymoo
For one young athlete, her
statu s as a trib a l m e m b e r is
som ething that she’s still learn
ing about.
Cally Young, a star volleyball
player from Bend, was only re
cently adopted by the tribe and
said her family is still searching
for inform ation about their rela-
tives.
Several years ago Young was
a d o p te d as a trib a l m em b e r
along w ith her m other, Wendy,
and 21-year-old brother Cody.
T h e g r a n d d a u g h te r o f
A udrey Faye G eorge and th e
great-granddaughter o f Sylvia
W an a n iw it, Y o u n g said h e r
family’s recent addition to the
tribe has been m onum ental for
them.
“ M y m o th e r h a d alw ays
talked to m e the way my grand
m other spoke to her in regards
to always be very p roud o f our
heritage,” she said. “T he fact
that the tribe has adopted us is
huge. We are so happy to fi-
i nally be a part o f som ething—
I it’s great finally having a family
; o f our own.”
Young, a senior at Mt. View
H igh School, has quickly b e
come an all-star volleyball player
since beginning the sport in sev-
* enth grade.
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W hen she first began playing
Í the sport, Young said, she didn’t
I feel nearly as m uch enthusiasm
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Cally Young plays as a setter.
tim e h e r passion fo r the sp o rt
developed.
Now, Young said, “Volleyball
has changed m y life in m any
ways.”
She has played as a setter at
the school level for six years and
has also played club volleyball
for six years.
“I really enjoy the travel vol
leyball club because I have got
ten to travel to tournam ents,”
she said. W ith the club Young
has traveled through the U.S. to
lo catio n s such as Las Vegas,
Reno, Seattle and Spokane.
Young added, “I t is really fun
to play other teams from all over
the U nited States and different
countries such as P uerto Rico
and Brazil.” i
As a setter, Young earned a
place on the Ju n io r N ational
Volleyball team that placed sev
enth nationwide.
The Young family.
This year Young was chosen
as player o f the year out o f 96
fellow athletes— in the past she
has also received honors for her
skills in the Inter-M ountain Con
ference.
W ith Mt. View H igh School,
Young has com peted in the state
championship during her sopho
m ore, junior and senior years—
this year her team was ranked
first at the 5A level going into
the championships but narrowly
m issed the cham pion title.
After she finishes high school
this year, the young athlete plans
to pursue volleyball in college as
well.
“ I am c u rre n tly bein g r e
cruited by E astern O regon U ni
versity, Southern O regon U ni
versity, Seatde University, Seattle
Pacific University and the Uni
versity o f Hawaii at H ilo,” she
said. “I hav en ’t fully decided
on m y m ajor yet because it de
pends on w hich college I at
tend.”
H ow ever, Y oung said, she
plans to pursue either marine
'science o r veterinary science.-
’ For now, Young and her fam
ily are hoping to form a rela
tionship with family members in
W arm Springs that they didn’t
know before.
“A lthough we haven’t gotten
to know our W arm Springs fam
ily yet, we are hoping they will
a c c e p t us w ith o p e n a rm s,”
Young said.
Those wishing to contact the
Young family may e-mail them
at pwccyoung@ bendcable.com .
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