East Hardy Volleyball has a built a foundation of success in the classroom and on the court and looks to keep that excellence growing this year for another journey to the state tournament written down in the lesson plans.
The Cougars have the knowledge and skill to pass the test this year and have been encouraging one another in practice and scrimmages in preparation for the regular season.
East Hardy Volleyball has a quintet of seniors ready to pass, set and kill in the matches this year: Xavia Barber (OH), Danica Wolfe (DS), Madison Kerr (OH/MH), Madilyn Funk (S/OH) and Jaylynn Combs (DH).
The Cougars have one junior, Amelia Garrett (S/OH) and one sophomore, Charlee Hahn (OH).
East Hardy freshmen class brings more excitement to the mix: Georgia Hahn (OH/S), Harper Kline (OH), Hannah Riggle (S), Tilly Dearstine (MH), Savannah Taylor (OH) and Delanie Wolfe (DS).
East Hardy Volleyball will be guided by veteran head coach Marsha Hahn, who has been on the sidelines for nearly two decades.
The assistant coaches this year will be Chris Hahn, Lexi Strawderman and Chloe Miller.
This pride of Cougars have been honing their skills and brining positivity and laughter to the courts over the past month getting ready for the season.
“Excited to start the season; it should be a fun one,” East Hardy Volleyball assistant coach and media relations manager Chris Hahn stated.
“This team likes each other; we just need to work on our communication on the court.
They are a very low-key group of girls; they are happy, just not loud. So far, they are all very positive and are trying to learn and get better at their skills. We have several tournaments; the Petersburg tournament is new this year. They changed the Pumpkin Smash and added a day to that tournament. We play in a really tough Philip Barbour Tournament early in the year. We have a pretty brutal tournament schedule, so we should be battle-tested. I’m sure there will be some very interesting conversations and some singing on the bus to and from the games.”
East Hardy Volleyball kept a challenging schedule to gear up for the playoffs.
Look for the Cougars to keep pouncing forward with a keen sense of awareness.
