Our Road to State

          STATE… Probably every athlete on a high school athletics team has a goal to make it to state. It is a huge accomplishment and something to be proud of if you make it. I have never played in the State Volleyball tournament in Iowa but that is definitely one of my dreams. I can’t imagine the feeling of holding the state qualifying banner in your hands, surrounded by your teammates, and everyone is just enjoying the moment. I hope to someday have that feeling.

          This season our first regional matchup is against Washington tomorrow night at Kennedy. We played Wash last Tuesday and we dominated and won in 3 straight sets so we should beat them pretty easily. Our second matchup is against Linn-Mar on Thursday at Linn-Mar. We lost to them in regular season in 5 games, but we beat them in 2 straight sets to advance to the championship game in the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament. I think we can definitely beat them if we are playing at the top of our game. If we beat Linn-Mar we will advance to play Dowling Catholic in the third and final round of regionals. We played Dowling once in a tournament and lost in 2 sets but the scores were close, and we had already had a long day, defeating undefeated West Delaware in pool play. I think we can beat Dowling if everyone is playing at the top of their game and everyone fights for every point.

          I know we can do it we just have to believe in ourselves and our teammates. I am confident we can make it to state and I am so excited for the journey ahead. 

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