This summer, I participat-ed in the Junior Olympic National Volleyball Tourname-nt. This competition features hundreds of club teams from around the country, all competing in Miami, this year’s location. Before the competition began on July 1, my teammates and I practiced frequently and played in several local and national tournaments. By July, we were ready and excited. We played many close matches, many of them taking five games. We were able to beat some very good teams, however, we lost a critical match against one of our Texas rivals and eventually came in 9th place. All of my teammates and I were very happy with the results and very tired!Typically, I play volleyball all summer, but this year, after an unusual and pleasant month break, I was back on the court, now playing with my school friends. Tryouts ended and I made the team along with nine other awesome girls. We have already had some impressive wins including Midland Lee and Parish! Hopefully this year we will be able to win SPC Division I, as we have in the past!
Junior Olympic Athlete, Class of 2010
