As sophomore Karly Pala sets the ball for senior Caitlyn Companik, the rest of the team cheer them on from the sidelines at the team’s cancer awareness game against Portage on Oct. 2.
“Last night was our breast cancer awareness night, and we gave those to people who had cancer or are currently struggling with that,” senior captain Lily Gena said.
The team gave out mini pink volleyballs with handwritten messages to people currently struggling with and who have overcome breast cancer. Now that the regular season has come to a close, the team is preparing for sectionals.
“We’ve been working on confidence and just figuring out who we are as a team and working together,” Gena said. “This year is going to be tough because we have Crown Point in our sectional, and they’re the team to beat. They’re expected to win it all, but we’ll see.”
The team is 10-0 in conference games, keeping them in first place in the Northwest Crossroads Conference (NCC). Along with currently being in first place in the NCC, they are coming off of being conference and sectional champions in last year’s season, but also lost 9 seniors coming into this season.
“Losing a lot of seniors was difficult because we had to rebuild almost the entire team, but I think we did well through team bonding,” Companik said. “I can definitely say this is the
most bonded team I’ve been on.”
The team will play Hammond Morton in the first round of sectionals on Oct. 19.
“Sectionals is important because it shows how our team has worked hard and deserves a win,” sophomore Karly Pala said. “It’s an amazing feeling, but (it’s also important) because it’s my first year on varsity and I want to make an impact.”
“Sectionals is important because it shows how our team has worked hard and deserves a win,” sophomore Karly Pala said. “It’s an amazing feeling, but (it’s also important) because it’s my first year on varsity and I want to make an impact.”
