By Drew Terhall
DailyAdvocate.com
TROY — The District 9 Volleyball Senior All-Star recreation and awards ceremony came about at Troy Excessive College on Nov. 15. Everybody, from freshmen to seniors, got their District 9 awards for his or her efficiency all season lengthy.
The ceremony was adopted up with the senior all-star recreation. 4 groups competed towards one another in a spherical robin solely going one set.
A number of Darke County athletes have been honored all through the occasion. 9 native seniors performed within the recreation with many underclassmen being honored.
Divisions I, II and III have been damaged up into two groups as Division IV was damaged up into two groups as nicely.
On one staff, Arcanum teammates Katie Sharp and Haley Smith acquired to share the court docket one final time collectively. Sharp stated her senior 12 months was one which meant so much to her. For Smith, she stated it was a particular 12 months for her and it was enjoyable competing towards the totally different seniors from the totally different colleges.
“This senior 12 months was tremendous particular for me. I’ve performed with all of the seniors ever since seventh grade. With the ability to be right here with Haley, somebody I’ve performed with for a few years now, is particular to me,” Sharp stated. “With the ability to see a complete bunch of different ladies that I additionally grew up with from different groups attempt to be right here is one thing particular to me.”
“Rising up with everybody and seeing how far alongside they’ve is one thing actually particular that I’ll cherish. All the things that I’ve gotten to do and all of the alternatives I’ve been given from this sport after which being right here, it was actually an honor,” Smith stated.
On one other staff, Greenville senior Skylar Bryson represented the Woman Wave. She stated it was a tremendous senior 12 months and was honored to chose for this occasion. She’s going to overlook being together with her staff and being together with her coaches.
“I’m going to overlook Jim and Michelle, they’ve been my coaches since I’ve been in highschool and my JO coach. I’ll miss the entire staff and staff bonding,” Bryson stated.
Together with Bryson have been Versailles teammates Brooke Briscoe and Tori Tyo. Each loved attending to spend time bonding with their new teammates their senior 12 months. The all-star recreation was an effective way to finish their highschool volleyball careers.
“It was tremendous enjoyable. It’s positively totally different not enjoying along with your sibling for me, but it surely was enjoyable to step up and make relationships with youthful gamers. Get to actually begin a complete totally different unit,” Briscoe stated.
“We actually related as a volleyball household this 12 months. Simply all of us connecting contained in the locker room and out of doors. It was simply actually enjoyable and such an honor to be right here,” Tyo stated
On one of many Division IV groups, Ansonia teammates Maddie Buckingham and Addie Marker acquired to play collectively one final time. Each will bear in mind the reminiscences their senior 12 months gave them.
“It was very nice. My senior 12 months was positively one thing to recollect. It was one thing I actually loved,” Buckingham stated.
“(I’m going to overlook) the environment and the chums, all of my senior mates that I’m not going to have the ability to play with anymore,” Marker stated.
On the identical staff, Mississinawa Valley teammates Kenzea Townsend and Brenna Worth acquired to additionally play collectively within the occasion. Each loved the second and getting to finish their volleyball season in a enjoyable manner.
“It was superb to have the ability to come, I had quite a lot of enjoyable with mates, made new mates and acquired to play with Brenna once more. It was tremendous cool, an effective way to finish the season,” Townsend stated.
“I used to be variety rusty popping out, but it surely was tremendous. It was enjoyable, acquired to play with a brand new staff. We simply had enjoyable collectively,” Worth stated.
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