April 24, 2024

Newton eighth grade volleyball finishes successful season

By Special to

Members of this year’s Newton eighth grade volleyball team include (front row, from left): Bridget Carson, Sidney Tingle, Taylor Shipley, Ashlee Freese, Ryanne Rausch, Brooke Wolfe, Megan Pressgrove, Bailey Davis, Lizzy Coyle, Dakota Dhabolt, (middle row) Kaytlin Ahn, Morgan Allen, Savannah Reicks, Courtney Jacobsen, Sydney Hook, Hadley Braaksma, Molly Davros, Gabby Edwards, Kaitlyn Barnes, Hannah Yeager, (back row) Reva Berryhill, Savannah Mahan, Jayme Griffin, Tammy Mielke, Dakota Armstrong, Sierra Sanders, Kirsten Young, Nicole Bell and Emma Meyer. Not Pictured: Brittany Bowman and Taylor Tremmel. (Submitted Photo)

The 2012 Newton eighth grade grade volleyball team recently completed a successful season. The girls improved as a team from last season and each player had significant improvements as well.

A big accomplishment was that the Cardinals beat all of the Little Hawkeye Conference teams. Newton ended up with an overall game record of 121-59.

“These athletes worked hard and the future looks bright for the next four years,” said coach Eric Vander Velden.

The team was coached by Vander Velden, Ashley Ryan and Steve Weeks.