The EMS Volleyball regular season just came to an end against Dee-Mack on Thursday! They will be starting regionals soon! The 7th-grade team got the 1st seed in their region with a record of 21-3! The 8th-grade seeds aren’t out yet, but they also have a record of 21-3! Both teams had a great season! Come out on Tuesday, February 7th, at El Paso Gridley to see the 7th-grade girls play their first game in regionals! We decided to ask them some questions about their amazing season and post-play!
Here are the questions and answers for 8th grade:
Questions:
- What is your team’s record?
- What’s been your favorite part about playing this season?
- What are you most excited about for post-play?
- What is the best memory from the season?
Alivia Schrock:
- 21-3
- Beating rivals
- Winning
- Beating Morton
Fallon Johnson:
- 21-3
- Trying to get to state again
- Dominating
- All of the packs of Oreos I’ve eaten
Enlee Wiegand:
- 21-3
- Beating Morton and Dee-Mack
- The food
- All of Mrs. Hoelscher’s strange quotes
Bryleigh Brace:
- 21-3
- Beating rivals
- Winning
- Beating Morton
Here are the answers for 7th grade:
Kenzie Gerdes:
- 21-3
- Beating our rivals
- Hopefully winning regionals
- The bus rides
Lilian Roth:
- 21-3
- Learning new skills and hanging out with friends
- The food, playing under pressure
- Beating Morton or winning as a team
Noel Gerber:
- 21-3
- Getting better being with friends and competition
- To see how much we have grown and how far we will go, food
- Taking snacks and playing hide and seek on the bus
Kenzy Thompson:
- 21-3
- Being able to hang out with friends and learning new things
- To see how far our talent will go
- Being a part of the team
Next, we decided to ask Mrs. Hoelscher about the team’s amazing season and her coaching. Here are her questions and answers:
- What has been your favorite part about coaching this year? A: Just having a good time wherever we go!
- What’s your favorite thing about post-play? A: I like the unknown and the excitement it brings.
- What are the 7th and 8th-grade records? A: The 8th and 7th grades are the same at 21-3.
- How many years have you coached, and how many more do you think you will coach? A: I have coached for 10 years at EMS, and I will have 3 more years after this. Then, I will retire.
- How much do you think your team has improved this season? A: I think we have improved a lot mentally because we are a lot tougher than when we started out.
- What has been your favorite team to play against this year? A: Morton because we wanted to beat them.
- What is your favorite memory from this season? A: Just all the times that we sit and talk before the matches; those are my favorite memories.
