by Mat George |

It is almost unheard of for a high school team to go throughout the whole season without losing a league game.  But that is exactly what the JV volleyball team managed to do.  With a season record of 14-0, the team played each game leaving it all on the court.
“It feels really good and deserved to be undefeated because of all of the hard work we put in every day,” junior Halie Ewing said.
To be able to say you’re undefeated is something that not very many teams can say.  With this knowledge, many players have happy feelings about this.
“It feels really good because you know it doesn’t happen a lot,” sophomore Kayla Henrichs said.
Without losing any games during the regular season, the end of it can get very intense and even a little bit scary for some.  Others try to not think about that and just play the game to the best of their ability.
“We don’t usually get nervous during a game.  Our biggest problem is that we won’t play to our potential.  A lot of times a team isn’t as experienced as us and so we have to push ourselves to play at our level and not there is,” junior Hannah Knapp said.
Throughout the season, there will undoubtedly be some games that are harder than others.

“The hardest game was our game against Blue Springs.  There were three games and it was one of our best games.  They were really good and they made us work,” Knapp said.
For three of the teammates, playing as one is something they’re familiar with.

“Shelby, Hannah and I play on the same club team. We’ve played with each other for a long time and are used to how each other plays,” Ewing said.
For most people, losing is the most disliked thing about playing a game.  The JV volleyball players this season did not have to worry about that.
“It feels really good to win when we’ve played really well as a team,” sophomore Katie Seever said.
“The girls worked hard all summer, stayed after practice during the season and were really easy to coach.  They were willing to do whatever to be successful,” Coach Goulding said.