JV Riverton Tournament

I love this tournament.  It is the first games of the season and gives me a chance to see how far we have come after 2 weeks of 2 a day practices.  The girls had worked hard and now it was time to show it.  Since JV and Varsity are in different pools and brackets we have to split the teams and not share any players.  It turns out being really fun because of this we only have 7 players.  They gets lots and lots of playing time to improve their skills.

We opened up with Thermopolis in pool play and boy did the girls look scared to play. Eventually they let go of the nerves and ended up splitting with them.  They went through out pool play and split with every single team including 2 4A schools Sheridan and Riverton.  I was so proud after the first day of play.  They were learning to play with each other and to trust each other as teammates.  We had some close games and at least gave everyone in our pool a loss.  The next day we opened up with Rock Springs in Bracket play.  They were an awesome team and had done well in the other pool.  We played AWESOME!  I was so proud of our fundamental defense and pure determination to win.  We sent Rock Springs home in 3 close games!  The girls were SO excited!  We then met up with Riverton and got worn down.  We took the first game and then ended up losing the next two.

Overall I think the girls learned a lot and had a great weekend.  I was proud of them for never giving up in a match and putting up a fight until the very end. I'm excited about the season and what these girls are capable of accomplishing.

Freshman Cody Tournament

Freshman started the season off with heading to Cody for a freshman tournament. In pool play they split with Powel and Jackson and lost to Worland. Lexi Metz and Lilly Jensen had some big hits against Powel. Sabrina Gay had two huge blocks against Jackson. Alexis Cabrera had numerous passes against Worland that helped us stay in the game. The girls then went into the bracket and faced a tough team. They fell short and lost to Cody. They fought hard and Izzy Wills contributed several passes and hits. Maeve Poulson helped the back row with Cody’s tough serves. Keely Sandner also kept the team going with her positive attitude. The girls then played for 3^rd place against Lander. They won in two finishing the tournament in 3^rd place. Dani Blankenship went on a serving streak of 8 aces. Savannah Rogers also went on a serving streak of 5 aces to help contribute in winning the game. Shelbi Tegeler has been working on her jump serves and was able to spot serve successfully in each game.

I am very proud of the girls and all of their hard work. I look forward to what the rest of the season holds for us! We next play Mountain View at home, this Thursday at 4pm, and I hope everyone will come out and show their support.

Pinedale vs. Powell

25-19

24-25

Pinedale vs. Worland

9-15

5-15

Pinedale vs. Jackson

15-11

14-15

Pinedale vs. Cody

8-25

19-25

Pinedale vs. Lander

25-13

25-18

Varsity McDonald Invitational Tournament

Pinedale Volleyball had a great weekend!  Our freshman team took 3^rd place in Cody!  I was really happy to see that they got third place.  Jennifer Bockman is our new freshman coach and she has been doing an outstanding job with our freshman team!  Our JV and Varsity teams were in Riverton playing in the McDonald Invitational Tournament.  I was really happy with both JV and Varsity and how they played! 

Varsity

On Friday was pool play and we came out a little nervous and we split with Thermopolis.  As the day went on we continued to split with Wright, Tongue River, and Riverton.  When we came up against Sheridan, we did come out strong and won both of those matches.  At the end of the day, that put us in a three-way tie with Riverton and Sheridan for 1^st place.  Because of points, we came in third place going into bracket play.  On Saturday, we played Big Horn and beat them in two games.  25-21 and 25-19.  It was single elimination and we played Cody next.  Cody is  a very competitive and tall team and they have always been that way.  We were ahead by 10 at one point, and then we made some errors and they came back and won 25-23.  The second game our girls came out strong and fighting and we fought with them all the way to the end. We lost 25-22.  This was a great learning game for us.  We missed several serves in the second game and had some rotation calls against us.  My girls have learned that we can’t miss serves especially when it is a tight match.  I was very proud of the girls and the way they played both days!  I threw a couple of different line-ups and they all handled it very well.  They have improved a lot from the first game to the last game.  I love this first tournament because we learn so much, both the players and the coaches.  We have our first home game on Thursday, and we are really excited!  I hope a lot of people will come out and support our volleyball team! 

Sacred Rim

This is such a fun and beautiful hike and I love doing it with the girls!  We had a great trip!  When we got there, the girls got into groups and came up with some awesome cheers that made us giggle!  Following the cheers, we all read our favorite quotes!  Here are some pictures, I hope you enjoy them!

Team Sleep Over

It has been a tradition for a couple of years to kidnap the freshman and have a sleep over. I think the girls had a lot of fun! I hope they got some SLEEP!:) A big THANK YOU to the Costellos for hosting it at their house!

Welcome

2012 Volleyball Season is here and we couldn't be more excited to get it underway.  If you are new to the program we welcome you as well as our incoming Freshman.  Check back for frequent announcements, updates, events, and game stats.