Monday, November 9, 2020

Volleyball Team Makes Great Strides This Season

 by Devon Messer

Photo by Chris Hammons

This season in 2020 the girls volleyball team played 18 matches total, with 5 wins and 13 losses. Considering that the team was very young overall and the program had not won any games the prior three seasons, this was a very successful year. The coach this year was Rachel N. Gibbs in her second year of coaching. 

The team's first game of this season broke their 60-game losing streak. This was an away game against Harlan County. The starting line up included Alexis Woolum, April Roark, Kailey Napier, Sydney Jones, Aubrey Woolum, and Tessa Hillard. The end score between Barbourville Independent and Harlan County was 3 sets won for Barbourville and 2 won for Harlan. The last determining set was 15 to 10. 

The district tournament game was their last game this season for the school and the seniors. They fell short and lost ending with an early season. Otherwise, many other games were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Overall, the 2020 season was one of great improvement and a huge step forward for the BHS volleyball program.


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