Badger Volleyball
It's Go Time!
The Lady Badgers made it to Lincoln for the second strait year...unfortunately we lost in the first round for the second strait season. The girls should be VERY proud of their accomplishments as they ended 31-3. Yes I said 31-3! That is a school record for both wins and winning percentage!
We had seven girls make
All-Conference teams! Another school record!
First Team:
Erin Backhuus
Brooke Dutton
Second Team:
Mackenzie Reynoso
Ashley Pearson
Jessica Bird
Honorable Mention:
Courtney Reiman
Allison Siekman
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Lincoln Journal Star
All-State 2nd Team:
Erin Backhuus
Honorable Mention:
Brooke Dutton
Ashley Pearson
Mackenzie Reynoso
Jessica Bird
Congrats Ladies!!!
District Champions!!!
On to state!
Conference Tournament Champions!
The girls defeated Syracuse in the finals of the conference tournament in strait sets. The girls played very well and with terrific composure.
Pool Play starts Thursday then finishes up on Saturday evening.
Our playing schedule:
Thursday
6:00pm MLC ct#1 Benn -vs- Ralston
7:00pm MLC ct#1 Benn -vs- Battle Creek
Saturday
3:00pm Bergan Spare gym SSioux City -vs- Benn
6:00pm MLC ct#2 Blair -v-s Benn
crossover match...
either 7:00pm (probably 8:00pm)...court & opponent to be determined.
Complete info will be sent home with the girls on Monday or Tuesday.
easier for all. I know I and the other coaches really appreciated everything you did.
I'd like to thank each of you for donating your time and/or food; Linda Dutton for organizing the helpers and donors; the family's for doing lines, score table and Tammy Hunke for doing the score book for four/five hours.
Because of your efforts the other teams Bennington experience went smoothly.
Thanks!!!
Scott
Wisner, NE
Great win over Wisner-Pilger. You showed mental toughness, grit & determination! (not to mention good volleyball skills!)
The schedule for this weekend is play @ 10 (West Point-Beemer); if we win we will play at 12 (probably against Norfolk Catholic); then play at 2 (versus one of the teams from the upper bracket...Wisner-Pilger/Allen/Clarkson??).
Our playing schedule is pretty tight and there won't be a lot of time to eat and digest food between games. To that end, I'd suggest keeping it simple. I always tell the girls to eat a small snack right after the game so it has time to settle. (granola bar; 1/2 of a sandwich; fruit/veggies) This allows them to be fully prepared when the next game rolls around.
I'm not telling you what to feed your children. You can feed them whatever you want but I'm suggesting sandwich fixings; healthy chips; fruit and veggies. Deserts (brownies/cookies) would be OK for after our final game. If we eat them before one of the matches, they will be coming off the sugar and will have less energy and focus. I don't think we can afford that against these teams. Again, these are just suggestions that I think will help us play at a higher level.
On a side note, I REALLY want to thank everybody that helped out at the Bennington Invite. It was truly a flawless event because of all of your efforts! Thank You!
Scott
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Texting and emails are the way that a majority of athletes communicate today. I send a lot of text messages and emails to the players. My goal is to keep everybody informed on changes in scheduling, deadlines, and upcoming events. I will also try to do this on the website but I'm not always as quick to get that updated. If you do not want the athlete to receive messages from me, please let me know and I will remove you from the 'text/email' list. Thanks-Scott
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Picture Perfect Block by Courtney & Ashley (other team just hit around the block)
