By Krystina Mistyhn
Varsity Softball Coach
Middle School Volleyball Coach
The Calhoun Middle School Volleyball team opened the season on September 11, 2013 at Gilmer County. The B Team of Calhoun started the night with confidence and showed teamwork in an impressive win of 25-20 and 25-14. Calhoun was led by Paige Mangus and her impressive serves, Madison Dennis with a lot of back row digs and communicating if a ball was playable or not. Jordan Ferrell led the front row with push sets and spikes.
The CMS A team was pumped and was ready to finish the wins of the B Team and did so in the first set with a heart pounding 25-23 win. Brogan Richards and Aaliyah Falls brought their second year of playing experience to the court and contributed to the team's success during the game. In the second set Calhoun fell short to Gilmer with a 25-15 loss. In the third set, Calhoun buckled down and knew this was the last chance for a win, but fell short after some bad serves of 15-8.
To finish off the first week of volleyball, Calhoun had its first home opener against local Spencer Middle School on September 12, 2013. The B Team continued their focus of the first team to 25 and with a combination of ace serves and communication took both sets 25-19 and 25-11. Paige Mangus contributed with 12 of the team's points in the first set. Brandee Allen and Alison Dennis led the way in the second set with a combined 11 points for the team between aces, hits and digs.
The A team took on Spencer later in the evening and fought to the end with impressive volleys and a lot of teamwork in earning the points for the night. The first set was a combined team effort with points distributed throughout all players and ended with Spencer winning 20-25. The second set was led by Paige Mangus and her 9 points by way of serving including 3 aces. Brogan Richards and Mercedes Ferrell each chipped in 6 points for the team and led Calhoun to an impressive 25-9 win. Once again Calhoun went to the nail biting third set and unfortunately fell to Spencer 25-14. The team did not let Spencer walk away with the win easily for the night.
The CMS Lady Red Devils will travel to Walton on September 17, 2013 and will host Clay on September 19, 2013 and will hopefully continue their impressive wins!
CMS Volleyball week 2 roundup
CMS volleyball continued their week one success at the B Team level with an impressive win over Walton on September 17, 2013. In the first set, Megan Harding provided Calhoun with 6 points on serves alone. As a team, Calhoun served 7 aces in the set. As a result, Calhoun took set one with a 25-13 win. In set two, Brandee Allen led the way for the Red Devils earning 10 points for Calhoun and 5 of those being aces. Mel Starcher chipped in 5 points and got the Red Devils back in the game to pull off a win of 25-17. The A team took the floor and played a very impressive 2 sets against the Walton powerhouse of servers and came up short in both sets falling 18-25 and 21-25. Aaliyah Falls and Cameron Smith led the way for Calhoun in sets one and 2 leading in points earned with primarily serves and aces.
Homecoming week finished off with another win for the B team against Clay on September 19, 2013. Calhoun won both matches 25-23 and 25-20. Early leads were diminished in both sets and wins had to be earned through team work and playing smart. Madison Dennis led the way for Calhoun in set 1, with 3 aces and a total of 5 points. Mel Starcher Got the team rolling with 6 points, 3 by way of aces to secure a win for Calhoun. In set 2, Megan Harding scored the final points for CMS and Paige Magus chipped in 3 aces to boost the Lady Red Devils to a great win over Clay. Overall the B team is now 4-0 on the season. The A Game finished the evening with 3 nail biting sets that displayed talent, team work, and strategy.
Calhoun led the way in set one with combined serving efforts of Brogan Richards and Aaliyah Falls. These ladies combined for 13 of the points this set, and 5 by way of aces. The final score was 25-11 in Calhoun's favor. In set 2, Calhoun fell short to Clay and ended the set losing 25-17. Shaylah Wilson led the way in serving and great front row plays to bridge the gap in the score. Match three was by far the best match of the season so far and Calhoun ended up falling to Clay 22-25. Bad serves was the primary cause of this upsetting loss. Madison Dennis was the leading points contributor with 5 in the set. The A team is overall 0-4 on the season at the end of the week.
The CMS Lady Red Devils are road Devils for the next few games and do not return home until October 3, 2013. These games include Braxton County on September 24th, Spencer September 26th, Wirt September 30th, and Clay October 1st. Keep bringing home the wins and playing as a team ladies!
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