Dig It! 2021 Trojans Volleyball

by: Rachel Rice, senior

The varsity volleyball season is in its peak right now! Saint James’s varsity team is number one in their area and will be hosting the area game at home. The Saint James volleyball team has made it to state many times and most recently won state in 2017. Because of this success, the varsity team is competing in the 6A area, as oppose to our normal 4A classification. Volleyball is a fall sport with practices starting in early July and goes until mid-October. Competitions begin in August and can continue into late October depending on how far the team advances in the state playoffs. Volleyball is a game that depends on teamwork and communication to succeed. In a game, there are 6 players on the court at once, and they usually have a setter and a libero. The libero is the main defensive player who wears a different colored jersey. The setter is the player who propels the second ball in a play and sets it to the front row hitters to try to get a point off their hit. Junior varsity games are played to the best of 2 out of 3 sets. Sets consist of 25 points and the JV teams have to win 2 sets to win the game. In varsity, games are played to the best of 3 out of 5 sets. This means that they have to win 3 sets to win the game.

I started playing volleyball in 8th grade and have played every school and club season every year since. I started playing it because I loved watching college volleyball on tv and had friends who played at school. The sport has taught me a lot about teamwork, competition, and communication. It has made a positive impact in my life and has given me many new friendships with teammates from other schools. I am so thankful for the leadership of our coach, Karen Lee, and for all of the time she dedicates to not only helping us grow as athletes, but as students and members of our community. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the season holds. Go Trojans!