Ramblings of a Third Grade...Sports Writer???

My daughter's eighth grade volleyball team needed someone to write an article type of thing of each game for the local paper and I volunteered.   Truth be known, I'm not exactly sure where it will be printed, but I guess I'll find out.

As  result, I decided to go ahead and post them here.  I seriously doubt many people are going to have any interest in reading about the Forest Meadow Jr. High's eighth grade volleyball games, but you never know.

So here goes.

Game date: September 11, 2008

Forest Meadow Jr. High -vs- Blalock Jr. High

Our eighth grade Lady Chargers kicked off their season Thursday night with a bang!  While it might not have been the exact bang we were looking for, the parents and fans couldn’t have been more proud! (Just ask the boys with the painted faces.)

The B team led the charge and found themselves down by 7 with the score Lady Chargers 16 and Blalock 23.  However, after some brilliant defensive plays they rallied and the score went to Lady Chargers 20 to Blalock’s 24.  Sadly, they weren’t able to hold on and we lost the first game 20 to 25. 

Game number two for the Lady Charger B team started off a little better, but Blalock took advantage of their momentum and quickly pulled out a win in the second game as well.

         The A team started off their first game in true Charger fashion with a score of 6 to zip!  Blalock surged and took the lead by one point.  The remainder of that first game was a fierce back and forth battle.  The Lady Chargers would score two or three point and then Blalock would answer right back with two or three of their own.  At one point, Charger server Colleen Livingston blasted four powerful serves to make the score Chargers 23, Blalock 24.  Somehow, the Blalock girls were able to sneak that last point by them and won game number one Lady Chargers 23, Blalock 25.

         The second game squad had an uphill battle.  Even after several amazing saves and some truly spectacular offensive moves, they weren’t able to take control of this game.  I’ve seen a lot of volleyball in my time, and the effort of these girls would have made Kerri Walsh and Misty May proud.  But alas, even though victory was not in the cards for us tonight, never let it be said that the Eighth Grade Lady Chargers didn’t fight the good fight!