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BULLPUP VOLLEYBALL: 7th-grade teams take home district titles

MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 11 months AGO
by MAX OSWALD
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | October 24, 2023 5:33 PM

SANDPOINT — The Sandpoint Bullpup volleyball teams recently took home district titles. The seventh-grade “A” and “B” teams both won team titles while the eighth-grade “B” team finished district runner-up.

7th grade “A” Team

“This was a special group of girls that worked extremely hard and fought every game for each other,” coach Amanda Balers said. “They got the job done.”

Team members include: Stella Brown, Aspynn Duquette, Hailey Gion, Ali Gunter, Viv Gunter, Blaire Jenkins, Aria Lawson, Averi Mire, Darby Rust, Evelyn Walker, Abi Williams and Maggie Zimmerman.

7th grade “B” Team

Team members include: Bella Evans, Zoey Harshbarger, Moria Kidd, Maci Kucherry, Kinley Kulp, Pamela Bird, Eden Murphy, Alieze Padilla, Avery Reif, Angelica Standley, Addison Sychla, Randee Vernon, Destani Wolf, Reese Reilly, Isabelle Lemen, Jaspen Kleinsmith, Ellie Lefever and Brianna Bincarowsky.

Coach: Bella Phillips

8th grade “B” Team

"Any time you have a volleyball team of 24 girls there can be challenges, however, this group showed up everyday and demonstrated incredible patience and perseverance,” head coach Valerie Johansen said. “They absolutely belonged in the championship game and I could not be more proud of their efforts.”

Coach Johansen also mentioned how the team cleaned the stands at every away game, including after their loss in the championship match.

Team members include: Ellie Blumenberg, Honesty Christofferson, Josie Wood, Lena Cates, Lydia Lowman, Taylor Bannick, Maci Rosholt, Anna Jordan, Annaliese Reiman, Cloie Cruse, Harmony Macdougal, Livi Alt, Sienna Omodt, Addison Berger, Caelin Varcoe, Gracin George, Kara Campbell, Lauren Bynum, Rachel Osborn and Violet Henney.

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The Sandpoint Bullpup 7th grade volleyball 'B' team poses for a photo with the district championship bracket and their first-place plaque after defeating Lakeland in the championship match recently.

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The Sandpoint Bullpup 8th-grade “B” volleyball team poses for a team photo earlier this season. The team finished as the district runner-up this year.

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