Friday, September 23, 2011

Lady Neer Volleyball with Tough Night at the Joe

The slightly just north of SK Ryle Raiders made their way to the Joe tonight for regional volleyball action. The Pioneers were coming off wins over their arch-rivals, Scott High School, on Tuesday night. Everything seemed like a go tonight; another good crowd of fans turned out, the rowdy student section was ready to rip. Only problem was all three Pioneer teams came out flat as all three teams go down to the Raiders in two game matches.


Credit due though to Ryle as they looked sharp and more ready for the matches tonight; especially their varsity team. However, it looked to me like one of two things happened tonight. On second thought, a couple of things happened tonight. First, when you come off of a rivalry game, it is hard to get back up for the next game. The Neers didn’t bring that same energy that was on the floor Tuesday. Secondly, when you are on a roll, you can’t just step on the court and expect the roll to continue. That was especially the case with the JV team tonight.

Chalk up the night to a learning experience and one of those nights where you look at the regular season as getting ready for the real season.

Despite the fact that the girls didn’t win on the court, I still was very impressed by the SK students. It was a awesome show of support this week by packing the stands for two games in three days. Pat yourself on the back; it certainly makes for a fun night for everyone.

The varsity girls travel to Cakeville this weekend for a two-day Friday and Saturday tourney. Good Luck and may you taste the cake!

Tip of my Neer cap tonight to the students.  They were ready to start rockin but things just never got going good on the floor.
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Schmee with a dig in th JV match.
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Rachael sneaks one by for an SK point.
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Ryle was very efficient.
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