New coaching brings fresh ideas to volleyball
Gabrielle Parrish, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
It’s the week before tryouts and players are fearfully asking one question: do we have a coach yet? “I was terrified,” junior varsity coach Andrew Fickert said. The summer before school started was filled with chaos for Fickert and the other administrators tasked with hiring Liberty’s new volleyball...
Varsity volleyball rallies for state
Stella Roberts, Staff Writer
December 6, 2017
Last year, Liberty’s varsity volleyball team suffered a defeat during Districts that ruined their chances of making it to State. But this year, the Lady Patriots took some key steps to make last year’s loss into this year’s victory. “We definitely stepped up our game with conditioning,”...
Volleyball perseveres to make up for lost seniors
Gabie Owens, Staff Writer
November 4, 2016
After losing seven powerful seniors last year, the girls’ varsity volleyball team has had to readjust. A team comprised of mostly juniors, one sophomore and one freshman, they are intrigued to see the improvement in their performance. Junior and team captain, Alena Rozewski, believes that this year...
Patriot Profile: Kenna Hanses makes volleyball “dream team”
Sidney Ching, Staff Writer
December 1, 2015
On Friday, October 30, senior Kenna Hanses was voted 1st team all-KingCo for volleyball. Every year, the Kingco Conference puts together a first team, which is a team made up of the best ten girls nominated from all over the league, and this team gets to play in a tournament at the end of the year together. “Freshman...
Varsity volleyball unites for new season
William Wick, Staff Writer
October 19, 2015
The varsity volleyball team, having made it to state for the first time last year, hopes to further improve its performance through team-bonding. Seven seniors and three sophomores returned to play together this season, with two new sophomores, Meliah Stewart and Hannah Wagenblast, joining them. “We’re...
Volleyball makes school history
Skylar Radford, Staff Writer
November 26, 2014
Varsity volleyball made Liberty history, placing eighth in State, second in Districts, and winning multiple individual awards. The lady Patriots’ first playoff game on November 14 brought a 3-0 loss to Burlington, which was followed by a 3-1 win over Franklin Peirce. The next day, the team lost...
Volleyball digs in and prepares for successful season
Betsy Faris, Staff Writer
October 22, 2014
This year’s Varsity volleyball team has brought on freshmen Presley Sweeney, Alena Rozewiski and Katherine Hatfield to expand both the team’s size and its skill level, and thanks to Head Coach Trina Christensen the team has become more goal-oriented and focused on its hopes to make it to State. The...
Young talent looks toward future success
November 1, 2013
Seven sophomores, two juniors and one senior make up the young varsity volleyball squad. "With seven sophomores on the varsity team, I believe that we are building a great team and overall program for Liberty. It is exciting to think about the next few years," Head Coach Trina Christensen said. Wi...