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HEARD VOLLEYBALL By Kevin Eckleberry
Spencer Campbell has enjoyed the way this season, and Camp- better job hitting today, taking care of the ball. We eliminated the challenge of building a pro- bell was grateful for their cona lot of our hitting mistakes. tributions. gram from scratch. That first set, we had some service errors. The same thing in When Heard County started a “We’ve got a couple of seniors that third set. But if we learn to brand-new volleyball program that are doing their job, taking finish, we’re going to be a tough care of business,” Campbell in 2019, Campbell was tasked team to beat out.” said. “They’ve stepped up.” with getting things up and running. While the seniors will be There have been the usual ups missed, the future appears bright with the returning playand downs associated with a new program, but things are no ers and the newcomers set to take the court in 2022. doubt on the upswing. While the Lady Braves didn’t post a winning record this season, they more than doubled their win total from the first two years combined. “We’re starting to build some momentum,” Campbell said after a hard-fought loss to Callaway. “Some of our younger players are growing up.” Seniors Harleigh Dudley, Zoe Spradlin and Zoey Drew led 60
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“We’re looking for this program to continue to progress,” Campbell said. With an eye on the 2022 season, Campbell’s hope is that some of the close losses will eventually turn into wins. “That’s kind of been our thing all year long is learning to finish,” Campbell said after his team beat Temple, and lost to Callaway. “We did a much SIDELINE PASS
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