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VOLLEYBALL 2021
Photos by Patrick Bernadeau / West Central Tribune
Yellow Medicine East’s Ruby Bones goes up for an attack during a Camden Conference match Yellow Medicine East’s Yansi Flores collects a dig during a Camden Conference match against against Minneota on Oct. 29, 2020 from Espeland Gymnasium. Minneota on Oct. 29 from Espeland Gymnasium.
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Six starters return for Yellow Medicine East
hitter, returns as a senior and one of the strongest players on the Sting roster. Flores finished Steffen, who led the Sting with BY MATTHEW CURRY last season with 11 aces, 198 digs 146 kills and 229 digs, and rightand 71 kills. West Central Tribune side hitter Jayden Sakry, one of “(Flores) has consistently GRANITE FALLS — Yellow been near the top of all of our Medicine East brings back a series the team’s ace serve leaders with 10, the Sting have some experience leaderboards,” Johnson said. “She of returners and looks to have a back. Six returning starters are is a six-rotation player who is successful season. expected, including three seniors, strong defensively and reads the Alyssa Johnson will be court well to find ways to score.” returning for her third season as two juniors and a sophomore. Ruby Bones, the 6-foot middle Shelby Mortenson, the 6-foot head coach of the Sting and her hitter, returns for her junior year. right hitter, returns for her senior eighth season overall. She will Bones finished her sophomore be assisted by coaches Makayla year as another offensive target year second in kills with 86. Dyrdahl and Alexis Peters. with 72 kills last season. Despite losing outside hitter Alli Yansi Flores, a 5-10 middle Johnson believes last season
may play a significant role in the upcoming year. “I expect to see many improvements from our varsity team this upcoming season,” she said. “I expect our 2021 team to capitalize on its size this upcoming season. We have quite a bit of height that will be a big weapon for us on the defensive and offensive end.” YME will be in its home gymnasium for the season opener on Thursday, Aug. 26 against the Wabasso Rabbits.
