7th grade:
Your North Cougars traveled to face Grapevine Middle School. First up were the B teams. Your North Cougars came out the gate strong taking a 20-6 lead but Grapevine made a run to make it a close game but North was able to come away to win the first set 25-20. However, Grapevine takes the second set 25-23 forcing a third set. However your Cougars take the third set 15-13. The player of the game goes to Gaby Keating with her amazing serves, block and being a vocal leader.
The A teams were up next and Grapevine came out ready to play. Your Cougars gave great effort but ultimately feel short in two sets 25-19 and 25-23. The player of the game goes to Kaitlyn Thiele for her amazing sets, serves, and timely passes.
The last game of the night were the c teams and North did not want to lose the series. Your Cougars were able to make quick work of Grapevine beating them in two sets 25-12 and 25-17. The girls played their best team game of the year and were led by Brinley Robinson for her amazing front row play, powerful swings, and great serves.
Make sure to come support us next week for the last game of the regular season here at North!

8th grade:
Last night, C team had a slow start (15-25), but finished out the match winning the last two sets (30-29, 15-7). Parker Storey led the team in passes and her defense helped us secure the win in the 3rd set. Carolina contributed 12 serves throughout the last two sets and played any position that was asked of her with ease. Shreya Shah showed a lot of leadership and consistent assists in all 3 sets. She helped others adjust to changes in the line up and did so with a positive attitude. The Player of the Game works her tail off every single day. She plays any position and remains calm in pressure situations. She played multiple positions and did not miss a beat with 6 hits, contributed 3 crucial serves, and played aggressively the entire match! Way to go Soee Jakhu!!

B Team had a tough first set (17-25). They recovered and played as a team the last two sets (25-20, 6-15). While the outcome was not what we wanted, there are many lessons to be learned from a hard loss.Yena Chae had 8 serves and great serve receive in the last two sets. When she plays with confidence, nothing can stop her. Player of the Game goes to Fabi Figueroa. She had a positive presence on the court, a leader of our team, and had consistent serve receive and defense.

The 8th grade A team struggled to play their game against the Ponies. It is the first match this season that an opponent was underestimated, and therefore, might be one of the greatest lessons learned this season. The match ended with a loss (22-25, 25-16, 13-15) and moved their overall district record to 3-2. Shoutout to Zoey Ponsen and Addison Hamm for their aggressive serves that contrinbuted to 24 rally points. Player of the game is awarded to Narmin Azim, who played as the team libero for the second and third sets and showed consistent back row play in defense, as well as serve receive.