More preseason stuff, recap of scrimmage

So, apparently the varsity is afraid of the parents. That's the only reason I can come up with that they didn't play us Tuesday night. I guess they will retain their pride this way, losing to the alumni instead of us creaky old parents. Because we would have beaten them as well, as we did the JV.

And another season begins. A spirited night of scrimmaging kicked it off Tuesday night. The junior high played an inter-squad game, followed by the parents (not necessarily players' parents, but I do believe all those playing were, in fact, parents). The varsity/alumni game finished things up for the evening. I do believe the alumni game had been a fixture up until a couple of years ago. Coach had a little trouble rounding up enough alumni, so the parents stepped in. The alumni, plus a couple, were able to form a team this year, so things were back to normal. Oh, and by the way, a hearty welcome to the newest member of the Calumet volleyball family, Katie Welman, formerly of Highland High and a junior, I believe.

Jesse Tucker will be filing reports on the JV games, so you will be able to read recaps of those games as well. Hopefully she will be able to step in for me when I am not able to attend games as well. I think Jesse will have a lot to write about, because the JV team looks very good this year. As usual.

The Times had their season preview of the area high school volleyball season. The good news is that Calumet is the #7 team in the preseason rankings and Faith was named as a preseason all-region player. The bad news is that first, Faith is listed as playing for Calvary Christian, and secondly, there is no scouting report for the Patriots. Not sure what happened there. But it is still pretty exciting to be ranked, and to have Faith get a little more recognition.

Finally, the season opens up with what will now be a tri-match at Argos High, with the host school, Calumet and the Goshen Blue Blazers participating this Saturday. Goshen should be pretty tough, as they were the only team to win a set from Calumet last year that wasn't an IHSAA school. Argos has not been very strong recently, but you never know. I'm looking forward to another great Calumet volleyball season.