Show Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday November 27 2003 Tho B2 2003 Herald Journal Volloyball Team All-Vall- oy W®0D(nM Sky View senior starred all over All-Vall- By Jeff Hunter sooits writer '' ' ' " Player of tfw Ymt ' MB — Logan — Weet Side MB Buttars Candace Kendra Larsen MB — Preston Tiffany Morrill MB — Logan Tammy Ulgaese OH — West Side Rachael Weaver S — Sky View Tlera Zaugg OH — Sky View " '' - ' - ' -- Cards Olson S— Weet Side rt Lydia Whitehead - ' I - - veus together1 - that's already gone" And she's' not the only one ' 'll s gone hs so last'' Weaver seconded 'And yet when Weaver first burst on to the a frcshnuuL she already played with the form and sty eof 'ui 'uprc'lassnuni' 'That has'only 'Iveoiiie more polished through the years arid io' watch her play 'this season was ! ' jpliiy eras tv witness ay'ivfined line could hope to'seeai the high school level ' ' I Vlensiv vly Weaver stays aslow' to the ground as humanly possible despite chronic Kick piun (“Sometimes you just have to gut it oiit“: she said) Arid offensively she couples good leaping tbility w ilh palicrice Weavgr-ilies er caiight undcincath a set and always has in:ovn sWof tlie court' in ipiiid wtien’she : : Krst-of-ft- s ' ittackv--- " "W'eiiHjkhcriMi'a ! suinriier ' triptoSt :! KiciirgcK'foreher freshman year and what ' 'noticed vvas tltai jump that she live Kill ahd had ginnl ball con- behind ed slay trol” Know his recalled A 2(X)2 Herald Journal Alii Valley Vicetum lasLyeai W'eaver earned Player of season due hi her all- Ttlie Vear hintors-thiaround pli l2N5 kills:205 digs64acesaiuT 5Shlkky)on a’Sky View leant 'that w on its' ' y first region chanipjoiisjiip iri riine ycars I dunk slur ilesefv es'it" said Mountain Crest couch Litri kafigluuill whove Slangs had won eigfU strarght tiiles K'fore the Cats"' ended their run- Traci's w orkedhard ever ' since she w as a freshman! and shies a good kid and a goinl person'1 has kept Disr- :i While her height si oi schools fronikhiHLjng dow nher door Wests er Impcs to catch' oh w ih a junior-college program- And should they want Iter to concent rale strictly on defense so he it " Actually I'd almost prefer to jusj play Jihein1 she insisted Lnhef ways Weaver w ent out Tight ingt she I slie-cuml- First-tea- 1 : : 5-3 - ond-mo- st m 1 vvsj-yA'- c nt Brent SteventHerald Journal starter at outside hitter since she was a Ireshman Traci Weaver led Sky View to the Region 4 title ' ' 0-:- ' : this season as a senior ' 'AT-iVK-- " '!' "r She was alsooncof our captains along wtlh ’'They both iuiprovwl ii ton this season" Tirst-yeii- r Ori'Jy-ctfiich- ' Treva McUne said of (setter) Jessica (Rounds) and did a great job Anderson and Morrill "I can't express in of lifting the tciimuoand making sure her words lum mucJi both ol them meant to the teammates didn't gel loo downon giMul leailers arid greiit esairi- selves"-pie- s on and oil die' court Tbey'd come into Tiffany Morrill MB— Asccond-tcapractice every ilayanu just give it all they Morrill selection last : A 1 bigh-flyir- ycar MI he hetter Mocker ! A ' (Jriiie "'!" ' ' : ’ " - "t ilon i kitiiw il I'd be able In go buck to the' gym and coicli withoul "Traci there" Knowles declared " It seems like another Irfetinie ago that w as coaching w iihmn Traci there"' up" Cundaee Buttars MB — West Side this senior wasn't exactly an At Vlimi-iniimfdatirig presence ih ffre middle She was however a blocking machine for me Pirates who ended up haltling their way tou second- place finish at lhe 2A State Volleyball Tourna- : AH-Vall- : - - they're pmbahly aboulthc - '"That's just the kind of personality Mclhic said of Anderson who hopes lor it Division III school back east where she can prepare to attend law schiNil "Rebecca was always try ing to get everybody pumped region champions the Ciri(ies':whfi went Irom just one Region to seven in '01 hud two of 4 victory in the best in Anderson and Tiffany Morrill - ra son acek She was also the emotional leader of the ' Vv! FIRST TEAM Rcheeca Anderson MB — logan While the iop player this season might he ' an outside hitler! the rest of the 'lcani is dominated by niiildle blockers And continued to impnivc lhiif season kuul might - :' iif the two Anderson ig 1 'rv m ! w -''- loss to delivered’ 21 kijls in SV five-gaf- n SiateTfiurhaincnl) powerful I’rovo ai tlkv-tarui iji k'hovv les' eyeSi at the riglil lime Alter sev en cat's at Sky View Know lev announced Iter resignation to spend more lime ' w ith iier taiiuly w Inch means her and her 'Dicijin Weaver" afe going out together as ' v rolling" Named team MVP as the Pirates' best all-- " around player the 8 senior totaled 271 kills arid was at her best during West Side's post- season run "She can do it ail" White said of Uigaese ' "A state she was everywhere on defease Another team would think they had a lull arid ' suddenly she was there digging it up" Rachael Weaver S — Sky View A mere freshnian Weaver displayed enough setting savvy to help guide the Cats to their first region title jsinee IW Along the way : she racked up W3 avsists which (taking this! formal in mind) year's change to a ' far and away surpasses the previous state " ' record of 822 ' "1 think that’s pretty phenomenal for any- -' : one much less a freshman" Knowlei ' ''declared " Blessed with a striuig complement of hit- ters including her elder cousin Traci the Wcaveralso totaled 64 aces (tying forthc sec- -: on the team behind Lacy Naykr) 16 digs and 29 blocks ? "Rachael's consistency placement of rets " and ability to move the ball around and use alt :V ' her options was just amazing" Knovvlevsaid!! "But she’s furinySomctimcsiwould compli-rneher on moving thc ball around so well v arid she'd have iMideav She just has a natural awareness of what's going on" i Tier Zaugg Oll — Sky View No one improved more during the course of the season than Zaugg! who was slated for ti V biick-rospot at the beginning of the year Her athleticism rind pure power soon led to a ! stalling role on the fnmiline howevcr und the : junior ended up delivering 136 arid balls kills digging 40 Unfortunately Zaugg's sudden emergence : came at a price inasmuch us Shandu ltrsen a starter at outside! hitter as a freshman was rel- egated to thc Kick row But Knowles said both players handled the switch with “a 1(4 of respect for each mher" arid thc Cais ended up 5-- ‘sceiie-a- ’ TammyOigMese OH — West Skle Junior Tcnielle Bcekslead was headed season until a toward an about five weeks with ear accident frightening left in the season sidelined her forthe remain- der of the year Fortunately for the Pirates While was able to’ move Uigaese over from the right side and West Side managed to keep ' on vlt s hard to believe ! Me One said "She goes in there plays hard and always gels the job done" si) aces a stcrimg 37V hil- and one ivgion championship ling iviccmige Traci Weaver's high school career is complete I liisl'yan I holies e that'' Knowles said "t: van' 'i'ememhef when she vyas u freshman Ivuig so everted arid say ing- We’v e got lour' 6(t jigs Crest MB-- Mtn h -' kills! Socondtaam:' Bo Cobum OH — West Slda Meghan CoUlns S — Logan Ashley Jackson MB — Preston Emily Job MB — Sky View Jana Jones OH — Mtrv Crest ll J Flrattaam Rebecca Anderson lien liiir W right sung of llie my thical 'Dream Weaver" in his NO I hit from 1076 he ccrtaijily didn't have uhigh school vojley-Kiplau'i irt miiul Hut when Sk View coach Malay tia Know lev'sjYaks of the four years she's spent meiitoiinghei senior outside hitter you can almost hear Wright s soothing lyrics: Ye inn i loul in tiiiiiii iihimul tin- Unwn wiwvr (nun ( 'limbi-Ihivcr Itiki miiiv tin' worrit1 l finhiv Wiiil hwv hmornny bclmd I'ufortunatcly lor the1 'Bobcats tomorrow is olgone when it coincs to one of the finest 7 schoolAlter history ley Kill players in ' ey Traci Weaver OH — Sky View the court for !: region champs ! 2003 Herald Journal Volleyball Team m'eni' "Candace has a vertical that is unreal" WS coach Chris White- said "When she had her ' timing down she eiuild slop anything and anybody She racked ' up just a tremendous player Morrill who was also named to the slate's Team paced the Cirizlics with 172 kills and a 330 hitting percentage In ' addition she came up with 105 digs 74 blocks and 24 aces "Tiffany doesn't show emotion the way that Rebecca doc but she leads by example" : better She put some real power on some v :' balls" y: In addition Zaugg who had riever d before this season did so this year with great success delivering 56 aces jump-serve- ‘ See WEAVER on B7 : V’’ of blocks" Named West Side's top defensive player Buttars finished up with 125 total blocks A second-teapick a year ago she also dcliv- -' ' ered 76 kills "She was consistent offensively" White added "And while her serve wasn't real hard she still ymred a jot of points for its” Kendra I airsen MB — Preston Like Uigan the Indians relied mightily on their senior middles this season and Larsen and Ashley Jackson were up to the challenge "They were both great players coach and great leaders for us" first-yeStacy Comcau said The Irsen led Preston with 1 14 kills and 50 roof blocks while serving with 92 percent accuracy (including 22 aces) and passing at 88 percent "Kendra was one of my best passers and servers and she probably could have been (he setter she's got great hands” Comeau noted 1 ar ultra-athlet- Brent Stftvens-Herak- J Journal Middle blocker Rebecca Anderson led Logan blocks m her senior season m ic BourrWul players Trad Weaver Bravo lnth4A Stata VMeyMI Tournament An emoitonal ftgb-ftv- M Brent StavanWHaratd Journal VlaWa fottowtng 8ky aaaaorvandkig baa to tha ! |