No one's made much of them, yet, but the Versailles Tigers (and Lauren Prenger, above) are quietly putting themselves in the conversation as being one of the area's big surprises in volleyball.
Motivated by the loss of teammate Cale Wenning, Coldwater rallied behind a big night from Baylen Blockberger, big plays from new faces, and the certain presence of their friend to shut out Valley View in the season opener.
Without regard for their back-to-back Division IV titles, New Bremen embarked on a challenging Division VI schedule Tuesday with a 3-set pounding over the visiting Russia Raiders.
Area volleyball tipped off Saturday with the Coldwater 'Spikeoff' tourney, featuring local standouts like Spencer Etzler (above). And with a dozen area teams of anticipation...the reality that volleyball continues to be the fastest-growing and drama-packed sport for the 2024 fall season.
Three weeks from the opening of the 2024-'25 high school sports seasons, there'll be more of it than ever before - seven divisions of everything now - and a lot of questions over how, and why?
