The Varsity Volleyball Team proved to be a threat this 2011 summer’s pre-season matches. Starting the season off with multiple wins from the summer, the team and their fans were confident to go far. Within the first few games of the actual season opinions were proving to be correct. It wasn’t until a tournament in Mahomet that the varsity players left with not only their first loss of the season, but also their second. With heads still reeling over the losses the team struggled to compete. It was not until their ninth loss of the season that the Lady Cardinals began to pull through the remainder of the season. Finally after much hard work and effort the team competed against Auburn in the IHSA Regional Championship coming away with a new shiny plaque and Cardinals Volleyball Team’s head coach, Mrs. Ballinger’s 600th win. The team energized, arrived in Beardstown for Sectionals ready to play. After easily defeating the Illini Bluffs in two, the real challenged for the Cardinals came with the Sectional Championship Match against QND. Unfortunately after a delayed start, the team pulled just short of the win ending their season in the Sweet 16, an accomplishment only made by the year before. The Pleasant Plains Lady Cardinals finished their season with a total of 27 wins and 10 losses. The program is proving to be a force worth fighting, and with new talent coming in, hopes are higher than ever.
Megan Wavering
-The Cardinal
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