8th grade volleyball team finishes 2nd in NWC
The Bluffton eighth grade girls' volleyball team recently took second place in this year's Northwest Conference volleyball action.
Team members from left, Coach Scoles, Ellie Nickles, Cara Young, Skyler Scoles, Avery Zuercher, Sophie Bricker, Haelyn Bischoff, Kylie Monday, Anna Knauss, Kiere Rieman, Lauren Swartzlander, Kylie Stackhouse, Coach Green.
The team finished regular season at 11-5 and 13-6 overall.
The seventh grade team also had a winning record. It's regular season was 8-6 and overall 8-7.
Team members were Makenzie Badertscher, Josie Woodruff-Dowdy, Aubrey Edwards, Alaina Grothause, Riley Pearson, Sami Scoles, Mirassa Thompson, Vanessa Weyer, Jasmine Whitlow and Dyllan Worchester.
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