LADY MAVERICK VOLLEYBALL

07-08

AFTER GRADUATING 8 SENIORS AND EXPERIENCING A TOUGH SEASON LAST YEAR, THE LADY MAVERICKS WERE DETERMINED TO CONTINUE THE WINNING TRADITION THAT WAS PASSED DOWN TO THEM.  IN ORDER TO DO SO, THE GIRLS KNEW THAT IT WAS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF HARD WORK, DETERMINATION, PLAYING OF POSITIONS THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE CHOSEN FOR THEMSELVES, AND TO TRULY BE A TEAM IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE WORD,

IN JUNE OF 07, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SENIOR SETTER GILLIAN ARBAS AND JUNIOR MIDDLE HITTER NICOLE MCINNIS THE GIRLS BEGAN THE JOB AHEAD OF THEM PLAYING IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS TEAM CAMP TOURNAMENT.  THIS WAS A CHANCE FOR THE TEAM TO WORK AT DIFFERENT POSITIONS, SEE THEIR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES FIRST HAND AND TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR GOALS WOULD BE FOR THE SUMMER.  THE GIRLS TRAINED WITH COACH GIACOBBE ALL SUMMER WORKING ON CORE STRENGTH AND VERTICAL JUMP, AND PARTICIPATED IN OPEN GYMS AND CAMP HERE AT MCCARTHY.

ON AUGUST 8^TH THE GIRLS BEGAN PRACTICE AND OPENED UP THEIR SEASON WITH A 4 GAME WINNING STREAK AND CONTINUED THE WINNING TRADITION HERE AT MCCARTHY.  THE FINAL SEASON RECORD WAS 18-11.  THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT POSTED AN INCREDIBLE WIN FOR THE GIRLS AGAINST PINES CHARTER.  FINISHING DISTRICT RUNNER UP THE GIRLS WERE ON THE ROAD TO FACE MSGR. PACE IN THE QUARTER FINALS OF REGIONALS.  THIS VICTORY SENT THE LADY MAVERICKS BACK TO CARDINAL GIBBONS FOR THE REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS.  ALTHOUGH THE GIRLS CAME UP SHORT THEY PLAYED AN INCREDIBLE GAME AND PROVED ONCE AGAIN TO BE A TREAT IN BROWARD COUNTY VOLLEYBALL.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JR NICOLE MCINNIS ON BEING NAMED 3^RD TEAM ALL COUNTY AND TO SENIORS GILLIAN ARBAS, GISELLE ARBAS, CHRISTINE PEREZ, KRISTINA PUMA AND JUNIORS MARISSA CHAISER AND KRISTY BERMUDEZ AND SOPHMORE CASEY URITIS WHO WERE ALL NAMED HONORABLE MENTION IN THE HERALD OR SUN SENTINEL