Vol.4.Issue.1.October.2008 - Edgren High School EagleNet

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THIS IS VOLLEYBALL!
By Angelique Tetracult
The fall sports are well under way, and the Edgren
volleyball team is picking up speed. Despite having
their fi rst game after the a mere fi ve days of practice,
the girls could not slow down. With the help of
Coach Richardson, the varsity team won on Friday
night against the Zama Trojans, but the junior varsity
slightly shorter than expected. The angry Trojans
demanded revenge early the following Saturday
morning, and varsity lost. However, the team did
not let this slight defeat faze them. They trained with
even more intensity than ever before. The following
weekend on Friday night held a horrible fate for the
Lady Eagles: the varsity team lost. However, they
were still on the sidelines cheering for the junior varsity
team when they trampled the Yokota Panthers.
On Saturday morning, the Eagles knew they were
going to win, no matter what. JV won that morning,
and the varsity team knew they could win too.
If they keep it up, we can expect great games from
them.
This past weekend, the varsity team fl ew to visit the
Sasebo Cobras, along with cross-country and tennis.
Edgren dominated the court in Sasebo; the Cobras
and visiting Panthers never could have seen what
was coming. Defeating the Cobras once again on
Saturday morning gave them the confi dence to
also win against the Panthers. Yokota was crushed
under the power of Jessica Bergman
Saying Our Own Goodbyes...
and Da’Pree Davis’ killer spikes, and the consistency
of their serves was highly unexpected.The Panthers
lost 25-14. Venita Jones continued to tell her team
mates one of their newest mottos, “Cover and call,
get them all. Keep it in, we will win. Move your feet,
we can’t be beat!” They kept this advice in mind,
and the Eagles played beautifully.
The next weekend, the girls traveled to Yokosuka
Naval Base. Sadly, the team lost, but they took it
in stride. Varsity learned from their mistakes, and
defeated MC Perry during homecoming week. On
Friday, they played beautifully, but on Saturday, the
team lost the fi rst game. The girls knew that could not
happen again. The girls were angry and determined
to win, which they did for the next three games that
morning.
The varsity volleyball team has very few returners,
one freshman, and one newcomer from Texas.
There are twelve players: Venita Jones, Da’Pree
Davis, Courtney Kilday, Angelique Tetrault, Marjorie
Entrolezo, Marissa Goodwin, Domonique “Domo”
Davis, Shamaya Stewart, Sarah Zediker, Victoria Darnell,
Imani Wimbush, and Jessica Bergman. Coach
Richardson instructs the varsity team, Coach Edmonds
helps the junior varsity, and Shongo, a Japanese
gate ID checker, visits practice sometimes to
help out. Varsity practice is from 3-4:30 p.m., and JV
is directly after until 5:30 p.m. New drills are learned
often, and everyone is gaining something benefi cial,
whether it be experience or new friendships.
Paying respects to a well-missed school counselor and coach.
By Tara Newton
On September 29th during seminar, a memorial
ceremony was held for the much-loved Anthony
Lee (Tony) Ruffi n. For those who were unable to attend
this service, the event was held in the Middle
School gym at 10:00 A.M. and began with our Color
Guard’s Posting of the Colors. Following this, a
moment of silence commenced which preceded
a song sung by Jordan Aanrud, Karmeshia Gray,
and Amanda Meyer, titled Into the West, in honor
of Mr. Ruffi n’s passing.
Friends and colleagues of Mr. Ruffi n then
spoke of his achievements and the wonderful
times they all shared when in his presence. After,
students politely fi led out towards the fi elds where
fresh soil was then placed on the newly planted
tree dedicated to his memory. Following the ribbon
cutting ceremony, track relay-runners, as well
as other sports teams, then ran a lap in his memory,
concluding the memorial service for an extraordinary
and respectable person. Tony Ruffi n will
be forever remembered at Edgren as the loving,
singing counselor who was responsible for starting
the track team through care and effort, and as a
wonderful individual who infl uenced the lives of
countless students.
Left: Christian Weldon, Angel Lemon, and
Stephanie Tanner stand next to the tree dedicated
to Mr. Ruffin just after the ribbon-cutting