Setting up for victory

The girls on the Memorial Middle School eighth-grade Volleyball A team (pictured) are all smiles after a win against Spring Oaks Middle School that continued their undefeated season. Many of the players returned from last year’s seventh-grade A team to lead the Lady Eagles to victory this school year. In addition to daily school practices, most of the girls also play on club volleyball teams, such as Skyline or Texas Elite. Coached by Bree Drury, the players are (top row, from left) Kingsley Wallace, Natalie Winn, Taylor Odum, Claire Justice, Mary Kate Skrabanek, Lila Traylor, Monkey Parnell, Katelyn Treadwell and Lizzie Gissel; (bottom row, from left) Camille Smith and Olivia Stuyck; not pictured: Riley LaRue.

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