Serving up a win

In some exciting volleyball news, the Pershing Middle School seventh-grade volleyball team finished first place in an impressive 2 and 0 record against all schools at a recent tournament. The tournament was hosted at Pershing Middle School. The team is coached by Ashley Hollway. Various middle schools participated in the tournament including Hogg Middle School, Dawson Middle School, and Lanier Middle School. Pictured are (back row, from left) players Noraya Jones, Mackenzie Duncan, Zoe Cheng, Sophie Mactitas, coach Hollway; (front row, from left) Maya Menaisi, Karis Lim, Brooklyn Graves, Mira Magid, Thi Nguyen, Mia Maldonado, and Vienna Djunaedi. Not pictured: Nicole O’Driscoll.

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