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Volleyball champs

By Angie Frederickson, Staff writer | November 22, 2015

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Memorial Middle School volleyball

The Memorial Middle School (MMS) seventh-grade girls volleyball A-team (pictured) ended the season without losing a single set. The Lady Eagles finished their season as district champs and placed first in the SBISD volleyball A-team tournament. Volleyball is a popular sport at MMS, and there are 10 seventh-grade teams. After three days of tryouts, these girls were selected for the A-team. Members of the undefeated team are (top row, from left) Camille Smith, Lizzie Gissel, Lyla Traylor, Julia Stein, Natalie Winn, Regina Herrera, Taylor Odum, (bottom row, from left) Olivia Stuyck, Rylie LaRue, Mary Kate Skrabanek and Caroline Parnell. Not pictured: Kingsley Wallace and coach Lauren Simpson.

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