Lady Cowboys win on Senior Night
North Gem senior volleyball players Sage Daniels with her parents Angie Davids and Ben Daniels, Kymberli Jensen with her parents Jeni Jensen and Trent and Dayna Jensen, Myken Rindlisbaker with her parents Michalene and Shad Rindlisbaker, Shalyn Thompson and her parents Justin Thompson and Traci Cunnington. (photo credit Jamie Hill}
The Lady Cowboys lined up to honor the flag with the National Anthem.
The North Gem Lady Cowboys celebrated their four seniors last Thursday night as they took on district foe Watersprings Christian. Prior to the start of the game each senior girl was announced and escorted onto the court by their parents. The four seniors for the Lady Cowboys are Sage Daniels, Kymberli Jensen, Myken Rindlisbaker and Shalyn Thompson.
Sage thanked her teammates, “Thank you to my teammates for always being there through the laughs, the tears and everything in between.”
Kymberli stated, “I want to thank my parents for supporting me through my ten year long volleyball career and for funding my travels.”
Myken was grateful for the community, “I am forever grateful for all the support I have from this wonderful community and family.”
Shalyn stated, “I have learned so much on the court like teamwork, communication and resilience. I know that these values will stick with me on my next adventure.”
As far as senior night games go fans of the Lady Cowboys could not have asked for a more thrilling experience. It was competitive throughout featuring several runs by each team and some comeback wins for North Gem. The night did not start out idyllic as the visiting Lady Warriors stole set one. In set two it looked like the Lady Warriors would run away with the game but the gritty Lady Cowboys were not going down without a fight. In fact they were not going down at all. After trailing early by as much as six points the North Gem girls galloped back to win set two. Set three would require the Cowboys to fight back again after getting down early. Every time the Lady Cowboys faced some adversity they responded positively. North Gem came away with the win in set three giving them the 2-1 lead in the match. In set four the Lady Cowboys ran away with the game winning the set and the match. The victory allowed the seniors on the team to ride off into the sunset with a win on senior night.
The Lady Cowboys will try to ride the momentum of winning on senior night into the final stretch of their season. This week North Gem is on the road at Clark County.
Cowboys 21 25 25 25
Warriors 25 18 22 15
