Sweet Summertime

Summer time plans are in the works. Be watching for details coming soon.  Everything will be posted here & on our Facebook (Lady Plainsmen Volleyball) & Twitter (Plainsmen Volleyball @plainsmenvolley) pages. Reminders will also be sent through Remind 101 ... HS players & parents, let me know if you need the sign up information.

In Memory Of

For 22 years, Merle Parker, dedicated his time and talent to coaching
volleyball. Five of those years were to students at Oakley High
School.

Thank you, Janet Collins, for donating a game ball in Coach Parker's
memory to the Lady Plainsmen Volleyball Team. What an honor to have
Sandi join us and give the ball to the 2015 team.

It will be with great pride that we use the ball during our home
matches! Coach Parker will always be remembered.

Trego Tournament

The girls played tough this tournament. We opened up beating Trego in our first match 24-26, 25-23 and 25-15.

We struggled with Russell and their blocking. We lost 22-25, 18-25.

Our 3rd match in pool play vs Leoti was a win 25-7, 25-20.

After a 3 way tie in our pool, we came out in 3rd so had 1 more match vs Stockton. We struggled the 1st set 15-25 and battled back the 2nd losing 23-25.

It was a great day of volleyball in WaKeeney.

Our JV also played well in Quinter. They went 1-2 for the day beating Norton and falling to Wheatland & Quinter.

We're Full Swing

We have hit the ground running since August 28.  To date, we have played a triangular, JV tournament & a quad.  The V squad is currently 1-4 with 2 of those losses coming in matches that were in 3 sets.  The JV girls are currently 2-7.  

These pictures are all from our Plainville Quad with Smith Center & Phillipsburg.

It's Volleyball Time

First matches of the season are Friday, August 28.

Varsity will play Sharon Springs @ 4:30 and Goodland at 6:30 in the high school gym

JV will play Goodland 2 matches @ 4:30 in the Impact Center

Let's pack the stands purple!

Parent Meetings

Middle School Parents Meeting - Monday, August 17 @ 5:15 pm in HS Lobby

High School Parents Meeting - Thursday, August 20 @ 6:30 pm in the HS Gym

Physicals

Make sure you turn your physicals in before the first day of practice, August 17.

If you still need a form, they will be available at enrollment on Tuesday, August 4.

Keeping in Contact

In an attempt to keep everyone up-to-date on all things volleyball ... we not only have the blog ~ we have the following social media accounts!  Blog posts will be linked to all these sites for your convenience.

Facebook:  Lady Plainsmen Volleyball
Twitter: plainsmenvolley
Google +: Lady Plainsmen Volleyball

In addition, parents ... if you have any pictures you would like to share with me, you can email them to kscheetz@oakleyschoolsks.com or text them or airdrop them to me.  I appreciate all your help in promoting our program.

Also, players and parents - if you have not signed up for the Remind 101 text/emails, let me know if you need the information again. It's a fast and easy way for me to communicate mass messages to everyone quickly.

2015 Practice Schedule

Mark your calendars for the first week of practice!!

Lakin Scrimmage

14 girls took the court in Lakin for a scrimmage. The JV group went 4-1 & the V were 2-3. Good way to end our summer volleyball.

 

4th, 5th, 6th Scrimmage

Here are a few pictures of our live scrimmage with the 4th, 5th & 6th grade.

The Future, Part 2

Multiple days of 4th, 5th & 6th graders.  (Sorry for the not so wonderful phone pictures) BUT what a great group of 14 we worked with this week.  On Friday we spent the hour playing 6 vs 6.  Really good volleyball skills in this group.  Multiple times they were making 2 & 3 passes on their side before passing the ball over the net.  Every girl was serving well & calling the ball.  Excited to see what the future holds for these "Future Lady Plainsmen"

THANK YOU to the parents of these girls for getting them to camp this week.  We enjoyed getting to work with your daughters!!

High School Scrimmage

The high school girls have a very busy week! After having camp at 7 am, helping with Future Lady Plainsmen, they also scrimmaged Wednesday with Dighton & Sharon. It's fun to see what a difference a year has made. Up next is another scrimmage Saturday where they'll get lots of playing time having 5 matches scheduled! 

8th grade scrimmage

The 8th graders played in a scrimmage at the beginning of the week. It was a great night, especially when they headed in to it after only 1 hour of camp. 

If you love to watch volleyball, come see these girls play one of the days they are playing in Oakley this season. There is a good group of hard workers in the 7th & 8th grade this year.

The Future, Part 1

A couple years ago, I read an article about the growth of an athlete. The first thing it said, all players first need to develop a love of the game while learning how to play. And that is what motivated me to start our "Future Lady Plainsmen" skills.

These are our 1st, 2nd & 3rd grade group girls (on multiple days so some girls are pictured twice).  We had 10 girls throughout the week. What a fun time I've had and the high school girls working with them.

Top is Monday ~ Bottom is Thursday

A great big THANK YOU to all of the girls who attended, the girls who helped and the parents and grandparents who brought the girls and picked them up every day!

Scrimmage Time

Right in the middle of harvest, and we head out to Sharon Springs for a scrimmage. The girls defeated Sharon in 3 and then fell to Triplains/Brewster in 3.

Next up - camp next week for high school & middle school ... Skills for 1st-6th grade ... Scrimmage Wednesday night with Sharon Springs & Dighton ... Scrimmages at Lakin next Saturday. Summer sure has flown by!

--

Kerri

Camp

Camp is coming up next week, July 6-10

High School 7 - 9 am
Middle School (7th & 8th) 3:30-5:00 pm

Future Lady Plainsmen Skills $20
1st - 3rd grade 9:30-10:30 am
4th - 6th grade 11:00am-12:00 pm
    These are the grades you are going to be in.

Open Gym

There will not be open gym this week for volleyball. Go work hard at basketball camp.

Open Gyms

The following times are set up this week for volleyball.

Monday, 6/15 @ 8 am (High School)

Tuesday, 6/16 @ 5 pm (Middle School)

Wednesday, 6/17 @ 8 am (High School)

Scrimmage

We hosted Wheatland/Grinnell for a scrimmage this week. 14 girls came and everyone saw a lot of court time. Thanks to the Thunderhawks for taking a few hours out of their day!