Hamilton Heights Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball teams rose to the challenge of tournament competition to each capture and bring home their first Mid-Indiana Conference (MIC) Championship title.
The Lady Huskies seventh-grade team beat Northwestern in two sets 25-10 and 25-8 and Kokomo 25-4 and 25-3 to reach the final bracket. The Huskies went on to beat Western 25-9 and 25-14.
“The girls played aggressively and most importantly, had fun while playing,” said Coach Shalyn Garrison.
The Lady Huskies eighth-grade team beat Northwestern in two sets 25-16 and 25-13. The second game of the day they bested Kokomo in two close sets 25-21 and 25-21. The team fought hard to take down Western in three sets 16-25, 25 to 21. They started off the third set down 2 – 8 with rallying for a comeback win 15-11.
“The eighth-grade team fought back several times during the day to get the win,” said Coach Kelly Smith. “The girls never gave up!”