The 8th Grade Lady Bombers traveled to North Newton Tuesday evening for their final match of the season, and what a way to close it out! The girls came out smiling, communicating, and playing some seriously fun team volleyball, taking set one 25-20. Set two slipped away in a close 25-27 battle, but just like their previous match against West Central, the Bombers hit the reset button, locked back in, and took over set three 15-8! With some sizzling serving and teamwork clicking on all cylinders, the A Team wrapped up the season with an impressive 11-3 record! STAT ATTACK — BOMBER EDITION! SERVE-BOT ACTIVATED: Camryn Drone 17/20 (8 aces); Hallie Hege 13/14; Kynedi Stokes 11/11 (1 ace); Lilly Schmid 7/9 (1 ace); Genesis Escarpita 6/6; Riley Rodibaugh 2/2; Ainsley Strange 1/2. BALL MAGNETS — DIGGING EVERYTHING: Lilly Schmid 20/22; Riley Rodibaugh 8/8; Camryn Drone 8/10; Kynedi Stokes 6/9; Hallie Hege 1/1; Ainsley Strange 1/2. PASSING LIKE PROS: Lilly Schmid 21/23; Kynedi Stokes 20/21; Riley Rodibaugh 17/17; Camryn Drone 16/16; Hallie Hege 12/14; Genesis Escarpita 12/13; Emma Chapman 8/8; Ainsley Strange 8/9; Lacey Ralston 3/3. THE SETTING DUO — DOUBLE TROUBLE! Our setters kept the offense rolling: Hallie Hege dished out 7 assists and Kynedi Stokes added 6. Setting totals: Hallie Hege 36/37; Kynedi Stokes 18/18; Lacey Ralston and Camryn Drone 4 each; Ainsley Strange, Emma Chapman, and Lilly Schmid 2 each. NETFLIX & KILL — ALL ACTION, NO DRAMA! Genesis Escarpita 11/11 attacks (2 kills); Ainsley Strange 6/8 (6 kills); Camryn Drone 5/5; Kynedi Stokes 3/3 (1 kill); Lacey Ralston and Emma Chapman 2/4 each (1 kill each). TIP JAR: Camryn Drone and Hallie Hege 8 each; Lacey Ralston 5; Emma Chapman, Kynedi Stokes, and Ainsley Strange 4 each; Genesis Escarpita had 2. A MESSAGE FROM COACH KIM This season absolutely flew by! Coaching this group of ladies has been such a joy. They are athletic, smart, competitive, hardworking, respectful, and incredibly coachable. Watching them grow, learn, compete, and gel as a team has been one of the best parts of my season. They work so well together, bring great energy to the court, and made it easy to look forward to practice. Ladies, thank you for an amazing season, the laughs, the effort, and the memories. Keep chasing every ball, cheering for one another, and bringing that Bomber energy wherever volleyball takes you next. I'm proud of you, and I can't wait to see what your next chapter holds! One last match, one last win, and a whole lot of Bomber pride. GO BOMBERS! — Coach Kim