OHHS Volleyball

I was at volleyball practice today to get some photos and talk to the coaches.

The Wildcats are coached by Kerri Molitor, in her 8th year of coaching volleyball at OHHS. Previously she served as assistant and head coach at Skagit Valley College for 10 years. Coach Molitor graduated from OHHS where she played middle, and attended both UPS and Western, where she played a variety of positions, including some defensive work in the back row as well as front row.

Among the key returners are senior 6'2" middle blocker Jennifer Jansen and 6" middle blocker Jessica Muzzall. Setting for them will be Junior Melany Cone, in her second year as starting setter. Seniors Alexis Marquis and Kim Mowbray are also expected to be a force on the court.

The JV coach this year is Amanda Reed, formerly Amanda Flowers. She's originally from Moses Lake where she played volleyball for 4 years. After high school she attended Skagit Valley College (playing for coach Molitor), and completed her Bachelor's at Eastern. She has 4 years coaching experience at both the high school and club level in Burlington. Last year at OHHS she was a volunteer assistant. This is her first year as the JV coach.

Since the team is still in tryout phase, the team is not set, but Coach Reed is pleased with what she's seen so far. She's especially happy with the large number of girls that are returning from last year's Freshman team. Her main goals for the JV squad are to continue both player and team development, and to increase the team's comfort level on the court.

Returning at the Freshman coach is Kerri Bjork. She played high school volleyball in California as a defensive specialist and setter, and attended college at Baylor University in Texas. She has a total of 5 years coaching experience. Again, the freshman team is not set, but she is already seeing some team building between the girls and she is impressed by the quality of the serving she's seen so far from her freshmen.

35 photos are posted at the below link. Photos that have names on them only have them because I knew the girls name.

http://www.shutterfly.com/pro/OakHarborSports/highschool/Volleyball827