No Summer Vacation for Tiger Volleyball

Don Wood seldom gets many “free” days as Huron’s varsity volleyball coach. That is why the Tiger program consistently produces some of the finer teams in the state of Ohio. Shortly after the final point that gave Huron the 2009 state championship, girls of all ages who desire to continue the proud legacy have been honing their skills on one of several area JO volleyball teams. Some have even played for a club in Cleveland, which does a significant amount of traveling. There will also be camps in July for the youngest future Tigers.

Now that JO is over, the Varsity and JV girls have been lifting and conditioning three days a week. “Everybody has been working hard at improving their skills one way or another,” Coach Wood said.

“We should have solid leadership, which will help us develop new parts of our team.”

By new parts, he is referring to filling the large holes that were left by graduates from Huron High School this past spring, in the form of No. 1 hitter Jesse Miedema, as well as setters Melissa Moberg and Devon Grendow. All three were critical in the drive to the championship.

“All will be equally tough to replace,” hedged Coach Wood. “We have several girls competing for those spots.”

The Lady Tigers will be traveling to tournaments in July. True to the established tradition, Huron will make sure its team is battle tested by some of the finest teams in Ohio. D–IV State Champion Marion Local and traditional Division One power Findlay will come to town in the fall.

No one person can make a program like this a sustained success. It takes the dedication of many individuals. Varsity assistants Shawn Patton, Shawn Rice and Keith Lobsinger have played critical roles that led to the many achievements by Huron volleyball.

“What they do for our program is incredible. They have given so much of their time and energy to our program,” emphasized a gracious head coach.