Girls Volleyball – With a number of key returnees and newcomers, Hornets taking a step by step approach says coach. SEASON PREVIEW:

Coach –  Bri Giangiobbe (3rd year)

Assistants – John Wilson, Ken Dunkle, Kayrn Moll, Jessica Reynolds (JV Coach)

Last year –  8-2 EPC (2nd Lehigh Div), 10-4 overall, lost to Parkland in District XI 3A Championship

Losses to graduation – Jaya Bhagat (Co-MVP Lehigh Div., Marist), Lily Johnson (Elizabethtown), Kenzie Krasley, Izzy Huzar, Natalia Williams, Phoebe Lingold

Returnees – Sr DS/OH Mia Pickering (2nd Team Lehigh Co, PVCA All-State), Sr MH Ava Holden (2nd Team Lehigh Co), Sr. OH Lily Hulbert, Sr. S Kassidy Hallman (1st Team Lehigh Co), Jr OH Abigail Schweitzer, Jr. L/DS Hannah Horvath, Sr. Jenna McGinnis, Sr. Summer Lorincz

Newcomers: Soph. Carly Forsythe, Jr. Madisyn Heiser-Elsea, Jr. Abigail Bales, Soph. Samantha Spiro, Jr. Isabelle Russo, Jr. Chayce Perna

Season-opens: Sept. 4 @ First Kill Tournament, Freedom HS, 8:30 a.m. 

EPC contenders: Parkland, Becahi, Freedom, CCHS

Coach Giangiobbe – “My outlook this season is that we’re taking a step by step approach. We have a lot of depth and a lot of options with this year’s squad. We will be led by our senior class which is dedicated and provides a good culture in the gym for our underclassmen.”

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