Prosper volleyball team soars into Round 3 of playoffs

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Isabel Multer, Sports Editor • November 7, 2023
Alongside her teammate, senior Reese Renfrow bounces up to block the ball. The varsity team will partake in a bi-week, resting from their past tournaments, before continuing on. The Lady Eagles took on El Paso Coronado, on Sat. Aug 19, taking home a 2-1 win.
Alongside her teammate, senior Reese Renfrow bounces up to block the ball. The varsity team will partake in a bi-week, resting from their past tournaments, before continuing on. The Lady Eagles took on El Paso Coronado, on Sat. Aug 19, taking home a 2-1 win.
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As they secured the Area Champion title on Nov. 3, Prosper Volleyball will now head into Round 3 of the playoffs, continuing the road to state. Today, Nov. 7, they play at 6:30 p.m. at Allen High School in this regional quarterfinal match against Plano East. Prosper volleyball, led by head coach, Ashlee McCormick, finished the regular season with a record of 34-9.

During this following victory over Martin, senior Ayden Ames hit her 1,500 kill mark.

On Oct. 31 Prosper volleyball swept Plano West to secure the Bi-District Champion title. Key players Ames, senior Reese Renfrow, senior Sydney Thornton, and sophomore Jayla Jackson contributed 38 kills to the 3-0 win.

Prosper volleyball have five senior players this year, Ayden Ames, Reese Renfrow, Taylor Gardner, Sydney Thornton, and Allie Duitsman. Ames is committed to play volleyball at the University of Texas at Austin. Gardner is committed to play beach volleyball at Houston Christian University. Renfrow is committed to play at Lewis University. Thornton is committed to play at Angelo State University.

On Sept. 8 PVB secured their first district win over Denton Guyer 3-0. Ames, Renfrow, and Thornton totaled 29 kills and 8 blocks. PVB continued their sweeping streak into their next district match-up against crosstown rival Rock Hill on Sept. 12 moving to a 22-6 record.

Prep Dig previewed Prosper volleyball heading into the start of their regular season which began on Sept. 9. The teams’ explosiveness, talent playing at the net, and consistency are highlighted throughout the article.

2023-2024 Varsity Volleyball Roster
# Name Pos Yr
Mia Yarribano
1 Jayla Jackson Sophomore
2 Brooklyn Bowman Junior
3 Halle Richards Sophomore
4 Taylor Gardner Senior
5 Sydney Thornton Senior
6 Keely Harrington Sophomore
7 Zahara Johnson Junior
8 Reese Renfrow Senior
9 Ayden Ames Senior
10 Hannah Beauford Junior
11 Camilla Cox Junior
12 Allie Duitsman Senior
13 Sydney Howard Freshman
14 Audrey Hunt Junior
16 Zoe Schultz Sophomore
20 Sophie Bridges Junior

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As her name is announced, senior Ayden Ames walks across the field at Meet the Eagles. She is committed to play volleyball at the University of Nebraska. Im excited to play with this years team, Ames said. Hopefully we go far in the playoffs because we have a really good group of girls this year.
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Isabel Multer is a junior at Prosper High School and is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is Isabel's second year on Eagle Nation Online, she is part of Eagle Nation News, and she is also on the Prosper lacrosse team. Outside of school, she loves hanging out with friends and family. She hopes to be able to share her writing through ENO.   2023 Best in Texas News & Broadcast Honorable Mention Sports Feature Story Honorable Mention Sports Column
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    MJ Bautista • Nov 9, 2023 at 9:31 am

    Is this an infobox long or long-form format?

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      Riley McConnell • Nov 9, 2023 at 12:27 pm

      The related stories and scores at the bottom are just embedded with sno story elements. The tweets are put in with the imbed code in text veiw. It is not long form or infobox.

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