The Panthers take on the Round Table

Charlotte Ionata, Editor-in-Cheif|September 21, 2018

Several athletic Panthers were invited to the round table this week. The sports that attended were boys and girls water polo, girls tennis , and girls volleyball.

For girls water polo Alyssa Cuevas was nominated, her coach said, “She has been the teams best defender 2 years in a row. She has great initiative and leads the team  in saves and steals. She is one of the teams hardest workers” (Coach Hill). For boys water polo, Gervesh Nanalis was asked to join the panthers at the athletic round table. Gervesh is the varsity goalie he is also one of the two captains. He saves 50% of the shots on goal.

For girls tennis the leading senior was invited: Sarah Nuno who is # 3 in singles. The other athlete that was invited was Jordan Dodson, she is #5 in singles. Together Sarah and Jordan make up the #2 doubles team. The coach stated, “They are the most improved players on the team.”(Coach Faulk).

The girls volleyball team was also invited, the two players were Morgan Krause and Charlotte Ionata. Morgan Krause is the kill leader this year and wants to play volleyball beyond high school. Charlotte Ionata is one of the two captains, she is the starting setter and leads the team in assists.

 

I’ve played water polo for three years at PV. I am the starting varsity goalie. this year the team is looking a lot better then last year because there is a lot more athletes in the water playing for the boys team. Our team communication still needs work but our competitive drive is there. Hopefully we’ll get a win in one of our upcoming games. – Gervesh Nanalis (12th)
I played tennis for the girls varsity team. I’ve played tennis for the past two years for PV. This season I think we are going to win more because the change in leagues gave us more competition on our level rather than playing against girls who have played tennis their whole life. I’m excited to see where this season takes us. -Jordan Dodson (11th)
I’ve been playing tennis for three years at PV. My favorite game of this season is when we beat Santa Maria 8-0. Jordan Dodson was my partner and we smashed them; personally I played very well that game. Our next game is 9/18 3:30pm at Templeton. -Sarah Nuno (12th)
I am very proud of Pioneer Valley’s children this year. We have great leadership and kids that care so much about each other which is good because from the last graduating class we didn’t have nearly as much leadership as we have now.
Alyssa has played water polo for four years two years at AG and two years at PV. ” I feel like we’re doing better then last year and the new coach is a great addition to the water polo team because he is a very fair coach and the communication has gotten a lot better than last year. We try to put up a fight during every game. – Alyssa Cuevas (11th).