by Lisa Schauer
right, front row: Keelyn Seal, Alexis Conrad and Jenna Wells.
Middle row: Brooklyn McCusker, Greenleigh Howes, Haylee
Penwell and Abigail Sexton. Back row: assistant coach
Rocky Wills, Cadence Sipes and head coach Shawnda Wills.
“We’ve got a good group of girls, and we’re getting better each year,” said head coach Shawnda Wills, HHS class of 2009, now in her fourth year of coaching JV and varsity volleyball at Hancock High School.
“I’ve been where they are, juggling school, and sports, and family. We don’t deal with drama. We all work together to pull out wins,” said Coach Wills.
Her assistant coach is dad Rocky Wills, who also coaches baseball at Hancock High.
“Its nice to have dad along for the ride,” said ShawndaWills.
With 19 girls total, eight on junior varsity (1-2), and 11 on varsity (1-3), Panthers volleyball teams each have a win under their belt, and they’re fired up for the season.
The Panthers’ next home volleyball games will be against Paw Paw on Friday night, September 23 starting at 5:30 p.m. in Jeffrey Spielman Memorial Gym.
Peyton McCoy, Sarah Mellon and Alyssa Morris. Back row: assistant coach Rocky Wills, Hannah Stouffer, Payton Mosier,
Kaydence Gaither, Joslyn Foltz. Alyssa Keefer and head coach Shawnda Wills.
