Volleyball looks to wrap season, prepare for state

As the volleyball team wraps up their Region 13 schedule with two final games at home against South Summit (Oct. 15) and away at Grantsville (Oct. 22), the Trojans will await their seeding for the state tournament that will be announced, Wednesday, Oct. 23. Morgan currently owns a 6-2 region record and 12-12 record overall. 

Each year Morgan starts with a challenging preseason to develop skills and to allow coaches and players to identify opportunities for improvement against the best teams in the state and the West.  Sept. 6-7, Morgan traveled to California to take on top teams from the state. In years past there have been two divisions at their tournament, one for smaller schools and one for significantly larger schools, but this year there was only one division, and Morgan played tough against top 5A-6A California teams.

“We played well,” Coach Liz Wiscombe said. “We held our own against top California teams, and I’m so proud of the way the girls played and conducted themselves on the trip.”

In addition to playing against great competition, this trip is a great opportunity for the team to bond and to make memories that will last a lifetime, she said. “This is a great group of players.” 

In Region 13 play, Morgan dropped a match to Ogden 3-2 in their first region game and also fell to Union 3-1 a week later. Since then, the Trojans have won all six region matches.

“We always say, ‘we’ve got to play the best to be able to beat the best,’ and I feel that our team has had a number of chances to play some of the best teams in the state this year,” Wiscombe said.

“I feel good about our chances at this point of the season,” said Wiscombe. “We’ve had some ups and downs, but we’ve played some dang good teams this year. We have a good defensive team with great talent and girls who are all on the same page. We’re excited for the rest of the season. We practice all season to play in October/November at state!” λ