Reminder of 2-19 season to be volleyed away

Photo by Keith Stewart
Pictured is the Okaw Valley Volleyball team: Back, left to right–Coach Jody McCormick, Amy Monroe, Amy Orris, Shelby Dash, Kristy Burford, Megan Dash, Devan Nave, Savannah Birch, Jessica Robinson, Blair Monroe, and assistant coach Sarah Henderson. Middle–Manager Sydney Zimmerman, Jasmine Baumbarger, Brianna Casias, Mollee Decesaro, Charli Uhlrich, Caity Ohm, Abby Vander Burgh, and Nicole Miller. Front: Manager Sadie Zimmerman, Moranda Matheson, Brianna Creviston, Paige Meredith, Hayley Carlson, Kayley Thomas, Jasmine Miller, and manager Sophie Zimmerman. Not pictured: Emily Walker.

by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com

New Okaw Valley volleyball head coach Jodi McCormick says she has an idea that when she was first hired two years ago as the assistant coach, that varsity coach Jennifer Crowder had her eventual replacement in mind.

“I have a feeling that she had a grand scheme in mind when she hired me two years ago,” said McCormick. “She has full confidence in me, and the day she told me she decided she didn’t want to coach anymore, I was pretty nervous. But I’ve had a lot of good support, administratively as well as parent and player wise; they’ve all accepted the transition very well, and the support is overwhelming, and I’m really excited to move forward.”

McCormick, who has also been running the middle school program for the last two years, may be nervous about her position, but she has plenty of positive signs around her including a 23 member squad, a whole host of returning experienced varsity players, and a new, but not-so-new assistant coach in former OV outside hitter Sarah Henderson.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.