Sports
August 23, 2024
The Lady Monarch varsity volleyball team is pictured from left, front row, Bella Hackett, Danika Doren, Elise Gillsinger, Jillian Sandy and Morgan Wilder; second row, Kenleigh Russell, Kassey Stidham, Rylen Schmidt, Ellie Renner, Emma Hamilton and Lauren Niekamp; back row, manager Avery Eley, assistant coach Monica Miller, Carli Stratton, Annabelle Clair, Lidia Zemskov, Aailyah West and head coach Bethany Bentz. (Journal-Tribune photo by Aleksei Pavloff)
Lady Monarch spikers eye improvement from last year
The Lady Monarch volleyball squad struggled to a fifth-place finish in the Ohio Capital Conference Cardinal Division in 2023.
Head coach Bethany Bentz, however, is excited about the possibility of improvement upon an 11-12 overall record.
“These girls are driven and they’ve been practicing with hi...