| Eastmoor took its share of lumps in its season opener but there is hope. |
“We are a very young team but I still am very confident that they are going to do well in the City
League. I think we can win our division,” said Eastmoor’s first year head coach Marcia Drummond.
On Saturday, Aug. 23, Westerville South defeated Eastmoor 3-0 (25-4, 25-10, 25-15). Taylor Simon
led Eastmoor with six kills and one block while Michelle Miranda tallied four kills.
“It was mixed emotions but for the most part they did pretty much what I expected them to do,”
Drummond said. “It gave me a lot of insight on what areas we need to work on. We’ve worked on
everything but there are obvious some specific things game wise that we need to work on.”
While watching both teams Eastmoor appeared to be just as athletic but Westerville South
seemed to have a higher volleyball IQ. The team made less mistakes and rebounded fast from
the few errors that they made while Eastmoor couldn’t quite figure out how to get out of the hole.
The overwhelming belief is that the Ohio Capital Conference (OCC), due to the exposure to post-
season club volleyball among other factors, is better than the City League.
“It’s going to take a whole lot of dedication from the city as a whole and coaching,” Drummond
said about making the City League better in volleyball. “I played for an OCC school so I know what
it’s like to play in the OCC. It’s a completely different ball game. I would love to [for my team to]
come in here and compete and I definitely believe that if you give me another year with these
young girls, they’re definitely going to come in here and do something completely different.”
Assistant coach Rhonda Peck said, “A lot of the [girls from the city league] are in their first year of
volleyball. In the OCC some of them play competitive volleyball from third and fourth grade so
when they get to high school they’re ready to participate.”
By GEZUS ZAIRE
Staff Reporter
League. I think we can win our division,” said Eastmoor’s first year head coach Marcia Drummond.
On Saturday, Aug. 23, Westerville South defeated Eastmoor 3-0 (25-4, 25-10, 25-15). Taylor Simon
led Eastmoor with six kills and one block while Michelle Miranda tallied four kills.
“It was mixed emotions but for the most part they did pretty much what I expected them to do,”
Drummond said. “It gave me a lot of insight on what areas we need to work on. We’ve worked on
everything but there are obvious some specific things game wise that we need to work on.”
While watching both teams Eastmoor appeared to be just as athletic but Westerville South
seemed to have a higher volleyball IQ. The team made less mistakes and rebounded fast from
the few errors that they made while Eastmoor couldn’t quite figure out how to get out of the hole.
The overwhelming belief is that the Ohio Capital Conference (OCC), due to the exposure to post-
season club volleyball among other factors, is better than the City League.
“It’s going to take a whole lot of dedication from the city as a whole and coaching,” Drummond
said about making the City League better in volleyball. “I played for an OCC school so I know what
it’s like to play in the OCC. It’s a completely different ball game. I would love to [for my team to]
come in here and compete and I definitely believe that if you give me another year with these
young girls, they’re definitely going to come in here and do something completely different.”
Assistant coach Rhonda Peck said, “A lot of the [girls from the city league] are in their first year of
volleyball. In the OCC some of them play competitive volleyball from third and fourth grade so
when they get to high school they’re ready to participate.”
By GEZUS ZAIRE
Staff Reporter
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