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Looks like she's enjoying it!...
  
It's official! KJ has signed for a full scholarship with The Citadel to play volleyball in the fall.
What an awesome accomplishment. WAY TO GO K.J.!!!
Rachel Bilskie, Taylor Howard , Lauren Yeargin  , & Victoria Yu  have been accepted to
UNC-Chapel Hill!!
Congrats to the newest TAR HEELS!!!
Allison Broome- East Carolina University
Samantha Fassett- Clemson University
16-7
loss to Alexander Central in first round of State Playoffs
Rachel Bilskie- 23 kills, .377 attack %, 17 digs
Kathryn Johnston- 26 kills, 14 digs
Ursula Saelzler- 43 assists, 17 digs
16-6
Conference Championship Runners-up
loss to N. Meck in finals
Rachel Bilskie- 9 kills, 5 blocks, 17 digs
Kathryn Johnston- 12 digs
16-5
...and on to the Conference Tournament finals!!!
Vikings beat Robinson in semis...
Leaders:
Rachel Bilskie- 5 aces, 30 kills, .323 hitting%, 4 blocks, 14 digs FIERCE!!!
 Ursula Saelzler- 43 assists 
 Allison Broome- 4 blocks 
Kathryn Johnston-13 kills, .258 hitting %
Latrice Reid- 5 blocks
 
15-5
Vikings advance to the semi-finals of the Conference Tournament
beating West Charlotte in 3.
Leaders: Rachel Bilskie-7 aces, 10 kills, .533 hitting %
Kathryn Johnston- 8 kills, .267 hitting %
Latrice Reid- 5 aces
Ursula Saelzler- 4 aces
   
14-5
2nd in Conference; 2nd seed in Conference Tournament:
VIKINGS beat Robinson in 3!!!
Leaders: Rachel Bilskie- 18 kills, 11 digs, 3 aces Latrice Reid- 4 blocks
Kathryn Johnston- 19 kills, 11 digs  Ursula Saelzler- 37 assists 
13-5
3-0 win "SENIOR NIGHT" over West Stanly
  
 
  
Leaders:
Rachel Bilskie- 17 kills, .696 hitting %, 4 blocks
KJ- 5 aces, 14 kills, .400 attack %
Ursula Saelzler- 4 aces
Lauren Yeargin- 4 aces
 
 
12-5
3-0 win over West Charlotte
Leaders:
Rachel Bilskie- 7 aces, 15 kills, .345 hitting %
Kathryn Johnston- 8 aces
Lauren Yeargin- 5 aces
 Victoria Yu- 4 aces
Ursula Saelzler- 3 aces
11-5
Excellent 3-0 win over Butler!!!
Leaders:
Rachel Bilskie- 10 kills, .417 attack %, 7 blocks, 16 digs
 Kathryn Johnston- 24 kills, .345 hitting % 
Ursula Saelzler- 3 aces, 35 assists
Lauren Yeargin- 3 blocks, 12 digs
10-5
3-0 win over Vance
Leaders: Rachel Bilskie- 9 aces, 9 kills, .353 hitting %
Kathryn Johnston- 12 kills, .231 hitting %
 Latrice Reid- 12 aces, 100% serving
Lauren Yeargin- 4 aces
  
 
(September 25, 26, & 27)
"Do You See Orange?"
Acting on AIDS campaign
9-5
3-0 win over Hopewell
Leaders:
 Kathryn Johnston- 18 kills, 4 blocks 
Rachel Bilskie- 13 kills, 13 digs
Ursula Saelzler- 12 digs
8-5
Loss to Charlotte Latin
Leaders: Kathryn Johnston- 15 kills, .313 hitting %
Rachel Bilskie- 5 blocks, 12 digs
8-4
3-0 win over Mallard Creek
 Lauren Yeargin- 7 aces
Leaders: Rachel Bilskie- 4 aces, 18 kills, .484 hitting %
KJ- 6 aces, 4 blocks
7-4
Central falls to North Meck in the second round of conference play.
Leaders: Kathryn Johnston- 12 kills, 3 blocks, 18 digs
Rachel Bilskie-11 kills, 15 digs
Ursula Saelzler- 10 digs
7-3
The good news:
We outscored Robinson 107 to 97
Rachel- 6 aces, 93% serve, 90% receive, .196 attack %, 21 kills
KJ-92% receive, .238 attack%, 27 kills
Ursula-96% serve, 20 digs
Lauren-100% serve
Team- 91% serve, 90% receive
The bad news:
Robinson outplayed us at crucial times and won the match in 5.
 GREAT FANS THOUGH!
3-0 at West Charlotte, Vikings improve record to 7-2
Strong performances out of several players:
Kathryn Johnston- 12 kills, .611 hitting %, 3 blocks
Lauren Yeargin- 9 aces
Latrice Reid- 3 aces, 4 blocks
Rachel Bilskie- 5 aces
 
After 3-0 win at Vance, Vikings are 6-2
Leaders:
Kathryn Johnston- 11 kills, .212 hitting %, 3 blocks
Ursula Saelzler- 6 aces
 
Nice teamwork & 3-game WIN over Davie County...
5-2
Leaders: Kathryn Johnston- 3 aces, 14 kills, .276 hitting %, 13 digs
Ursula Saelzler- 3 aces, 31 assists, 9 digs
Rachel Bilskie- 14 kills, .290 hitting %
Latrice Reid- 4 blocks
Lauren Yeargin- 3 aces
ROXANA'S BIRTHDAY PARTY...a success!!! ($238.00 raised for World Vision)
 
  
 
   
  
And the winner of the best cake is... KJ!!
Cake Walk:
Vikings Sweep Hopewell
4-2
LEADERS: Rachel Bilskie- 15 kills, .481 attack %, 9 digs
Kathryn Jonston- 4 aces, 11 kills, .261 attack %
Ursula Saelzler- 10 digs
Pre-football game at the park... THANK YOU, JOHNSTONS! It was a great time!
  
Check out the "players"!
   Yep; that's Coach Parker's husband!!!
...and KJ's dad appears to have learned some of the team's cheers...
 
 Now we know where Taylor got her skills! 
  ...We're not so sure about "the boyfriend"!! 
3-2 Vikings Sweep Mallard Creek
Leaders:
Rachel Bilskie- 3 aces, 15 kills, .500 hitting %
Kathryn Johnston- 3 aces, 11 kills, .200 hitting %
Ursula Saelzler- 5 aces, 21 assists
Lauren Yeargin- 4 aces
  
2-1, 0-1
  
Struggle with N. Meck ends in another loss.
Leaders:
Kathryn Johnston- 12 kills, 14 digs
Ursula Saelzler- 4 aces
Rachel Bilskie- 3 aces
Lauren Yeargin- 3 aces
2-1
  
Vikings cut it too close with a phenomenal Tiger defense and fall 15-17 in game 5.
LEADERS:
Rachel Bilskie- 6 aces, .340 attack %, 20 kills, 18 digs
Kathryn Johnston- 18 kills, 20 digs
Taylor Bowers- 18 digs
Latrice Reid- 5 blocks
2-0
AUGUST 22
CONGRATS Vikings, on a 1-11 come-back in the fourth game, to beat Concord in a well-fought match!!!
LEADERS:
Kathryn Johnston- 7 aces, 15 kills, 15 digs
Rachel Bilskie- 16 kills, 19 digs
 Lauren Yeargin- 4aces
 
Sisters torn together
By Jonathan E. Coleman
jcoleman@independenttribune.com
It sounds like the setup for some kind of brainteaser.
A man shoots a picture of his daughter during her volleyball match, then points his camera to the opposing team's side of the court and shoots another picture - of his daughter.
Such was the scene Monday for Jeff Yeargin, who, along with his wife Jan watched their two daughters face off against one another when the Central Cabarrus High School volleyball team hosted Hickory Ridge High School.
The Yeargin's daughter Megan, 14, is a freshman at Hickory Ridge. Since the school won't have a senior class during its first year, her older sister, Lauren, 17, remained at Central Cabarrus for her final year of high school.
"I think she got into volleyball because I played," Lauren said. "If I hadn't played, I don't think she would have had the access."
In addition to picking up a few practical pointers from her sister along the way, Megan said she learned a lot from Lauren and the game.
"She helped me to always have a good attitude," Megan said.
But the latest twist in the sisterly rivalry added a unique challenge.
"We're a torn family," Jan said before the game that pitted her daughters against one another. "I was more nervous than anyone, I think. I was yelling, 'Go Vikes' and then 'Go Bulls.' It's very strange because we've spent almost 10 years here saying 'Go Vikes.'"
Adding to the storyline, Jeff used to teach at Central, and has now moved to Hickory Ridge. After spending the weekend setting up his new classroom, he returned to Central Cabarrus before the game to visit with some of his former co-workers.
Megan admitted to being a little disappointed about not getting to play alongside her sister, but she's also excited about the opportunity being on a school's first-ever volleyball team holds.
"I hoped the school wouldn't open up so I could play with her, but it didn't," the younger Yeargin said. "I'm excited to be in a new school and set new records."
As tends to between sibling rivalries, when the contest started, sparks flew - literally. An errant pass soared into the rafters, striking a light and sending a small shower of sparks falling to the court.
Lauren quickly grabbed a broom to sweep up the mess, as the Vikings swept the Bulls in three games.
During the match, Lauren whizzed a few serves at her younger sister.
"It wasn't like I was aiming at her," Lauren joked after the game. "Well, towards the end I was."
In the end, Lauren said she was impressed with her younger sister's performance.
And Megan, who admits to being the more competitive of the two, said she wished her team had won.
"I wish we would have won, but we didn't," she said. "They have a lot of seniors. We have six freshmen. (If we were to play again), I would want it more."
And with the sister-versus-sister season opener behind them, Jan and Jeff can now turn their attention to who will travel where to see which daughter as each continue their separate seasons at separate schools.
"We've talked about it," Jan said. "And we know we're going to have games on the same day. We're just going to have to do as much as we can and try and see as many games as we can."
1-0
Hickory Ridge home highlights:
TREATS FOR J.V.
  
Kathryn Johnston- 7 aces, 11 kills, .333 attack %, 12 digs
Ursula Saelzler- 6 aces
Rachel Bilskie- .455 attack %
   
PAINTING LINES...
 
TEAM ROOM CLEAN-UP
 
August 14, scrimmage highlights:
KJ Johnston- 10 aces, 26 kills, .311 hitting percentage, 19 digs, 6 blocks
 Rachel Bilskie- 16 aces, 17 kills, .333 hitting percentage, 17 digs
Ursula Saelzler- 54 assists, 12 aces
Latrice Reid- 6 aces, 6 blocks
Taylor Bowers- 6 aces
EXCELLENT TEAM EFFORT!!!
Thursday, August 16, 6pm: Parent Meeting in CCHS gymnasium
MANDATORY (no exceptions)
VARSITY AND JAYVEE VOLLEYBALL TRYOUTS
AUGUST 6-8 from 3:00-6
*Current physical and packet REQUIRED
SUMMER SCHEDULE:
 June 18, 10-12- open gym at Central to prepare for scrimmage
June 19, 4-8 scrimmaging at Mt. Pleasant HS (arrive at MPHS at 3:45 dressed out) 
June 25- open gym at Central to prepare for scrimmage
June 26; 4-8 scrimmaging at Mt. Pleasant HS (arrive at MPHS at 3:45 dressed out)
Your attendance is expected.
***These are the only summer dates that I will ask of you till camp, so I anticipate you doing your best to be there.
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