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St. Bede volleyball optimistic with strong core back for Nicole Trenka’s second season as coach · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Saint Bede Volleyball optimistic with strongcore back for Nicole Trnka's
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  Speaker 1: second season as coach. Written by Kevin Schleum, this article
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  Speaker 1: is being read by an automated voice brought to you
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  Speaker 1: by Everlett. Entering her second year as Saint Bede Volleyball coach,
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  Speaker 1: Nicole Tranka has noticed a big difference in preparation for
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  Speaker 1: the season. The players understand the expectations, routines, and overall
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  Speaker 1: standards of our program. Tranka said, they aren't having to
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  Speaker 1: adjust to a new coach, new expectations, or an entirely
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  Speaker 1: new environment. From a coaching perspective, I also have a
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  Speaker 1: much better understanding of each player's strengths and what they
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  Speaker 1: need individually. It has allowed us to spend more time
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  Speaker 1: developing and refining instead of simply introducing everything for the
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  Speaker 1: first time. Tranka having a season under her belt isn't
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  Speaker 1: the only experience that will benefit the Bruins this fall,
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  Speaker 1: as they also return a strong core of players from
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  Speaker 1: last year's team that went eighteen thirteen to one and
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  Speaker 1: eight one in the Tri County Conference. Junior outside hitter
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  Speaker 1: Nel Potov, junior middle hitter Kijah Lucas, and Junior outside
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  Speaker 1: middle Hannah wash Koweak were among the team's leading hitters
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  Speaker 1: and blockers last season. Senior seder Lila Kohler returns along
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  Speaker 1: with sophomore outside hitter Hannah Heiberger and senior right side
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  Speaker 1: hitter Kate Duncan, who both contributed last season. Having this
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  Speaker 1: core back is a huge benefit for US, Trenka said.
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  Speaker 1: Several of these players were asked to contribute significantly at
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  Speaker 1: a young age last season, and we're excited to see
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  Speaker 1: how that experience translates into their growth this year. There
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  Speaker 1: is already a level of familiarity and trust between our
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  Speaker 1: players that you don't always have at the beginning of
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  Speaker 1: a season. They understand each other better on the court,
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  Speaker 1: and we've been able to build on that chemistry throughout
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  Speaker 1: the summer and preseason. The Bruins also have some depth.
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  Speaker 1: Hope aunt Koyak and Jillian Evans have put in a
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  Speaker 1: lot of work throughout the off season and will contribute
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  Speaker 1: at setter. Bent Lee or Not is a varsity newcomer
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  Speaker 1: who will play liburro, and sophomore Finley Rue also is
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  Speaker 1: a varsity newcomer who will be a presence at right
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  Speaker 1: side hitter we expect several other players to step into
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  Speaker 1: bigger roles as the season develops. Trenka said. One of
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  Speaker 1: the things we really like about this group is that
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  Speaker 1: we have a lot of players capable of contributing, and
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  Speaker 1: there has been good competition in the gym for those opportunities. Offensively,
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  Speaker 1: the Bruins have a lot of options with Pothoff, Lucas, Washkoyak, Heiberger,
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  Speaker 1: and Dunan all returning and ruin the mix. We feel
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  Speaker 1: really good about the potential of our offense this this season,
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  Speaker 1: Tranka said. We have good size and athleticism in the
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  Speaker 1: front row, and our setters and hitters have put in
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  Speaker 1: a lot of work throughout the summer developing their connections.
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  Speaker 1: We're excited about the options and versatility we have offense.
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  Speaker 1: Defense has been a big area of emphasis for the
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  Speaker 1: Bruins during the preseason, Trenka said. Arnott will be the libero,
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  Speaker 1: with Sadie Leffelman, Macy Straus, Chloe Brandt, Sadie Dugosh and
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  Speaker 1: Mary Simonetta also contributing in the back row. We've spent
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  Speaker 1: time evaluating different options and finding what best fits our personnel,
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  Speaker 1: Trenka said. Regardless of how we ultimately structure things. We
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  Speaker 1: expect our defense to be scrappy, disciplined, and willing to
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  Speaker 1: work to keep plays alive. Trnka is optimistic about the season.
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  Speaker 1: We're excited about this group, Trenka said. Returning so much
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  Speaker 1: varsity experience has allowed us to raise our expectations while
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  Speaker 1: continuing to build the culture of the program. The girls
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  Speaker 1: have put in a lot of work throughout the off
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  Speaker 1: season and summer, and we're looking forward to seeing that
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  Speaker 1: work translate once we start competing.