Volleyball- Season Wrap Up

The 2014 season was quite a year for the North Star Huskies Varsity Volleyball Team. The "Dawgs" finished their remarkable season with more match victories than in the previous six years combined, they set new attendance records at home, swept Marsing and McCall and split with Melba and finished the season in fourth place, the highest finish ever for a North Star team. The team also notched tournament victories against 3A Nyssa and Parma. Second year Head Coach Michael Jordan was named the Western Idaho Conference Coach of the Year by his peers and was selected to coach the "2A" Senior All Star Team, yet another first for the NS Volleyball Program.

Junior Middle Blocker Hannah Monroe was named to the All Conference Second Team and Freshman Kaysa "Pfan-Slam" Pfannmuller was awarded an Honorable Mention. The season was a particularly remarkable one as the team featured six freshmen and two athletes who were new to the sport of volleyball. Coach Jordan stated " This season was a big step forward for the program and I am expecting even bigger things from the team next year. I am so proud of our girls and the job they did this year. We started out as a group of individuals and finished our run as a solid team. This season wouldn't have been as successful without the support of our Athletic Director Dan Conti, the support of our families and the students of North Star who began to believe in this team and program."

Head Coach Michael Jordan will again be running his elite level volleyball camps at North Star in the summer of 2015 and all aspiring volleyball players are invited to attend.

Volleyball - Updates

In case you haven't heard yet, the North Star Varsity Volleyball Team is having the best season in the history of the school. "The Dawgs" have won their last three of four matches (and were very close to making it four / four!) and at the time of this newsletter being published, are in fourth place in the 2A WIC Conference. The team is currently in position to tentatively host their first ever District Playoff Match at North Star on Saturday the 18th. The team has swept McCall and Marsing and split with Melba this season to bring their match win total to five with two regular season matches left.

Asked how the team made such a dramatic turn around from the last six years and why this team is light years ahead of teams in the past, Second Year Head Coach Michael Jordan stated: "The simple answer is leadership, then the sheer will and tenacity of the entire team to learn and succeed. We were lacking in on court leadership last year, this year we have it. With six Freshmen on this squad, it was imperative to have the three upperclassmen (Sr. Heather Iseri, Jr. Jami Seaney and Jr. Hannah Monroe) step up and lead this group. Along with that, the incredible maturity and skill that Freshmen Kaysa Pfahnmuller and Aubree Seaney have brought to the table has been the driving force behind the success on the court this season. I would like to add that our utility players have contributed significantly to our success as well." The Huskies added an additional dimension to the team this year by including a Social Responsibility component by holding a food drive this season by asking Huskie families and friends to contribute and the result was over three hundred pounds of food being donated at the McCall match that was given to Idaho Food Bank. Coach Jordan added: "This year, in addition to the incredible support and belief in this team from our AD Mr. Conti and of our North Star parents, we have also seen great support from the student body. It truly motivates and makes a difference when we have our people in the stands cheering and supporting this team"

The Huskies have two regular season matches left. At home on 10/14 against undefeated Nampa Christian and on 10/16 at Cole Valley. Game time is 7:00pm for both dates. Stay tuned for how "The Dawgs" finish the season and for details on the District Playoffs! If the team hosts at North Star there will be a Hawaiian Night Party as it will be the last home match of the season and the team will be looking to fill the stands as they say "Aloha" and "Mahalo" to the student body for their support of the team this season.