Local volleyball players help propel club team to third place

Four Lady Rabbit volleyball players played together in the MLK Tournament as part of the North Texas Region, USA Volleyball circuit Jan. 9-10 in the DFW area. NET Juniors NET 17’s finished third in the gold medal bracket. The ladies are, from left: Destinee Wells, Kaylon Partain, Kym Sheppard and Rylie Pattillo. Photos by JESSICA PATTILLO

The NET Juniors NET 17’s team is comprised of players from Atlanta and Pleasant Grove. The players, who compete in seven to eight tournaments in the DFW area for the club volleyball season, just finished third in a loaded gold bracket in the MLK Day Tournament. These ladies commit a lot of time outside of regular school activities to practice and compete at a higher level. In addition to being great athletes, they all excel in academics at their respective schools. The team members are, front row from left: Timia Cooks, Destinee Wells, Kaylon Partain and Rylie Pattillo. Back row from left: Kaylee Tilbury, Jazz Moses, coach Tau Maxwell, Kym Sheppard and Molly Black.