Volleyball
2 May, 2025
Volleyball girls on fire
Round eight of Volleyball Horsham’s women’s competitions see some exciting matches in both grades.
After their hard-fought win last week Ilze Van Zyl’s WLC Thorns are now primed to take a scalp, and Emily Hannan’s Tsunami are in their sights.
Thorns had to dig deep and recorded a confidence-boosting win over Heidelberg with Van Zyl and Kirrily Dandy to the fore, while Hannan’s Tsunami had to come from behind to beat Molly Carter’s Jamm B Jam, with the experienced duo of Hannan and Tamikah Dockrill shining bright for the victors.
The girls from Wimmera Lutheran College are slowly but surely getting their systems down right, and this will stand them in good stead as they will certainly face an enormous onslaught from Hannan’s experienced team.
Lydia Schneider’s Lakers are showing the benefits of having a settled six as they sit comfortably in second place on the ladder.
Kymberley Murray and Hannah Birch have settled in nicely with the team, enabling Kayla Kelm and Tayla Eltze to show their wares.
They’ll have to be on their toes against an improving Heidelberg team, who are desperate to record their first win for the season.
Amelia Van Buuren is settling into her setting role well, while Victoria Brown and Hannah Gabbe were good last week, and if they carry that form into this clash an upset could be on the cards.
The final game sees Lily Adams’ Phantoms sitting pretty on top of the ladder undefeated as they take on Carter’s Jamm B Jam.
Both teams are capable of some good volleyball but only when they have their full contingents available.
Whoever is in this position player wise will be the hardest to beat.
In the Women’s B competition the battle of the top two teams will be the highlight of this round.
The Von Steiger Sisters are on top undefeated but have the youngsters from Horsham College in the Power Divas breathing down their neck.
The Von Steiger Sisters have shown the benefit of regular training, spending most of their Saturday afternoons finetuning their skills.
Meg Armstrong, Gwen Agustin and Lyn Aneban are leading the way.
But the Power Divas are steadily improving with Eden Pumpa and Maci James in good touch.
In their earlier meeting the Von Steiger Sisters dropped the first set to their younger opponents but showed great resolve to bounce back and take the remaining two sets.
This game promises to be a beauty, and whichever team can apply good service pressure on their opponents will come out on top.