Front Range All Over All-Colorado
Front Range Players Reap What They Have Sown, part 4
Yogi Berra said, "It ain't over 'till it's over." In Colorado we can say that, when it comes to high school volleyball, it ain't over 'till the All-Colorado teams are announced. And, as usual, Front Range athletes are prominent members of the teams. The All-Colorado team consists of seven players, drawn from all classifications. Of those seven, five played for Front Range last season, including this year's player of the year, Lauren Van Orden. Congratulations to her, a well as Ariel Turner, Evan Sanders, McCall Paynter, and Courtney Karst.
In 5A, the All-State team showed similar Front Range flavor, with six of the seven selectees wearing Front Range colors last year. Congratulations to Carrie Baird, Ariana Filho, Karst, Paynter, Turner, and Van Orden with Van Orden again being named player of the year. The second team consisted of seven players and, again, there were five Front Range players selected. Erica Denney, Kendall Howard,Jordan Kissman, Kristina Rogers, and Bri Smith. Just to be consistent about numbers, the 5A Honorable Mention list also contained five Front Range Athletes. Amanda Arterburn, Ann Dylla, Kelsie Edwards, Cali LeMay, and Tessa Trimble give Front Range a total of 16 recognized 5A athletes. Congratulations to all of our 5a honorees!
In 4A, there were more accolades for Front Range athletes as Evan Sanders was named the 4A Player of the Year, Anna Atencio was named to the Second Team, and Emily Alexis, Alysa Birdsall, and Nichole Riedel were named to the Honorable Mention list.
To view the full All-Colorado article, click here.
Other accolades to add to the haul are Laura Whalen was an Honorable Mention for the Continental League, Julie Cox was Honorable Mention All-Skyline League as well as Skyline League All-Academic Team and Most Improved Player at Cherokee Trail, and Ariana Filho was named All-Colorado Springs 5A Metro League, First Team All-Academic, Colorado Springs Gazette Big School Player of the Year, MVP of Lewis-Palmer, as well as earning her team's Offensive Player of the Year. Congratulations to all of you!
Please help us stay abreast with all the latest news so that we can share your success with the rest of the Front Range family. Please email eduardo@frvbc.com with links to articles that mention or photos that include Front Range players. We look forward to seeing Front Range in the news!
Alumnae News
(aka: The Wedding Bells edition)
Front Range recently heard from three alumnae who recently married. Katherine Wingert, Sarah Holloway, and Ashley Nu'u may all soon be known by different last names. (OK, Ashley hasn't tied the knot quite yet, but it will happen in the next few weeks.) Both Katherine and Sarah have invited us to see some of their wedding pictures. Just click on their names to view their pictures.
Annual Food Drive
Front Range Volleyball Club is collecting non-perishable food items for donation to the Food Bank of the Rockies.
Food Drive dates: November 26th through the last day of practice before the holiday break. Here are a few types of canned and dry goods that make nice donations: Tuna, ham, beef stew, chili, baked beans, fruit, vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, soup and pasta. Non-glass containers are preferred.
Donations can be dropped off at Front Range in clearly marked bins.
The Welcome Mat
Please help us roll out the welcome mat and welcome this year's crop of new Front Range athletes. This week, we welcome our 16 Red newcomers, Chelley Dansereau (L), Randi Bockman (C) and Mariah Goody (R) . All three players are sophomores. Chelley attends Arapahoe High School, Randi attends Brighton High School and Mariah attends Ponderosa High School. We are excited to have you join our family!
Bing! Fundraiser
Remember that you have the opportunity to earn money to put towards your club dues through the Bing! fundraiser. Front Range has all the information you need to get started raising money. To print an information packet, complete with order form, download the PDF here.
And Now For Something Completely Different...
Christmas Break! (OK, false alarm. Not quite here yet.) But remember that Front RAnge's holiday break will begin on December 21st (22nd in the Mountain Division) and conclude on January 1st (2nd in the Mountain Division). Practices will begin on January 2nd in anticipation of Power #1 on Sunday, January 6th.
Also, the January calendar is now available online. Be sure to check it out here.
