Westerville North girls volleyball team in lockdown

Donovan Varney, Sports Editor
September 29, 2020

CDC TIPS FOR ATHLETES TO STAY SAFE

  • Stay home if you’re sick
  • Bring your own equipment to use, like gloves and bats
  • Reduce physical closeness and keep 6 feet of space between players when possible
  • Wear a mask when able to
  • Players should clean their hands before and after practices, games, and sharing equipment
  • Tell a coach or staff member if you don’t feel well

Source: CDC website

After extensive off-season training in pods to prevent the spread of COVID, and starting the season with a 1-1 record, the girls volleyball team’s season came to a halt due to complications from COVID-19. The varsity team went into quarantine on August 27th, and remained in quarantine for two weeks, until September 10th.

   Grace Link is a junior middle player and three year letter winner of the program.

“We had zoom meetings where the team worked out together to try and stay in shape since we couldn’t be together,” Link said.   

 “We were all very upset with the situation,” Link added.

   A lot of the frustrations felt by the team were due to the fact that they worked hard in the off-season and did their best to prevent what ended up happening.

   Though their conference games were rescheduled, the girls will have a packed schedule of games to make up this season, which cuts down practice time. 

 Emily McGeorge is a senior outside hitter this year for the Warriors.

“Having to stop playing personally impacted me because it’s my recruiting year, so I was worried,” McGeorge said. 

    “[It was]two less weeks of my senior season I couldn’t be a part of,” McGeorge said.

   Clearly, not being able to play is hard for the girls, especially the seniors as this is their final year.

   Being at home for two weeks may not seem bad to many people, but to others it is more difficult.  

   “Quarantine really shows how much [COVID-19] changes your daily life,” Link says.

   The girls returned to the court on Monday, September 14th, against Big Walnut at home and hope to continue their season on a high note after a big setback.