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volleyball so much and plays with such energy, she brings a sense of leadership." Returning lettermen include Ember Killion, Grace Poland and Mollie Milleson. Grab said Brennand and Killion will be sharing a position, as will Sanny and Poland. "Ember has always had a lot of natu- ral athleticism, but unfortunately I think some of her injuries have kind of taken a toll," Grab said. "But she has never given up and continues to work very, very hard to get back where she was. We have been very proud of her for that. "Grace is quick and will play the back row for Adyson. Along with Kaycee, she gives us two really strong back row play- ers. She played in junior high and then took several years off. She came back last year, but that is a really big piece of pie to bite off." Grab said Milleson will compete with varsity newcomers Sydney Sanny and Shye Hardin as the middle hitter. Another newcomer is Erin Cooper who is slotted to start as the team's setter. "Erin will be our only setter," Grab said. "We transitioned last year to using just one setter. She has done really well with this role. She is incredibly fast. I can attribute a lot of that to her being a multi-sport athlete. She has really honed in on her technique and keeps getting better." Grab said the Lady Mustangs must play hard on every point to be success- ful. "We have to be consistent," Grab said. "We have seen a lot of highs and lows in the past. We need to be more consis- tent and play with grit. We have to keep our nose to the grindstone. We have a lot of tough competition and we can be competitive, but we have to be that team that outlasts our opponents." McDonald County opens the season with a three-match home stand, the first being against Carthage on Sept. 3. Diamond is at MCHS on Sept. 5 while Joplin comes to town on Sept. 10. The Lady Mustangs first road trip is to Webb City on Sept. 12. We support the McDonald County Mustangs City of ANDERSON Missouri 6C McDonald County Press Thursday, August 29, 2019 F a l l S p o r t S p r e v i e w Mustangs Volleyball Roster 2019 Varsity Name Grade Position Grace Poland 12 DS Kelli Brennand 12 OH Ember Killion 12 OH Adyson Sanny 12 OH Kaycee Factor 11 L Mollie Milleson 11 OH Sydnie Sanny 11 MH Erin Cooper 11 S Katelyn Ferdig 11 OH Shye Hardin 11 MH JV Jaimie Malone 11 DS Rylee Bradley 11 OH Kirklyn Kasischke 10 S/OH Abby Wiseman 10 S/OH Sosha Howard 10 OH Moo Say 10 DS Lana Yang 10 L Jada Alfaro 10 MH Kloe Myers 10 MH Martha Izazaga 10 OH Alexes Gidcumb 10 OH RICK PECK/SPECIAL TO MCDONALD COUNTY PRESS Senior members of the 2019 McDonald County High School volleyball team. From left to right: Kelli Brennand, Adyson Sanny, Ember Killion and Grace Poland. Continued from page 5C Volleyball: First Match Sept. 3 Save a life www.cbco.org This space courTesy NWa DemocraT-GazeTTe