In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Patrick Henry High School (PHHS) girls volleyball team participated in several activities. They began by hosting Liz Maracheau, a PHHS mom and breast cancer survivor, who spoke to the team about her journey. The girls were able to ask her questions and have an engaging discussion with her.
On Oct. 10, the team held their “Volley for the Cure” games against Coronado High, wearing pink warm-up jerseys, pink socks and pink ribbons. The back of the jerseys had “We Play For” written above the list of names of people that each girl knew who had been affected by cancer. The team dedicated the games to those individuals. All three teams, varsity, JV and freshman, won their Volley for the Cure matches. To raise funds that will be donated to the American Cancer Society, the girls sold pink bracelets and baked goods, raising almost $300 to help in the fight against cancer.
The JV girls volleyball team took second place in the JV Fall Classic Tournament held last month in Poway. After playing Torrey Pines, Rancho Bernardo and La Jolla Country Day, the girls advanced to the Silver Bracket, where they beat Ramona 32-30 in round one, and beat San Miguel in the semi-finals 25-13, before losing to Mission Vista in the finals, 28-26.
