Oklahoma High School Team Camps – Volume 2

<p>Team camps are a staple for a lot of high school volleyball teams across the nation and the state of Oklahoma is no exception. Many teams across the state made the trip to their respective team camps before the season officially starts to shake off any rust the players may have and get some great reps, play against some quality opponents and do the always important team bonding.  Many schools have been traditionally attending the Licking Team Camp in Branson for many years.  We had some personal insight from coaching sources that attended the camp and here is just a little of what we learned from the teams that attended. </p> <p>Derek Jackson, Head coach at Sand Springs High School, talked to some high school coaches at the camp and which athletes stepped up and played well for them.  Here is a list of the teams and names of the athletes that played really well for each school.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Pitt State University:</u></strong></p> <p>Oolagah- Coach Piha said that Kenley Dixon, Sr. Outside Hitter, showed great leadership both on and off the court. She played stellar defense all camp</p> <p>NOAH- Coach Reeves and company placed first in both the varsity and JV divisions.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Licking Team Camp (Joplin):</u></strong></p> <p>A smaller team camp run by the same group got to see a couple teams like 4A State runner-up Christain Heritage and 5A Qualifier Sapulpa. Sr. Outside Hitter, [player_tooltip player_id="144093" first="Ryann" last="Hoey"] was trouble for every team they faced. Leading her team in kills in nearly every match.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><u>Wichita State Camp:</u></strong></p> <p>Bixby- Coming off of a big year for the program last year in which they had 19 wins, they competed in this always tough team camp. Coach Kersey said Outside Hitter Taya Vinyard and Defensive Specialist [player_tooltip player_id="144101" first="Karson" last="Pirtle"] really shined throughout the camp for them.</p> <p>Teams that joined Bixby in this camp from Oklahoma were 4a State Champion Lincoln Christian, Stillwater, Corn Bible Academy, North Rock Creek, Mt. St Marys, Southmoore, and Booker T. Washington.  Expect big things from each of these teams as they showed lots of promse.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>With official practices starting Thursday July 15^th, teams will be looking to continue the momentum they gained from team camp and push themselves.  Oklahoma teams can play their first official matches beginning August 9^thand we will be looking out for some great information from the coaches to share.</p> <p>We have each of these athletes and some others on our watch list and will be udpating our State Rankings soon.  Stay tuned to see where they rank soon!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes.  If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info on them at nov8vb@yahoo.com.  Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends.  Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook.  Thanks for following Oklahoma Family!</p>