With that in mind, this past weekend was a great success, highlighted by a rare thing at our school:  the ability to field both a JV and varsity girls team for this event. Of the 11 girls who traveled to Vienna with our JV team, nearly all were absolute beginners, playing in their first-ever scholastic volleyball competitions. Although the team did not win a game, they took a big step forward and gained valuable experience that will help them progress within the game.  For some, perhaps the beginning of what will become a long-term engagement in future volleyball competitions in a Lion’s uniform.

Our boys’ volleyball team opted to compete at the DVAC JV level, with a mixture of experienced players and players new to the game. The boys won two of three games and in their sole loss, narrowly missed going undefeated after losing both sets by razer-thin scores of 24-26 and 25-27. 

The varsity girls’ volleyball team solidified their spot as a contender for the DVAC championship in November by also winning two of three games, losing only to the defending champions from ICS Budapest in two close sets, 20-25 and 21.25. In both games, the Lions remained inconsistent in their play.

We invite you to view the photos below from the trips to Vienna and Budapest. They are as follows: players pose at the Danube boardwalk in Budapest, junior varsity girls reluctantly smile following three losses as they pose in front of St. Stephan’s Cathedral in Vienna, the boys’ volleyball team bond while waiting for the tram in Budapest, the girls’ JV volleyball team in action, the varsity girls team send love to the JV girls before their first match, coach Burns poses with Teodora, Julia and Egla in his new Hard Rock Cafe Budapest cap which they purchased for him as gift of appreciation.