Fall Sports: Volleyball Vs. Football

by Madison Gates

Volleyball or football? That is the question between boys and girls this fall. Who works harder? If you ask the volleyball girls, vollleyball would be the answer. Asking the boys would result in the same thing, they would say that they do. But I think it's about the same.

Yes, the football players may sustain more injuries by tackling and running for the ball, getting tripped and hit, but, hey, that’s football. They do work very hard, and played a wonderful homecoming game against Charelston on September 17, 2010, who they beat 36-33.
“You always have to try your hardest and not quit,” says Shane Mason a freshman football player.

But the volleyball team also works very hard. “We have to be quick and know where the ball is at all times,” says Briana Pearcy, one of the JV players. “Even if the ball isn’t coming to you, you need to know what to do with it, if it does,” Says Brie Tyler, a JV and V player. But volleyball or football? Only you can answer that!

PowderPuff 2010

by Alexis Peterson

Green, Blue, Pink, and Orange decorated the football field Wednesday evening as the PowderPuff game commenced. This year PowderPuff took place on Wednesday, September 15.

The first game of PowderPuff was the freshmen against the juniors. The juniors won the game 18-0. The ladies played a great game. Katie Harris says, "I think the freshman got out there and tried their best. That's all that matters."

The next game of the night was the sophomores against the seniors. In this game, sophomores won against the seniors 14-6.

There was one more game. The two winning teams had to play against each other for the championship. The juniors won this game 7-6. Good job ladies! All of the girls that played PowderPuff did a excellent job!

Picture: The Sophomores face off against the Seniors! (picture taken by Blade Hall)

Two Losses for Volleyball Against Effingham

by Valerie Lau

“I think we’re improving each game!” says Leslie Cates at the end of her JV game. JV and Varsity hosted Effingham on Tuesday, September 14th at Ernie Eveland Gym. The games were close and very competitive. JV put up a good game with Leslie Cates and Nique Tyler leading the game with kills, and Aubrie Lamb and Kendall Smith each serving one ace apiece. When asked her opinion of the way the game turned out Leslie also said, “Effingham’s good, hopefully we’ll get on the right track and start to win!” The final score ended up at 25-15 Effingham.

The Varsity team put up a good fight, but in the end Effingham won 25-16. Leslie Cates and Sammy Gher lead the game in kills. Sammy, Katy Spesard, Frankie Rios, and Zirajet Idrizoski all had many digs. The Lady Tigers did well; join them Thursday, September 23, when they face the Robinson Lady Maroons.

Volleyball Tournament

by Allison Pardi

Paris Tigers volleyball team started out slow as they played in their tournament on Thursday, September 2. They lost both games, however they played hard as the game went on. During the Salt Fork game, they had 7 kills, 4 blocks, and 2 digs. While they played St. Thomas they played better than they did during their first game. With 9 kills, 1 ace, and 7 digs, they lost 15 to 25 and 17 to 25. “ I think we are improving and if we execute well, we’ll get some wins,” said Ms. Hill. Ms. Hill is the new volleyball coach for Paris High School, and so far she is doing a great job at coaching. “I think they did very well. They played their best and gave it their all and that’s all that matters,” said Madison Gates, a J.V player.

Cross Country Travels and Places at the Charleston Invitational

by Valerie Lau

The PCHS cross country team traveled to Charleston for the Charleston Invitational meet Saturday, September 4th. Several other teams including Mattoon, Champaign, Danville, and Charleston were there competing for the trophies along with the team.

It started with the Girl’s Varsity run. Many competed in this 3 mile course and senior Darian Rodgers scored in the top 30, closely followed by Jennifer Woodyard. Jessica Rose and Kahrissa Higginbotham also competed in this event.

Next came Boy’s Varsity. The boys placed tenth. The competition was strong and our top runners were Robert Hodgson, Jacob Whitacre, Nic Chittick and Will Orminston. Other runners were Austin Gahimer and Ike Joesph. When asked his opinion of his race Jacob said, “I thought the race was one of the biggest ones we'll see this year and that it was good for us to see the good competition.” Hopefully the boys will do as well or better than their performance Saturday!

The girls and boys open run ended the day with freshman runners Jayce Cunningham, Courtney Heath, and Valerie Lau all competing at the same time. When asked her opinion of her first cross country meet Courtney said, “It was a great meet, and there were a lot of good teams there. All in all Paris did well. I feel good about the rest of the season.”

Picture: Jessica Rose runs hard to finish the course. Picture taken by Valerie Lau.