VOLLEYBALL: DMS wins fifth straight Regional
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[The DuQuoin Middle School Volleyball Team won the Class L Regional at Trico on Saturday morning over Herrin. It was a very close, exciting match according to Coach Isaac Miller. DuQuoin beat Herrin 2-0 in the match with game scores of 26-24 and 29-27. This is the fifth time in the past five years that DMS has won their regional and advanced to the State Tournament. That is quite a feat!
DuQuoin's record is now 19-7-1, They advance to the State Tournament at Herrin on Saturday, March 26 to play O'Fallon Fulton at 1:00.
Coach Miller commented that "it was almost too exciting of a match. The girls really handled the pressure very well. We were down 24-20 and came back to win. There were four game points. We played awesome! Herrin was bigger than us--we just outlasted them, and we really did a good job of handling the pressure. It was one of the most exciting matches I have ever seen--a little too exciting for a coach. It was definitely an upset as Herrin was seeded #1." Coach Isaac Miller is assisted by Staci Davis and Paul Miller.
Individual stats for the Warriors were: Amanda Atteberry was 10-10 at the serving line scoring 5 points with one ace, 8 digs and 5 kills. Tiamera Hamilton had 2 digs. Carissa Graham was 8-8 at the line scoring 4 points with 1 ace, 3 kills, 2 digs, and 11 assists. Amber Williams was 11-12 at the line scoring 8 points with 3 aces, and 5 digs. Jacqueline Harsy was 3-3 at the line scoring 1 point, with 3 kills, and 3 digs. Hope Fenton had 4 kills and 2 digs. Shelby Simmons was 8-8 at the line scoring 4 points with 3 aces and 1 dig. Alaina Caldwell was 5-6 at the line scoring 2 points and had 2 digs. Sydney Lewis was 5-6 at the line with 2 points and 1 ace.
Again, DuQuoin Middle School (Regional Champs) will play at Herrin High School on Saturday, March 26 against O'Fallon Fulton at 1:00 p.m. Semi-finals will take place at 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. with the third place game at 4:00 p.m. and the championship at 5:00 p.m.