{"id":96237,"date":"2024-05-02T13:34:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelandmark.com\/?p=96237"},"modified":"2024-05-02T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:34:35","slug":"camaraderie-positive-attitude-improve-wrhs-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devcherryroad.com\/news2\/2024\/05\/02\/camaraderie-positive-attitude-improve-wrhs-volleyball\/","title":{"rendered":"Camaraderie, positive attitude improve WRHS volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"
By John Orrell<\/em>
\nLandmark Correspondent<\/em><\/div>\n

HOLDEN \u2014 Is it possible that just seven matches into the regular season, and in moving forward to match No. 8, observers would witness playoff implications of this 2024 campaign?<\/p>\n

For the Wachusett Regional High boys\u2019 varsity volleyball team, the answer is a resounding yes.<\/p>\n

The Mountaineer boys hosted a hustling Fitchburg High squad on April 22, needing a victory to improve the season record at 4-4, which sets in motion a positive outlook in reaching the .500 milestone mark for the first time this spring. A loss would have set the team back below .500, an undesirable scenario that would lead to an uphill climb into the postseason.<\/p>\n

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HOLDEN – The Wachusett Regional High varsity boys’ volleyball team has improved their record. Photo Credit: John Orrell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scores in the 3-set sweep over the Red Raiders by Wachusett were 25-19, 25-13 and 25-17.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the first time we\u2019ve reached .500 in a long time, and we\u2019re ready to build on it from here,\u201d said RJ Dixon, who was first named captain as a junior and now again as a senior. \u201cThis year we\u2019ve come together. There\u2019s no negativity at practice and games. We\u2019re really focusing on camaraderie and making sure we\u2019re communicating.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone loves each other. We\u2019re all good friends, and that\u2019s really important to me. I believe that the relationships we\u2019ve built this year are much bigger and stronger than they have been in previous years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about having a good team environment,\u201d senior captain Noah Chapman-Rigney affirmed. \u201cYou can\u2019t have good communication if there\u2019s arguing and people aren\u2019t getting along. We want to win, and that has to come from good communication. If there\u2019s a mistake, we can fix it pretty easily.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis team just is fun to be on. In practice, we\u2019re working hard but still having fun, but when it\u2019s game time we have to focus and be locked in. We\u2019re winning games, and winning is fun. Everyone has scored points this year, and that\u2019s great to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

In agreement is WRHS head coach Peter Cranson, who enjoys the spirit that his 2024 team is playing with, as well as the consistent play. He knows that the team cannot pump the brakes if it wants to stay on course for an eventual playoff berth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis team, above most others, really has a sense of cohesion,\u201d said Cranson. \u201cIt\u2019s a team in its entirety. There aren\u2019t big star players. Everyone plays well. We can interchange players if someone\u2019s having an off night, and they\u2019ll take care of business. These kids are just great fun to be with.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to stay diligent. We can\u2019t get down if other teams go on big runs,\u201d Dixon said. \u201cIt\u2019s important to stay focused and locked in. What the other team does doesn\u2019t affect us and how we do things. If we get frustrated, we play poorly, so we have to keep a good attitude no matter what.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to stay vigilant. Good teams are going to score points, but the important thing is what we do when they score against us,\u201d\u201d said Chapman-Rigney. \u201cWe need to come right back and score the next point, and we need to do it right away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Members of the 2024 Wachusett Regional High boys\u2019 varsity volleyball team are Frank Sclar, Jared Andros, Alex Baez, Adrian Martinez, Isaiah De Pina, Winston Hoang, Jaxon Smith, Soren Haddock, Noah Chapman-Rigney, Luke Putney, Ben Konstantin and RJ Dixon. Captains are Dixon and Chapman-Rigney.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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