Ironwood Ridge Volleyball returns to practice

BIll Lang's Nighthawks are a perennial power

FOR THE GAME IS MATCHED ONLYBY THEIR DETERMINATION TO GETBACK ON THE COURT DURINGCOVID-19.

ON MONDAY, I STOPPEDBY THEIR FIRST PRACTICE.

ITSSOMETHING WEVE ALL BEENFIGHTING FOR THE LAST COUPLEOF MONTHS, SO I THINK ITSREALLY SPECIAL TO BE HERE.WITH 13 REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSIN 16 YEARS, BILL LANGS TEAM.ALL RIGHT, TWO MINUTES ON THECLOCK HERE WE GO PLAYS ANATIONAL SCHEDULE.

BUT THECORONAVIRUS AND THE CAUTIOUSAMPHI SCHOOL BOARD )BLOCKEDTHE NIGHTHAWKS FROM IN PERSONPRACTICING OR EVENCONDITIONING.

WEVE ALL JUSTBEEN MISSING EACH OTHER ANDPRACTICE SO CO- CAPTAIN ALICORDOVA AND THE NIGHTHAWKSCAMPAIGNED FOE A SAFE RETURNTO THE COURT.

THEY PUT UPTHESE SIGNS AROUND ORO VALLEY.AND CORDOVA SPOKE AT THE AMPHIBOARD MEETING WITH TEAMMATESOPHIA GOMEZ BY HER SIDE.BOARD MEETING TO ME, BEINGABLE TO GO TO THAT BOARDMEETING AND TALK WAS LIKESAYING THIS ISNT JUST OURCOACHES WANTING TO GET BACK INTHE GYM, AND OUR PLAYERS WANTTO BE BACK.

WERE WILLING TODO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BEBACK.

I WAS LISTENING TO ITONLINE.

I HAD GOOSEBUMPS.

TOSEE ONE OF OUR PLAYERS TAKE ALEADERSHIP ROLE, AND SOELOQUENTLY SPEAK.

I WAS JUSTSUPER PROUD.

THE BOARDLISTENED.

IRONWOOD RIDGE ISFINALLY BACK IN THE GYM, THEGIRLS FOLLOWING ALL THECORONAVIRUS NECESSARY SAFETYPROTOCOLS.

MASKS STAY ON.

IFALL GOES WELL, THE NIGHTHAWKSWILL BE CLEARED FORCOMPETITION ON OCTOBER 12TH,AND THEN PLAY A STRETCH OF 14MATCHES IN JUST 24 DAYS.

IF WECAN KEEP UP WHAT WERE DOINGIN THE GYM RIGHT NOW, I THINKWE CAN HAVE THE SEASON THAT WEDESERVE.THE PIMA ANIMAL CARE CENTER IS