Lady Bobcats now play to collect 'W's

[KFDM COOP]

Lady Bobcats now play to collect 'W's

Gabriel Pruett

The Orange Leader

ORANGEFIELD — There is a new coach in Orangefield and there are new attitudes surrounding the Lady Bobcats’ volleyball season.

Not to say the Lady Bobcats never tried to win in the past, it is just this season there is less only looking forward to basketball.

“This district is loaded and we will not be satisfied with just competing anymore,†new Head Coach Linda Riddick said. “We are doing this with a purpose. Teams took us lightly in the past but we will not play that game anymore. We are telling the girls after each drill the drill was done for and with a purpose. The girls have changed and they are starting to get after it. They are working extremely hard this year.â€

This season will be a good year for a makeover of the minds and look of the Lady Bobcats after losing a lot to graduation last year.

There are four returning players for this season with Kaylin “KK†Little, Laura Riddick, Aimee Scales and Allie Beach.

“We did lose a lot to graduation last year but these girls have been around a while themselves,†Riddick added. “So far practices have been real good. We hit the door run, literally running.â€

The Lady Bobcats start at 9 a.m. with a scrimmage at Vidor. The first non-district match is at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Deweyville against the Lady Pirates. Orangefield will compete in the Vidor Tournament Aug. 16 and Aug. 18 and will also participate in the Buna Tournament Aug. 30 and Sept. 1.

Orangefield’s first home match will be at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 17 against Buna. The Lady Bobcats open District 21-3A play at 5 p.m. Sept. 4 against defending district champion Silsbee.

“We don’t have many non-district matches to prepare with,†Riddick said. “We will be ready. We are changing some attitudes and have been forming some new habits. Right now we are hitting on the fundamentals and getting the girls caught up. We also have a few learning new positions and with just four returning players we are also learning new chemistry.â€