Waukon volleyball team of 2023 returns trio of letterwinners as first-year head coach Carley Sweeney takes over the program
2023 Waukon volleyball ... Left to right - Front row: Assistant Coach Payton Moore, Brooklyn Wilkes, Maya Dahlstrom, Ava Bossom, Kloe Hemmersbach, Olivia Bossom, Lynsey Houg, Paisley Vine, Cora Miller; Second row: Assistant Coach Ashley Dougherty, Halea Corwin, Eva Whalen, Mari Delaney, Reese McCormick, Keeran Barr, Olivia Dougherty, Lauryn Howard, Taylor Kiel, Ali Gress; Third row: Alysia Dundee, Blythe Bucknell, Elle Wilkins, Caidee Lloyd, Breelyn Dahlstrom, Avalea Burns, Bobbi Finney, Dakota Steiber, Kelsey Hennessy, Hannah Cooper, Tori Zezulka; Back row: Arabella Jensen, Adelynn Connelly, Katie Regan, Haylee Jeglum, Brynn Weymiller, Ashley Hennessy, Jenna Goltz, Kalin Regan, Marina Kaeser, Claire Bloxham, Samara Berger, Natalie Sullivan, Head Coach Carley Sweeney. Not pictured: Willa Troendle, Ella Livingston, Makenzie Livingston, Taylor Jackson, manager Avery Regan.
2023 Waukon volleyball returning letterwinners ... Left to right: Lynsey Houg, Willa Troendle, Kloe Hemmersbach. Submitted photo.
A number of new faces will be featured within the 2023 Waukon volleyball campaign this fall, including at the very top of that totem pole as 2018 Waukon High School graduate Carley Sweeney takes over the head coaching reins of the Tribe’s net program. Greeting Coach Sweeney in her debut season will be a number of new varsity faces this season, as just three letterwinners return from last fall’s 16-19 season result.
Sweeney played her senior season with the volleyball Indians in 2017, one of the three sports she participated in for the Tribe during her high school career. Since then she has been a volunteer assistant coach for the Waukon volleyball, girls basketball and golf programs.
The three varsity veterans headlining this season’s experience include the senior pair of Kloe Hemmersbach and Lynsey Houg, along with sophomore Willa Troendle. Each of them will provide their own bit of leadership to this season’s team, according to Coach Sweeney.
The Indians were scheduled to get their 2023 campaign underway with a busy first week, including a Tuesday, August 22 road date at North Fayette Valley and a home match Thursday, August 24 with Postville. The Tribe netters will then host both Riceville and Kee Monday, August 28 before playing in another multiple team event at South Winneshiek Thursday, August 31.
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