From left, are members of the North Iberville volleyball team, Danye Guidry, Abigail Mire, Azelea Randle, Nkiyah Dixon, Tyler Nereaux, Aamaria Marshall, Sinia Martin, Tamia Downs, Trinity Williams, Delaisha Beckwood, Darieal Oby and Jamie Chustz Provided photo North Iberville's Delaisha Beckwood bumps the ball to front row players Darieal Oby and Aamaria Marshall during a match against White Castle on Thursday. Provided photo Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As North Iberville hosted its senior night last week, coach Raymonette Nora knew the future was bright. The Division V Bears honored just two seniors during the last week of their first varsity volleyball season in 15 years.
On Monday, Nora and her team learned got details on their first playoff berth. “It’s huge to see this manifestation of the all the hard work put in over the last three years,” Nora said. “We played two years of JV to get ready for this.
But for some of these girls this year it’s their first time ever playing ball. “When we first started, they did not know how to bump the ball. Now they know the skills and they’ve fallen in love with the game.
That is so great to see.” The 29th-seeded Bears (10-11) travel to Metairie to play No. 4 Crescent City (22-9) at 5:30 p.
m. Wednesday in bidistrict-round action. The fact that North Iberville’s football team has enjoyed breakout success in its first season helped the volleyball team fly under the radar a bit.
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