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WAMS Girls Volleyball Caps Season With Tournament Win

Team rallies for final wins over schools that had defeated WAMS girls earlier in season.

Information courtesy of William Annin Middle School Athletics Office

The William Annin Middle School Girls Volleyball Team finished the season in dramatic fashion with a tournament hosted by the Readington Middle School.

During the regular season, the school's A squad, composed of seventh and eighth graders at the middle school in Basking Ridge, recorded five wins and five losses. 

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Four of those five defeats came after frustrating tiebreaker losses at the hands of Clinton Township and Readington Middle School, both from Hunterdon County.

On Oct. 29, area middle school girls volleyball teams participated in a season-ending tournament hosted by Readington Middle School.  

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Led by first-year head coach Rachel Levy, the WAMS Lady Vikings rallied and pulled off a first-place finish in the tournament, beating JP Case School of Flemington by a score of 25 to 10, skimming past Readington Middle School at 25 to 23, and finally overcoming a strong Clinton team in the championship match to post a final win of 25 to 19.  

The Annin team displayed great character and unwavering determination and were crowned champions of the tournament. Congratulations also go out to the school's B volleyball squad, which finished the season undefeated, according to the WAMS Athletic Office.

 


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