Lady Hornets Head Coach Ed Douglas says: The Lady Hornets improved to 11-1 and 5-0 in the MEC Conference Monday at Danner on Senior Night with a convincing 9-0 win against LeBlond.
     With this win and one match left in the Conference we are assured of at least a tie in the Conference since everyone else has lost at least one match. We hope to win it outright again this year with a win a Maryville next week.
     LeBlond was only able to bring 6 players because of insurance reasons they can‘t take a large van. Therefore there was no JV match. The Hornets have another packed week with a match Tuesday against Kansas City Barstow, last year’s State Champions on the road. Wednesday is the Excelsior Springs all day tournament at Excelsior followed by an away match at Trenton Thursday.
     The Juniors on the team with spokesperson Kelly Westphal presented before the match the four graduating Seniors with gifts from the Juniors. Coach Douglas had this to say about Seniors Sydnie Whiteside, Ali Stephens, Jozie Reeter and Chelsea Long .
      I can’t imagine a better group of seniors. These four gals have outstanding character and are very likeable and enjoyable, as well as being talented in so many school activities in addition to be really outstanding tennis players. I am amazed at all they have accomplished and extremely proud of them and consider myself very fortunate to have been able to be their coach. Our underclass could not do better than to try to emulate these Seniors.