Black Diamond Middle girls volleyball team wins back tournament crown
Black Diamond Middle School Miners 2015 girls volleyball championship team are all smiles with their trophies after winning it back during the 2015 tournament. By Michael Pohl
By Luke Johnson
After last year’s upset, Black Diamond Middle School won first place once again and regained bragging rights in the Antioch Unified School District Eighth Grade Girls’ Volleyball Tournament Saturday, Jan 24. at its own gym.
The Miners had earned first place for five straight seasons, spanning from 2009 through 2013, but lost last year to Dallas Ranch Middle School, who took home second place those previous five season.
Tia Zaiser tips the ball over the net, scoring a point for the Miners. By Michael Pohl
‘It feels awesome to bring a trophy back to where it belongs,” first-year head coach and Vice Principal Denise Pesmark said. “I’m happy to be a Miner this year, and glad we could do this for our school.”
In the round robin portion of the tournament, the Aviators had gone undefeated (Black Diamond 2-1, Park Middle School 2-0 and Orchard Park Middle School 2-0) and looked as though they were going to become champions for a consecutive year. But in the championship match, Black Diamond was victorious, 2-0 (25-10, 25-19)
“With good spirit and a little bit of good coaching, we were able to pull it together for the second round,” Pesmark said. “We put a lot of hard work into our season, and it’s nice to have it finally pay off.”
The Miners’ win was boosted by a huge rally sparked in the first set that consisted of a 15-point streak, led by server Priscilla Self.
“I’m just amazed that we pulled through and we won,” Self said. “I feel really excited. We are bringing back a trophy to our home.”
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