Every year the males of Poplar Bluff Senior High come out and compete in a game of volleyball.

Some of the seniors that played this year were Matt Chatman, Deven Halcomb, Austin Sutton, Zack Taylor, Bill Turner and Kyle West.

Some of the coaches for the seniors were Lauren Decker, Julia Huck, Hannah Pratt, Brittany Slayton and Kim McDaniel.

Dallas Berry, Todd Bullington, Alex Burfield, Craig Cassinger, Caleb Conover, Ben Knuckles, Don Magruder, Chris Kilgore, Cameron Pickard and Riley Raulston were some of the juniors that participated.

Brittany Moline was the only junior Powder Buff coach.

Some of the sophomores coaching were Shelby Duckett, Madison Gullet, Abby Ivie, Blake Talkington and Tori Williams.

Freshmen players were Shawn Knuckles, Nate LeGrand, Nick Shrum, Quinton West, Jake White and Brad Dorr.

Coaches for the freshmen were Brooke Davis, Chelsea Marquis, Ashley Moline and Allison Sells.

Before the game senior coach Hannah Pratt said, “Oh, yeah, we are going to win!”

The sophomores beat the freshmen, and the juniors beat the seniors. To end it all, the juniors became the champions when they beat the sophomores.

Senior player Jordan Chaligoj said, “It was unfair. We got cheated by the referees!”

Quinton West, a freshman player, said his favorite part of the game was when “I lost both of my shoes at the same time, and then on my way to stand up, I fell.” The worst moment was when “Coach Davis called a net on the final game point.”

Sophomore volleyball star Greg Coble said, “The best part of the game was when Todd Bullington tried to spike the ball, and I jumped up and blocked it!” And the worst part was when “the sophomores lost to the juniors.”