A host of returning players and a new head coach has The Villages High School volleyball team eyeing big things in 2020.
The Buffalo open their regular-season campaign tonight at South Sumter in Bushnell, returning all but one graduating senior from a year ago.
VHS also welcomes Mary Pinkowski as head coach following the departure of Kelly Shipes, who led the team to a 4-17 mark in her only season in 2019.
“I think we’re all really excited for this season,” said sophomore Caley Sosnowski, who set a single-season VHS record with 459 digs as a freshman last fall. “There’s been a lot of changes — but all for the better — and we’re going to come out swinging. We’re going to come out fighting and knowing that our
expectations for ourselves are different this year.”
The shift in expectations comes as part of a complete program overhaul, as Pinkowski assumes head coaching duties for VHS this season. Pinkowski, who also serves as…
