Hough wins Middle Hitter Award!!!

Thanks to Hurricane Dolly, I just got in a few hours of great surfing this morning. Woke up before everyone else around 6:30 and went to the beach with the long board. Surprisingly, there were only a few people out there and there were a lot of clean sets coming in. I must say that surfing is a great workout and really helps clear the mind. It has been quite awhile since I have been able to do that. Lisa has been teasing me lately because I have put on about 10 pounds but I attribute it all to muscle mass as I have been working out pretty consistently over the past 8 weeks. I have never been heavier then my dad but now I am because he has lost over 40 pounds in 6 months. Retired life must rough!! Speaking of rough, Lisa Hough is rough on her opponents as she is the winner of the best ever middle blocker to play at VHS. We had over 800 votes as Dana Dumas and Lisa battled it out. It looked like Dana was going to get the top prize but the Lisa camp made one last push for victory. Lisa was and is an amazing player as she will be going into her senior year to play for the mountaineers at West Virginia Univ. At VHS, She was a 3 year starter and racked up more awards then I can remember. She was also one of the sharpest tools in the shed as she was #1 in her graduating class!!! Lisa was well respected by her teammates and adored by the coaching staff (especially me). Lisa IS the perfect player on a team. She goes at 110% all the time, very positive, extremely coachable, very respectable to her coaches, and plays with passion. Many players think they train hard, Lisa trains harder when nobody is even around. Lisa made herself a Division 1 athlete with her athletic ability but with more perserveance then anything in my opinion. Venice Volleyball has had many great middles over the years and it is a great honor to award Lisa as the greatest middle to ever play at VHS. Make sure you vote on the defensive poll. When that is done, the setters will battle it out.