When Taylor Thompson’s family moved from Virginia to Cornwall her sophomore year, she had to adjust to playing on a new volleyball team. Not only did she get acclimated quickly, but now she ranks among the best in the high school’s history.
Some athletes take performance enhancing drugs to gain an edge over their competition and teams may resort to cheating in order to win a big game. Despite this, there are athletes who take the game seriously and approach their opponents with honor and integrity.
Three Cornwall teams won Section IX championships this fall. The girls cross country team finished first at Bear Mountain last Friday, and will run in a statewide meet this weekend.
Heading into Saturday’s match against Yorktown, Cornwall High School senior Tricia Hartnett was confident the varsity volleyball team would beat its opponent and move on to the state tournament for the third time in her volleyball career.