Samantha Groves has been named the Eastern Mennonite School varsity girls volleyball coach.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy own coaches were so formative in my youth, and I\u2019ve always wanted to help shape a team culture and girls\u2019 lives by giving back as a coach,\u201d says Groves.<\/p>\n
Groves held the position of libiro at Eastern High School in Beaver, Ohio, and also played club ball year round. She was a defense specialist at the college level at Shawnee State University, where she studied business with a concentration in healthcare administration.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a good time for me to dedicate myself to a program,\u201d says Groves. She, her husband and two young children relocated to the Valley from Ohio in spring 2020, just as Covid shut things down. \u201cNow I can channel my passion for the sport and my experience with formative coaches to a new generation.\u201d<\/p>\n
EMS volleyball has had a number of transitions since winning seasons under Coach John Williams and the challenges of training and competing with Covid restrictions. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be looking at a fresh start,\u201d says Andrew Gascho, athletic director. \u201cOur players are anxious to begin working out during open gyms, and what next fall will offer.\u201d <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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