Volleyball in the Dome

Carmen played three matches on Friday and three matches on Saturday to qualify for the tournament on Sunday. The pool play on Friday and Saturday were in the Convention Center ( 60 courts in one room ). The tournament for Carmen's flight was in the dome.

The team has some highlights in team play and some low points with fatigue and individual play. There were 166 16 year old teams and the team that beat us on Saturday morning was from Club West in Laverne, CA. We played several teams from the Chicago area. The best team we played was from Topeka, Kansas on Friday night. They weren't even close to our talent level.

It was good to have Grandpa Etsinger at the games all weekend. Bill and Cheryl came down to the dome this morning to see the tournament game. We also celebrated Cheryl's birthday after the game.

Aunt Shirley served as our guide all weekend to make sure we ate well. Before I got up there on Saturday, she also helped Jackie find her car and point it in the right direction toward each event.