A New Game In Town; Volleyball Has Begun

Monticello High School’s Athletic Department and Board of Education recently added another opportunity for local students to become involved in Georgia High School Association (GHSA) level competitive sports with the addition of a new volleyball program at the high school and middle school levels.

Head coach at the high school is Ashleigh Kelly, a recent graduate of Middle Georgia State University who is in her first year teaching in Monticello. The team is playing a junior varsity schedule this season, and consists of 15 girls, 9th – 11th grades. The first two games were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

The middle school is currently holding tryouts for the new sport, and saw a good turnout for the first day of tryouts that coincided with the first day of school. These ladies have been working hard all summer in preparation for this season, and would love to have the community come out and support their new endeavor at JCHS. .

The remaining schedule for the high school includes hosting Newton High School Tuesday, August 22; traveling to Gatewood on Thursday, August 31; traveling to Putnam County on Tuesday, Sept. 5 to face the Lady War Eagles and the Lady Cougars of Piedmont Academy; on Tuesday, Sept. 19 they will travel to Mary Persons; and on Thursday, Sept. 21 they will host Gatewood. All matches begin at 5 p.m.