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Norman North volleyball team peaking at the right time
SHAWNEE — After graduating six starters from last year’s team, Norman North’s Stephanie Kane knew there would be some growing up to do in her second season as head coach.
And the Timberwolves’ growth couldn’t have gone at a better pace, with Kane’s young volleyball team nearing its peak at just the right time.
Norman North battled its way to earn a host berth in last week’s Class 6A regionals, and came out of that tournament with a state tournament berth.
The eighth-ranked Timberwolves will face No. 3 Edmond North in the opening round of the state tournament Friday at Shawnee High School. The 6A tournament begins at noon, with Edmond North and Norman North capping off the day at 4:30 p.m.
Kane has seniors, freshmen and everything in between in her starting lineup. Senior Audrey Alford runs the offense as the setter, and sophomore Hallie Hembree is a difference-maker in the middle for the Timberwolves, who are looking to build off the momentum of their regional win.
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“It was awesome to be able to host regionals in our own gym, and accomplish that as a group,” Kane said. “We have a pretty young team, but they’re growing day by day, and we’ve gotten a lot bette
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High school volleyball: Norman North volleyball young but ready to contend
NORMAN — Stephanie Kane's Norman North volleyball roster is almost exclusively sophomores and juniors.
And that should make everyone around Class 6A a little nervous — not just for the future, either. The Timberwolves are good right now.
Despite suffering its first in-state loss on Tuesday night to No. 3 Edmond North, Norman North has made itself known as a legitimate contender in 6A this season.
Kane's squad graduated three players off last year's team that was strong enough to get to the state tournament. But the sophomores of a year ago are flourishing as juniors in the first three weeks of this season.
The rest of the state took notice of the Timberwolves' 6-0 start that included wins over No. 1 Edmond Santa Fe and two-time defending Class 5A champion Heritage Hall. Norman North has taken down three other top-10 teams along the way to start the season 9-3 — with two of those losses coming against a top Arkansas team at last week's Broken Arrow Invitational.
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Norman North is second in the 6A rankings this week, but earned the most first-place votes with 14.
“We're a young team,” said Kane, the Timberwolves' second-year coach. “But a l