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Volleyball tournament raised money for SADD, PTSA
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Neighbors | Submitted.Members of the You Mad or Nah? team that won the volleyball tournament at Boardman High School were (from left) Nikki Hillard, Breezy Strasik, Faith Saunders, Alan Burns, Phil Dilanni, Carmen Marinucci, Rudy Tepsik and Megan Volosin.
By TIM CLEVELAND
On March 13, Students Against Drunk Driving and the Boardman Parent Teacher Student Association teamed up for a volleyball tournament at Boardman High School to raise money for SADD events such as Grim Reaper Day and the Yes Fest. More than $450 was raised for SADD’s projects.
The tournament, which has been offered for more than 10 years, was won by the team called You Mad or Nah?, which consisted of Nikki Hillard, Breezy Strasik, Faith Saunders, Alan Burns, Phil DiIanni, Carmen Marinucci, Rudy Tepsik and Megan Volosin. You Mad or Nah? was one of 19 teams (more than 150 Boardman High School students) that participated in the tournament. They beat five teams in the single-elimination tournament to win the final before losing a three-game match to Boardman High School teachers.
“I feel that the tournament was a huge success,” said SADD advisor Elisabeth Miller. “We had a very large turnout of student participants, SADD members and parents this year. Students created their own teams, with names and team shirts, which speaks to the positive environment and community that this event builds within our school.”
The tournament had three courts going at once. In all rounds before the final, teams were given 20 minutes to see who could accumulate the most points. Miller said plenty of SADD and PTSA members volunteered to keep the event running smoothly.
“We had over 150 student participants, over 10 SADD volunteers, over 10 PTSA volunteers and some students and teachers showed up to support the event throughout,” she said. “The volunteers acted as line judges, score keepers and refs as the student teams competed. A Boardman police officer donated his time to be at the event for security. PTSA members helped to run scores, work the clock, and serve food to participants.”