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C.S. Lewis recruits Fox grad as new volleyball coach |
By David Sale, Newberg Graphic reporter
E-mail David at
dsale@eaglenewspapers.com
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C.S. Lewis Academy
will begin its new volleyball season with a new coach: George Fox
grad Roxanne Ashland.
Ashland, 22, graduated from GFU in May with a degree in elementary
education and recently earned her state teaching certification, but
jumped at the chance to become a coach.
 “I’m not sure if I
want to pursue a career as a coach as opposed to a regular teacher,
but prep sports is something I plan to continue to be involved in
throughout my life,” Ashland said. “I’m excited to be starting this
early and I want to see where it takes me.”
While this is Ashland’s first professional coaching position, the
Keizer native previously volunteered as a volleyball coach for the
Boys and Girls Club of Salem, as well as playing the sport in high
school at Willamette Valley Christian and on the GFU intramural
team.
“I played a lot of sports in high school, but with volleyball it
just clicked,” she said. “One of the reasons was that I had a great
coach, Elisa Hunter. She actually let me know about the job opening
at C.S. Lewis — they play in the same league as my high school.”
When interviewed for this story, Ashland had yet to receive her
roster and meet the members of her team, but said she was looking
forward to beginning practice.
“I’ve got a little bit of nerves — any new job has that,” she said.
“But I hope to be the sort of coach that encourages hard work and
setting goals. I’m going to focus on motivating and challenging my
(players) to do their best.”
With the first game of the season on Sept. 4, Ashland adds,
preparing her team for the court will be her first priority.
“We’ll be doing a lot of conditioning to get in shape, and a lot of
drills, because we’re going right into the season,” she said. “I’m
excited to see how the girls improve and what the season has in
store for us.” |
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From
Aug. 18, 2007, Newberg Graphic
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