Awards and Praise for the Conifer Volleyball Team

Ariana Pensy, Reporter|December 14, 2021

Senior Marina Cadilli (#23) serves the ball at an away game versus Standley Lake

The Jefferson County 4A Volleyball All-Conference Awards have been given out, and players at Conifer High School won a number of them. Both of the captains on the team, seniors Elise Clark and Marina Cadilli, made First Team All-Conference. In addition, Marina Cadilli was also named Player of the Year for the 4A Conference.

“It was amazing, I honestly had no idea,” Cadilli said.

Junior Cora Spencer received an honorable mention as well.

Junior Cora Spencer (#10) serves the ball at a home game versus Evergreen (Corey Neumeier)

The Conifer volleyball team finished the season with a 7-16 record. They started the season losing their first two matches, before rebounding in their next game against Pomona 3-1. Cadilli explained that it was a rough season with a lot of injuries. The season ended in a similar fashion to how it started, winning two games against Wheat Ridge and Alameda before dropping their final two against Green Mountain and Standley Lake. Cadilli argues that, “At the end of the season, we were really picking up momentum,” adding, “I wish it was a little bit longer.”

Going into next season, the team has a lot of promise. Hopefully, they will not have as many injuries so they can fulfill their potential. With losing their two captains, the team will surely be looking for other players to step up and lead. Junior Cora Spencer, who received an honorable mention this year, is one player to watch who could step into this leadership role.

Senior Elise Clark (#1) serves the ball versus Standley Lake (Corey Neumeier)

Pitching for Change

A pinball ejects from a scoop on a popular game, “Road Show.” During Blizzard Mountain Pinball’s 24 hour tournament, players competed on 39 different machines, all from different decades. “It’s a huge spread, and there’s a lot of rare and unique machines, which are a good challenge for me,” player David Ariew said. (Kanin Cadam)

Midnight Madness

Lily Harwood and Sara Charvat pose for a photo on a ski trip. They are two of the ski club's founders and are passionate about the sport. (Provided by Lily Harwood)
"I hope it just keeps getting bigger and we can just keep doing more extravagant adventures," Charvat said.

Conifer Takes on the Slopes

A judge (Zach Brennan) oversees the court and attempts to keep the practice trial on track while the witness delivers her statement. The tournament trial will be held in front of a real Jefferson County judge and teams will be judged on presentation, knowledge, improvisation, and logic. Though the Conifer team is not alone in training for the event, as the team has several lawyers helping them with court procedures and arguments. “We’ve got another parent who is helping out with logistics and getting everybody organized as well,” Benish said.

The Court Is Now In Session

On October 15, FCA hosted its second meeting. After their mini-lesson and snacks, the leadership team split the club into two groups. They played several activities, such as “Disciple, Disciple, Jesus”, which was their spin-off of “Duck, Duck, Goose”. After, the groups discussed how it related to their faith. “I think it means how when you’re chasing after other things in life such as relationships, or school or whatever you think would make your life perfect, it can make you almost forget about your faith, but to always go back to it,” junior Jack VanAirsdale said.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Sports

What’s That Noise?

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Conifer Lobos Junior Varsity Team warming up before the start of their game. They ran laps around the field about 5 times before going back to individual warmups. “I feel we’ll perform well,” Freshman Aaron Drake stated, “We haven’t been performing that good recently. Hopefully we will step it up for this game.”

Rival Against Rival

The Conifer Lobo’s L4 Volleyball team celebrating their win against Little High School. After all 3 sets of the game, they felt the energy from the win and showed their passion for the game. “I feel pretty good about [our record].” Freshman Victoria Stewart said, “We’re doing pretty good.”

L4 Volleyball on the Rise

Alongside the new head coach Matthew Steinfeltt and JV/L3 coach Adrian Rico, the freshman team was built to give newer players playing time and learn more about football, before playing in JV and Varsity games. “This was the time we got to play as a team when we definitely have work to but we did good and our team chemistry was great,” sophomore Will Hood said.

More Reps, Better Team

Conifer’s football team is helping West Jefferson Middle School kids learn how to lift weights safely and correctly. Through this program, the kids can pick up safety and proper lifting skills from the high school students. "I think helping them improve a lot since they are starting at a young age,” sophomore Jack Van Airsdale said.

“Preparing them for what it takes to play”

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