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  • Making school history with their first-ever volleyball playoff win, the Mineral wells Lady Rams celebrate after sweeping Iowa Park Tuesday at Windthorst. Shown, front row, from left, are Cassidee McCluskey, Erin Burgeson, Bethany Allen, Sami Stevens, Emily Clingings, Chandler Ortiz, Brittany Guill, Mariam Garcia and Megan Guill; and back row, Shay Douglas, Kelsey Garland, Ashlynn Robinson, Miranda Watkins, Sydney Shelstead, Hali King, Kennedy Shelstead, head coach Taylor Eggleston, Niya Benavides, Taylor Parkhill, coach Taylor Reid and coach Leslie Holman. Tony Eierdam

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  • Mineral Wells senior hitters Sydney Shelstead (15) and Kelsey Garland put up the block in the Lady Rams’ 25-11, 25-20, 25-22 win over Iowa Park on Tuesday in a bi-district playoff match at Windthorst. Tony Eierdam

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  • Lady Rams senior Chandler Ortiz digs a ball after an Iowa Park spike. Tony Eierdam

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November 1, 2012

History makers

Lady Rams sweep Iowa Park for first-ever volleyball playoff win

Mineral Wells Index

By TONY EIERDAM

WINDTHORST – It can no longer be said that the Mineral Wells Lady Rams volleyball team has never won a playoff match.

Tuesday night at Windthorst, the Lady Rams made school history when they swept past the Iowa Park Lady Hawks, 25-11, 25-20, 25-22, to win the bi-district championship and become the first MWHS volleyball team to advance in postseason play.

“It is special to be the first team in school history to win a playoff match, but the best part is we get to keep playing,” senior hitter Taylor Parkhill said.

“I think a big reason we played so well was we all talked (on the court) and played together.”

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