Varsity Volleyball Tournament Ends in Girls’ Disappointment

By Moustafa Barakat and Aya Kordy

Schutz American School hosted this year the Varsity Volleyball tournament (October 24-28). The Schutz players showed that both teams have made great improvements and excelled. The girls won the first two games but lost the final games to rank in fifth place which was quite a disappointment to the general team and the school. In contrast, the boys played with great teamwork and cooperation crowned by achieving third place.
Hannia Zanana and Laila Afifi were the girls’ captains while the boys’ captains were Seif El Attal and Khaled El Naggar. They were great role models for the rest of the teams and they showed great compassion at the time of their losses.
Five different schools from the Middle East competed in the tournament. In addition to Schutz American School, there were the British International School of Cairo, the American Community School of Amman, the American Community School of Beirut, and the American School of Doha. All teams showed great enthusiasm; nevertheless, sportsmanship was not fully achieved between teams. Some players unfortunately displayed inappropriate behaviors.
The coaches of Schutz’ teams are Clay and Susannah Huggins. They encouraged their teams to keep doing the best they can at the times of a loss. Mrs. Huggins declared, “I like how creative the players are because they always have solutions to problems.” Clay Huggins added, “There was a lot of chemistry between players, and I think they worked well together and had a great time”.
Doha won first in the girls division. After a final game between Doha and Amman, Amman won the boys division.
The Schutz Athletic Director, Mindi Dryer, performed really well in organizing the festivities and working out any tribulations.