{"id":8692,"date":"2026-02-11T13:38:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/?p=8692"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T18:38:38","slug":"hood-mens-volleyball-aims-for-growth-as-season-challenges-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/hood-mens-volleyball-aims-for-growth-as-season-challenges-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Hood Men\u2019s Volleyball Aims for Growth as Season Challenges Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Piper Wright\/\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The losses continue to pile up for the Blazers men\u2019s volleyball team.&nbsp;After going 6-23 in the 2025 season and a rocky start to the 2026 season with a current record of 1-5,&nbsp;the Blazers are looking to make progress on the court.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe do not seek&nbsp;perfection, but&nbsp;are working to be mindful in our play so that we can learn from our mistakes, correct them, and move on,\u201d coach Katie Barnett said. \u201cOur goal is to get 1% better each time we step on the court and give our absolute best.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A strong returning junior class with many statistical leaders, including Charlie Casas, who leads the team with 80 kills, and Sean Seely, who leads&nbsp;the team in digs with 34, has the Blazers looking upward.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of it has translated into wins yet, and the standings&nbsp;remain&nbsp;unforgiving. But the team has not unraveled. Practices&nbsp;remain&nbsp;competitive, and players say the group has stayed engaged despite the results.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am always working my hardest and putting the most effort I can into practices and games,\u201d junior Sean Seely said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs&nbsp;a coaching&nbsp;staff, we expect our&nbsp;student-athletes&nbsp;to make every repetition count and to compete in the practice gym as&nbsp;we would&nbsp;come game day,\u201d Barnett said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With several matches remaining, the focus has shifted to finishing the season with sharper execution and measurable improvement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think we have taken tremendous strides, and I am confident we will continue to see forward progress,\u201d Barnett said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Blazers are back in action at The Woodsboro Bank Arena on Feb. 19, taking on the Mustangs of Stevenson University.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">##<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>By Piper Wright\/\/ The losses continue to pile up for the Blazers men\u2019s volleyball team.&nbsp;After going 6-23 in the 2025 season and a rocky start to the 2026 season with a current record of 1-5,&nbsp;the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/11\/hood-mens-volleyball-aims-for-growth-as-season-challenges-mount\/\" title=\"Hood Men\u2019s Volleyball Aims for Growth as Season Challenges Mount\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":8693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[24,95],"class_list":["post-8692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-hood-college-athletics","tag-issue-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"","source_text":"","source_url":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8694,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8692\/revisions\/8694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}