By Hayden Swope

Maize South has seen thousands of talented athletes come and go through the high school over the years, and they will add two more to the list after this season: Jenna Sokoli and Carly Koster. 

Sokoli was an All-AVCTL D1 honorable mention athlete last season, and plans to go all the way to the state tournament this year. 

“This season our team’s goal is to make it to the day 2 of the State Tournament, and aim for the highest placing as we can,” Sokoli said. “With that goal in mind, we go into practice each day with an intense mentality in order to accomplish it. With nine seniors on our roster, we always work hard day in and day out and hold each other accountable for our last year together.”

With aspirations to continue her academic career at KU, Sokoli hopes to always work with athletes in the year’s ahead. 

“After high school, I plan to attend the University of Kansas to focus on my academics on the Pre-Physician’ Assistant Track with a major in Nursing,” Sokoli said.

Carly Koster, was an all-league honorable mention athlete last year for the Mavericks, and she spent all offseason training with the best coaches and players. 

“Every preseason I get private lessons with several different coaches so that I can get different feedback,” Koster said. “Every one of my coaches has a different view on the game of volleyball, so it is very important to me that I get as much information and feedback as I can when I am going into a season.”

Koster is already committed for volleyball, and is excited to see what her future holds. 

“For college, I am committed to Missouri Southern State University for volleyball,” Koster said. “I committed before the school year started and I am very excited to say that I am a lion.”