Three seniors will lead Gladiators’ volleyball team

By ADAM BREWER
MVI Sports
When Jack Kelley took over the South Allegheny volleyball squad five years ago, the Gladiators reached new heights and achieved a lot of firsts for the program on the court.
After a 2022 season in which a young, Gladiators team missed the playoffs with a fifth-place finish, Kelley and the rest of the team are eager to continue their upward climb.
“I think we are at a good place right now,” said Kelley, a 1986 Belle Vernon Area graduate and coach since 2003. “We have an exciting mix of youth and experience. We have three, crafty seniors with 80 matches of varsity experience. They will lead this promising group of rapidly improving underclassmen.”
SA went 6-12 last year, 6-8 in Section 2-2A. The season prior, the Gladiators won the section crown with the help of seven seniors.

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