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THE RANKINGS: No. 9 - Deer Park Deer
Deer Park is coming off a year that saw them go 29-8 overall and reach the Area Round of the playoffs. Amy Vidal-Bush enters her fifth year of leading the program and has a 141-31 overall record and the 2021 UIL Class 6A State Championship in that time.
Six starters return for Vidal-Bush including Texas Tech-commit Braelynn Jones, the District Pitcher of the Year in 2024, Texas State-commit Camryn Plocheck (firstteam, all-district), and Temple College-commit Madi Alvarado.
Other key returners include first-team, all-district picks Izzy Mendoza, Kayla Barras, and Mia Montemayor (Texas Southern-commit) and secondteamers Aleena Carrizales (Texas Southern-commit), Mariah Ramirez and Zoie Powell (San Jac-commit). Other players to watch include Caitlyn Wade and Reily Hernandez.
Keys to success for Vidal-Bush’s crew include being more efficient offensively, pitching, and “learning from our lack of success last season and becoming the toughest, most competitive versions of ourselves”.
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The stars of 2024-25 Deer Park Volleyball
THE HERD: No. 21 Deer Park will do it with defense in 2024
NO. 21 -- DEER PARK DEER
Head Coach: Cortni Cox
2023: 35-11/Regional Semifinalists
FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, DEER PARK VOLLEYBALL HAS BEEN ONE OF THE PREMIER PROGRAMS IN THE HOUSTON-AREA.
Last year was no different. Led by 10th-year head coach Cortni Cox (251 career coaching wins), the Deer rolled to the Regional Semifinals before seeing their season come to a close, courtesy of Seven Lakes.
Four starters return off that squad, including a trio of first-team, all-district selections – Mycah Whittemore (Sr. RS), Kailey Sexton (Sr. MH) and Erin Goodson (Jr. DS). Out of that group, Sexton is verbally committed to continue her career at Southwest Baptist University.
Others to watch include Atlee Gonzales, Audrina Silva and Ali Klein. The keys to success for Cox’s Deer include being consistent and arranging a solid team culture.