Blind Brook varsity volleyball team sets next generation up for a spike
September 25, 2024 at 11:44 p.m.
Blind Brook High School junior Tanisha Venkatapur gets low to show Ridge Street Elementary School third-grader Nysa Agrawal proper bumping form at a volleyball clinic held at the elementary school gym, an event that saw high school varsity players teaching younger Blind Brook students the finer skills of the sport on Tuesday, Sept. 24. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Ridge Street Elementary School third-graders Medha Madhu (left) and Nysa Agrawal, along with second-grader Manav Madhu, get fired up in their school gym during a volleyball clinic hosted by the Blind Brook varsity team on Tuesday, Sept. 24. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Reia Bhuva, a sixth-grade resident of Rockinghorse Trail, learns the ropes from senior varsity player Madeline Hirsch of Beacon Lane. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Michaela Meiri (left), a Blind Brook Middle School sixth-grader who lives on Hillandale Road, gets some tips from the Blind Brook girls’ varsity volleyball coach Gina Carlone. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Heritage Court resident and varsity athlete Tanisha Venkatapur (left), a junior, observes as sixth-grader Victoria Bastone, a North Ridge Street resident, practices her sets. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Nysa Agrawal, a third-grader, gets used to the volleyball movements by hitting an inflatable beach ball as senior Maria Gracia Leyva watches over her. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
The sole boy in attendance, barring coach Max Brock (not pictured), second-grader Manav Madhu gets some advice on proper volleyball stance from senior Fernanda Julian. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
Keeping her eye on the ball, sixth-grader Michaela Meiri practices her bumping skills. (David Tapia/Westmore News)
