Slam N’ Jam Madness
By Joshua Brunet, 12th Grade
On Saturday, April 2, high school students wearing teal and purple T-shirts took over Coconut Beach to compete in the very popular beach volleyball tournament Slam N’ Jam. The Holy Cross Tigers entered two teams in the tournament: The Holy Cross Cold Grits and Off Constant. Both teams were made up of seniors. Some of the other participating schools were Brother Martin, St. Aug, Dominican, Cabrini, Mt. Carmel.
The two Holy Cross teams played very well in the tournament. Both teams finished the day with records of 3-1 advancing all the way to the final round before the playoffs. The two teams lost in close tie breakers. Although neither team made it to the playoffs, everyone had a great time competing, hanging out for a day with friends, and, of course, getting a sunburn.
Players included Tim Scanlan, Ryan Wolfe, Landon Jones, Joshua Brunet, Andrew Burnette, Robert Ledet, Phillip Smith, Max Miranne, William “Billy” Schehr, Nick Guidry, Chris Melvin, Ryan Templet, Cody Pilotte, Eugene Lawrence, and Carl Rasmusson. Senior Blake Mekdessie observed and cheered on the sidelines.
Slam N’ Jam is great opportunity to get away from the worries of school life for a day and to have fun playing beach volleyball with some friends. Unfortunately, the current Coconut Beach location will be closing soon. However, there is talk of the Coconut Beach volleyball facility being relocated to either West End Park or City Park. Wherever the courts end up, hopefully the Slam N’ Jam tournament will continue. I encourage future students to participate. It is an event you do not want to miss.
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on Apr 14 2011. Filed under Extracurricular.
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too bad the juniors had a team and made it to the quarterfinals but thanks for mentioning it