GRACE BRETHREN STARS DEAL WITH PAIN.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer The way Grace Brethren High girls' volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. player Caitlin Caitlin, also spelled in numerous other ways,[1] is a given name for a female. The name has an Irish origin. Caitlin was originally an Irish Gaelic form of Catherine. Barshaw sees it, as long as she braces See curly brace. for the worst, she can deal with whatever comes her way the rest of the season. Barshaw is trying to overcome a nagging ankle sprain ankle sprain Orthopedics A stretching of the ankle ligaments and/or muscles with swelling . It's an injury she'll likely put up with the rest of the year, the only question being how much pain she'll have to endure and how much the sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. will limit her performance. ``It's pretty frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: , but it's something I know I have to deal with, and I'm prepared to do that,'' Barshaw said. ``But it's not fun, I can say that much.'' Barshaw has company. Fellow outside hitter Lizzi Orona also is trying to stifle the pain of an injury, the only difference being Orona's problem is a strained rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. that limits her ability to hit the ball. Orona and Barshaw both were forced from the net to the back line last week, neither one wanting to succumb suc·cumb intr.v. suc·cumbed, suc·cumb·ing, suc·cumbs 1. To submit to an overpowering force or yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in. See Synonyms at yield. 2. To die. completely to their injuries but both in enough pain to affect their games. ``That's the most frustrating part of it all,'' Orona said. ``You're out there playing still, but you know you're not playing to the best of your abilities because your injury won't let you. I'm glad I was still able to play some sort of role, but it's still not the same.'' Neither are the Lancers lanc·er n. 1. A cavalryman armed with a lance. 2. A member of a regiment originally armed with lances. 3. lancers (used with a sing. verb) a. A kind of quadrille. b. , who struggled with two of their best players playing out of position. Barshaw and Orona are key offensive weapons, but both were reduced to defensive roles. It wasn't until Thursday that they returned to their normal positions, but they both understand they'll be limited as they continue to heal. ``It's just something you have to deal with,'' Orona said. ``Hopefully I'll continue to get better.'' Grace Brethren is second in the Southern Section Div. V-AA rankings and should easily cruise through Alpha League play assuming Orona and Barshaw return to form. Their impact on the team was illustrated last week in a league loss to Paraclete of Lancaster in four games. The teams meet again Oct. 28. ``Hopefully the results will be different,'' Orona said. No matter what happens in that match, Grace Brethren will have its eye on winning the Div. V-AA championship, a title that escaped the Lancers' grasp last year when they fell in the semifinals. ``That goal doesn't change at all,'' Grace Brethren coach Ryan Gordon said. ``We've been a little up and down, but we've played a tough schedule and we've been banged up a little bit, but we still feel confident we can reach all our goals.'' Grace Brethren lost to Moorpark and Hart of Newhall recently, matches against bigger schools designed to prepare the Lancers for the postseason. ``If we're completely healthy we can compete with those bigger teams,'' Gordon said. ``But it's much tougher when we're playing without all our guns. Still, we played pretty well, so we definitely take something from those matches.'' Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com |
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