Page 10A March 1, 2017

The Ring’s The Thing

Examiner photos by Connie Clements

Top: The 2016 UIL 2A state volleyball championship
team poses with their championship rings after a
ring presentation ceremony hosted by Main Street
Market in downtown Iola.

Above: The state championship ring for girls volley-

ball sports an “I” for Iola.

Left: Iola High School girls volleyball team, front

row (L-R): Tatum Neville, Michaela Gibson and
Taylor Neville. Back row (L-R): Allie Johnson, Mag-
gie Webb, Shelby McKnight, Landry Wagner, Elise
Quintanilla, Sarah Walkoviac, Lauren Wheaton,
Makenzie Cole, Coach Jamie McDougald and Water
Man, Scott McDougald.

Freshman Tatum Neville accepts a commendation from Michael Etheridge,

The 2016 UIL 2A State Volleyball champions of Iola High School arrive at the Field Representative for U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady. Etheridge presented
Main Street Market in style for their state ring presentation ceremony. commendations to each member of the team on behalf of Congressman Brady.

Tammy Harvey, Artie

McDougald, Cather-
ine McDougald, Lisa
McDougald and Gay
Kaye are among the
Iola Bulldog faithful
at Main Street Market
Saturday night for the
state championship
ring presentation.
The Iola High School
girls volleyball team
won the 2016 UIL 2A
state championship
November 17. This is
the second year in a
row Iola has won the
championship.

It was an emotional evening for graduating freshman Senior team captains, Landry Wagner (left) and Shelby McKnight pose with Iola High School Principal Scott
Landry Wagner as she receives her second champi- Martindale (left photo) and with Iola ISD Superintendent Chad Ross (right photo). Wagner and McKnight,
onship ring from coach Jamie McDougald. both graduating seniors were part of the 2015 UIL 2A championship team.