River View volleyball teams up with John Glenn for Volley for the Cure

Volley for the Cure is a program designed to promote awareness and raise funds for Susan G. Komen’s mission to end breast cancer. On Sept. 23 River View High School paired up against John Glenn High School to raise money for the cause.

“The girls have done a great job. They put together a lot of raffle baskets. They went out in our community and had great support from businesses," River View coach Stephanie Snyder said. "The girls on our team brought in things, and we paired up with Teen Leadership who work at the stands. It's hard for the girls to play the game and do the stands too.

"Also, we have a 50/50 drawing, and the TLC group is putting together Chemo Kits for people that are going through chemotherapy. They will be able to have a goody bag for when they go to their treatments. The proceeds from the bake sale and everything else will go to cancer research."

The River View volleyball girls team was excited for the game to start and excited to be a part of the fundraiser.

The River View girls are strong competitors. Junior Kelsie Smith said she reached 1,000 assists midway through the season her sophomore year. Last week she reached 2,000 assists, and she was first-team MVL and second-team District VI her freshman year and first-team MVL and first-team District VI her sophomore year.

Senior Haley Balo said she got Muskingum Valley League honorable mention her freshman year; District VI Player of the Year, first-team All-District, first-team MVL and third-team All-Ohio her sophomore year; and MVL Player of the Year, District VI Player of the Year and first team, second-team All-Ohio, and reached her 1,000th kill her junior season. Balo became the all-time leading kills record player at River View two weeks ago and committed to Ashland University for volleyball.