Looking forward

 Minneota Volleyball Coach Hayley Fruin watched a ball go skyward as she directed her State Runner-up Vikings into a new season.

The team is loaded with girls and will be making another run at the Camden Conference, section title and a trip to the state tournament.

Minneota volleyball players packed the small gymnasium for practice as the volleyball season officially opened on Monday. Coach Hayley Fruin returns several veterans to a squad that took second in the state last year.

They are practicing in the smaller gym because the performance gym has been undergoing a complete makeover during the summer months. School officials will reveal the new look when the girls open at home.

They have an eight-team home scrimmage on Thursday.