The ERBM Recreation and Park District offered a youth volleyball program in Meeker for the first time this fall. A combined third- and fourth-grade team played in-house games with the combined fifth- and sixth-grade team, split into two teams, traveled and played in New Castle and Rifle. The fifth- and sixth-grade teams played each other in the championship game in the end-of year-tournament. The third/fourth grade was coached by Christy Knight and fifth/sixth grade was co-coached by Kathy Thorsby and Roxy Chintala. Left photo is the third/fourth-grade team: Members were, front row, from left: Carys Walton, Callie Stout, Taylor Garcia, and Natalie Knight; back row, from left: Abbi Schwartz, Ainsely Selle, Isabella Blazon, and Jayda May. Not pictured are Rayna VonRoenn and coach Christy Knight. The photo below is the fifth/sixth-grade team: Front row, from left: Coach Kathy Thorsby, Nevaeh LeBlanc, Hailey Knowles, Sarah Kracht, Rylee Butler, Emma Luce, Hadley Franklin, Lyndsie Palmer and coach Roxy Chintala; second row, from left: Melayni Wangnild, Tatumn Kennedy, Brealyn Garcia, Autumn Hobbs, Damek Chintala, Grace Roberts, Jayden Overton-Linsacum and Kristalyn Pelloni.