 The LaPorte volleyball team has had a lot to celebrate this season. The Lady Wildcats are 16 and 8, but one player in particular has had even more of a reason to celebrate. Junior middle hitter Natalie Hadrava has doubled up on Milestones this season, recording her 1,000th career kill earlier in the year, and tallying her 1,000th career dig against Big Forks just two weeks ago. She's the first Wildcat ever to record 1,000 career kills and digs. I was just really excited, kind of like, I didn't really believe that I actually got it when I did, especially for kills since I didn't know how many I had left, so I was really excited. I had a really good team that supported me throughout the whole journey, and I guess it's kind of cool. I don't know, something I wanted for a while. She's the backbone to this team for sure. The whole team supports her. They want her to have the ball. She makes them better as well as they make her better. They give her the ball in every spot. They want her to hit it. They want her to put it down, so they all encourage each other and make each other shine. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.