 Well, they've been playing since December, and it's all led up to this. The Midget Club volleyball program has three teams playing at the junior national championships this next week in Minneapolis. The Power 14 and Black Eye 17s are already underway, and 16s start tomorrow, a busy week on the big stage. Teams all across the nation, even Puerto Rico, will hit the courts in pool play format. A great opportunity in the last go-around before the high school season begins. You know, there's teams from all over the country. First day of the tournament, we're going to play a team from Indiana and two teams from California. There are teams from Puerto Rico that will be there at this tournament. So it's quite the endeavor. I'm just really excited to walk in the gym and just see so many teams, like how different teams play volleyball, how different parts of the country do. I think we're all really excited because there's like a Puerto Rico team, which is like really cool, just because they're from Puerto Rico. Now, the 16-use squad consists mostly of a Midget athlete, some called up from the 15-use squad, but also two players from outside the area, one from Rozo and one from New York Mills, who just won state and softball, a huge commitment racking up the miles, including two-hour trips for practices. It's going to take a lot of dedication, two hours away, but I was like, I'm for it. Came, tried out last year. I played with this group last year, and then this year I played with the 15s, but they brought me up to go to Nationals. And so I've kind of played with them before, and it's not a hard transition. They're really good group girls and really fun. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.