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SPRINGDALE HAR-BER: Coats Has High Ceiling

SOPHOMORE SERVES AS VITAL PART OF TEAM’S BLOCKING SCHEME

By Matt L. Stephens

Posted: September 29, 2011 at 4:36 a.m.

Springdale Har-Ber’s Emily Coats, left, and Summer Morgan block a shot from Springdale High last Thursday. Coats, a sophomore, is making a major impact for the Lady Wildcats in her first season on the varsity team.
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By Anthony Reyes
 Springdale Har-Ber’s Emily Coats, left, and Summer Morgan block a shot from Springdale High last Thursday. Coats, a sophomore, is making a major impact for the Lady Wildcats in her first season on the varsity team.

At Springdale Har-Ber, it isn’t common that a sophomore gets an opportunity to play varsity athletics. In volleyball, it’s even more rare.

PROFILE

Emily Coats

School: Springdale Har-Ber

Class: Sophomore

Height: 5-9

Notable: Only sophomore on Har-Ber’s varsity squad. ... Plays for the Ozark Juniors Volleyball Club during the offseason. ... Has aspirations of playing college volleyball.

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