found. Tyler and Beth took part in the Wolfe Pack Mission Trip with the New Albany Deanery Catholic Youth Ministries, serving the poor in Campton, Ky. Regan attended the five-day Washington Youth Summit on the Environment at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., followed by a weekend at the nearby Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. And Tyler and Sydney took part in the Clark County 4-H Fair. Read more.

Senior Halli Trinkle had a busy summer following her Girls Tennis state singles championship. She barely had time to relish the victory since she headed the next day to the USTA Central Indiana Tennis Association 18 and Under Qualifier, which she won. She followed that with several more tournaments, including the Marian Wood Baird Cup, in which she won three matches and her team placed second. She advanced to the round of 16 in the Midwest Closed tournament but lost to the No. 1 seed. She also played well at the National Clay Courts tournament in South Carolina.

Halli said the competition was more difficult this summer but she felt more confident in handling it, especially after winning the state singles title.

Her state title and her U.S. Tennis Association ranking earned her the honor of being named an All-American by the National High School Tennis All-American Foundation. Halli said it felt good to receive the nomination, but the state title means more to her.

"I didn't know what the award was at first," she said. "I probably felt more proud of winning state."

As she begins her senior year, Halli said she is looking forward to helping her team win a team state title in the spring. She also is slowing down on tournaments in the off season in order to focus on her college search - and to just enjoy being a senior.

"I'm looking forward to the fun senior memories - the New Albany football and basketball games - and spending the last year at school with my friends," she said.

Several of our students and recent alumni participated in the Second Annual Boys' Volleyball Summer League hosted by St. Mary of the Knobs and Southern Indiana Sports Center. It was the first time for a Providence team, and players included seniors Joe Grybroski, Sam Kruer, and Austin Hughes, sophomores Grayson Brockwell and Clayton Furnish, and junior Taylor Hensley as well as Will Kaiser '18 and Ethan 

Furnish '18 .

The team competed against other area high school boys' teams from Floyd Central, Charlestown, Silver Creek, New Albany, and Christian Academy. Volleyball assistant coach Brandi Denning coached the team and said the players learned a lot about the sport and enjoyed themselves while racking up a 6-8 season in the competitive league.

The players agreed.

"The biggest victory ... was the improvement seen as the summer progressed," Ethan said. "Many players were newcomers to the sport and finished as formidable competitors."

The seniors were thrilled with the experience overall. Sam was familiar with the sport because he played on his church CYO team and his dad played. But others, like Joe and Austin, had little experience playing outside of the Powder Buff game last year. Still, they had a lot of fun and would like to see boys' volleyball become an IHSAA sanctioned sport. They said they believe there would be strong participation if it were a winter or spring sport. For now, the league is a summer event, and they look forward to playing again next summer.

Sports schedules online

Fall sports season schedules are now available online and can be found in several locations on the school website. PDF versions can be found under Athletics/Athletics News & Links,  under Athletics/Teams/team name  and by clicking on the Athletics Calendar tab.

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Tennis teams hold Alumni Day 

Providence Tennis held its annual Alumni Day recently. Twenty-five alumni spanning nearly 60 years attended and played, including Merle Kruer '59 and Nick Boesing, Adam Starr and Clare Hooper of the Class of 2018. The alumni teamed with and played against current girls' and boys' players. Pictured above from left to right are Clare, Doug Kraft '95, Brad Kruer '93, and sophomore Landon Kruer.

 

Football team takes part in Rosary Rally

The Football team participated in the Sports Leader Rosary Rally in Louisville recently. The team joined with Catholic high school teams from Louisville to pray the rosary together prior to the start of the season.

 

Softball Coach Kenny Janes has successful offseason

Several of our coaches conducted summer camps while others led summer leagues, including Softball Coach Kenny Janes. His travel softball team, the Louisville Stunners, won a 16U NSA Championship in Tampa, Fla.