Bonin
Wyoming Area heads into the girls volleyball season with a new head coach and new players occupying all but one spot in the lineup.
John Bonin takes over as head coach in place of Sarah Fugate, who moved on to become an assistant coach at Marywood University.
Bonin, who got into coaching last season as an assistant to Fugate, played four years, including two as a starter, at Wyoming Valley West in the 1980s.
“It was a great opportunity for me to step in and learn from coach Sarah last year,” Bonin said.
The Lady Warriors went 5-10 in 2019.
“Graduation hit us hard,” Bonin said. “We lost five of the six starters from last year’s varsity team.”
Senior outside hitter Hannah Garinger is the only returning starter.
Bonin does have 33 players with which to work.
Many of the players joining Garinger played for Bonin last season in his dual role as varsity assistant and junior varsity coach. The JV team went 8-7.
Four seniors, who were part of the winning JV team, could wind up in the starting lineup.
Ashley Songaila and setter Vanessa Chinikaylo also saw considerable time in the varsity rotation last season. Opposite hitter Leana Lombardo and Emily Fairchild are the other seniors.
Julia Crane, Emily Jackson and Ella Schultz, juniors who have already been in the program two seasons, are candidates to complete the lineup.
The Lady Warriors open the season Friday at Tunkhannock.
