The Pierre Governors will have a new head coach of the volleyball team this coming fall as Carrie Wheelhouse was officially hired on Tuesday to take the reigns of the program.
Before taking the job, Wheelhouse has coached with the Oahe JO softball program, but has not been a volleyball coach prior. Wheelhouse says she excited to be a part of these girls’ lives and the comradery the girls have and being a Governor…
The Governors graduated seven seniors from last year’s team, now with a lot of spots open heading into the 2024 season. Wheelhouse says it’s a clean slate moving into the program this year…
Part of the graduating seniors is the all-time leader in assists and one of the dominating hitters in recent history in Aleise Christopherson and Reese Terwilliger. But the new season is around the corner with fresh faces and Wheelhouse says open gym started this week…
And Wheelhouse says Pierre is not shying away from lofting goals this season…
Pierre finished last year just one set away from a third straight trip back to the state tournament. The Govs went 10-11 in 2023. Prior, Pierre had placed eighth in the 2021 state tournament and fifth in the 2022 state tournament.
Volleyball practice starts on Thursday, August 15 with the first game scheduled at home on Tuesday, August 27.
