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A lifetime in Volleyball

City College student Kylee Hardy goes to pass the ball to another teammate to get it over the net, as other player, Dorian Cox keeps close by incase needed to save the ball, opposing team Santa Rosa. Emily Foley | Photo Editor | emmajfoley@gmail.com
City College student Kylee Hardy goes to pass the ball to another teammate to get it over the net, as other player, Dorian Cox keeps close by incase needed to save the ball, opposing team Santa Rosa. Emily Foley | Photo Editor | [email protected]

Kylee Hardy, captain of the City College women’s volleyball team, says she’s been exposed to volleyball since she was in the womb.

“I’ve been playing since I could breathe,” says Hardy.

Her mother was not only a volleyball player but also coached Hardy for her entire life, on and off the court. The day after Hardy was born, in fact, her mother took the newborn to a game she was coaching. Both of Hardy’s older sisters played volleyball at Division 1 colleges.

Hardy played at El Dorado High School as part of an all-league varsity team. She came to City College in 2012 and in 2013 received an All-Big 8 honorable mention.  The All-Big 8 honorable mention award is recognition to the players in Big-8 conference that had a good season.

“It’s kind of a big deal,” says Hardy of the honor.

Now, as a team captain, Hardy says she’s taken a few freshmen under her wing and shared with them her knowledge of the game.

Volleyball Coach Laurie Nash says Hardy is an integral part of the team.

“She genuinely cares about her teammates and wants nothing but the best for them,” says Nash.

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When it comes to school, Hardy says she enjoys her English classes, though she hasn’t chosen a major.

“I love to write,” she says.

Hardy also says she is very family-oriented, and she grew up looking up to both her parents, both of whom she says have in influenced her. Her father is a firefighter and inspired Hardy to possibly pursue a career as a flight nurse.

Nash, who’s coached Hardy for two seasons, says she enjoys working with the athlete has a passion for the game, works hard and always has a positive attitude.

“She has been a very important player for us and, because she plays such a larger role this year, is instrumental to our success,” says Nash.

“Kylee will most likely play at the next level, and whenever she plays, she will contribute,” says Nash. Nash added that Hardy is very family-oriented, and doesn’t expect that the athlete to move far from her family.

Hardy, who says she plans to continue to a four-year university and keep playing volleyball, possibly at Sacramento State, says she views herself as a very positive person—a fact, she says, that means she’s always smiling.

“Always smile because in life there is always so much to smile about,” says Hardy.

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