Maddie Vogel was hired as Middleton’s girls volleyball coach last May.
Since then, Vogel and the Cardinals have experienced a ridiculous blend of uncertainty, doubt and questions centered around if they’d have a season.
Last week, Vogel and her team got into the gym for the first time, and it’s not a stretch to say it was glorious.
“Getting back into the gym has been surreal,” Vogel said. “We have waited so long for this moment, so to finally be back in action feels incredible. Things have been going well so far. I think everyone is just so excited to be back in the gym so we have been able to maintain a high level of energy throughout this first week of practice.”
The Cardinals’ season typically runs in the fall. Due to COVID-19, though, the WIAA gave teams the option of postponing fall sports to the spring, and Middleton elected to do just that.
Vogel and the Cardinals now understand that this season will be a year like no other.