JEFF FIELDER Editor
SCOTTSBLUFF – Ella Foote, a senior at Scottsbluff High School, is Nspire Today!’s Female Athlete of the Month for August. She’s one of the region’s top volleyball and soccer players. In volleyball, the 5-foot-10 middle blocker is entering her third season as a starter. Last season she was named to the All-Western Conference team. In soccer, she’s started each of the last three seasons. A striker, Foote was named to the all-region first team following her junior season. She’s also a standout in the classroom, holding a 4.0 GPA. She’s involved in National Honor Society. Outside of school, she works as a lifeguard at the Scotts Bluff Country Club. After graduating from high school, she hopes to continue to play either volleyball or soccer in college. She’s undecided on a college major. Her parents are Trisha and Ryan Foote.
Q: How excited are you about this volleyball season?
FOOTE: “I’m really excited for it because we’ve been working so hard and our senior class has been playing together for such a long time. I’m excited to see what we can do this year.”
Q: What are the team’s goals this season?
FOOTE: “Last year we lost in the district finals, so I know we want to go farther than that this season and get to the state tournament.”
Q: How many seniors are on this year’s team?
FOOTE: “We have six seniors – me, Paige Horne, Allie Darnell, Taylor Hafeman, MaCee Neu, and Bella Sheer.”
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