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It is that time of year again, time for the 2nd Annual River City Give Back Drive! For the new members to the River City Family, each year River City sponsors a “Give Back” Drive where as a club we collect food or other items that are needed in the community and surrounding areas. This year we will again be collecting food, but we will also be asking for donations of school supplies. There is a great organization called “Operation Backpack” that provides backpacks filled with school supplies for those in need and this year River City is going to contribute to that organization, as well as donate food to the local food pantry. So, here are the details!

When: Next Sunday, December 20, 2009

Where: Please bring your items to your practice and they will be collected then

What: Please bring as many nonperishable food items that you can donate, as well as any number of the following school supplies:

• Wide Ruled Notebooks
•  Pencils
•  Folders (both plain and three-ring binder folders)
•  Thin Markers
•  Three-ring binders
•  Crayons
•  Glue-stick and so on

The holiday season is a great time of year to take a moment to give to those in need. Please do consider donating as much as you are able; you will be surprised how much $10 can buy! Please also feel free to involve your other family members or friends, the more the better! Thank you so much for your participation and for helping further instill in our players, how important it is to “give back” to the community!

Thank you! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All!

River City

CLEVELAND, Ohio - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh libero Christina Cahoon, a 2007 graduate of Watertown High School, has been named the 2009 Nfinity/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III National Player of the Year.

The award was announced recently at the 2009 NCAA Division III Championship awards banquet in Cleveland, Ohio, which was held in conjunction with the NCAA Division III Championship, being held this weekend on the campus of John Carroll Univer-sity.

The junior defensive whiz is coming off a brilliant performance in last week's NCAA Division III Midwest Regional where she was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, after helping the Titans capture their second regional championship in as many seasons.

Entering this weekend's NCAA national quarterfinals, Cahoon leads the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Confer-ence (WIAC) and is nationally-ranked in digs per set, scooping up an average of 6.11 balls per stanza. Cahoon has racked up 862 digs thus far and also possesses a strong serve, leading the squad in service aces with 46 on the season.

With offensive stars typically making the headlines, Cahoon's efforts have not gone unnoticed. She is a two-time AVCA Division III First-Team All-America selection, a two-time All-WIAC First-Team selection and has twice landed a spot on the All-WIAC Defensive Team. For her career, the Watertown Wis. native has amassed 2,136 digs and 161 service aces.

Cahoon's contributions have aided Wisconsin-Oshkosh's recent successes in the Division III volleyball world. The Titans, who own a 38-2 record to date, have compiled a total of 110 wins and have only suffered 11 losses since Cahoon first donned a jersey three seasons ago. With Cahoon anchoring the back row, Wisconsin-Oshkosh turned in its first perfect conference mark (8-0) since 1990 and captured its second consecutive (10th overall) WIAC title in 2009.

UW-Oshkosh rallied to defeat Christopher Newport University Thursday 21-25, 25-13, 25-14, 25-21 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Women's Volleyball Championship.  

*Taken from the Watertown Daily Times