NORWICH – Norwich Purple Tornado girls’ varsity volleyball team volleyball was back in action on Monday April 5th when they hosted the Cooperstown Hawkeyes on senior night. Prior to the match, Norwich seniors Katie Turner, Marissa Ramey and Sammi Taylor were honored for their academic and athletic achievements and contributions to the NHS girls’ volleyball program.

Once the pre-game festivities concluded; both teams were all business. Cooperstown came into the contest prepared and it showed in the first game as Norwich dropped the opener to Cooperstown 25-17. But this was a situation that the Purple Tornado have been familiar in this season and the gritty Tornado girls stormed back- winning the next three games 25-21, 25-14 and 25-10 to take the victory on the evening.