Soon after she found out that she made the varsity volleyball team, freshman middle hitter Chyla Jukes sent Mother McAuley coach Jen DeJarld an email.

It kind of took DeJarld by surprise.

“It was at 2 o’clock before practice,” DeJarld said. “I was like, ‘Oh, no. Is she going to be late? Is she worried about being on varsity so young?'”

Nope.

“I just wanted to thank coach and tell her how hard I’m going to work to earn my spot,” Jukes said. “I don’t expect to be handed anything. And I want to work for everything she gives me. I was grateful.”

Jukes continued to reward DeJarld on Wednesday night, starting and making an impact for the host Mighty Macs in a 25-17, 25-18 non-conference victory over Sandburg in Chicago.

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