Seniors on this season’s Kent Roosevelt boys volleyball team include (left to right) Parker D’Sidocky, Michael Shannon, Jacob Noble, Ryan Slocum, Tommy Kenworthy, Cole Christy and Adam Ghumrawi. Not pictured is senior Larenzo Smith.
Robin Golden/Special to Portage Sports

By Susan Jenior

Staff Writer

Imagine being the only school that sponsors a sport in all of Portage County.

That is the story of the Kent Roosevelt High School boys volleyball program.

Competing in Division II, the team, coached by Mikayla Pritts, plays a full schedule.

To date, the Rough Riders have played in three matches, posting a 2-1 record, with sweeps of Villa Angela-St. Joseph (25-17, 25-23, 25-21) and Cuyahoga Falls (25-12, 25-21, 25-15), with the team’s lone loss coming to Firestone (16-25, 25-23, 21-25, 23-25).

“Our goals this year as a team is to finish above .500 and progress to the regional finals,” said Pritts.

The team is well on their way, having won two of their three matches.

Pritts has coached the team for 10 years and is assisted by Jeff Thompson.

Coming off a 10-12 record in 2024, the team is led by senior Ryan Slocum on his way to earning four varsity letters by the end of this season.

Additional returning lettermen include:

•    • Senior Jacob Noble, who has started varsity the last two seasons
•    • Senior Parker D’Sidocky
•    • Senior Michael Shannon
•    • Senior Thomas Kenworthy
•    • Junior Ethan Rodriguez
• “Junior Jaxon Bailey will get some varsity time this season,” said Pritts. “He has worked hard his freshman and sophomore year to improve his game.

“Senior Cole Christy is a defensive specialist and senior Larenzo Smith is taking over as middle hitter,” concluded Pritts.

2025 SCHEDULE

March 18: at Villa Angela-St. Joseph, 3-0

March 19: vs. Cuyahoga Falls, 3-0

April 1: at Firestone, 1-3

April 2: vs. Hudson

April 3: vs. Western Reserve Academy

April 5: vs. Villa Angela-St. Joseph

April 5: vs. Carrollton

April 5: vs. Avon Lake

April 8: at St. Vincent-St. Mary

April 9: at Nordonia

April 10: at Stow

April 15: at Walsh Jesuit

April 16: at Hoban

April 22: at Cuyahoga Falls

April 23: vs. Walsh Jesuit

April 24: vs. Howland

April 29: vs. Louisville

April 30: at Brecksville-Broadview Heights

May 1: vs. Hoban

May 6: at Western Reserve Academy