This weekend's Horsham Volleyball tournament will start on Friday night when Harry's Match 2 will be played at the basketball stadium from 8pm.
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This match commemorates Harry Denson, who died last year. This year's event will also honour Ben Jolley, son of Steve and Katrina Jolley, who died in 2017 and Abe Kingston, son of George and Jo Kingston, who died this year.
"We are shining a light on mental health and youth suicide, so the community can be better educated on how to help families affected by such tragedies, and at the same time help those who are suffering with their mental health," vice-president Tim Popple said.
This year, a girl's match will feature Kara Johnson's Gold Stars - a team that won three silver medals and a gold medal in four years at the State Schools Cup, as well as a division 2 country championship gold and bronze medal.
This team has not played together for 10 years. It will be pitted against Murtoa College's foundation players that helped put Murtoa volleyball on the map including Caitlin and Maddie McQueen, Sheridan Baker, Gemma Morgan, Lauren Drum and Makaelah Robertson. "It's great to see Makaelah back on the court, as she has been training with the Australian Para Beach Volley team and will gain valuable match play over the weekend," team coach Shaun Bray said.
"Following the girl's match will be the men's match featuring many players who were friends of Harry. Last year, we had 23 players participate and we're looking forward to honoring all three boys the best way we know how - and that is through volleyball."
The event will raise funds for Beyond Blue and Healthy Minds-Horsham.
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