Sonaglia Becomes A Lady Pirate-Dec. 11, 2008

By Clint Cox
Marianna volleyball standout Jordan Sonaglia signed a letter of intent to attend Pensacola Junior College and play volleyball for the Lady Pirates on Monday afternoon in front of a crowd of teammates, family and friends. Sonaglia moved to Marianna from Minnesota with her family in January of 2008 during her junior year and quickly assimilated herself into Bulldog volleyball. Bulldog Athletic Director Steve DeWitt spoke of that assimilation to the group on Monday afternoon. "I can’t recall a student / athlete moving in during the semester break and so quickly adapting to the situation," said DeWitt. Bulldog Head Volleyball Coach Belinda Christopher echoed those sentiments. "Jordan is an outstanding ball player that brought a lot to our team this year. She’s played club ball since 4th grade and came in to Marianna and made such an easy transition to being a key member of our team. She is very outgoing and she joined a very special group of young ladies, so that really made the transition much easier," said Christopher. Sonaglia helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to a District Championship and a record of 19-8 this season. On the year she recorded 59 Serves as Kills, 418 Attacks and 172 Kills.
Jordan is the daughter of Cliff and Margo Lamb and Mike and Anita Sonaglia. Her grandparents are Bruce and Joyce Adams and Mick and Bobbie Sonaglia. Jordan, along with her brothers Jack and Dante, moved to Marianna with her mother and stepfather Cliff, who is a professor with the University of Florida at the Agriculture Station north of Marianna. Much of her extended family still resides in Minnesota. Both Margo and Cliff expressed a lot of pride in Jordan. "We are really proud of how well she embraced the move to Florida and it has been a very positive experience," said her mother Margo.
Pensacola Junior College Volleyball Coach Pete Pena was on hand at the signing and was glad to have Sonaglia joining the program. "We’ve got ourselves an outstanding young lady. She is the type of lady that has helped our program have the kind of success we’ve experienced," said Pena. Sonaglia will join another former Jackson County standout volleyball player, Kali Pringle of Sneads, on the Lady Pirates volleyball squad.