Coming off a 7-15 record in 2020, Italy volleyball enjoyed a turnaround season in which the Lady Gladiators posted a 16-9 mark, their first above .500 effort since 2015. Under veteran HC Shauna Steinmetz, they achieved a 9-5 record in District 15-2A and a playoff berth.
Italy, whose season overcame a bout with Covid-19, caught fire in surging to a 7-2 start, rising to 12-3 and up to 15-4. Perhaps p…
