Hannah McGregor went from fearful to fearless in a matter of weeks.

The 16-year-old confessed that she was timid about playing a bigger role for the reigning provincial champion, the Vincent Massey Vikings, at the beginning of the season.

With the program’s star outside hitter, Jersey Hansen-Young, graduated and off to play for the University of Manitoba Bisons, McGregor — who was already important to the Vikings’ success in Grade 10 — would command the spotlight as the go-to hitter on a team with major expectations.

“At the start of the season, I was scared because I did have moments where I wasn’t at my best, and I felt like that never really happened with Jersey,” McGregor said Friday.

“I felt like she was a really good player all the time, but sometimes I do tend to go down, but I

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