On Friday, October 11th, Dave Laing stepped down as the head varsity volleyball coach at Portage Northern. The team was 1-4 on the season at the time of the coaching change. Many players expressed displeasure in the direction of the program yet are now looking forward to finishing out the year under the new leadership. Kristin Stanfill, a coach that has been in the middle school programs over the past few years, will finish out the season as the interim head coach. Northern will wrap up its 2013 campaign in two weeks with the playoffs starting on November 2nd.