GRAND MEADOW — The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The Grand Meadow volleyball team is about to turn to its third head coach in three seasons, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at the success the Superlarks have enjoyed over that stretch, which have been the best three years in the program’s history.

GM doesn’t have any plans of slowing down this fall as Sue Wilson takes over as the team’s head coach.

Wilson is replacing co-head coaches Alex Peterson and Susie Queensland, but Queensland will remain on the staff as an assistant coach. Wilson was an assistant coach at the high school level in English Valleys, Iowa and Murray Community School District in Iowa over a five-year stretch before taking a five year hiatus from coaching.

“I’ve always enjoyed coaching. The really great thing about coming in this year is Susie Queensland is staying on as my assistant,” Wilson, who is teacher at GM, said. “It gives me the opportunity to use her as a mentor and learn the responsibilities from her. They have a really strong program, the girls have great fundamentals and they are used to working hard. It is very nice to come into that.”

The Superlarks have put together three straight 20-win seasons and they have advanced to the Section 1A West semifinals in Mayo Civic Center in each of those seasons after not having played in Civic Center in school history before that stretch. GM compiled a record of 65-34 over those three seasons.

GM senior libero Isabelle Olson said it’s been tough to go through three coaching changes, but the team isn’t going to let that slow them down.

“It’s definitely been a big challenge for us to adjust every year, but I’m proud of this team, we make it work. Coach Wilson has done a good job of preparing us for this season and pushing us,” Olson said. “We have a group of hard working girls and they make playing volleyball so fun. That’s one of the things that have helped us turn it around.”

GM graduated a couple of key players in Jordyn Glynn, who stepped up in every area of the game and Kaitlynn Hilton, who was a big hitter. The team will need senior Riley Queensland and junior Hailey Hindt to pick up the slack with some big net play this year.

Riley said the goals are as high as they’ve ever been.

“We want to get back to the Civic Center and we want to win a match there,” Riley said. “We have a good group of girls who push each other, and we like to have fun with it. It’s a good balance.”

Wilson is originally from Ohio, where she attended Covington High School and Marietta College. She wants her team to show up ready to work and to show respect for the game.

“I emphasize hard work and sportsmanship,” Wilson said. “I want them to be able to work through things that go wrong and I want them to be able to handle winning and losing.”

The Larks will open their season in Lanesboro at 7:15 p.m. tonight. GM will host Kingsland at 7:15 p.m. Aug. 27.