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Area Volleyball Roundup (Week of Oct. 10, 2007)
Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 10 October 2007 07:02
CentreThe Cougars finished second to Hope at the Eisenhower League volleyball tournament at Hope.
Centre, the fourth seed, defeated fifth seed Flint Hills (25-17, 25-14) and sixth seed St. Xavier (25-9, 25-12) before losing to top seed Hope (23-25, 9-25).
In bracket play, Centre defeated second seed Wakefield (26-28, 25-22, 25-16) to earn a second shot at the tournament hosts in the title game. Hope defeated the Cougars a second time to secure the league crown.
Leann Pankratz totaled 42 kills, an average of 3.8 per game. Amy Hajek made good on just shy of 84 percent of her attempted sets to set up 29 kills on 110 assists, an average of 10 assists and 2.6 for kill per game.
Centre hosted its last triangular Oct. 2, defeating Wakefield...
Area Volleyball Roundup (Week of Oct. 10, 2007)
Written by Hillsboro Free Press Wednesday, 10 October 2007 06:47
Centre The Cougars finished second to Hope at the Eisenhower League volleyball tournament at Hope.Centre, the fourth seed, defeated fifth seed Flint Hills (25-17, 25-14) and sixth seed St. Xavier (25-9, 25-12) before losing to top seed Hope (23-25, 9-25).
In bracket play, Centre defeated second seed Wakefield (26-28, 25-22, 25-16) to earn a second shot at the tournament hosts in the title game. Hope defeated the Cougars a second time to secure the league crown.
Leann Pankratz totaled 42 kills, an average of 3.8 per game. Amy Hajek made good on just shy of 84 percent of her attempted sets to set up 29 kills on 110 assists, an average of 10 assists and 2.6 for kill per game.
Centre hosted its last triangular Oct. 2, defeating Wakefield...
Trojans third at C-G tournament
Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 03 October 2007 12:03
Click to buy photo Kassidi Luthi (left) and Amy Neufeld go up to block a hit by Solomon’s Heather Minneman. HHS defeated the Gorillas in the first round of pool play and went on to place third in the tournament. Don Ratzlaff / Free Press. The Hillsboro volleyball team didn’t win the top prize at the always-competitive Canton-Galva Invitational on Saturday. But coming home with a 4-1 record, a third-place finish and two wins over Hesston was nice consolation.
“I thought it was a good day for us and we gained some confidence from it,” coach Sandy Arnold said as her team improved to 17-4 for the season.
In pool play, the Trojans opened with a 25-17, 25-19 win over Solomon, then defeated Canton-Galva in a...
Falcons thrash Bluejays with turnover help
Written by Andrew Ottoson Wednesday, 03 October 2007 11:51
Click to buy photo Tabor linebacker Clayton Kessler closes in on Friends quarterback Chris Randolph. While Randolph got rid of the ball in time to avoid the sack on this play, Kessler led the Bluejays with two tackles for loss. Andrew Ottoson / Free Press. Friends University celebrated homecoming with a 53-point victory over Tabor College Saturday night.
The Falcons came into the game ranked 21st in the NAIA, having fallen from 12th after a 26-21 loss at Bethany two weeks ago. Restoring their rank appeared to be a high priority as the Falcons outscored the Bluejays 66-13.
“We ran into a buzz saw,” coach Mike Gottsch said. “They’re one of the best teams in the conference, and we needed to take...
Trojans bop Black Bears
Written by Don Ratzlaff Wednesday, 03 October 2007 11:17
Click to buy photo Daniel Jost lowers his shoulder into Sterling defender Andrew Redger after catching a pass during the second quarter of Friday’s 33-3 victory. The play went for 10 yards and a first-and-goal at the Sterling 3-yard line. For the night, Jost caught five passes for 65 yards and a touchdown. Don Ratzlaff Jacob Yoder and Spencer Brown each ran for two touchdowns and Brown threw for a third to Daniel Jost as the Hillsboro Trojans rolled to a 33-3 road win over a solid Sterling team Friday.
“I thought we played real well tonight,” coach Len Coryea said.
But not without some early drama. Hillsboro dodged a bullet on the opening kick when Ishmael Morris couldn’t find the handle on the elusive...
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