Volleyball: Cyclones sweep Panthers, secure .500 league finish

 CRESTON (Oct 9) -- An eventful night in Creston ended with a varsity volleyball sweep for Harlan Community on Tuesday as the Cyclones wrapped up conference play with a 25-19, 25-20, 26-24 win over the Panthers.
 Play was delayed nearly 30 minutes during the freshmen game as a tornado warning in Union County forced both teams to take cover in the school’s safe room. A tornado reportedly touched down about one mile west of town. When action resumed, about a set and a half of JV ball was played, followed by the varsity.
 HCHS put together one of its most efficient matches of the year overall with 41 kills and just 10 attack errors (.304 efficiency), serving 93.3 percent with seven aces and posting a serve receive average of 2.57 on a 3.00 scale.
 The Cyclones nearly let a 22-16 lead slip away in set three as Creston rallied to go ahead 24-23, but they answered with the final three points - capped by a Kara Weis ace - to end the match.
 HCHS improved to 16-18 overall and finished 5-5 in the Hawkeye Ten, currently good for seventh place as two 5-4 teams still have two matches remaining. The Panthers slipped to 10-17 and 2-7, respectively.
 “It was a good night for us,” stated HCHS head coach Willie Baughman. “We didn’t like how we finished, but ultimately it is a 3-0 win.
 “I thought we hit extremely efficiently - out best hitting night of the conference (season)... top four (overall). We kept balls in play and put pressure on Creston. It all starts with a pass, though, and I thought our passing was good outside of the last little run (by Creston) where we got a little sloppy."

HCHS 25-25-26, Creston 19-20-24
Harlan Community Statistics
Serving: 70/75 (93.3%), 7 aces -- Haley Manz 20/21 (3 aces), Olivia Petersen 11/11 (1 ace), Kara Weis 11/13 (2 aces), Ashley Hall 10/10, Elise Juhl 10/11, Hayley Hopkins 8/9 (1 ace).
Hitting: 92/102, 41 kills (13.7 per set), .304 kill eff. -- Petersen 20/21, 13 kills (.571 eff.); Hopkins 30/33, 10 kills (.212); Anna Ahrenholtz 11/14, 10 kills (.500); Zophi Hendricks 12/14, 4 kills (.143); Macie Leinen 9/10, 4 kills (.300).
Assists: 39 -- Weis 36.
Blocks: 12 -- Leinen 5, Ahrenholtz 3, Weis 2.
Digs: 56 -- Weis 12, Manz 12, Hopkins 11, Hall 10, Juhl 7, Ahrenholtz 3.
Serve Receive Average: 2.57/3.00 (60 att.) -- Ahrenholtz 3.00 (1), Juhl 2.75 (12), Hopkins 2.74 (19), Hall 2.69 (13), Manz 2.50 (10).

 
 

 

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