Cyclone netters finish 2-4 in home tournament

 HARLAN (Aug. 28) -- Harlan Community struggled to find the win column during Saturday’s 11-team Cyclone Volleyball Invitational, losing its first four matches before finishing with two lopsided wins and placing ninth overall.
 HCHS finished fifth in Pool A with a 1-4 record after sweeping Underwood 21-18, 21-9, then carried that momentum into its final game and handled Logan-Magnolia - the fifth-place team from Pool B - 21-11, 21-9.
 The Cyclones took a 5-4 overall record into Tuesday night’s Hawkeye Ten Conference opener at Denison-Schleswig.
 “Those last two games, that was an awesome team to watch. It was just fun to see them play together and really jell,” said first-year HCHS head coach Elle Crees.
 “The biggest thing that really will change the name of our game is energy. Energy wins games, and we found it those last two and volleyball looked a little easier for them... Energy and effort - once they put it together we were hammering some balls.”
 Treynor won the tournament championship Saturday, going 4-1 in Pool A and then beating Pool B winner Missouri Valley 21-14, 21-12. Indianola also went 4-1 in Pool A but lost its cross-over final vs. Glenwood, 2-1, in a matchup of state-ranked 4A teams.
 The Cyclones were competitive in defeat in their first two games of the day, falling to Tri-Center in three sets (19-21, 21-11, 5-15) and dropping two close sets to Treynor (20-22, 19-21). They struggled in their next two games vs. Indianola (10-21, 11-21) and Sidney (18-21, 17-21).

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Cyclone Volleyball Tournament (Aug. 28)
POOL PLAY STANDINGS
 Pool A: 1. Treynor (4-1), 2. Indianola (4-1), 3. Tri-Center (3-2), 4. Sidney (2-3), 5. Harlan Community 1-4), 6. Underwood (1-4).
 Pool B: 1. Missouri Valley (4-0), 2. Glenwood (3-1), 3. St. Albert (2-2), 4. East Sac County (1-3), 5. Logan-Magnolia (0-4).
FINAL MATCHES
Championship: Treynor def. Missouri Valley (21-14, 21-12).
2nd place vs. 2nd place: Glenwood def. Indianola (2-1).
3rd place vs. 3rd place: St. Albert def. Tri-Center (15-21, 21-12, 15-13).
4th place vs. 4th place: Sidney def. East Sac County (21-16, 21-15).
5th place vs. 5th place: HCHS def. Logan-Magnolia (21-11, 21-9).
HCHS RESULTS (2-4 OVERALL)
 Pool Play: lost to Tri-Center (19-21, 21-11, 5-15); lost to Treynor (20-22, 19-21); lost to Indianola (10-21, 11-21); lost to Sidney (18-21, 17-21); def. Underwood (21-18, 21-9). Final: def. Logan-Magnolia (21-11, 21-9).
HCHS TOURNEY TOTALS
 Serving: 192/221 (86.9%), 20 aces -- Madi Kjergaard 45/52 (6 aces), Delaney Wegner 33/36 (3 aces), Lauren McLaughlin 26/30 (5 aces), Maci Schmitz 26/28 (1 ace), Zophi Hendricks 20/24 (1 ace), Claire Schmitz 18/26 (2 aces), Savanna Musich 13/14, Shelby Sisson 6/6, Sammie Ineson 4/4 (1 ace), Haley Bladt 1/1 (1 ace).
 Serve Receive Average: 2.08 -- C. Schmitz 3.00, Musich 2.15, Kjergaard 2.11, Wegner 2.07, McLaughlin 2.00, S. Ineson 2.00, Hendricks 1.84.
 Kills/Attack Errors: 103/53 -- Hendricks 30/19, C. Schmitz 22/18, McLaughlin 19/8, Wegner 13/3, Sisson 11/3, M. Schmitz 4/0, Ava Monson 1/0, Musich 1/0, Bladt 1/1, Jordan Heese 1/1.
 Assists: 100 -- M. Schmitz 85, Heese 9, Kjergaard 4, Musich 1, Sisson 1.
 Blocks: 26 -- C. Schmitz 12, Wegner 5, McLaughlin 4, Hendricks 3, Sisson 1, Heese 1.
 Digs: 159 -- Kjergaard 48, Wegner 33, Hendricks 29, M. Schmitz 25, McLaughlin 9, Musich 7, Sisson 4, C. Schmitz 3, S. Ineson 1.