Cardinal Volleyball's busy week

Waitsburg High School's volleyball team played four matches last week.

On Tuesday, October 13, the Cardinals won one out of four sets against Dayton at home on Kison Court. Jemma Anderson served 100% with two aces in the 5-25, 19-25, 27-25, and 22-25 loss.

Katy Allen, Ellie Teal, and Audrey Kiefel served well for the Cardinals. Rylie Coates was credited with a kill.

The Lady Cardinals also won one set out of four when Tekoa-Rosalia came to Waitsburg on Wednesday, October 14. 

Anderson, Teal, Kiefel, and Shaunna Hilton all served 100%. Anderson had three aces, Hilton and Kiefel each had one ace, and Teal had two aces and a block in the 11-25, 10-25, 25-18, 17-25 loss.

Allen had two kills, and Olivia Kiefel and Cheri Mathews contributed strong serves. Mathews had four aces.

Traveling to Pomeroy on Thursday, October 15, the Cardinals lost in three straight sets; 8-25, 11-25, 12-25.

Anderson, O. Kiefel and Teal served 100%. Kiefel had a block, Teal had two and a kill, and Allen had one block and one kill.

The Cardinals ended the week playing at La Crosse on Saturday, October 17. Waitsburg won the second set out of four, 25-27, 13-25, 25-23, 17-25. Coates served eighteen out of twenty with three aces, one block, and six kills. O. Kiefel served eleven out of fourteen with three aces and a block, and Hilton served nineteen for twenty with five aces.

Middle School Volleyball Teams Win at Touchet

Waitsburg Middle School junior varsity and the varsity volleyball teams won their matches at Touchet on Wednesday, October 14.

In the JV game, the Cardinals lost the first set 25-12. In set two, Dakota Creeley served for three points, giving the Cardinals a 10-8 lead. After falling behind, Emma Langford served to tie at 16-16. Kaylee Harrison brought the Cardinals back to within one at 20-21. Creeley served to put the Cardinals ahead, and Grace Eastman served the game point to win, 25-23.

Avery Spring served for four points to start set three, and Shylo Hedges served three aces to keep the Cardinals in the lead. Touchet served for seven straight points to take a 17-12 lead. Behind 24-22, Eastman and team kept the serve and won 26-24 in an exciting finish for the match win.

The Cardinals finished the game with 22 aces. Spring led the team with six aces, Harrison and Eastman each had five, and Hedges four. Harrison served 80% in the match.

Eastman was named Player of the Game.

In the varsity game, Jaylynn Gleason and Rylee Cole combined in the first set to give the Cardinals a 7-1 lead. Serving errors brought Touchet back into the game, and the Redhawks took an 11-9 lead. Cole served to win back the lead for the Cardinals, who won the set 25-19.

In the second set, Touchet took an early 5-0 lead before Gleason stepped behind the service line and put her team up 6-5. Cardinal passing errors took over, and Touchet won the set 25-17.

After trading point for point in set three and falling behind 15-11, Gleason served nine straight to put the team up 20-15. Ava McCaw served game point to give the Cardinals the 25-23 match win. Adalin Acevedo led the team with strong serve receive, passing, and digging. Gleason finished with 92% serving, 12 aces, and 4 kills. McCaw served 83%, and Cole served 82%.

Acevedo was named Player of the Game.

On Monday, October 19, the middle school girls dropped both the JV and varsity matches to Liberty Christian of Richland.

The JV team lost the first set 25-15 and the second set 25-19 before winning the third set 16-14. Spring served 92% with six aces. Vaida Langford served 86% with three aces, and Long kept the Cardinals in the game with hustle and saves.

Long was named Player of the Game.

Waitsburg varsity dropped all three sets to a hard-serving LC team: 15-25, 17-25, 4-15. 

“We struggled receiving their hard serves,” said coach Karen Huwe. 

Arya Hillman finished the match at 88% on serve, with one ace. Cole served 83%, and Gleason served 80% with four aces.  Cole, Hillman, Gleason, and Haven Henry each had one kill in the match.