Volleyball sweeps season opener at Cascade

But first, in Freshman action, the Wildcat volleyball team played 3 close games, winning one and losing 2. Coach Bjork noticed that all the girls were getting more comfortable on the court, and impressed her with their teamwork. She made note of the exceptional serving by Abi Cone and Leah Pantoleon. On defense, Kristen Winston had 3 or 4 solid blocks, earning Wildcat points.
Coach Bjork also wanted to compliment her 3 players that played their first volleyball game that night - they didn't play any middle school volleyball, but got in there and made their presence known on the court.

In JV action, the Wildcat girls lost the first game after having the lead, but pulled together and won the next 2 for a 2-1 victory. Coach Reed was impressed by how the girls handled the first game loss and came back to win. Overall it was a great team effort and she is looking forward to more.

The varsity team swept Cascade 3-0 in the best-of 5 series. Although the match was against a league opponent, this match was non-conference. There was some nice play by front line players Jen Jansen and Jessica Muzzall, but coach Molitor was most impressed by the back-row play. The passing skills the girls showed during the match exceeded expectations, but on the other hand, the team needs to work on reducing their unforced errors.

Everyone on the varsity time got playing time, including the two sophomores, 6'1" Middle Blocker Amanda Blau and 5'5" Defensive Specialist Kelsey Cooley.

Next up for Wildcat volleyball is a non-league home match against Burlington-Edison on Thursday, Sep 10th.