OMS Volleyball Sweeps Panthers

by Jodi Steinlage

The 7th grade volleyball team was in action for the first time of the 2017 season last night. The girls faced off against Knoxville.

The A-team would start the season with a sweep of the Panthers with scores of 15-12, 15-12, 15-12, 15-11, and 15-12. The team was led by Lucy Roach with 9 aces and 2 kills followed by Maleah Walker with 4 aces, Presley Blommers with 2 aces, Faith VanMersbergen with 1 ace, and Kyndedi Humphrey with 1 kill.

The B-team would battle hard, but fell to Knoxville with scores of 6-15, 15-12, 6-15, 15-17, and 9-15. The team was led by Mallory Bihn and Adriana Ramos with 4 aces each followed by Katelyn Marsh and Ally Nolan with 2 each and Isabelle Fuller with 1 ace.

The C/D team would take 7 of 10 from the panthers with scores of 15-10, 6-15, 15-12, 15-9, 12-15, 15-7, 15-10, 15-12, 15-10, 10-15. The team was led by Mackenzie Wheaten with 6 aces followed by Shakira Shillings and Andalyn Ide with 5 each, Izzy Larson with 4, Morgan Ford with 3 and Lilly McKay, Ava Doty, Alley Bunnell and Macy Braden with 1 ace each.

The girls will be back in action on Monday as they face Pella Christian at home starting at 4:30.