Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Myriah Tyan goes up for the block attempt in a match last week. The Lady Longhorns are 9-1 on the season entering play this week.
Kimball's Madie Snyder gets the dig during competition last week. The Lady Longhorns went 3-0 last week to move to 9-1 overall on the season.
The Kimball volleyball team swept its competition last week. The Lady Longhorns rolled to wins last Tuesday against Hemingford and Gordon-Rushville, and then easily dispatched Pine Bluffs last Thursday.
The Lady Longhorns are now 9-1 on the season.
"The varsity team had their best game of the season so far," coach Jeri Ferguson said after Thursday's win over Pine Bluffs. "On offense we served well, passed well and moved the ball around on the attacks. Raelynn Hinton was all over the floor, she hit well and her serving was great. Ali (Hunsaker) and Madie (Snyder) made some great passes. Mikayla (Fiehtner) and Danika (Daum) were finding holes left and right. Madison (Biesecker) was setting great hittable balls and made very sound decisions with her sets. Myriah (Tyan) hit well and made some incredible defensive plays. Hannah Biesecker continues to improve and adds a whole new dimension to our team. At this point in our young season I couldn't be more pleased with all 24 of the girls."
The Lady Longhorns opened things last Tuesday with a 25-20 and 25-18 win against Hemingford.
The top server for the Lady Longhorns that match was Madison Biesecker, who was 14-of-15 with four aces and eight service points. Top hitters for the Lady Longhorns were Daum with 11 kills and Fiehtner with 5 kills. Hunsaker was the leading passer with a 96 percent passing average. Top set assists players were Madison Biesecker with 49 and Daum with 47.
Also that night, Kimball won 2-1 against Gordon-Rushville by scores of 25-19, 20-25 and 27-25.
Top servers for the Lady Longhorns were Mikayla Fiehtner with six aces and 12 service points, while Hunsaker had three aces and 16 service points.
Daum led the team with five kills, while Fiehtner and Hinton had three kills each. Fiehtner led the way in passing with a 90 percent passing average. The top setters were Madison Biesecker with 22 assists and Daum with 10.
The Lady Longhorns also topped Pine Bluffs 25-19, 25-16 and 25-11 last Thursday. Leaders on the varsity team included Jannel Fiehtner and Hanna Biesecker, both of whom had six service points. Daum led the team with 14 kills, while Mikayla Fiehtner and Madison Biesecker had 12 kills each. Daum led the team with 44 assists and Madison Biesecker added 39.
The Kimball freshman team won its first match of the season against Pine Bluffs by scores of 25-23 and 25-13. For the freshman team, Sheridan Magninie had 13 service points and Lacey Klinkhammer had 10 service points.
"We were very excited to see our freshmen get their first win of the season," Ferguson said. "They have improved a great deal and we are very pleased with their progress. Unfortunately, our JV did not play as well as they have been and suffered their first loss of the season. We are very confident that they learned valuable lessons from that game and will continue to improve and move forward. Coach (Erin) Monheiser and I are very pleased with the progress of these girls."