OSAWATOMIE — Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade volleyball team saw its season end Saturday at the Pioneer League Tournament.
The Mustangs lost their opening match to Wellsville in the single-elimination tournament, but still impressed head coach Aubrey Westhoff with what she said was some of their best play of the season.
“Overall the girls have come a long way from the beginning of the season to now,” Westhoff said. “Coach (Ann) Pomatto and I are so proud of the girls and can’t believe that the season is already over. We hope we will see all the girls go out next year for eighth grade volleyball.”
Iola’s 25-14 and 25-20 loss to Wellsville had plenty of standout performers.
Raven Tomlinson and India Barney both had three aces. “They did a great job of serving some hard balls to the Eagles,” Westhoff said.
Faith Warden added two aces, while Kandrella McCullough and Avery Martin eadh had an ace. Martin and Warden both had one attack at the net.
“Kandrella and Izzy Tyson did an amazing job playing the net and not letting anything go by them,” Westhoff said. “Faith also did a great job of making sure those third hits went over the net when it didn’t look like they would. As a whole they talked and moved the best they have all season.”
