Iola Middle School’s seventh-grade volleyball teams went 1-1 against visiting Columbus Tuesday.
The Ponies defeated Columbus 22-25, 25-18, 15-11 in A-team action. McKayli Cleaver, Taylor Heslop and Ashlie Shields’s play on the back row kept the first set close.
In the second set, Emily McKarnin served for 13 points for the Ponies. Iola won the third set led by the defensive play of Mikaela Platt and Abigail Taylor. Shields had two kills.
“Those kills really made the difference for us in the last set,” said Muffy Fehr, IMS seventh-grade head coach. “It was an exciting win and a great way to start the season.”
The seventh-grade B-team lost 25-19, 25-17. Allyson Hobbs, Bobbi Sinclair, Bayleigh Weide and Brynna Hollins served well for the Ponies. Morgan Wilson and Brittney Stanturf played well defensively.
Iola Middle School’s eighth-grade teams didn’t far as well.
In A-team play, Colubmus won 25-23, 25-16. Kyra Moore had nine ace serves for Iola, three set assists and three kills.
Emma Piazza had three kills and three assists. Torrie Lewis had three ace serves and two kills.
Chelsea Lea had two kills and one ace serve. Addie Haar had two kills. Shelby Smith and Emery Driskel each had a kill.
“We made some great plays setting up the ball for attacks and defensively,” said Terri Carlin, IMS eighth-grade head coach.
“Kyra played the net well and Emma had some great attacks at the net. Torrie came in and had an all around great game.”
Columbus won the B-team match 25-15, 25-6. Shelby Smith had an ace serve and a kill. Trilby Bannister, Ashley Cary, Morgan Wilson and Lauren Hunt each had an ace serve.
“We had some good plays in the first game. We just couldn’t seem to pass the ball in the second game,” Carlin said.
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