ALTAMONT— Iola High’s volleyball team traveled to Labette County Saturday for the sub-state tournament. The day didn’t go as the Mustangs would have wanted. Iola lost 2-0 in a play-in game against Topeka-Hayden to determine who would play Labette County in round one.Iola struggled to find a rhythm and lost the first set 25-8. The second set was closer, but Iola lost 25-16.
Jenna and Reese Curry both had three kills. Ally Ellis had three solo blocks and three block assists. Chloe Sell was 11/12 on digs in the match.
“Our passing was good, but our hitters struggled to put the ball away during rallies,” said Iola High volleyball coach Amanda Holman. “Our young team grew tremendously even though it doesn’t show up in our wins and losses this year.”
Iola finishes the season with a 7-25 record.
Sell and Jenna Curry will both graduate with 630+ digs. Curry also had 178 kills.
