Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Madison Biesecker, right, goes on the attack in a match last week against Sidney. The Lady Longhorns' season ended Monday night with a loss in the sub-district finals to Bridgeport.
Madie Snyder, right, gets a kill last week against Sidney. Kimball won its playoff opener, but lost Monday in the sub-district finals.
The season came to an end for the Kimball High Volleyball Team on Monday evening with the Lady Longhorns losing in 3 sets to Bridgeport in the sub-district championship match.
Kimball had defeated Hemingford in first round play in 4 sets by scores of 24-26 25-23 25-19 25-16, while Bridgeport had won their first round pairing over Bayard in five sets by scores of 21-25 25-12 25-11 20-25 15-8. Bridgeport had played the opening match with Bayard in the early 5:15 p.m. match while Kimball played the second and then third matches with little time to recoup from their hard fought win over Hemingford. It took a toll as they gave a valiant effort, leading in the first set before falling at the end 25-27 as Bridgeport went on to win 25-12 and 25-21 to earn the title.
In the stat department of the Hemingford match Madison Biesecker had 15 service points, 19 kills, 31 assists and 9 digs. Madie Snyder had 9 points and 18 digs. Danika Daum 7 points, 22 kills, 24 assists, and 11 digs plus 4 blocks. Ali Hunsaker had 18 digs and Raelynn Hinton 10, and Hannah Biesecker 7 points.
In the Bridgeport match, Madison Biesecker charted 6 points, 7 kills, 11 assists and 1 block. Daum had 5 points, 9 kills, 17 assists, and 6 digs as these two standouts accounted for most of the stats.
Interesting to note that Bridgeport had 6 seniors on the roster, Hemingford 5, and Bayard 4 while Kimball has no seniors and returns the entire squad. Coach Vicki Mitchell commented, "We had a great team effort against Hemingford. Even after letting the first set slip by us at 24-26, we dldn't let down and came back hitting the ball hard to win the next 3 sets. It was quite a physical match and the fatigue showed in the next match with Bridgeport. The back to back matches took its toll on us and we made errors in the Bridgeport match that we might not have made if we were fresh.
"It's always difficult to end the season on a loss and all we can do is look ahead and remember that we are the only team in the area that returns our entire team."
Kimball ended with a winning record of 15-14 and the future looks bright for Kimball High Volleyball!
