Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First
The Kimball volleyball team swept through its competition to win the Gordon-Rushville tournament on Saturday. Pictured in front, from left, are: Hannah Biesecker, Ali Hunsaker and Raelynn Hinton. Pictured, back row, from left, are: Coach Jeri Ferguson, Madie Snyder, Ireland Olson, Myriah Tyan, Danika Daum, Mikayla Fiehtner and Madison Biesecker.
Kimball's Madie Snyder, right, goes up for a block in last week's match at Bridgeport. The Lady Longhorns are 6-1 on the season after winning the Gordon-Rushville tournament.
The Kimball volleyball team posted a 5-1 record last week, including a win at the Gordon-Rushville tournament last weekend.
The Lady Longhorns opened the week Tuesday at Garden County, where they split a pair of matches. The Lady Longhorns beat out Garden County with a score of 2-0. Kimball won 25-10 and 25-15. Kimball then took on Bridgeport for the second time of the young season, and Bridgeport avenged its season-opening loss to Kimball with a 25-20 and 25-23 win.
Kimball swept through its competition last Thursday in Mitchell, beating the home team and Potter-Dix in the triangular. The Lady Longhorns won with the scores for the two sets being 25-14 and 25-22 against Mitchell. Against Potter-Dix, Kimball won 25-21, 20-25, and 25-21.
On Saturday, the Lady Longhorns traveled to Gordon and competed in the Gordon-Rushville tournament, where they excelled against both the teams they played. They beat the Hemingford Lady Bobcats 2-0, with the scores being 25-20 in the first set and 25-18 in the second.
Hannah Biesecker and Mikayla Fiehtner led the team with 10 service points each in the match, while Raelynn Hinton added seven service points.
The Lady Longhorns won against the host Gordon-Rushville Lady Mustangs in a three-set match, with the final scores for each set being 25-19, 20-25, and a prolonged third set which ended 27-25.
Danika Daum led the way with 11 service points, while Madison Biesecker and Ali Hunsaker added eight each.
Kimball improved to 6-1 on the season after last week.
"It's going to be a good season. I think we're doing very well," said Kimball coach Jeri Ferguson. "We've played some really good teams and been in some pretty hostile environments but we've kept our cool and our players are only getting stronger.
"A few of the games we've been down, but the girls never panic, and we come up and win. We never let the other teams get us down mentally. We just need to continue to stay positive and keep making progress, which I'm sure we will. Everything ultimately rests on the girls' shoulders."
