7TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL OPENS WITH TWO WINS

SWEEPS HUTCHINSON & SALINA SOUTH

By William / www.mcpherson-county-ks.com

MCPHERSON – It was a busy, but successful opening to the 2021 season for the McPherson Middle School 7^th grade volleyball team as they swept both Hutchinson and Salina South last Thursday.

7^th GRADE JUNIOR LADY PUPS A-TEAM:

For the 7^th grade Junior Lady Pups A-team, they went three sets before scoring victory over Hutchinson 25-13, 23-25, 15-8.

In their second match, the easily rode a two set sweep, 25-13, 25-18 win over Salina South.

“It felt good to finally get into competition,” said head coach Shelley Bohme. “I am so proud of how the girls performed in their first middle school volleyball matches! We were able to set the ball up and get some hits, and we identified some things we need to continue to improve on. Overall, we played well and it was a great start to the season.”

7^th GRADE JUNIOR LADY PUPS B-TEAM:

Unlike the A-team, the 7^th grade B-team scored a straight set win over Hutchinson though the first set went into overtime as the Junior Lady Pups won 28-26, 25-12.

After losing the first set, 23-25, to Salina South, McPherson bounced back and took care of business by winning the final two sets 25-23, 15-8 to get a clean sweep of the day.

“The girls had some close sets tonight,” explained coach Stevie Stockham. “They did a great job to push through and pick up the wins.”

The 7^th grade Junior Lady Pup spikers will be back in action on Thursday when they play host to Goddard Eisenhower.

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