Winfield-Mount Union wallops Lone Tree

WINFIELD — Winfield-Mount Union licked Lone Tree in a Southeast Iowa Super Conference North Division battle on Tuesday night. The Wolves ripped past the Lions in three sets, winning 25-11, 25-10, 25-13.

Melina Oepping led the Wolves with 10 kills in the win. Bradie Buffington tallied nine.

Keely Malone dished out 26 assists and finished the night with two blocks. Keetyn Townsley led the back row with 15 digs and tallied an impressive nine service aces.

WMU is now 18-10 overall and holds a 5-1 conference record.

Cardinal falls in 4

ELDON — Cardinal hit 20 points in all four sets against Danville in SEISC South Division play, but the Comets were edged in three of those for a four-set loss.

Danville won the first set 25-20, but Cardinal bounced back with a 25-22 win in Set 2. The Bears flirted with double digit leads in both the third and fourth set before taking both by the same score, 25-22 and 25-22.

Cardinal fell to 4-18 overall with the loss and 0-7 in South Division play.

Warriors knocked by top-ranked Nikes

KEOSAUQUA — Van Buren County made No. 1 (1A) Notre Dame sweat in the second of a three-game Nike sweep. The Warriors fell 25-6, 25-21, 25-14.

“We are playing pretty well right now and really starting to incorporate what we’ve been learning in practice,” Van Buren County head coach BJ Carter said. “While we haven’t quite been able to take a set from our latest tough opponents, the scores don’t exactly paint the picture of the level of volleyball we’ve escalated to. The team is having fun and earning a lot more of our points by putting our opponents in tough situations.”

It was Van Buren’s third game against a ranked foe in five days and the second night in a row against a Class 1A rated opponent. On Monday, No. 5 Holy Trinity toppled the Warriors 25-17, 25-18, 25-13.

Van Buren County fell to 5-13 overall with the loss. They are 1-3 in the SEISC South Division.

Pekin loses home match

PACKWOOD — Pekin played well in the first two sets, against Mediapolis Tuesday in a Super Conference North Division volleyball match. The Panthers lost 25-19, 25-21, 25-9.

“We were more aggressive at the net and were passing the ball well,” Panthers head coach Rusty Crabtree said. “We served well the first two sets.”

Claire Roth connected on six digs and four aces. Pekin teammate Emma Phillips put down five kills and three aces.

“We are just at that point where we are close to getting over the hump,” Crabtree said. “With some more hard work and lots of heart, we will get there.”

Alex Parsons led Pekin in digs with nine. Quinn Baker and Taylor Gambell combined for 13 assists while Kayse Miller and Kyli Fitzsimmons had a combined six kills and five aces. Sadie Sieren had five digs.

Pekin is 6-11 overall, 1-6 North and Mediapolis is 11-14 (6-0).

Koeta falls at North Mahaska

NEW SHARON — Monday’s volleyball match in the South Iowa Cedar League was a sweep for the home court Warhawks over visiting Keota 25-11, 25-13, 25-13.

Macie McDonald put up seven assists against North Mahaska and Cassandra Swantz had 15 digs. Taylor Kindred swatted four kills as Madison Scott, Kimberly Clarahan and Nicole Clarahan had two each. Scott had 12 digs. Makenzie Jackson had two blocks.

North Mahaska is 14-12, 5-2 SICL while Keota is 5-12, 1-6.