WMS volleyball roundup

The Washington Middle School volleyball teams have been busy over the past couple of weeks, holding five matches each since the last scoring roundup.

For the seventh-grade team, the Demons hosted Ottumwa on Sept. 21 and saw the A team fall in two sets, 21-18, 21-12. Taylor Brinning accounted for six points, while Mary Larrimore had three in the match.

The B team had a pair of set victories against Ottumwa, claiming a 21-16, 21-11 match victory, led by Anna Nacos? nine points.

Washington?s C team was led by Destinee Macias? 13 points, as the team cruised to a 21-13, 21-17 victory.

The D team picked up a pair of victories (21-12, 21-8) led by Macias? 14 points.

In their next contest against Aldo Leopold on Sept. 22, the A team fell in its two sets, 21-15, 21-15, led by Nacos and Brinning who scored three points each.

The B team was led by Brynn Beenblossom?s seven points as they split their two sets with a 21-13 loss and a 21-16 victory.

The C team had a pair of tight matches against Aldo Leopold, claiming a 22-20 victory and suffering a 20-22 setback, as Ginette Valaguez led the team, accounting for eight points.

On Sept. 28 against Keokuk, Sophia Kleese led the A team with four points, but the Demons fell in both sets 21-10, 21-12 on the day, while the B team picked up a pair of victories (21-7, 21-9) led by Nacos? 18 points.

The C team picked up a pair of victories against Keokuk (21-14, 21-16) led by Beenblossom?s 12 points, while Valaguez had six points in the D team?s 21-19 victory.

Against Edward Stone Middle School on Oct. 1, the A team fell in both sets, 21-18, 21-14, while the B team claimed victories in both sets, 21-17, 21-15. The C team split its pair of games, winning 21-15 and falling 21-16, before the D team claimed a 21-19 win.

In the most recent match against Fort Madison (on Monday), the A team fell to the Bloodhounds in two sets, 21-18, 21-14 with Nacos, Brinning and Halle Barkema each scoring four points.

The B team fell 21-6, 21-11 in both sets, while the C team fell in a pair of tight sets, 21-19, 26-24, led by Beenblossom?s eight points and Olivia Marek?s seven points.

For the eighth-grade team, the Demons took on Ottumwa on Sept. 21, and the A team fell in a pair of sets, 21-11, 21-6. The B team split its sets with Ottumwa, winning 21-13, and falling in a tight 23-21 set.

The C team was swept in its games, falling 21-12, 21-4, before the D team split its games with a 21-16 loss and a 21-19 victory.

In a set of matches against Aldo Leopold, the Demons? A team picked up a pair of set victories to take the match, 21-13, 21-14, while the B team fell in both its matches 21-12, 21-10.

The C team split its matches, winning 21-17 and falling 21-15, before the D team was swept 21-12, 21-12.

Against Keouk, the A team picked up a conference victory, claiming a 21-18, 21-13 victory over the Chiefs. The Washington B team split its sets, falling 21-12, before claiming a 21-13 set victory. The C team was swept 21-11, 22-20 and the D team fell in its sets 21-9, 21-8.

In a set of matches with Edward Stone Middle School, the A team claimed a set victory 24-22, before falling 2-1 in the match, suffering set losses of 21-4 and 15-9.

The B team split its sets, claiming a 21-18 victory and falling 21-17, while the C team fell in its match 21-14, 21-19. The D team lost its sets 21-11, 21-14.

Against Fort Madison, the Demons? A team suffered a 21-10, 21-16 sweep, while the B team fell 21-12, 21-4 in its two sets. The C team fell 21-6, 21-12 in its match, while the D team was swept 21-9, 21-9.

Both teams will take on Mt. Pleasant on Thursday night for its next matches, with the seventh-grade team at home and the eighth-grade team hitting the road.