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7th grade
Rylie Driskell and Kelsey Fields each serve four aces and Fields hit five kills as Creston Team One defeated Nodaway Valley 22-20, 21-9, 15-9 in seventh-grade volleyball Thursday in the season finale.
“Nice finish to the season. The girls finally finished off the three sets,” said Creston coach Teri Keeler. “The first set the girls fought from an early deficit and battled to win. I’m very proud of the way they held their composure and won.”
Creston had several more players available for the following sets, playing mostly against the original Nodaway Valley group. The Wolverines beat Creston Team Two 21-13, 21-14, 15-6.
“Nodaway Valley only brought part of their squad due to a scheduling deal so they played their first team throughout the night,” Keeler said. “The girls fought and played well. It was a case of the simple or ‘given’ plays didn’t go our way.”
Nodaway Valley beat Creston Team Three 15-10, 15-9, 15-5.
“Again, these girls faced Nodaway Valley’s first team and fought hard, just too many missed serves,” Keeler said.
Nodaway Valley then beat Creston Team Four 15-10, 15-10, 15-8.
“The girls hung in there against Nodaway Valley’s first team,” Keeler said. “It was a great season for these girls all-around. I look forward to watching them in the future years.”
Creston Team One 3, Nodaway Valley 0
Serving (aces) — Rylie Driskell 16-16 (4), Kelsey Fields 7-9 (4), Karly Calvin 15-15, Sam Dunphy 6-6 (2), Braelyn Baker 6-6, Payton Luther 3-5.
Passing — Baker 18-18, Calvin 19-21, Driskell 16-19, Fields 9-11, Luther 11-12, Chloe Marlin 8-10, Dunphy 9-12.
Kills — Fields 5, Dunphy 2, Driskell 1.
Blocks — Fields 3, Dunphy 1, Driskell 1.
Setting assists — Dunphy 3, Driskell 1.
Nodaway Valley 3,
Creston Team Two 0
Serving (aces) — Ali VanGelder 4-6 (1), Kaci Abildtrup 4-6, Molly Sickels 4-6 (1), Maddie Frey 2-3, Rylie Abildtrup 4-9 (1), Kelsey Fields 2-2 (1).
Passing — VanGelder 12-14, Sickels 14-15, Frey 13-16, Dunphy 3-3, Marlin 3-3.
Kills — R. Abildtrup 1.
Blocks — R. Abildtrup 1, K. Abildtrup 1.
Setting assists — Frey 1.
Nodaway Valley 3,
Creston Team Three 0
Serving (aces) — Heaven Seley 4-7 (2), Lily Pryor 3-5 (1).
Passing — Pryor 7-12, Cheyenne Parson s6-9, Seley 3-6, Lauryn Christensen 5-12, Jurnee Harvey 5-12.
Nodaway Valley 3,
Creston Team Four 0
Serving (aces) — Jordyn Gonsoles 7-8, Rylee Haynes 6-7, Alex Whitfield 2-3.
Passing — Gonsoles 10-12, Haynes 7-10, Arial Reiss 11-17, Sierra Myers 4-4.
Kills — Reiss 1.
Setting assists — Cassie Ralston 1.
8th grade
Creston eighth-graders won two matches and lost five in action against Nodaway Valley Thursday.
MaKenna Hudson had nine ace serves and five kills, and Kara Kinsella added four kills as Creston Team One earned a 14-21, 21-10, 15-11 victory.
“When these girls got the ball up, our spikers could do their jobs,” said Creston coach Jan Lesan.
Nodaway Valley beat Creston Team Two 21-19, 21-11.
“We played a good first game and came up short,” Lesan said. “The second game we stood too much.”
Nodaway Valley took a 21-13, 21-8 victory against Creston Team Three. That concluded the 2015 season for Creston.
“This was a great bunch of girls to work with,” Lesan said. “Coach Besch and I wish them the best in all of their activities.”
Creston Team One 2, Nodaway Valley 1
Serving (aces) — MaKenna Hudson 13-14 (9), Emma Hanson 10-11 (1), Abbi Hood 10-11 (4), Kara Kinsella 6-6 (1), Haley Jones 5-6 (1).
Kills — Hudson 5, Kinsella 4, Hones 3, Hood 1, Hanson 1.
Blocks — Hood 1, Kinsella 1.
Serve receive — Abbi Hood 13-13, Hudson 8-8.
Nodaway Valley 2, Creston Team Two 0
Serving (aces) — Hudson 9-10 (4), Aubrianna Woody 7-8 (4), Elli Starlin 4-4 (1), Kinsella 2-4 (2), Jones 2-2.
Kills —Hudson 3, Jones 3.
Blocks — Woody 1.
Nodaway Valley 2, Creston Team Three 0
Serving (aces) — Ashley Reynard 7-7 (1), Woody 3-5 (2), Chasity Clayton 1-2 (1), Hood 1-2, Jones 2-3 (1).
Kills — Hood 2, Reynard 1.