Great Week for the River Hawk Volleyball Girls with Much Improvement and Success!

by Denise Larson for the Preston Times

Such a great week for the River Hawk volleyball girls with much improvement and success! Tuesday was a sweep at Midland as all levels from 7th on up came away with victories! The FS defeated the Eagles in games of 15-9 and 15-11 while the JV squad won in games of 13-21, 21-11 and 15-9! The Varsity kept their momentum and determination going strong with a 3-game sweep of 25-19, 26-24 and 25-21! On Thursday, the River Hawks hosted the annual Pink Out event to raise funds to fight against cancer. It was a well-attended night and we are so very thankful for all that donated by purchasing a duck to chuck, a t shirt, or a silent auction basket! All money raised will be sent to the Iowa City Children’s Hospital! The FS and JV teams were not quite able to defeat very talented North Cedar teams, but the Varsity showed up once again with passion and perseverance to defeat the Knights in games of 25-19, 25-23 and 25-22! It was also a fun night for the girls as they celebrated with teammate Hadley Farrell on reaching 700 career kills! Hadley is now 4 attacks on her way to achieving even more! I think Hadley would be the first to tell you that her success has been a result of playing with some great teammates throughout the past four years! I would agree and also add that Hadley has spent a lot of hours perfecting her incredible volleyball skills and is so very deserving of such an achievement! Congrats to Hadley and all the passers and setters from the past 4 years!
FS stat leaders for the week:
Ace serves – Kelly Struve 9, Kendyl Driscoll 4, Cambri Clark 2, Jada Geerts 2, and Nizhonia Schmidt 2. Kills – Driscoll 7, Clark 6, Struve 3 and Bridgett Moeller 3. Assists – Jaylee Bredekamp 7, Driscoll 4, Claire Roe 3, Allison Westerlund 2, and Clark 2. Digs – Struve 11, Lizzy Seidell 5, Bredekamp 3, Moeller 3, Driscoll 3, and Roe 3.

JV stat leaders for the week:

Ace serves – Sadie Roling 2, Driscoll 2, and Jada Clifton 2. Kills – Driscoll 6, Roling 5, Clifton 4, Moeller 4, and Clark 3. Assists – Roling 8, Driscoll 8, Clark 4, Roe 2 and Clifton 2. Digs – Driscoll 5, Clifton 5, Clark 5, Roling 4, and Bredekamp 2.

Varsity stat leaders for the week:

Ace serves – Josie Wood 3, Jenna Roling 2, Abby Felkey 2, Alia Schmidt 2, Hadley Farrell 1. Kills – H. Farrell 45, Addie Farrell 8, Sarah Gruver 8, Roling 7, Abby Bierman 5, Schmidt 4. Assists – Gruver 37, H. Farrell 24, Schmidt 5, Wood 2, Felkey 2, and A. Farrell 1. Digs – Wood 27, Schmidt 20, Felkey 14, H. Farrell 10, Gruver 7, A. Farrell 4 and Roling 1. Blocks – H. Farrell 4, Roling 2, Gruver 1, A. Farrell 1, and Bierman 1.

Next Thursday is our last home match of the regular season. We will be celebrating with our 7 seniors! We sure appreciate the great student body cheering section as well as all the positive comments from the friends and family crowd! Hope to hear you on Thursday in Miles!