East Mills has ‘tough day’ at Clarinda tourney

The East Mills volleyball team went 0-4 at the Clarinda Tournament on Saturday.

The Wolverines dropped decisions to the host Cardinals 21-16, 21-15, to Treynor 24-22, 21-11, to Shenandoah 21-17, 21-11 and to Bedford 25-18, 26-24

“Overall, this was a tough day in terms of wins/losses, but at times we played very well against some strong competition,” said East Mills coach Connie Blank. “We came out flat against Clarinda and struggled with serve/receive but served 34-for-34 with 100 percent for the match.”

In the Wolverines’ first set against Treynor, East Mills was up 20-16 and lost 22-24.  
“We gave up too many unearned points with missed serves and hitting errors and just didn’t finish.      
In the Shenandoah match we made a run to get back into the first set and fell short,” Blank said.

In the Bedford match, Blank said her team struggled with serving in the first set, but came storming back in the second set.  

“We need to find the push to finish and continue to improve our communication,” Blank said.
Jessie Doyle recorded 22 kills and Stephanie Frink 15 to lead East Mills.

East Mills 18-25-25-25-15
SW Valley 25-16-27-23-12

Jessie Doyle pounded home 14 kills and Emily Ray 12 as East Mills knocked off Southwest Valley 18-25, 25-16, 25-27, 25-23, 15-12 in non-conference volleyball Thursday.

“This was a huge win,” said East Mills coach Connie Blank. “This match was a back and forth marathon in a very hot gym.  We pushed through the heat, stayed focused, and never gave up.  It was a fantastic all-around team effort.“

Elizabeth Walker dished up 22 assists and Emmy Duysen 16. Duysen served 22-for-22 with three aces.

Wolverines drop two at F-M tourney

East Mills defeated Sidney 25-18, 25-15 and lost a pair of matches to Underwood and Griswold at the Knight Invitational Volleyball Tournament in Tabor last Tuesday.

Samantha Opal smacked down eight kills and Emily Ray five in the Wolverines’ win. Emmy Duysen dished up 10 assists.

The Wolverines (2-2) fell to Underwood 25-21, 25-12 and Griswold 25-12, 25-19. In the two matches, Jessie Doyle combined for seven kills and Ray five.

East Mills 25-25
Tarkio, Mo. 16-12

The East Mills volleyball team posted a 25-16, 25-12 season-opening victory over Tarkio, Mo. Aug. 29.

The Wolverines got seven kills from Samantha Opal, four from Stephanie Frink and two each from Jessie Doyle and Emmy Duysen.

Duysen led with nine assists and two digs.