Marion Volleyball

Marion makes semifinals at Waterloo tournament

WATERLOO - The Marion Indians went 3-0 in pool play Saturday and reached the semifinals of the Waterloo Columbus volleyball tournament.

The Indians defeated Independence (21-16, 21-14), Vinton-Shellsburg (21-13, 21-19) and Gilbertville Don Bosco (19-21, 21-13, 15-10) in pool competition.

Marion beat Vinton-Shellsburg again in the quarterfinals, 25-13, 25-13, then lost to Sumner-Fredericksburg, 25-20, 25-20, in the semifinals.

"It was a good day," Marion Coach Roxanne Paulsen reported. "Sumner has a great team, so we are pleased we walked away with only the one loss."

Kelsey Wieneke collected nine kills against Independence, Sarah Ernst had 24 assists and Abby Phillips made 13 digs.

Hannah Miller had 13 kills against Vinton-Shellsburg in pool play, Ernst had 23 more assists and Amanda Sahm came up with nine digs.

Miller made 14 kills against Don Bosco, Ernst had 30 more assists and Micaela Combs had nine digs.

Phillips had 15 digs against Vinton-Shellsburg in the quarterfinals and Miller made seven kills.

Ernst continued her strong day with 24 assists against umner-Fredericksburg in the semifinals, Miller had 11 kills and Phillips had 10 digs.

Marion mows down Vikettes in volleyball

Marion whipped Vinton-Shellsburg in three straight sets Tuesday, 25-11, 25-15, 25-23, in a Wamac Conference volleyball match at Marion.

Marion is 4-0 in the Wamac, 17-8 overall.

Hannah Miller had 17 kills, Sarah Ernst 32 assists and 13 digs, and Micaela Combs was 19 of 20 serving for Marion.

"I thought we played two really good sets tonight," Coach Roxanne Paulsen said. "The girls did a good job moving the ball around and hitting Vinton's defensive holes.

"We had to work a little harder in game 3, but I felt like they responded pretty well to the pressure."

Marion wins Mid-Prairie volleyball tournament

WELLMAN - Marion went 5-1 Saturday and won the Mid-Prairie volleyball tournament.

Both Marion and Williamsburg finished 5-1. Marion beat Williamsburg, 21-12, 22-20, during the round-robin event, but third-place West Liberty beat the Indians, 21-17, 21-18, in the last match.

"We had a pretty good day until the last match," Marion Coach Roxanne Paulsen said. "West Liberty hit pretty well and we struggled on serve receive. But in general we played pretty well before that."

MID-PRAIRIE TOURNAMENT

Marion resullts

Marion def. Mid-Prairie, 21-8, 21-10
Kills: Miller-11 total: 27
Assists: Ernst: 23, total: 2
Serving:  McGuire: 10-10, Ernst: 9-9, total: 39-42
Aces: Ernst 2, total: 5
Digs: Sahm: 8, total: 21
Blocks: total-1

Marion def. Williamsburg,  21-12, 22-20
Kills: Miller: 6, total: 20
Assists: Ernst: 15, total: 16
Serving: Miller: 9-9, Ernst: 7-7, total: 42-44
Aces: Miller: 3, total: 6
Digs: Phillips: 8, total: 27
Blocks: Miller: 3, total: 5

Marion def. Benton, 21-14, 21-17
Kills: Miller: 6, total: 18
Assists: Ernst: 14, total: 14
Serving: Sahm: 14-14, total: 36-41
Aces: Sahm: 2, total: 5
Digs: Sahm: 9, total: 33
Blocks: Miller: 2, total: 5

Marion def. I.C. Regina, 21-9, 21-13
Kills: Miller: 5, total: 16
Assists: Ernst: 14, total: 16
Serving: Ernst: 12-13, total: 36-41
Aces: Ernst: 3, total: 6
Digs: Sahm: 6, total: 22
Blocks: Miller: 2, Kolarik: 2, total: 6

Marion def. Keota, 21-7, 21-7
Kills: Miller: 8, Wieneke: 6 total: 23
Assists: Ernst: 18, total: 22
Serving:  Sahm: 22-22, total: 40-42
Aces: Sahm: 10, total: 12
Digs: Sahm: 6, total: 25
Blocks: team: 2

West Liberty def. Marion, 21-17, 21-18
Kills: Miller: 6, Kramer: 6, total: 19
Assists: Ernst: 17, total: 17
Serving: Miller: 9-9, Sahm: 6-6, total: 33-37
Aces: team: 4
Digs: Sahm: 8, Scott: 7, Phillips: 7, total: 39
Blocks: Kolarik:3, team: 7.

Marion spikers trimmed by Waterloo Columbus

WATERLOO - The Marion High School volleyball team fell into a first-place tie in the Wamac Conference after losing to Waterloo Columbus Tuesday night, 16-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-18.

The Indians are tied with Waterloo Columbus and Clear Creek Amana in their division.

Kelsey Wieneke and Hannah Miller led Marion with 11 kills apiece. Sarah Ernst had 32 assists and Abby Phillips collected 16 digs.

Allison Scott went 17-for-17 on serves. Miller had four blocks. Jessica Thomas had three blocks.