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Petersen takes charge at Kirkwood

Bryan Petersen is technically the "interim" head coach of the Kirkwood men's basketball team, but there's no doubt who was in charge Tuesday when the Eagles began preseason drills at Johnson Hall.

Doug Wagemester stepped aside as the head coach after last season and Petersen, one of his assistants, was quickly named to lead the team this season.  Wagemester, the school's athletic director, will decide at some point whether he wants to coach the team again next year or not.

In the meantime, Petersen is running the club on his own, although Wagemester's office is just a few steps away if he wants any advice.

Petersen, 26, played for Wagemester at Kirkwood and was a starting point guard at Iowa State. He knows the system and was fully in charge Tuesday.

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Kirkwood falls to No.3 Johnson County

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The Kirkwood volleyball team split two matches on the final day of a junior college tournament in Overland Park (Kan.) Saturday morning.

The fifth-ranked Eagles (21-5) whipped Central (Neb.), 25-13, 25-22, 25-16, but lost to No.3 Johnson County (Kan.), 25-23, 25-20, 25-20.

Erin Walker had 11 kills and 15 digs against Central. Amber Timmins collected 32 aces, Cali Beyer had 21 digs, Payton Hilton had nine kills and Heather Poula had eight kills.

Timmins had 34 assists in the loss to Johnson County. Poula led KCC with 15 kills and Hilton had eight. Walker and Beyer had 10 digs apiece.

Kirkwood spikers sweep 2 matches

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The fifth-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team raised its record to 20-4 Friday by sweeping two matches at the Johnson County tournament.

The Eagles blanked Iowa Lakes, 25-15, 25-11, 25-17, and swept North Platte (Neb.), 25-18, 25-17, 25-16.

Heather Poula led Kirkwood against Iowa Lakes with 14 kills. Erin Walker had 11 kills, Alicen Wintermote nine and Payton Hilton six. Amber Timmins collected 32 assists and Cali Beyer had 12 digs.

Walker paced the Eagles against North Platte with nine kills. Poula and Hilton had eight kills. Wintermote had seven kills. Timmins finished with 32 more assists and six kills. Beyer had 16 digs.

No.7 KCC spikers sweep Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN - The seventh-ranked Kirkwood Eagles swept Marshalltown in an ICCAC volleyball match Tuesday night in Marshalltown, 25-20, 25-16, 25-8.

Heather Poula led a balanced attack with 10 kills and Payton Hilton had nine kills.

Amber Timmins collected 35 assists and Erin Walker served four aces for the first-place Eagles (18-4, 5-0).