After a tumultuous five months, Grant County area sports were finally back in full swing on Monday as the Mississinewa Indians volleyball team began their 2020 campaign against the Eastern Comets at Fisher Court. It was not always pretty. There…
Category: Volleyball
Golden Eagles hope to build on 2019 success
The 2019 Oak Hill Golden Eagles were a special group, considered one of the best volleyball teams Oak Hill had put on the court in several years. Behind stellar senior leadership and play from Taylor Westgate, Ella Ridgeway, Lexi Carmichael,…
Indians ready for volleyball after long layoff
Jody Havens’ second season at the helm of the Mississinewa Indians volleyball program was another resounding success. With a stout group of seniors flanked by a plethora of talent in the lower grades, the Indians finished with 15 victories, including…
Giants set to begin Dara Richards era
Heading into the 2020 fall season, along with all of the changes that COVID-19 has brought, the Marion Giants will have a new face at the helm, as current McCulloch English teacher Dara Richards gets set to take over the…
Madison-Grant primed for big season
Following in the footsteps of her legendary father, Kayla Jump and the Madison-Grant Argylls achieved all kinds of success in 2019. Madison-Grant went 19-12 in Jump’s inaugural season at the helm, and their combination of senior leadership and glut of…
Panthers looking to take next step in Havens’ second season
For Bailie Havens, her first year at the helm of the Eastbrook volleyball program was marked by both highs and lows. Record-wise, the numbers were not impressive, as the Panthers won just six of their 29 volleyball matches a season…
Wildcats advance with victory over Grand View, before falling to Viterbo in NAIA National Championship Quarterfinals
Early in the day on Friday, the IWU Wildcats continued to make history, advancing to the NAIA National Championship Quarterfinals with a 3-1 win over Grand View. But later that evening, their historic season came to an end, as they…
Wildcats punch ticket to Round of 16 for first time in program history
On Thursday night, the IWU Wildcats historic campaign continued, as they advanced to the NAIA National Championship Round of 16 for the first time in program history with a 3-2 victory over Concordia and a 1-0 triumph over Montana Tech…
IWU drops just second match of season as they fall to Montana Tech
In their second match of NAIA National Championship Pool Play, the IWU Wildcats, for the first time since October 2, suffered a loss, falling to No. 19 Montana Tech in five sets (25-22, 22-25, 18-25, 25-23, 15-11). IWU came out…
Wildcats kick off 2019 NAIA National Championship with sweep
Coming off a 34-1 record in the regular season, which included a thrilling five-set triumph over Marian in the Crossroads League Championship, the IWU Wildcats opened NAIA National Championship pool play with a sweep, defeating the University of St. Mary…