McPHERSON, Kan. – The McPherson Middle School 8th Grade A volleyball team capped off an outstanding regular season on Monday night at home. They picked up straight set wins over Wellington and El Dorado to improve to 15-0.
The Bullpups took the first match against Wellington 25-17, 25-9. Elin Schmidt and Cayson Harlin both recorded a couple of kills each in the first set. Switching to a one-setter system, Hayden Vogelsberg adjusted well leading the offense. Leah Jackson, Kayleigh Dill and Cali Melton played well at the net and Luci Redden, Macie Reinwald and Hayden Allen provided strong defense. Schmidt had strong serving to finish out the second set with a big win.
In match two, the Bullpups cruised to a 25-8, 25-8 victory over El Dorado. A full team effort led to the dominant win.
“The whole Bullpup team played with energy and positivity today, and it was fun to see so many fans in the stands cheering them on,” said coach Christine Pianalto.
With the regular season finished, the 8th Grade A team is now set for the Patriot League North Tournament on Saturday at Haysville Middle School
Also on Monday night, the MMS 8th Grade B team finished out their season with a sweep of Wellington in two matches as El Dorado did not have a B team. The Bullpups took the first match 25-13, 26-24 and won the second 25-20, 25-19. The 8B team finished 15-3 on the season.
McPherson’s 7th Grade volleyball teams were at Wellington to finish the regular season. The 7A team won over Wellington 20-25, 25-20 and 15-3 and then defeated El Dorado 25-13, 25-9 in the nightcap. After a bit of a slow start against Wellington, the Bullpups came out strong in the third set to get a dominant finish. That carried over to a convincing win over El Dorado.
The 7A team finished the regular season at 15-1 and will be at El Dorado for the Patriot League North Tournament on Saturday.
The 7B team won 25-11, 25-14 over Wellington and 25-14, 25-14 over El Dorado to finish their season at 12-4.
