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Up-and-down week for volleyball Wildcats

The Stettler Wildcats batted .500 in senior girls’ high school volleyball action last Thursday

The Stettler Wildcats batted .500 in senior girls’ high school volleyball action last Thursday at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School in Red Deer.

In interlock play, the Wildcats defeated the West Central Rebels of Rocky Mountain House 2-1 (25-11, 29-31 and 15-10) before falling 2-0 (25-9 and 25-7) to the host Raiders.

“The senior girls came out strong in the first set versus Rocky, with excellent serving and defence that shut down the Rebels,” said Wildcats coach Warren Aspenes.

“We struggled a bit in the second set, losing a close one, but then were able to bounce back in the third and deciding match.”

The Stettler girls ran out of gas against the host team.

“The girls were flat right from the start and did not get into an aggressive rhythm with their attacks,” Aspenes said. “Thurber’s excellent serving seemed to handcuff the girls and we just were not able to get any momentum, and thus lost in two straight sets.”

The Wildcats’ player of the game last Thursday was Kennidy Fisher.

The junior varsity girls from Stettler were also in action Thursday at Red Deer, and they also split their games.

The Wildcats beat West Central 2-0 (25-19 and 25-8) and lost 2-0 (25-20 and 25-17) to Lindsay Thurber.

Both of Stettler’s girls’ teams were scheduled to return to the court Tuesday night (after the Independent went to press), as the senior and junior Wildcats hosted the Lacombe Rams.

Boys’ teams fall to Camrose

At home last Wednesday, the senior boys’ Wildcats lost 3-0 in their best-of-five match against the Camrose Trojans.

Camrose rebounded from a 7-2 deficit in the third set to win 27-25. The Trojans opened with 25-22 and 25-17 victories.

The Wildcats’ player of the game was Braden Deagle.

Stettler’s junior varsity boys went the distance against Camrose, but lost 3-2.

Tonight, both boys’ teams from Stettler head to Red Deer to face Lindsay Thurber. The JV showdown is set for 6 o’clock and the senior action is slated for 7:30.

This weekend, the senior girls host a tournament at William E. Hay Composite High School in Stettler, while the senior boys’ Wildcats are off to a tournament at Drayton Valley.