WEST BURLINGTON — The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team opened the season at the Southeastern Tournament, going 1-3 to begin the year.

“It’s a tough tournament to start out with, but it gives us a measurement of where we are at competitively against tough teams,” said MCC assistant coach Miranda Spencer. “Our focus for our preseason was translating defensive points to offense and having our hitters transitioning for those points. We have great defensive specialists and liberos putting us in positions to reset the play, we just need to work on our hitters being more efficient.”

MCC lost its first three matches before bouncing back to beat John Wood CC in the finale, 25-19, 26-24, 25-15. The Tigers fell to Carl Sandburg College (25-23, 25-12, 25-21), Heartland CC (26-24, 25-22, 25-12) and Spoon River College (25-22, 25-21, 25-21).

The Tigers hit .258 as a team for the weekend, getting a whopping 40 kills from Genesis Melenciano Carela to lead the way. Kaylee LaPlant posted 21 kills, while Yafriel Payano Pichardo and Heidi Pena both racked up 15 kills. Addy Stull totaled 61 assists and Carolina Arcia added 23 more.

Defensively, MCC was led by BCLUW graduate Callie Swanson with 68 digs, while Pena had 43. Kenna Paxson, also a former Comet, added 32 digs. LaPlant led at the net with nine total blocks, Pichardo had seven, while Carela and Stull added six apiece. Carela chalked up a team-high seven aces as well.

The Tigers are back in action Wednesday against NIACC in Mason City, and the MCC Tournament is Friday and Saturday at the Student Activity Center. The tournament begins Friday at 2 p.m.

“We’re bringing in teams from four different stats,” said Spencer. “This will give us another opportunity to see teams outside our region to make us stronger for conference play.

“We’d love to see the community in the stands for our first home match on Friday!”

Tigers shut out Hawkeye for first win

WATERLOO — The Marshalltown Community College men’s soccer team scored its first win of the season, shutting out Hawkeye CC by a 2-0 score on Saturday.

Goals by Eitan Shaar and Pedro Costa put the Tigers (1-1-1) in position for their first win of the fall. Costa assisted on Shaar’s goal before scoring one of his own just four minutes before the final horn.

Joao Augusto recorded four saves on eight shots by Hawkeye to keep a clean sheet for the Tiger defense.

“The boys showed immense character today,” said MCC head coach Chris Fuchsen. “They fought for every ball, stayed focused, and executed our game plan perfectly. This win is a testament to their hard work and resilience.”

MCC is back in action Wednesday at John Wood CC in Quincy, Ill.

RedTails too much for MCC women

WATERLOO — The Marshalltown Community College women’s soccer team fell 35-1 to Hawkeye CC in Saturday’s season-opening match at the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex.

The shorthanded Tigers went into the match with just 11 players and two were unable to finish the conteset.

Tasia Eicher scored MCC’s only goal on an assist from Giulia Dorini. Giovanna de Carvalho Da Silva Damiano made 12 saves for the Tiger defense.

Redhawks split in Bondurant tourney

BONDURANT — The North Tama volleyball team went 2-2 at the Skip Anderson Tournament on Saturday, defeating a pair of Class 5A schools in the process.

The 1A No. 3 Redhawks (4-5) defeated Ames in three sets (21-13, 18-21, 15-13) and swept Southeast Polk (21-6, 21-16), but lost in straight sets to North Polk (21-18, 21-19) and 2A No. 1 Denver (29-27, 21-9).

Complete stats for the tournament were not available as of press time.

GMG falls in Colfax-Mingo title match

COLFAX — The GMG and East Marshall volleyball teams competed in the Colfax-Mingo Tournament on Saturday, with GMG falling to Coon-Rapids Bayard in the title match.

GMG (5-1) went 4-1 on the day with straight-set wins over Nodaway Valley (21-8, 21-16), East Marshall (21-17, 21-11), Iowa Valley (21-11, 21-19) and Colfax-Mingo (21-16, 21-14) on the way to the finals. Coon Rapids-Bayard (7-0) topped the Wolverines in three sets, 22-20, 11-21, 15-12.

East Marshall (3-3) was 2-2 on the day with wins over Nodaway Valley (21-6, 21-17) and Baxter (15-21, 21-16, 15-10) and losses to GMG and Iowa Valley (21-11, 21-12).

In the title bout, GMG was led by Olivia Maddux with nine kills. Rhianna Murty and Arianna Pierce had four kills apiece, and Brielle Sheets added three more. Hadlee Hempy finished with 15 assists.

Landry August led the Wolverines with six digs, and Murty had the team’s lone block. August served 11-for-11 while Hempy was 10-for-11 with two aces.

In East Marshall’s three-set win over Baxter, Vaeda Bryan led the Mustangs with seven kills. Mya Gould totaled 10 assists, and Mylie Rasmusson tallied a block. Bailey Grant led the way with 10 digs and Bryan had eight more. Grant served 11-for-11 with two aces, and Cora Talbert was 7-for-8 with two aces.

Bobcat Booster Club hosts ‘Trivia Night’

The Marshalltown Bobcat Booster Club is hosting Trivia Night on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 7 p.m. at Elmwood Country Club.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and trivia begins at 7 p.m. for teams of no more than six people per team. Cost of $250 per team includes entry fee and appetizers, with all proceeds from the event going to the Bobcat Booster Club with a goal of improving the MHS softball field. There will be a silent auction and a cash bar available.

Go online to https://marshalltownbobcats.formdash.org to register or for more information. The deadline to register your team is Sept. 6.