Gianna Baune

STORY CITY — The Marshalltown volleyball team broke even Monday at the Roland-Story Tournament, winning twice and losing twice against non-conference competition.

The Bobcats (10-14) played four straight-set matches, losing to Gilbert (21-13, 21-10) and host Roland-Story (21-9, 21-15) while defeating Hampton-Dumont-CAL (21-17, 21-11) and South Hardin (21-16, 21-14).

The Bobcats were led offensively by Harper Wilson with 16 kills. Kinsley Bowie added 12 kills, while Bella Avise and Lauren O’Neal contributed nine kills apiece. Broooklyn Smith chipped in six kills, Lorelai Villarreal had three kills, and O’Neal finished with 44 assists on the night.

Gianna Baune and Avise led the MHS defense with 20 digs, while Bowie (15) and O’Neal (14) also pitched in.

Baune was 20-for-23 serving with a team-high four aces. O’Neal served 18-for-24 with three aces, while Avise was 21-of-23 with an ace. Wilson went 18-for-20 with an ace, Bowie was 17-for-20 with three aces, and Smith was 15-of-17 with an ace.

West Marshall girls cross country wins Nevada Invite

COLO — The West Marshall girls’ cross country team took first place at the Nevada Invite on Monday at Hickory Grove Park, holding off PCM and Van Meter in the 10-team meet.

The Trojans led the field with 50 points, ahead of PCM (57) and Van Meter (66). East Marshall was seventh out of 10 scoring teams with 213 points.

West Marshall senior Addie Thompson took second place in the race with a time of 20 minutes, 24.5 seconds, trailing only Van Meter junior Laura Streck (19:30.7). Trojan sophomore Dalaney Eldridge racked up eighth place in 21:14.0.

West Marshall’s freshman trio of Kielly Kasal (21:57), Ella Randall (21:59) and Zoey Wignall (22:24) finished 13th, 14th and 18th, respectively, to round out the scoring.

East Marshall was led by Syndey Hull, who came in 15th in 22:08. BCLUW, which didn’t score as a team, took its lead from Chloe Switzer, who was 22nd in 22:56.

On the boys’ side, East Marshall came away with fifth place and West Marshall was seventh out of eight scoring teams. PCM won the team title with 51 points, Nevada was second at 57 and Van Meter third at 67. The Mustangs totaled 134 while the Trojans tallied 164.

East Marshall’s Chandler Curtis was the top local finisher, clocking 19:15 for 14th place. BCLUW’s Garrett Brunner was the next runner across in 15th (19:19), while Austin Pansegrau of East Marshall came in 20th (19:38).

West Marshall was paced by Erick Rosas-Canchola in 27th (20:13), while Tommy Hinderhofer of BCLUW came away with 29th (20:15). Aaron Greene of West Marshall was 30th (20:32).