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SIOUX CITY -- The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team stood up to Western Iowa Tech and took a game from the Comets, but the visiting Tigers ultimately fell 3-1 on Wednesday in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference action.
Western Iowa Tech (21-9, 8-1), which stands third in the ICCAC, won the contest 25-16, 25-21, 27-29, 25-17.
The Comets were a bit more widespread in their attack, getting three players with double-digit kills. Sunny Faiivae led WIT with 16 kills, Beatriz Diaz had 11 and Mia Ortiz finished with 10. Setter V Liufau totaled 39 assists, while Victoria Canabal led the Comet defense with six blocks.
MCC (8-8, 2-7) was led by Morghan Harvey with 16 kills, while Stella Remer added 10 kills. Lillian Mason and Addie Ratcliff had four kills apiece and setter Isabelle Rawlins chipped in two kills to go with her 30 assists.
Lesly Yismel Valentin Marte led the Tiger defense with 28 digs and Amira Cowell added 11. Mason and Ratcliff led MCC at the net with two blocks apiece.
The Tigers are on the road this weekend with the Black Hawk Tri-Match on Saturday in Moline, Ill.
Pifkin leads G-R at DNH INvite
WAVERLY -- Gladbrook-Reinbeck sophomore Caleb Pifkin placed 17th at the Dike-New Hartford Invitational on Tuesday to lead all local runners in the 26-team meet.
Pifkin crossed the finish line in 17 minutes, 30 seconds, to lead the Rebels to 16th place out of 19 scoring teams. Gladbrook-Reinbeck finished with 411 points. Benton Community took the team title with 60, Denver was second with 65, and Baxter was third with 98, led by meet champion Max Handorf (15:52.5).
G-R's only other runner in the top 100 was Caleb Bowser, was was 74th in 19:44.
BCLUW was one runner short of scoring as a team, led by Tommy Hinderhofer in 27th place (17:55). Olin Hupfeld was 86th in 20:12, while Harrison Schiebel took 97th in 20:47.
On the girls' side, Chloe Switzer of BCLUW emerged in 26th place in 21:42, while teammate Ceanna White was 104th in 25:53.
G-R's Colbie Fevold finished 116th in 27:27.
No. 3 Trojans take North Polk Invite
ALLEMAN -- The Class 2A No. 3 West Marshall girls' cross country team edged out 3A No. 10 North Polk to win the North Polk Invite on Monday at the Max Championship Cross Country Course.
The Trojans tamed the host Comets by just two points, 56-58, with 2A No. 7 Van Meter coming in third with 63 points. Collins-Maxwell, rated seventh in 1A, was fourth out of 10 scoring teams with 104.
West Marshall was paced on this day by Dalaney Eldridge, who placed sixth in 20 minutes, 6 seconds. Harper Blackburn took 10th place in 20:34, and Kielly Kasal was the next runner across in 11th (20:36). Zoey Wignall picked up 13th place (20:50) and Ella Randall was 16th in 21:01 to round out the Trojans' scoring.
Laura Streck of Van Meter won with a time of 19:18.
With only four runners, the West Marshall boys didn't score as a team. The Trojans were led by Aaron Greene, who placed 16th in 18:28. Noah Ethington (61st, 25:36), Korey Malloy (62nd, 26:17) and Russell Mack (66th, 33:05) rounded out West Marshall's roster.