Sports Briefs

Mound City volleyball tops West Nodaway

The West Nodaway volleyball team lost 2-0 (12-25, 16-25) to Mound City on Tuesday. Mackenzie Finney had two kills while Alissa Nelson had six digs. Paige Hagey finished with one block to go with three set assists from Kristine Ecker. Nelson, Ecker and Isabel Metzger each had one serving ace. Rockets fell to 2-10 overall and travel to East Atchison on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. contest.

West Platte volleyball sweeps Nodaway-Holt

Nodaway-Holt dropped a 2-0 (14-25, 18-25) match to West Platte on Tuesday.

Sam Keith and Macie Bohannon led the team with four kills each, while Amanda Bohannon had three.

Keith also had three serving aces to go with four digs. Aidan Bohannon, Breanna Day, Rachel Farmer, and Macie Bohannon each had two digs. Farmer had six set assists.

The Trojans host Mound City on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Platte Valley girls take second

West Nodaway boys third at Tarkio

Platte Valley’s girls placed second and West Nodaway’s boys took third at the Tarkio cross country meet on Tuesday.

Ashley Riley took first overall in the girls’ competition with a 21:16, while Mallory and Meaghan McConkey followed her with fourth and sixth place finishes. Mallory clocked a 22:15, while Meaghan had a time of 24:18.

Savannah Bennett finished in 27:01, which was good for 15th. Layla Wolf placed 21st with a time of 28:48.

Ben Tate led West Nodaway’s boys with a time of 26:41 to finish eighth while Weston Carter clocked a 21:14 to finish 12th. Parker Ogle finished 13th with a time of 22:09 to go with a 14th place finish for Gus Hoeker with a time of 22:36. Dalton Smyser finished 10 seconds behind Hoeker at 22:46 to take 30th.

Platte Valley softball drops extra-inning contest to St. Joseph Lafayette

St. Joseph Lafayette beat Platte Valley 3-2 in eight innings on Monday. Two doubles to start the eighth inning ended the contest. Kayla Schmitz went 3-for-4 with one RBI and a double. while Sarah Chor also had an RBI while going 1-for-4 from the plate. Kelsi McQuinn went 2-for-4 from the plate. The Eagles also got hits from Amber White, Josie Deen, and Stephanie Chor. Stephanie Chor and Kayla Schmitz scored the Platte Valley runs.

North Nodaway Softball beats Worth County in extras

North Nodaway earned a 4-2 victory over Worth County on Monday. The game went to nine innings before the Mustangs pulled out the win. Keagan O’Riley allowed nine hits, but struck out five and walked just one. Alisha Davison finished 3-for-5 while O’Riley was 2-for-5 with a double. Cole Schimming had two RBI while going 2-for-4 from the plate and Kelsi Oberhauser had one RBI. Her two RBI came on a double in the top of the ninth that helped seal the victory. North Nodaway is set to host North Andrew on September 19.

Northeast Nodaway softball tops Pattonsburg

Northeast Nodaway bounced back from a lackluster performance at the Stanberry Invite to beat Pattonsburg 14-8 on Monday. Alicia Smith went 1-for-4 with three RBI and scored two runs fro the Bluejays. Gerry Runde finished 2-for-4 with one RBI and Makayla Adwell was 3-for- 4 with one RBI and scored a run. Emily Redden and Taylor Coffelt each doubled while Maggie Schmitz had a triple.Schmitz also pitched the full seven innings and struck out six while walking five. She gave up eight runs on nine hits ,but just two were earned. The Bluejays made five errors and Pattonsburg had three.