Richland Center passed the first test of the WIAA volleyball tournament by winning 3 sets to none over visiting New Glarus on Thursday night
Richland Center passed the first test of the WIAA volleyball tournament by winning 3 sets to none over visiting New Glarus on Thursday night. The scores were 25-18, 25-16, and 25-18.
The Hornets led throughout the first 2 sets. Junior Adelyn Wertz totaled 7 kills in the first 2 sets and Senior Ellavy Weiss added 5. Aubry Kohlstedt had an ace in the opener, and Kylie Burns had 2 kills and a block. Richland Center had to come from behind for the first time in the 3rd set with the help of Jaycee Gander and Ella Clements who each had 2 kills. Ellavy Weiss had 3 kills and a block.
Kate Parman led the Glarner Knights with 7 kills on the night. New Glarus saw it’s season end at 17-12.
With the win, Richland Center is now 22-14 for the season. They will travel to River Valley on Saturday night for the WIAA Regional championship. The Blackhawks swept Dodgeville on Thursday night. River Valley won both regular season meetings with the Hornets 3 sets to none, and 3 to 1. Saturday night’s match will start at 7 pm.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
Radio veteran since 1986.
