SPORTS

For all of the tremendous accomplishments that the Advance High School volleyball program has racked up over recent years, and there have been A LOT of accomplishments, the Hornets have never done one thing, which is put together an undefeated season. And the program may not do so this year,...

LEOPOLD – The Leopold High School baseball program has won just 10 games over the past three spring seasons, and Wildcat coach T.J. Smreker only had 10 players out for the fall season this year, so he knew the past month-plus would involve a lot of learning. “With only...

GIDEON — The Advance High School volleyball team is the defending Class 1 state champion for a reason. The Hornets made adjustments after encountering some early difficulty with Gideon’s hitting strategy as Advance swept the host 25-23, 25-14, 25-8. “I feel like the biggest thing was that in...

Coming off of wins against some of the top teams in the nation, WashU entered the UW-Whitewater Invite with high hopes. Facing unranked Saint Benedict in the first match, the #7-ranked Bears exuded confidence. However, the team quickly dropped consecutive sets despite great defense from Libero Ellie Laird and aces from all over the team. Despite the early deficit, the Bears refused to give up. WashU piled up kills and on its way to victories in sets 3 and 4, with Outside Hitter Jasmine Sells leading the way with 18 kills and setter Sam Buckley steadying the team’s attack. The game came to a decisive 5th set, with the Bears knotting the score at 13 following a great kill from the middle Zoe Foster. The Bears failed to complete the comeback, dropping the final two points.