The North Butler volleyball team will look to return to the win column when they take on Newman Catholic in Top of Iowa-East Conference action on Tuesday night.
North Butler, (2-4 overall, 1-0 in conference) in recent action, went 1-4 at the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Tournament on Saturday. The win was against South Hamilton and losses were to Belmond-Klemme, Clear Lake and Estherville-Lincoln Central in pool and bracket play. Senior Olivia Dralle led with seven kills and junior Colby Wix helped defend with six digs in their first conference match against Northwood-Kensett last week.
Bearcat Head Coach Sarah Goodrich on Newman’s style of play and the benefit of playing in tournaments.
“Newman’s always a great match for us, we know they’re going to be scrappy. They’re going to give it their all, and they’re going to give us a run for our money,” says Goodrich. “Our hope is to come out with the conference dub. Being able to have all those matches on Saturday before is a good spot to see where we’re at. We also had a quick practice Monday before the game. We’re just excited to start our conference matches. We know our conference is tough, so we know that we have to give our best every single day.”
Newman Catholic (1-2 overall, 0-1 in conference) went 1-1 at the the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Tournament on Saturday, with a win over West Hancock and a loss to Rockford. The Knights return assist leader junior Sami Kruckenberg with 149 last season and digs leader senior Avery Kelly, who had 187 last season.
The Knight won last year’s meeting 3-0 in Greene.
The match will air on 104.9 KLMJ with coverage beginning at 6:50 p.m. followed by the first serve at 7:00 p.m. in Mason City.
