Newton High’s junior varsity volleyball team and freshman volleyball team played in different locations Monday evening.
The Cardinal junior varsity competed in a four-team tournament hosted by Prairie City-Monroe in Monroe. The Cardinals went 2-1 on the night.
Newton defeated Knoxville, 15-4, 15-3, and downed host PCM, 15-9, 15-6. The NHS junior varsity lost 15-6, 15-10 to Pella in its first match of the night.
“The girls got off to a slow start losing to Pella. They quickly stepped up their games to beat Knoxville and PCM,” said Mallory Sturtz, NHS junior varsity coach.
Newton’s freshmen traveled to Saydel for a tournament. They lost 21-19, 22-20 to Nevada and 21-17, 21-19 to North Polk.
“The girls played some good volleyball tonight but we fell short,” said Jennifer Moucka, Newton freshman coach. “We had quite a few errors at the net and with our serving.”
Newton’s freshman and junior varsity squads play at home Tuesday against Dallas Center-Grimes, starting at 5:30 p.m. The NHS varsity takes on Dallas Center-Grimes at 7:15 p.m. in Little Hawkeye Conference play.
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