Pekin Volleyball Earns Split

            A sweep at home over Louisa-Muscatine followed by a loss at Lone Tree last week gave the Pekin volleyball team a 3-3 record in SEISC North play and an 11-7 record overall.

            The Panthers had an easy go of things last Tuesday against Louisa-Muscatine. Coach Ken Hutchinson’s team started slow, but eventually pulled out to a 19-11 lead, before winning the set by a score of 25-11.

            In the second set the Panthers struggled early. Louisa-Muscatine played its best ball of the night to gain an 18-14 lead. However, Pekin proceeded to string together a series of aces to tie the game and get the lead. As a team, the Panthers finished with 17 aces on the night, including five from Emily Bemis, four from Cassidy Tolle and three from Shelbi Talley.

Read the full article in the October 8 edition of the News-Review.