Metro Sports Report

Jefferson will open playoffs at Cornell

The Jefferson football team will host a first-round playoff game Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Cornell College in Mount Vernon against a team yet to be determined, Chris Deam, associate principal of activities at Jefferson, said Friday.

The start time also is yet to be determined.

Kennedy and Washington will be No. 1 seeds in the Class 4A playoffs, and will play a doubleheader at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday at Kingston Stadium. Jefferson is expected to be a No. 2 seed, and playing at Cornell avoids a possible triple-header Wednesday at Kingston.

Complete playoff pairings will be announced later Friday night.

Indians denied in Wamac finals

There were no tears for the Marion Indians following the championship match of the Wamac Conference volleyball tournament Tuesday night, just a fierce determination to beat powerful West Delaware if they happen to meet in the state tournament again this year.

The Indians had their chances Tuesday before losing a tight match to West Delaware, 25-23, 25-20, in the Wamac finals at Marion High School.

The first set was tied, 23-23, before the Hawks captured the last two points. And Marion owned a 17-12 lead in the second set before the Hawks rallied and took control.

The Indians know West Delaware has a terrific program, but they also know they're not far away from getting the job done. West Delaware nipped Marion, 3-2, in the semifinals of the Class 4A state tournament last year and nipped them again Tuesday in the league finals.

Balanced Mustangs spike Culver-Stockton

CANTON, Mo. - Cori Peterzalek, Leslie Hoffmann and Becca Thomson all 13 kills Thursday night as the Mount Mercy volleyball team defeated Culver-Stockton, 25-20, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, in a tight match in Canton, Mo.

India Green rolled up 42 assists for the Mustangs. Abbie Foster had 17 digs, Green 15 digs and Kamrin Gold 14 digs. Monica Bumbry blocked six shots for Mount Mercy.

The Mustangs raised their record to 25-11. Culver-Stockton fell to 6-14.

Marion sweeps City High in volleyball

IOWA CITY - The Marion Indians swept Iowa City High, 25-20, 25-18, 25-19, in a high school volleyball match in Iowa City.

The Indians, ranked No. 5 in Class 4A, stepped up in competition and defeated a Class 5A program from the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Isabella Sade collected 10 kills and six blocks for Marion. Olivia Frazier had 10 kills and three blocks. Alyssa Thomas finished with nine kills and three blocks. Kaela Halvorson had seven kills and was 16-for-16 in serving with four aces.

Caitlyn Smith provided 33 assists and eight digs and was 13-for-13 with her serves. Haley Dullea was 21-for-21 in serving with five aces. Tanea Westhoff finished with 21 digs.

Marion raised its record to 29-8.