OVERLAND PARK — Allen Community College’s Debra Kime brought home the top individual time for the Red Devil women’s cross country team Saturday at the Dave Burgess Open, a 5K cross country race.
Kime’s mark of 21 minutes, 20.5 seconds, was good for ninth overall.
She was followed by Kim Boyle, 11th at 21:30.2; Kim Cooper, 19th at 22:07.1; Sydney Owens, 20th at 22:09.2; and Bianca Ramirez, 26th overall at 24:35.8.
Allen’s cumulative time of 1:51.42.8 was good for fourth place overall at 83 points.
Haskell’s Talisa Budder won the race with a time of 19:33.5. Cowley County had the top team score at 41 points at 1:46:04.5.
The Red Devils sat their top three runners due health reasons.
Allen head coach Vince DeGrado said the results show a need for improvement.
“We didn’t compete like a team that is one of the top three in the region,” DeGrado said. “We were very uncertain of ourselves. I take full blame for our performance. I’m not in panic mode or anything, because I know this is just part of the ‘dog days’ we have to get through.
“The competition featured Cowley and Highland,” he continued. “They both looked strong, and I’m expecting them to be ready in two weeks as the region and conference favorite with Johnson County.”
While Allen could have been considered a favorite for a regional crown as recently as a few weeks ago, injuries and other struggles have taken their toll on the Red Devils, DeGrado said.
“I’ll have my ladies ready Oct. 27 to compete, and all I can ask is for them to give it their best they possibly can, and we’ll see where the chips fall from there.”
There was one bright spot. DeGrado credited Owens for improving her time in claiming a top-20 finish.

PARSONS — It took a while for Allen Community College to get adjusted to a new offense, deployed Monday because of a concussion suffered over the weekend by Jacqui Ortiz.
The Red Devil volleyball squad dropped its opening set to host Labette Community College.
“We struggled to look organized,” head coach Jessica Peters said, “along with a defense that was watching balls hit or fall rather than going after them.”
The mindset started to change in the second set.
Sophomore Autumn Douglas, along with Sierra Morgison and Hayley Mertens, keyed a three-set rally to win, 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
“Admitting as a team that we were waiting for Labette to make the mistakes was the change that had to be made quickly,” Peters said. “That is when we found the team we knew we had: organized, effective, supportive and with a ‘wanting a win’ mentality.
“Credit can go to blocking, which minimized their errors tonight, and we also saw a few aces throughout the night. Overall, we didn’t give away many points.”
Mertens led the way with 19 points, 19 kills and 19 digs. Douglas, described by Peters as “unstoppable” through the first three sets, had 16 points, 14 kills, 12 digs and two assisted blocks. Adriee Munoz added 44 set assists and three aces.
Morgison wound up with 11 points, 10 kills and seven digs.
Allen hopes to extend its two-match winning streak on the road Wednesday at Johnson County Community College.

Allen    18-25-25-25
Labette     25-20-19-19
Danielle Goodman, 1 kill, 1 dig, 1 solo block, 2 points; Sierra Morgison, 10 kills, 1 set assist, 1service ace, 7 digs, 11 points; Adriee Munoz, 2 kills, 44 set assists, 3 service aces, 21 digs, 3 block assists, 6.5 points; Sarah Charbonneau, 22 digs; Hayley Mertens, 19 kills, 1 set assist, 19 digs, 19 points; Randi Billings, 5 kills, 3 digs, 3 solo blocks, 1 block assist, 8.5 points; Autumn Douglas, 14 kills, 5 set assists, 1 service ace, 12 digs, 2 block assists, 16 points.

HUMBOLDT — Having to wait three extra days to open district play had little negative effects Monday for Humboldt High.
The Cubs erupted for 34 first-half points to open their contest Monday against visiting Eureka High in a 48-8 win.
The win pushes Humboldt’s record to 5-2 on the season and 1-0 in Kansas Class 3A, District 6 play. The Cubs host another district contest Friday night at home against winless Fredonia.
Monday night’s game was postponed from Friday due to stormy weather.
“We came out and were really efficient offensively,” Humboldt head coach K.B. Criss said. “Our defense did a good job of not giving up a big play against their passing game. We bent, but didn’t break.”
The offense was once again keyed by senior quarterback Nathan Whitcomb, who rushed for 109 yards on 7 carries and completed 11 of 15 passes for 178 more.
Whitcomb tossed touchdown passes to Blake Crawford for 16 yards, Tanner McNutt for 30 and to Noah Thornbrugh for 50 before taking a well-deserved rest in the second half. He also ran a 54-yard touchdown jaunt late in the first quarter.
The Cubs led 13-0 after the first quarter and put the game away with three more touchdowns in the second period.
Jacob Carpenter scored on a two-yard run to open the first-half scoring. Trey Johnson’s one-yard scoring run ended it.
Kason Siemens connected with Robby Sellman on a four-yard touchdown pass in the game’s final minute.
Hunter Murrow pulled in four receptions, covering 52 yards. Thornbrugh had 54 yards on two catches. McNutt had 38 yards on two receptions. Crawford’s two catches were good for 30 yards. Hayden Boring rushed for 34 yards on three carries. Carpenter had 18 yards on four totes.
On defense, Murrow and Carpenter led Humboldt with six tackles apiece. Johnson and Murrow pulled in fumble recoveries, McNutt had an interception. Ryan Gean blocked a punt that was recovered by Whitcomb. Thornbrugh, Johnson, Gean and Sellman each registered quarterback sacks.
While Criss was happy with the win, he was not allowing Humboldt much time to celebrate.
“At midnight we need to put this game in the rear view mirror and begin to prepare for Fredonia,” he said. “We have to bounce back quick with two games this week.”

OVERLAND PARK — The road has been most inhospitable for Allen Community College’s soccer teams this week.
Both women and men squads fell in their most recent contests at Johnson County Community College last week.
The Red Devil men dropped a 3-2 decision to the Cavaliers.
Allen’s goals were courtesy of an unassisted tally by Jhovanty Baltazar and on a goal from Corey Hudson, with an assist by Oscar Marrufo. Jordan Drake played in goal and made two saves.
The Red Devil women fell 6-0 to Johnson County. Keelie Arbuckle played in goal and made 12 saves.
Both teams have struggled on the road this month.
The loss was the men’s fifth straight since a win at Pratt on Sept. 26. The men stand at 4-9 overall and 2-6 in Jayhawk Conference.
The women (1-13 overall, 1-7 in League) have dropped seven straight overall.
The squads will host Dodge City Community College this afternoon in their first home matches since Sept. 22. The games originally were scheduled for Sunday, but were pushed back 24 hours because of wet field conditions.

HUMBOLDT — It took a bit for Humboldt Middle School’s volleyball team to pick up steam Saturday.
But when they did, the Lady Cubs maintained their spotless record at their own tournament.
Humboldt dropped its first game of the tournament before rebounding to defeat Eureka 14-25, 25-11, 15-9. Humboldt kept up the pace with a 25-12, 25-10 win over Cherryvale and a 25-16, 25-13 win over Yates Center.
“Eureka came out ready to play and we were a little flat in the first set,” Humboldt head coach Terry Meadows said. “We finally stepped it up and played our game and pulled out the win. The girls really put their heart into it today.”
Makayla McCall led the way against Eureka with six points, five kills and an ace. Kassie Angleton added five points, two kills, and three aces.
McCall had six points with three kills  and three aces against Cherryvale. Angelton had five aces. Sydney Houk had three kills. Tilar Wells also had three aces to go with four points.
Annalise Whitcomb and Angleton shared high-scoring honors against Yates Center with five points and four aces each. Houk added four points to go with three kills.
The wins sealed an undefeated season for Humboldt at 15-0.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — This wasn’t quite the head-to-head matchup Allen Community College head coach was looking for.
The Red Devils, in Illinois for the Lincoln Land Volleyball Tournament, found themselves two players short following a violent collision in the second game of the event.
Jacqui Ortiz and Tayler Shook had both attempted to dive after a ball in the center of the court against host Lincoln Land when they collided head-on. Shook required 10 stitches and Ortiz had “a large headache,” Red Devil head coach Jessica Peters said.
Both were sidelined for the rest of the tournament.
Their absences had an ancillary benefit for Allen, which went 1-3 in tournament play.
“We made adjustments and proved to be successful under these conditions,” Peters said.
Allen lost 18-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-20  to John A. Logan College, a Division I community college in Carterville, Ill., on Friday; then lost to host Lincoln Land, a Division II school, 25-15, 25-18, 15-12 to open Saturday’s play. 
Next up was another Division II school, Vincennes (Ind.) University, which defeated the Red Devils 25-22, 25-23, 25-19.
Allen wrapped up tournament play on a high note, defeating Harper College, a Division III school based out of Palatine, Ill., 20-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-17.
“We were definitely a comparable team to (others) at this tournament,” Peters said. “We had individuals who needed to find themselves for the team to be successful. We had athletes playing positions they had not been exposed to as often this season, but they made adjustments and we saw Allen compete with some and defeat others.”
Hayley Mertens led the way for the Red Devils, racking up 61.5 points over the four-game tournament. She delivered 52 kills, had six aces, seven block assists and 54 digs.
Peters also pointed to the efforts by sophomores Autumn Douglas and Randi Billings, who stepped up with 23.5 and 26.5 points, respectively.
“We are pleased with their personal performances,” Peters said. “We hope they will take the confidence they built up and apply it within the two conference matches we will face this week.”
Allen travels to Labette Community College this evening and to Johnson County Community College Wednesday.
Individual statistics follow for Allen over the four matches:
Tayler Shook, 6 digs; Danielle Goodman, 16 kills, 1 set assist, 30 digs, four solo blocks, three block assists, 21.5 points; Sierra Morgison, 15 kills, 2 service aces, 22 digs, 2 block assists, 18 points; Sidney Keith, 13 kills, 2 set assists, 2 aces, 4 solo blocks, 8 block assists, 23 points; Adriee Munoz, 2 kills, 92 set assists, 48 digs, 2 block assists, 3 points; Sarah Charbonneau, 1 kill, 1 set assist, 65 digs, 2 points; Jacqui Ortiz, 19 set assists, 19 digs; Cheyanne Miller, 1 kill, 1 set assist, 4 digs, 1 block assist, 1.5 points; Hayley Mertens, 52 kills, 1 set assist, 6 aces, 54 digs, 7 block assists, 61.5 points; Randi Billings, 15 kills, 1 set assist, 1 ace, 10 digs, 6 solo blocks, 9 block assists, 26.5 points; Autumn Douglas, 13 kills, 6 set assists, 5 aces, 21 digs, 3 solo blocks, 5 block assists, 23.5 points.

NEODESHA — Humboldt High’s volleyball squad went 3-3 at a Neodesha tournament Saturday.
The Lady Cubs defeated Baxter Springs in straight sets 25-21, 25-11; lost in three sets to Fredonia 25-19, 20-25, 25-18; downed host Neodesha 25-17, 25-19; fell to Southeast Cherokee 25-9, 25-16; lost to Parsons 25-20, 25-16; and defeated Caney Valley 25-20, 25-21.
“We are still battling injuries and it showed as the day wore on,” Humboldt head coach Stephanie Splechter said. “Overall, I am pleased with our performance, given the circumstances.”
Sheri Middleton led Humboldt against Baxter Springs with 13 points, 10 kills and two blocks. Kayle Riebel added eight points, including three aces, to go with three kills and two blocks. Breanna Kline had three points, threee kills and two digs on defense. Anna Setter added a point with an ace and had 14 set assists.
“We played the net well in this match,” Splechter said. “We got off to big leads on both sets.”
Things didn’t go as smoothly against Fredonia.
“Fredonia seems to have our number,” Splechter said. “We did not pass as well as we can and missed three serves in a row to start the match.”
Middleton had 11 points, including 10 kills and an ace. Kline had eight points with three aces, five kills and two digs. Setter had four digs and 16 set assists. Riebel had four points and three kills. Megan Hudlin had two aces.
Riebel and Middleton shared high point honors against Neodesha with seven apiece. Both also had two aces. Middleton also had five blocks. Setter had 13 asssists. Kline also had two aces to go with six points. Rachel Taylor had four points and three kills.
Middleton had six points in the loss to Southeast to go with three kills and three blocks. Riebel had five points and Kline three. Riebel also had three kills, two aces and two digs. Setter had nine assists.
Riebel’s eight points paced the Lady Cubs against Parsons, along with five kills. Middleton scored four points, with two blocks and two kills. Setter had seven assists.
Kline had 11 points and 11 kills to lead the way to victory against Caney Valley. Taylor followed with seven points, three of which came from aces, and four kills. Middleton had five points, three kills and two blocks. Setter had 15 assists.

GARNETT — An 0-4 record Saturday at the Anderson County High Invitational Volleyball Tournament belied the effort and quality of play offered up by Iola High’s Fillies against some tough competition, their head coach said.
Iola lost to Burlington 25-19, 25-4 to top-seeded Burlington; 24-26, 25-22, 25-20 to Independence, 18-25, 25-9, 25-17 to Wellsville; and 25-17, 25-14 to Fort Scott.
“The results of the tournament don’t reflect how great the girls played,” Iola head coach Emily Sigg said. “They had some hard-fought matches that didn’t end in our favor.”
Emery Driskel found herself at the top of the stat sheet throughout the day for the Fillies.
The sophomore was named to the all-tournament team — one of only six players selected from the eight-team tournament.
Against top-seeded Burlington, Driskel had four digs, two solo blocks and an ace. Kyra Moore added five assists, two digs and three points, including two aces. Addie Haar had a kill and two digs; Breanna Stout chipped in with two kills and a dig. Hannah Endicott had two digs, Katie Thompson had a kill and a dig, Emma Sigg provided a dig and Emma Piazza had three assists.
Driskel pounded in 11 kills against Independence, to go with eight digs, three aces (six points overall), an assist and a solo block. Moore had three kills, 16 assists, five digs and five points, including a service ace. Haar had four kills, a block assist and a dig. Stout had eight kills, two assists, two solo blocks, two block assists and five digs. Endicott had five digs. Thompson four kills, four aces and five digs. Emma Sigg had three digs and Piazza had six points with an ace, nine assists, a solo block, a block assist and five digs.
The Fillies started out on a high note against Wellsviille, winning the first game, “a huge accomplishment for us,” Coach Sigg said. “I was really proud of how they played and hope that our level of play gave the girls confidence in their abilities and that we can finish playing the season at that level.”
Piazza had 11 assists, six digs, three points, a service ace, a kill and a block assist. Driskel had five kills, two solo blocks, six digs and a set assist. Haar had five digs, two kills and an assisted block. Stout had seven kills, four digs and four service points. Endicott had five points and a dig. Emma Sigg had two digs, Moore had four assists, two kills, two points and a dig.
Moore offered up four set assists, a dig and an ace against Fort Scott. Driskel had two kills, a solo block, a dig and an ace. Haar also had a kill and a solo block. Stout had three points with an ace, a kill, a block assist and a dig. Thompson notched two kills and two digs. Emma Sigg had four digs. Piazza had two kills, two set assists and an assisted block. Endicott had a dig.
The Fillies return to Garnett Tuesday to take on Anderson County in regular season action.