HUMBOLDT — Humboldt High’s volleyball team secured second place in its own tournament Saturday, falling just short in the B&W Trailer Hitches Invitational title match.
The host Lady Cubs were 5-0 headed into the championship, and even secured a hard-fought 25-18 win over Remington in the first set.
But Humboldt could not shut the door from there. Remington rallied in a back-and-forth second set to win, 25-23, before utilizing a 10-1 run midway through the decisive third set to win, 25-19.
Despite the loss, Humboldt coach Terry Meadows said the Lady Cubs can build on Saturday’s performance.
“We played good volleyball all day,” Meadows said. “Remington’s a tough team. They have some good hitters. I was proud of how we played. We fought back many times in the match. We had some amazing plays and kept the ball in play. Maybe too many serving errors, but overall we played great.”
As can be expected, Humboldt had many stars step up over the course of the six matches.
Kirstyn Murrow racked up 29 service aces and had 30 kills and 35 digs.
Nautianna Goforth led with 40 kills to go with seven aces, nine blocks and 21 digs.
Karley Wools chipped in with 19 kills, six aces, four blocks and 53 digs.
Kirsten Kobold had 18 kills, a block and nine digs.
Shelby Shaughnessy delivered 19 kills, 17 service aces, seven blocks and nine digs.
Kenisyn Hottenstein had 13 aces, 131 set assists and four kills.
Brooklyn Ellis had five aces and 21 digs.
Also taking part in the tournament were Marmaton Valley, which lost in straight sets to Humboldt in the semifinal round, but rebounded to defeat Waverly, 25-23 and 25-22, in the third-place match.
“We had our ups and downs,” Wildcat head coach Jamie Cole said. “We battled when we needed to battle. The tournament was a good experience. We’ve got some work to do, but overall, I’m pleased with how it went.”
Marmaton Valley went 4-2 on the day, falling to Humboldt and Remington, while defeating Yates Center, Crest and Coffeyville’s Field Kindley.
