By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panthers are off to a 2-1 start for the season.
On Tuesday, Aug. 27, the Panorama volleyball team (1-0) got its season underway with a 3-1 win at home against West Central Valley (0-1). Panorama won the first set, 29-27, and West Central Valley won the second set, 25-19. Panorama took the next two sets, 25-15 and 25-21, on its way to the victory. Notable performances came from Nerea Gimeno Perez, who led the team in assists with 12. Kills were spread throughout the team. Cayden Iredale, last season’s kills leader, led the way with eight. Jessica Randol had six, Hanna Smith had five, while Gracie Recker and Kelsey Laabs each had four. On defense, Elizabeth Snyder led the team in digs with 14, with Perez not far behind her with 12. Madison Mincy also contributed 10 digs. Laabs led in blocks with four. Nine aces came from Panorama servers, Perez and Faith Recker with three each, Laabs with two and Elah Molloy with one.
On Thursday, Aug. 29, the Panthers participated in a triangular at Audobon and left with a loss to Coon Rapids-Bayard and a win against Audubon. Panorama got off to a good start against Coon Rapids-Bayard, winning the first set 21-16. But the momentum turned in Coon Rapids-Bayard’s favor, and Panorama fell 8-21 and 8-15 in the next two sets. The Panthers beat Audubon in three sets to raise their record to 2-1. After falling in the first set, 17-21, the girls rebounded to win the next two sets, 21-18 and 15-8. Individual stats were not available at press time.
Photos by Betty Cooper
