Cadets reach Milestones, Comets reach Victory during NEIC volleyball match
By John Burbridge
sports@charlescitypress.com
CRESCO — Now that the month is upon us, there’s an excuse to make a reference to “Mr. October” — a.k.a. hall of fame slugger Reggie Jackson.
Reggie hit 563 home runs during his career … 581 when including the postseason, hence the nickname. Reggie has said that he can distinctly remember all of them. The team and pitcher they were against … the pitch thrown, location and count … Who was on first.
Crestwood senior Kelly Miller will likely remember her 500th career volleyball kill. It came against Charles City during a Northeast Iowa Conference match hosted by the Cadets on Tuesday.
It was a resounding kill from the left-handed hitter (Reggie also hit left handed) with teammate Tierney Perkins getting the assist — Perkins was credited with 47 assists against the Comets while surpassing 500 assists for the season.
It gave the Cadets a 16-12 lead in the second set, and the team promptly called a timeout to honor the milestone achievement.
Crestwood went on to win the second set (25-23) after dropping the first (25-16) to even the match with momentum seemingly on its side.
But the Comets responded to win the third set (25-16), and after trailing 7-3 early in the fourth before taking a 22-17 lead only to have Crestwood rally to tie it with 5 straight points, killings points by Charles City freshman Mya Rimrod and junior Emma Miller put the Comet ahead for good before a killing attempt from the Cadets landed well beyond the end line to cap the set at 25-22 for a 3-1 Comet victory.
Charles City junior Keely Collins had 9 kills and 5 blocks to lead the Comets (14-7), who also got 19 assists and 10 digs from sophomore Anya Ruzicka; 7 kills and 7 blocks from sophomore Jadyn Van Horn; 13 kills and 13 digs from senior Morgan Maloy; 13 digs and 3 aces from senior Ava Ellis; and 4 aces from freshman Keely Anderegg.
Charles City will be back in action on Saturday while hosting a tournament in Comet Gym.
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