High School Girls Volleyball
Mount Pulaski defeats Midwest Central on Homecoming Night
Drew Rentmeister and Cori Clark crowned 2023 king and queen

 

[October 10, 2023] 

The Lady Toppers volleyball team defeated Midwest Central last Thursday night as Mount Pulaski High School celebrated Homecoming Week. On the court the girls swept the Lady Raiders, with the Varsity team winning 27-25 and 25-17 and the JV team winning 25-14, 16-25 and 15-7.

Prior to the Varsity match, the 2023 Homecoming Court was introduced and the king and queen were announced in front of the crowd.

The king and queen for this year’s Homecoming were Drew Rentmeister and Cori Clark.

The new royalty were presented crowns by last year’s royalty, Clay Aylesworth and Jayda Allspach.

Here is a list of the attendants from each class for the 2023 MPHS Homecoming:

Freshmen:



Audrey Cooper
Keoni Charron


Sophomores:



Lily Woodworth
Brayden Dorsey


Juniors:



Abby Jones
Tanner Bishop


Seniors:



Cori Clark
Alec Martin

Hannah Stoll
Colt Selinger

Kamrie Charron
Drew Rentmeister

Bella Hunt
Kellen Wilham

Scout Tschantz
Landon Smith

Grace Davis
Austin Yaple

Bringing the attention back to the volleyball game, set one was a close battle from the start for Mount Pulaski while the victory in set two came a bit easier.

Set one

Alyson Murphy had the first kill of the set, a nice shot down the line that gave Mount Pulaski a 3-2 lead. Murphy’s tip kept the Lady Toppers on top 5-4. A tip by Ella Bobell tied the game 6-6. After an ace by Scout Tschantz, Mount Pulaski was back on top 8-7.

Kamrie Charron’s kill that ricocheted off the Midwest Central block and out of bounds stretched the lead to 9-7.

Charron recorded another kill to keep Mount Pulaski in the lead, 10-8 the score. Mount Pulaski was in the midst of a 5-0 run with Grace Davis adding a tip and Elayna Marten serving up an ace for points.

The Lady Toppers built their largest lead of the set with a 14-8 score.

Davis kept the Lady Raiders at a distance with her kill that hit the corner and gave Mount Pulaski a 16-9 advantage.

The Lady Raiders then used a 5-0 run to make the score 16-14.

Davis added a huge kill at the right time to shift the momentum in Mount Pulaski’s favor, 17-14 the score.

Bobell’s tip made the score 18-15.

The two teams still kept fans on the edge of their seats, with the Lady Toppers holding a slight advantage. After a kill by Davis, the Lady Toppers were up 24-22 and looking to slam the door.

But the Lady Raiders were not having that. They came back to tie the set 24-24. After a timeout, the Lady Toppers went ahead 25-24 on a serving error by Midwest Central.

The Lady Raiders would tie the set again, 25-25.

After a huge kill by Murphy, the Lady Toppers maintained a 26-25 lead.

The last volley of the set was a long and exciting one, with Chloe Stone sending the team to victory with a tip from the middle to end set one by a final score of 27-25.

Set two

A couple kills early by Grace Davis put Mount Pulaski in a 4-1 lead.

Mount Pulaski managed to stay on top by a few points to start things off and eventually the Lady Toppers went ahead 10-5 after a kill by Elayna Marten.

The Lady Raiders inched closer, making the score 10-8 before a tip by Davis and kill by Charron made the score 12-8.

Davis was swinging hard and another kill from the senior gave Mount Pulaski a 14-10 lead. A tip from Murphy kept Mount Pulaski pretty much on pace, leading 16-13. Another huge kill from Davis rested the score at 19-16.

Several hitting errors by the Lady Raiders helped the Mount Pulaski cause and with Marten serving another ace, the Lady Toppers were able to command a 24-16 lead.

The Lady Raiders committed another hitting error to end the set in Mount Pulaski’s favor. The final score in set two was 25-17.

Grace Davis led Mount Pulaski with 9 kills. Alyson Murphy added 4 kills in the win. Ella Bobell hustled to get the ball to these girls and she had 20 assists. Kamrie Charron led the team with 8 digs.

Mount Pulaski has a 7-14 record on the season.

The MPHS student section deserves a special shoutout for bringing the energy to the gym. The students were dressed in a particular color, each representing their class, and they never stopped cheering all night long.

One more final competitive stat worth mentioning is the final winner of Homecoming Week. With the classes competing against each other all week long in games, activities and participation in dress up days, the winner is...well it was a tie between the SENIORS and the FRESHMEN. That freshmen class is a large class this year, with over 50 students, and word on the street is this bunch has a bundle of energy. You can bet they will be planning to stand on top next homecoming all alone.

Congratulations to the volleyball team on a great MPHS Homecoming win and kudos to the students and staff for making the week so much fun. All the smiles in the gym were the only proof needed.

Varsity Stat Leaders

Kills

Grace Davis 9
Alyson Murphy 4

Digs

Kamrie Charron 8

Assists

Ella Bobell 20

Aces

Elayna Marten 2

Blocks

Grace Davis 2

[Teena Lowery with photos by Lowery and Bethany Tschantz]