MACA was back in familiar position of winning by sweep in the match vs. BOLD. The Tigers showed the kind of dominant flair that is so often their tendency. MACA won this October 3 home match by these scores: 25-9, 25-18 and 25-14. It was our 13th win of the season, coming during Homecoming week. BOLD was a conference opponent. The Warriors are having a sub-.500 season.
Jenna Howden showed power at the net, her forte, accumulating ten kills on this night. Here's the rest of the kills list: Bailey Marty (5), Jenna Larsen (4), Lexi Pew (3), Karly Fehr (1), Kenzie Hockel (1) and Hallie Watzke (1). Pew came at the Warriors with three ace blocks. Fehr went up for two ace blocks, and Hockel and Howden each had one.
Riley Decker performed her forte of digs well with 13, but Marty was right with her with 13 also. Larsen had nine digs followed by Fehr with eight and Howden with six. Fehr in her specialty of setting had 20 assists. Hockel, Fehr and Larsen each had two serving aces. Marty, Howden and Decker each had one serving ace.
For BOLD, Makenna Steffel led in kills with seven. Ashley Trongard and Taylor Sagedahl each had six kills. Steffel and Elli Honzay each had one ace block. Brenna Weis had the team-best 12 digs and Sagedahl had ten. The primary setter was Makayla Snow who had 24 assists. Morgari Schmitz and Alex Revier each had one serving ace.
MACA owns a shimmering W/L record for Homecoming week 2017. Let's cross our fingers for ideal weather for the Friday parade.
Recent football action
My summaries of MACA football have been on my companion website, "Morris of Course." Things didn't go so well at the Minnewaska gridiron last Friday as we were dealt defeat. Click on the link to see the review. Thanks for reading. - B.W.
The previous week saw the Tigers shine in a win over Benson. Click on the link below to refresh on that game.
http://morrisofcourse.
Pro-referendum voices heard
We have now seen a standard public statement from someone proclaiming we need to support our school. As if anyone would present a contrary opinion. Public schools can seem like a bottomless pit when it comes to funding. Periodically the public must make a "no" statement to simply force the school to live within its existing resources.
If we have allowed our school campus to over-expand, well then that's our fault. When the "new elementary school" was built it ended up including a new varsity gym, new high school band and choir rooms and an expanded and remodeled high school cafeteria. School advocates craft these "end runs" because they are always after more. Often the public acquiesces. Parents can feel an emotional pull and then they condemn those like me who want to promote realism and some fiscal restraint.
Go ahead, vote yes, and then within a few years we may start hearing cries about how we need to build a new high school. And we'll be dragged through all that again, like when we nudged the 1914 school into retirement and then the wrecking ball. I thought the art deco auditorium was quite nice, complete with balcony.
School advocates push for new and improved all the time. They seek money like a big vacuum cleaner. Even if you support the current referendum, you must look upon the pricetag as being rather bloated. Should we be surprised, what with "consultants" coming here and writing prices on a piece of paper? As Count Floyd of the old SCTV TV series would say, "brrrr, scary." Be sure to ask "Sick Rick" Lahn - nickname given by a regional blogger - tough questions.
Or don't - be lemmings.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
would not be surprised to see the Tiger VB team go back to the state this yr.
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