Wildcat girls sweep Algona in region 2 semifinal, 3-0


Humboldt's Carlie Thompson joined the 1,000 dig category in the school record books with this effort in the Wildcats' 3-0 sweep of Cherokee on Oct. 23 in Humboldt. The Wildcats will face Carroll Kuemper on Nov. 4 in Storm Lake for the right to advance to the state tournament. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

The Humboldt volleyball team moved within one match of the state tournament Tuesday night (Oct. 29) by sweeping the Algona Bulldogs in three sets inside the Humboldt gym in a Class 3A Region 2 semifinal.

The Wildcats won by scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 25-19 to improve to 30-5 overall on the season. The victory moved Humboldt into a regional final at Storm Lake on Monday, Nov. 4, where they will face Carroll Kuemper for the right to advance to the state tournament. Kuemper won their semifinal round match Tuesday night over OABCIG by scores of 25-23, 25-17 and 25-13 to improve to 34-4.

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