Wildcats clinch NCC volleyball title, will host regional Oct. 20
Brayleigh Angstrom (right) of Humboldt scores on this spike over the net in a recent home match. Independent photo.
Humboldt, ranked No. 4 in Class 3A, will host a Class 3A regional tournament starting Oct. 20 in the Wildcat gym. The Wildcats will host Grand View Christian in a first round match at 7 p.m.
The fourth-ranked Humboldt volleyball team clinched a share of the North Central Conference championship on Thursday night, Oct. 8, by beating Forest City (25-19, 25-11) and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (25-19, 25-23) in the Humboldt gym.
The Wildcats improved to 30-3 overall and 10-0 in the NCC. Humboldt can win the NCC title outright with a victory at Hampton on Oct. 15 in their final match of the regular season. Humboldt will compete in the Mason City tournament on Saturday, Oct. 10.
HOST REGIONAL OCT. 20
Class 3A regional pairings were announced on Oct. 9 and Humboldt will host Region 4 starting Oct. 20. Humboldt hosts Grand View Christian at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20. Other matches that evening in Region 4 include Nevada hosting Albia, Unity Christian hosting Sheldon and OABCIG hosting Harlan. The winner of the Humboldt/Grand View Christian match will face the winner of the Nevada/Albia match in a regional semifinal in the Humboldt gym on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Unity Christian will host the other semifinal. The regional final will be played on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m. in the Humboldt gym if the Wildcats are still alive, or hosted by the remaining highest seeded team. The regional champion will advance to the state tournament in Coralville Nov. 3.
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