Wildcat girls down Spencer, advance in regionals
Humboldt's Tayla Wempen soars above the net to slam the ball past a Spencer defender in the Wildcats' 3-set victory over the Tigers in a Class 4A Region 3 opening round volleyball match in Humboldt on Oct. 18. The Wildcats will travel to Bondurant-Farrar on Thursday for a semifinal round match. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
The Humboldt volleyball team opened Class 4A regional tournament play Tuesday night (Oct. 18) in the Humboldt gym by shutting out Spencer in 3 sets by scores of 25-22, 25-18 and 25-16.
Livvy Becker made 37 assists to aid the Wildcat offense. Shelbie Heinz had 11 kills at the net. Kayla Gieber had nine. Ella Olson made five ace serves. Becker had four.
Humboldt, 19-12 overall, will travel to Bondurant-Farrar on Thursday, Oct. 20, for a regional semifinal with Bondurant-Farrar. The winner will face North Polk or Carroll in a regional final on Oct. 25 at a site to be determined. Carroll defeated Storm Lake in three sets in a first round match in Carroll Tuesday night.
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