Lynn Wilhelm The Syracuse Rocket volleyball team hosted Elmwood/ Murdock (14-9) and Palmyra (16-3) in a triangular on Tuesday, September 27. In the first match against the E/M Knights, the Rockets looked comfortable and confident throughout their two-set win, 25-14 and 25-12.
Pictured is the bracket for the conference volleyball tournament. First and second round matches are at 7 p.m..
With the season progressing, the Rocket players are finding their roles, working together as a team, and learning how to finish. Nebraska City Lourdes Central Catholic (10-9) was on the other side of the net when things started to click for the Rockets. Lourdes won everything about this set at the integral points with leads of 10-5, 15-8, and 20-13 and even had 8 chances at set point. But once the Rockets got the ball back off a kill by junior Kadyn Sisco at 17-24, the Rockets went on a 9-0 run behind 3 ace serves from sophomore Jadyn Meyer, 4 kills from Sisco, and hitting errors for Lourdes. With two timeouts by Lourdes in the span, the Rockets pulled off the 26-24 first-set win.
Sept. 8 at Fairbury Invite Boys Varsity S-D-A finished second behind Filmore Central.
A 300-yard rushing performance helped the Syracuse- Dunbar-Avoca football team run away from Falls City for a 30-8 win on Friday, September 23. Robert Shanks opened the scoring for S-D-A with a 28-yard touchdown run and Tieran Cox scored on a 49-yard touchdown run, both in the first quarter, and Gabe Dilley added point after kicks following each score to put the Rockets ahead 14-0.
Peru State football’s furious comeback in the second half was not enough to defeat MidAmerica Nazarene as they lost 21-19. The Bobcats are now 2-3 overall while the Pioneers are 3-2 overall.
On Monday, September 19, the Rocket volleyball team had another triangular, this time with Malcolm and the host Conestoga. In the first game of the night, Class C1 #8 Malcolm (14-1) beat Conestoga (4-8) in straight sets.
Baker defeated the Peru State volleyball team on Sept. 24 by scores of 25-20, 25-21 and 27-25. The loss sent Peru State’s season record to 5-11. Peru State is 2-4 in Heart of America Conference play.
On a drizzly afternoon in Omaha, Nebraska the Peru State women’s golf team finished in fifth at the College of St. Mary Fall Classic.
Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca scored its second win over Raymond Central this season and its fifth win overall with an 8-6 result on Sept. 24.