Red Hawk fall to Panthers, win one at Elmwood

A Coulee Conference regular season opener and a weekend tournament kept the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau High School volleyball team occupied last week. 

The Red Hawks suffered a loss at West Salem last Thursday before playing in a tournament in Elmwood over the weekend. 

Two more conference matches are on G-E-T’s schedule this week in a doubleheader at Westby this Thursday, where contests against Westby and Viroqua await the Red Hawks.

W.S. 25 25 25

G-E-T 11 15 12

The host Panthers claimed a home victory in last Thursday’s conference matchup. 

West Salem, the defending Coulee Conference champions, won in three sets over the Red Hawks behind a dominant performance on the attack. 

The hosts also performed well serving, finishing the match with 13 aces. 

Clara Schulze led the visitors in digs with nine, while Amelia Walz paced the team in assists (five).

Amanda Pierson, Caroline Mack and Sydney Nelson each finished the match with three kills for G-E-T. 

Elmwood Tournament

The Red Hawks participated in a tournament for the second straight week, winning one of their four matches in Elmwood, Wis.

A tight match with Clayton was G-E-T’s tournament opener, one that saw the Red Hawks overcome a 25-22 set one loss with a 25-23 win in set two. Clayton won the tiebreaker 15-10.

McDonnell beat the Red Hawks 25-20, 25-8 in the team’s second match. 

Coach Jess Weiler saw her G-E-T team answer with its first win of the tournament in game three, beating Luck 25-18 in set one before earning a tiebreaker win, 26-24, in set two. 

A 25-21, 25-13 loss to Ellsworth ended the tournament for G-E-T. Individual statistics for the matches were not available.