Volleyball team earns second place

By DELBERT PETERS

Staff writer

In a showdown on Tuesday, both Goessel and Rural Vista entered the contest with 6-1 records.

The winner would take the regular season Wheat State League title. The hometown Heat stunned the Bluebirds in the first set, winning 25-13.

Goessel regrouped and kept the second set close, but ended with a loss of 25-22.

Goessel finished the league schedule with a dominant performance against Peabody-Burns with wins of 25-7, 25-17.

The Bluebirds ended in a tie for second in the Wheat State League standings with Little River. Goessel is now 19-10.

The Bluebirds will travel Tuesday to take on Moundridge and Inman to close out their regular season.