Last season the Knoxville Volleyball Squad enjoyed the same fortunes are many of the other teams when it came to conference play. The Panthers finished second last season in the South Central Conference to a very good and eventual state tournament qualifier Eddyville-Blakesburg. Coach Chantell Downing tells KNIA/KRLS Sports she hopes to finish around the same position as last year, but knows the conference still has a lot of solid teams. The Panthers start their season tonight at the Newton Invitational.