The Knoxville Girls Tennis Squad finished 4th at its own invitational on Friday scoring 12 points. Creston won the meet with 19 points, however, 2nd-5th was separated by just four points. Individually for Knoxville, Olivia Maasdam finished 3rd in singles while Alyssa Vaske was 4th. In doubles, the duo of Jaydn Streigle and Laila Tiller placed 6th. The Panthers host Grinnell on Monday at the Joel Tonda Tennis Courts.

Knoxville Girls Tennis Invitational

While the score was 2-0, the Knoxville Boys Soccer Squad dominated the possession and the match with Chariton on Friday night in Ken Locke Stadium. The Panthers held a 1-0 lead at the halftime break after Emmett Schmidt nailed a goal with 8:22 left. Knoxville had several chances to make the score more lopsided but Chariton’s goalie made key stops to keep the Chargers in the match. Schmidt added the insurance goal with 3:23 left off a free kick. Panthers Coach Dylan Mick told KNIA/KRLS Sports defensively he was very pleased with the performance, especially allowing no shots on goal.

Mick:
“One of the things when we played in Chariton the first time, we allowed no shots on goal, and I’ll have to look at the stat sheets but I don’t thing Carson had to make any stops tonight, and when you have a clean sheet that means you played well defensively and that’s what we’re looking for.”

Knoxville is 4-3 on the season and will travel to Boone for an invitational today. The Panthers will take on Des Moines North in round one then either Boone or Iowa Falls.