Melcher-Dallas Volleyball Falls In Season Opener

The Melcher-Dallas Volleyball Squad suffered a tough loss in its season opener to Orient-Macksburg on Thursday night 3-2. The Saints won set one 25-21, but the Bulldogs evened the match at one with a set two win 25-15. The Saints grabbed control in set three winning 25-20, but could not hold on to the lead as Orient-Macksburg won sets four and five by scores of 25-20 and 15-7. Three Saints had five kills each Brooklyn Metz, Gabby Overgaard, and Saydi Benz were leaders in that department. Jenna Mickey was 23/27 serving with seven aces and 21 assists. Coach Jesyka Nolte told KNIA Sports her girls did a lot of good things they just could not avoid hitting and serving errors at key times. Melcher-Dallas will travel to Mormon Trail on Tuesday.

Melcher-Dallas Looks To Beat The Other Saints In Mormon Trail

The Melcher-Dallas Football Squad is looking to bounce back from a loss to Murray last week in a week zero contest. The Saints will play Mormon Trail, who are the other Saints in the Bluegrass Conference. Coach Pat Ferguson tells KNIA Sports his team must stop one player for Mormon Trail.

Ferguson: “I know going into that game we have to stop Triton Gwinn. He’s the best athlete going through their school right now, and I know if you can stop him, you have a chance.”

Gwinn was everything for Mormon Trail last season, running for 750 yards, catching 62 passes for 943 yards and threw one pass for 27 yards which resulted in a touchdown. He ran for 125 yards and scored four touchdowns in a 74-0 win. Kick off is scheduled for 7:00.