Cross Country Heads To The Conference Meet In Centerville

The South Central Conference Cross Country Meet is today in Centerville and the Knoxville Boys are looking to crash the party. Chariton is the heavy favorite to win the conference crown, but the Panthers are confident they can at the very least put pressure on the Chargers and not make it a run away. Boys Coach Michael Splavec tells KNIA/KRLS Sports they need to break up the Chariton pack and if they do that, it would put the Panthers in a great position.

Michael: “If we can get in there and break up their pack and if something special falls our way then we can take the conference title, but Chariuton is a really good team. I really want to get them confidence that if we can do something special then take that into the State Qualifier and maybe do something special there too.”

The girls have struggled to put a full team together this season due to injury and illness, but Coach Mikayla Splavec thinks they are getting healthy at the right time. She wants to see her team compete and finish as high as they can.

Mikayla: “We can definitely compete with some of the teams in our conference with our small team. I want them to focus on not just improving their times, but competing as best as they can.”

The meet is scheduled for the Appanoose Country Club in Centerville.

Volleyball Finishes Of Conference Play At Chariton

The Knoxville Volleyball Squad is finishing off the South Central Conference schedule with a trip to Chariton. The Panthers can clinch 2nd place with a win over the Chargers, who are 11-11 and 2-4 in the conference. Knoxville is coming off a 2-3 day at the Pella Invitational highlighted by a win over class 1A #2 Holy Trinity, who the Panthers will see this Saturday in the Knoxville Invitational. First serve tonight in Chariton is set for 7:15.