Far left: Ali Iverson spanked this ball back against the Cromwell Cardinals to score a point for the Vikings last Wednesday night. The Vikings lost to Cromwell 3 games to 1 in the Section 7A playoff game. Other than game 2, all of the games were nail biters. Above: Taylor Ryden bumped this ball to her front line in the match against Cromwell. Ryden led all of the conference players with 3.7 digs per game. Left: Abbey Sutton bumped this ball to the front line and set up an exciting kill for her sister Linden on this play against Cromwell.
The Cook County High School girls’ volleyball team ended its year in third place in the Polar League with a conference record of 9-2 and sporting a 14-5 overall record. Carlton at 9-1, finished second to unbeaten Esko.
Several Vikings were among the top players in year-end statistics.
Taylor Ryden led the league in digs with a 3.7 game average and was 7th in serving with 94.5 percent of her serves inbounds. Ali Iverson was 12th and Abbey Sutton 14th in service percentage.
Anna Carman and Theresa Morrin finished third and fourth in the conference with 3.5 and 3.1 digs per game, while Abbey Sutton was 10th and Ali Iverson 15th in that category.
Iverson was 6th in kills with 74 and 3rd in aces served with 31 for the season. She was also 8th in blocks.
Only four players were listed for set-assists, and the Vikings didn’t have any players on that leader board.
The Vikings faced the Cromwell Cardinals at home Wednesday, Oct. 24 in a Section 7A play-off game. The Vikings lost the rematch against the scrappy Cardinals, but not without some long volleys and exciting plays. The loss brought the Viking season to an end with a 14-6 record. A complete wrap-up will be in next week’s paper.
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