Falcons Take Second in TRC

Fillmore Central volleyball (8-2, 13-8) entered the last night of TRC action tied with PEM (8-2, 11-12) for second place behind league-champion Caledonia (10-0, 22-6).  Travis Malley’s girls did their business, dispatching with St. Charles 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 25-23).  Lauren Mensink (14 kills, 14 assists, 12 digs) and Kandace Sikkink (11 kills, 21 assists, 14 digs, 20-21 serving, 3 aces) did what they’ve done all year, each again notching triple-doubles.  Maddie Krage (8 kills), K.J. Corson (18 digs), and Hope Sexton (11 digs) helped.  Cotter then helped FC, beating PEM 3-0.   It left the final one-thru-five TRC standings Caledonia (11-0, 23-6), FC (9-2, 16-10), L-A (8-3, 20-9), PEM (8-3, 11-13), and Cotter (7-4, 17-8).  It’s FC’s third straight second place finish.  The Falcons have finished either 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, seven of the last eight years, posting a 78-13 league record (thanks Bill Bentson).  FC is Section 1A’s 4-seed and will host 5-seed Spring Grove or 12-seed Houston.   M-C, Caledonia, and Cotter are seeds 1, 2, and 3.