Falcons Topple Defending Champ #5 Warriors

The last five years, either Fillmore Central (2013, 2014) or Caledonia (2015/co, 2016, 2017) has been TRC champion in volleyball.  The last two years, the Falcons battled the Warriors late in the season with TRC title implications.  The Warriors won both, and both TRC titles.  Scott Koepke’s group will probably factor in the race again this year, somehow.  But Travis Malley’s group owns the biggest TRC win of the season, as the Falcons trekked to #5 in A Caledonia and subdued the two-time defending 1A East champion Warriors 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 20-25, 25-15).  One key in the match was FC’s continuity as setter, where senior third-year player Madison Scheevel cued the offense (39 assists).  The Warriors have a new setter (Haley Jennings) after five years of All-State selection Adrianna Reinhart.  FC got three girls to double-digit kills, led by German foreign exchange student Stella Schrüfer (16 kills at .438%).  Kandace Sikkink (12 kills) had her best game yet while Paige Donlinger (10 kills, 21 digs) was FC’s best all-around.  K.J. Corson added 16 digs.  Only Warrior junior Lydia Lange (13 kills, 15 digs) got to double digit kills.  Jennings (6 kills, 26 assists, 6 aces) and Katie Tornstrom (8 kills, 15 digs) helped the Cal effort.