Trojan Volleyball Gets a Set on Denison
Hana Holtz, Editor
October 10, 2019
Another team in Atlantic’s sights was Denison-Schleswig, after the Trojans upset the Creston Panthers just a week prior. The two squads clashed in Denison on Tuesday in a conference matchup. The Monarchs rolled into the match with a 12-15 record. The Trojan crew played Denison-Schleswig early in...
Volleyball Team Puts in Weekend Work
Hana Holtz, Editor
October 9, 2019
Bright and early Saturday morning, the Trojan volleyball team headed to Neola to take on a slate full of teams. In round-robin play, the Trojans were stacked up against Red Oak, IKM-Manning, Lawton-Bronson, Westwood, and the home team. The Red Oak Tigers came into the tournament as one of the Hawkey...
Atlantic Girls Take On Kuemper
Hana Holtz, Editor
October 8, 2019
The Trojan volleyball team hosted the Kuemper Catholic Knights on Thursday, just two days after they broke the eight-year conference curse against Creston. The Knights boasted a record of 23-2, their only losses coming from Spirit Lake and Harlan, which was a non-conference game. Kuemper Catholic was ranked #7 in class 3A by...
Gaining Varsity Volleyball Experience as a Freshman
Connor Church, Editor
October 4, 2019
Aubrey Guyer and Abby Smith suit up for varsity volleyball as freshmen. In fact, Guyer starts. She is a middle hitter in the varsity lineup. Smith plays freshmen volleyball, along with subbing in for varsity. Her position is outside hitter. "I have played volleyball for three years," Smith explained....
The Eight-Year Streak Comes to an End
Hana Holtz, Editor
October 3, 2019
The Trojan volleyball team was still searching for that precious, curse-breaking conference victory when they took on Creston and Lewis Central on Tuesday. On the home court, Atlantic played Creston first. Creston came to town with a record of 8-11. They had been victorious against a few conferen...
Trojans Fall to Saintes on the Road
Hana Holtz, Editor
September 30, 2019
The conference grind continued on Thursday for the Trojan volleyball team when they played St. Albert. The Saintes were ranked #2 in class 1A, and held a record of 12-6. Earlier in the season, Atlantic played St. Albert in tournament play. At the Trojan Invitational, St. Albert took the match in straigh...
Atlantic Volleyball Competes at Bondurant-Farrar Tourney
Hana Holtz, Editor
September 24, 2019
The Bondurant-Farrar tournament was the last of the new schedule additions for Atlantic volleyball in the 2019 season. Round-robin play resulted in a busy day of six matches. In the first match of the day, Atlantic took on Dallas Center-Grimes. The opposition was 10-2 coming into the tournament. The...
Volleyball Girls Drop One at Home
Hana Holtz, Editor
September 23, 2019
Hawkeye-10 play continued on Thursday night, as the Trojans took on the Cyclones. This was Atlantic’s first home conference match, and third overall. Harlan carried a record of 7-8 as they rolled up in Atlantic. This included conference wins over Denison-Schleswig and Shenandoah. In both wins, th...
Clarinda and Glenwood Outlast Atlantic
Hana Holtz, Editor
September 19, 2019
Atlantic competed in a triangular on Tuesday against Clarinda and Glenwood. This was the first conference event of the season for the Trojans. The girls were looking to snap their 11-year winless skid in the Hawkeye 10. The Trojans played the Rams (9-6), who were coming off a three-game win streak. Ea...
Volleyball Girls Compete in First Home Contest
Hana Holtz, Editor
September 17, 2019
After a week full of skill work and focus on fundamentals, the Trojan volleyball team took the court on Saturday in their first home contest of the season. Five teams were on the slate at the Trojan Invitational, which was played between the middle school and high school gyms. Starting at 9 a.m., ...
Stiff Competition for Trojan Volleyball
Hana Holtz, Editor
September 9, 2019
The Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Invitational, Saydel, and Boundurant-Farrar are all three new additions to the Trojan volleyball calendar for the 2019 season. On Thursday, Atlantic checked off the first of their fresh face-offs in competing in the ADM Invite. Nevada was the first team Atlantic played. The opposition’s re...
Volleyball Girls Bump Record Above .500
Hana Holtz, Editor
September 5, 2019
The Trojan volleyball team took on three non-conference teams on Tuesday at the ACGC quad. Up against the host school, East Union, and CAM, the Trojans knew they had a shot at putting some wins together. First off, Atlantic faced off against the host--ACGC. Coming into the match, the Chargers were u...
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