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Lenox looked at ease for much of the night, applying pressure to the Mustangs early. Tied 5-5 in the first set, the Tigers cranked out 14 of the next 15 points mainly off of the serving of Shantelle Brown and Jacy Stoaks. Brown went 16-of-17 on serves with four aces. Murray mounted a 4-0 rally late in the set, but Lenox snuffed that out with strong net play led by Hannah Davis to win the first set. The second and third sets were more intensely fought, but the Tigers made the necessary adjustments. “We’ve definitely become more resilient all the way around,� Dukes said.
“We’ve been able to not hang our chin so much and be able to play other people. That’s a big step.� The two squads traded blows in the second, with Murray taking a 19-16 lead late. The Tigers rattled off the next seven points off the serve of Brown and some Murray mistakes and went on to win the set for a 2-0 lead. Murray mounted a 7-1 run to get back into a set it trailed for much of the third, and even tied things up 1818. Stoaks and Davis responded for the Tigers with a kill and and a block on consecutive possessions. Up 20-18, Murray scratched out one last run to go up 22-20, but Lenox won the last five points of the match after Dukes called a timeout. Davis led the way with 10 kills and Stoaks added five
on Lenox’s way to 24 kills as a team. Katelyn Belding led the Tigers in assists, 13, and digs, 17. Murray struggled once again and lost in what ended up being the last volleyball match of the careers of seven seniors. “That was probably the biggest thing that let us down tonight was our defense and our serving,� Murray coach Jerry Shields said. Kayla Siefkas had three kills and four blocks for the Mustangs. Katie Otto had a 9-9 serving performance on a night that Murray served 52-of-55. She also added three kills. More than a few tears were shed at the end of the evening. Brandi Gilbert finished her high school career with 1,358 assists after posting five assists Tuesday.
Gilbert, Scarlet Dustin, Siefkas Otto, Meghan Gould, Patricia Cena and Victoria Palma played their last games as Mustang volleyball players. “Most of these seniors have played the last couple of years, Brandi (Gilbert) this is her third year as a setter. We’re going to miss her a great year,� Shields said. “A lot of our kids are role-players for us and that’s kind of what they’ve had to do for us. They’re definitely going to be missed.� Uncertainty will reign heading into next season for Murray. “Basically every spot is going to be open next year,� Shields said. CNA photo by KALEB CARTER As for Lenox, another op- Murray senior Brandi Gilbert sets a pass in the midst of Murray’s three-set loss to Lenox as sophomore Bre Klein portunity awaits. looks on. Gilbert’s three-year stint as the starting setter ended Tuesday. Seven Murray seniors in all played their last volleyball match in the loss.
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We signed up for the trip along with longtime Creston friends Paul and Leslie Goldsmith, now of West Des Moines. Paul and I often talked Packers when we got together, as he grew up a fan of the team in northeast Iowa. Bart Starr was my idol as a team leader. That is, until Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers came along to lift me out of doldrums of those Lynn Dickey and Don Majkowski years in the 1970s and 1980s. But until last weekend, I could only imagine what it must be like to attend a game in Lambeau Field, after decades of only seeing them on television. Despite a dismal four-turnover performance by the Packers in a 30-16 loss to the Cowboys, it was a great bucket list experience for all four of us. (That is, except for the excruciating trip back as the bus was lodged in a postgame traffic jam. I nearly saw sunrise driving from Des Moines to Creston, pulling in our driveway at 5:35 a.m. Monday.) Our tour guides led us on a journey to the Lambeau Field area Saturday afternoon, where we stopped in at Brett Favre’s Steakhouse and a couple of other watering holes before taking
CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON
A halftime ceremony at Lambeau Field Sunday included an unveiling of former quarterback Brett Favre’s name on the stadium facade for his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year. The ceremony took place in front of a crowd of 78,481 in the stadium where Favre played as a Packer from 1992 through 2007.
a look at the Packers Hall of Fame and the obligatory shopping excursion in the Packers Pro Shop. We arrived at the big tailgate function at noon Sunday under sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. In October in northern Wisconsin, that was a stroke of incredible luck. In walking up the steps to the Lambeau Field concourse, and looking back down at the throng of greenand-gold clad fans — with a healthy mix of Cowboy fans interspersed — it all started to hit me. This was real. This was an actual game day where I’ve dreamed of going for 49 years. We sat down in Section 136, just 15 rows up from the
terback Dak Prescott were too much for the Packers to match on this day. Rodgers accounted for two turnovers with an interception and a fumble on first-and-goal at the Cowboys 1-yard line with 1:10 left in the third quarter. By that time, there were some boos echoing through Lambeau Field, which is a bit unusual. There’s some frustration with the lack of offensive consistency this year. Favre ceremony But we were not among those booing or leaving early. We soaked in every second we could of this rare opportunity. And it was a fortunate twist to be there for the halftime ceremony honoring Favre with the unveiling of his name on the stadium facade for his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year. Yes, it was Green Bay’s
worst defeat at home with Rodgers as the starting quarterback since a 37-20 loss to the Giants in the 2011 NFC divisional payoffs. But, for three hours late Sunday afternoon, a couple of old boys from Iowa were living their childhood dream. To have our wives along for a weekend of special memories made it even better. The loss didn’t taste that bad. I was sitting only a few yards away from the goal line Bart Starr crossed in the waning moments of the Ice Bowl. My long, long wait was over. Contact the writer: Twitter: @larrypeterson Email: lpeterson@crestonnews.com
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