Cowgirls score nice home win over Algona in three sets

It did get a bit too close for comfort at times, but the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows varsity volleyball team would end up prevailing over a scrappy Algona Bulldog team coached by former Cowgirl coach Shelly Terhark last Thursday on their home court. Set scores were 25-20, 25-22 and 25-22.

“Wow, what a fun night!,” stated head coach Katrina TerHark. “Our girls came ready to play and when that happens it is fun to watch. I was proud of them. We came through when needed. Everything we worked on at practice all week we executed. Sweeping Algona in all three levels hasn’t happened for awhile.”

With the red and black up 19-12 after a run in set one, Algona called a timeout to regroup. The Bulldogs dropped a ball in for the next point, followed by a Haley Nerem kill from the left side. As the home team became stuck on 20, the ‘Dogs made a run to tie it. They couldn’t get the ball over on the next point, with a block-back by Hannah TerHark making it 22-20. An Algona error, followed by two straight Cowgirl points, sealed set one.

For the full story--and also information about the tournament in Forest City--see the September 22 edition of the Monitor.