KEWANEE WEATHER

KHS frosh win their third tourney


By Jami Townsend    October 2, 2023
Kewanee High School’s freshman volleyball team poses after winning the Rock Island Freshman Volleyball Invitational Saturday.

The Kewanee freshman girls volleyball team picked up their third tournament championship of the season Saturday at the Rock Island Freshman Volleyball Invitational. 

The team went 3-0-2 en route to winning the Gold Bracket championship. The Boiler Girls had two-set wins over United Township (East Moline) 25-21, 25-10 and Rock Island (Alleman) 25-16, 25-7 and had splits with Sherrard 25-16, 25-27 and Rock Island 25-20 and 15-25. 

They went on to win a rematch with Sherrard in the championship round by scores of 25-15 and 25-17.

Earlier in the season the Boiler Girls won the Sterling Freshman Tournament and the Annawan Freshman Tourney. The team is 18-1-3 on the season and 5-1 in TRAC play.