West Point-Beemer falls to North Bend Central

North Bend Central defeated West Point-Beemer 3-0 in High School Volleyball action on 107.9 the Bull Thursday night.

The Tigers won set one 25-20, set two 25-18, and set three 25-17.

Brittney Hinkel led the Cadets (4-6) with 6 kills.

I thought West Point-Beemer competed very well against North Bend Central. I feel the Cadets took some steps in the right direction on Thursday.

Head Coach Monica Wiehn is proud of the way the Cadets played.  "Makenna Weddle did a great job, she hit consistently at home. And then Bethany Anderson and Brittney Hinkel and then Leigh (Jahnke) on the outside as well as Nicole (Mitzel). I mean they're doing an excellent job, they're keeping the balls inside the court, they're making the other team work. So I'm not disappointed by their swings at all.

West Point-Beemer returns to action on Tuesday, facing Wayne (10-7) and Arlington (10-4) in the Wayne Triangular.

The Blue Devils won the Wisner-Pilger Classic on Saturday, knocking off Pierce, Wisner-Pilger, and CWC 2-0. Arlington beat Schuyler 2-0, but lost 2-0 to Bishop Neumann at the Schuyler Invitational on Saturday.

This is going to be another good, tough test for the Cadets.

Both teams are good, and West Point-Beemer is definitely going to be challenged in both of these matches.

I think the Cadets have a chance to be very competitive, and push both teams though.

I don't think either team is as good as North Bend Central, and I look for West Point-Beemer to compete very hard against Wayne and Arlington.

I don't know if the Cadets will win either match, but I think West Point-Beemer can at least take a set in both.

Moral victories are never something a team wants to settle for, but if the Cadets end up losing to the Blue Devils and Eagles, hopefully they take a set from both, or are at least very competitive in both matches.

West Point-Beemer has a lot of winnable matches coming up so the Cadets need to play well against Wayne and Arlington to prepare themselves for what lies ahead.

The Cadets are capable of doing some nice things here as the regular season progresses, in my opinion.

I feel West Point-Beemer is nearing the point where they hit their stride and win a bunch of matches.

I think the best is yet to come for the Cadets.

West Point-Beemer has to go into these matches believing they can win. The Cadets can't back down from either the Blue Devils or Eagles, and have to play their game.

West Point-Beemer has to play with confidence, and minimize mistakes to have a shot against both teams.