’Cats reach ‘turning point’
Entering Thursday’s road meeting with Wellington-Napoleon, Orrick was seeking to do something it hadn’t done since 2017: win four straight varsity volleyball matches.Coach Mackenzie Ketterman and her Bearcats were 5-12 overall entering the I-70 Conference meeting. Those five victories included a three-set sweep Sept. 26 of visiting Leeton, and back-to-back 3-2 victories this week – Monday at Kingsville and Tuesday at North Platte.A late rally helped the Bearcats defeat Kingsville. Trailing 24-21 in the fourth set, they came back to win 26-24, then claimed the final set 15-13.“The girls seem to have made a turning point in the season,” Ketterman stated Wednesday via email. “We are very excited and hope to continue our streak against Wellington and place in the North Platte tournament (North Platte Volleyball Invitational) this weekend.”...