The Knoxville Volleyball Squad has back loaded the schedule with some of the most difficult teams the Panthers will play all season. The Panthers just got done with the Pella Invitational where they played teams with a combined record of 88-and-62…add to that a Winterset squad the Panthers will take on Thursday with a 16-and-four record and that record jumps to 104-and-66. Coach Mollie Keitges tells KNIA/KRLS Sports she wants her team to play challenging teams at the end of the season to be ready for the regional in a couple of weeks. The Panthers will battle Winterset on Thursday…then host their own invitational with the likes of Pella Christian…Bondurant-Farrar…Iowa Falls…and Union among others.