The Knoxville Girls Tennis Squad fell to Grinnell on Monday 5-4. Olivia Maasdam, Alyssa Vaske, Riley Dailey, and Kate Schneider all recorded singles wins. The Panthers were swept in the doubles matches. Coach Nick DeMoss tells KNIA/KRLS Sports Schneider is showing improvement in her first season playing tennis.

DeMoss:
“She’s really starting to learn the game, and for a girls who’s never played before as a freshman and her doubles partner Elie Ensor who is a junior, they picked up a big win against Norwalk and that gave us the win, so hopefully they can keep improving.”

Both boys and girls squads are back on the courts today with the boys hosting and the girls traveling to Albia.

Knoxville Girls Tennis vs. Grinnell

Colby Sandholdt’s golden goal with :02 left in the second overtime gave the Knoxville Boys Soccer Squad the win over Newton last night in Ken Locke Stadium 2-1. The Panthers scored almost immediately after the match started by Bryce Matier but the Cardinals evened the match at one with 5:00 left in the first half. The 2nd half and the first overtime went scoreless. Coach Dylan Mick says many of the younger players are seeing varsity in any sport for the first time, so they are adjusting to being a part of a team…

Mick:
“We’ve got a lot of kids that are playing their first varsity minutes in any sports and they’re playing together for the first time, and they’re growing and doing well.”

Carson Irving had eight saves, assists were from Emmett Schmidt and Cael Vasquez-Smith. The Knoxville Girls Golf Squad defeated Albia in a dual at Pine Knolls on Monday 219-to-236. Faith Roozeboom earned her first career varsity medalist with a 45, Amy Sullivan was the other Panther under 50 with a 49.